The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-13

cess with a kiss that is not only cous
inly but genuinely friendly, and to do
her best to make the newcomer feel
thoroughly al home and a member OF
the family
After The queen, the king is most
likely to prove a sincere friend He IS
q thoroughly good fellow and loves his
home life better than anything else.
When they are in the Quirinal palace
at Rome. he and his wife and babies.
desert the state apartments and occu-
by a private suite which is as com
Portable and no more stately than the
home in Washington which Miss
Elkins win be leaving.
The other members Of The family in
the order OF their Importance as affect
ing the brides position and bearing
upon her happiness are the queen
dowager Margherita. mother OF the
king; the duchess OF Aosta, sister Of
the duke Of Orleans; the dukes Of
Aosta. Turin and salemi, brothers Of
the duke of the Abruzn and therefore
brothersinlaw of the bride. There
are some cousins, too, the duke and
duchess Of Genoa, the former a broth
en- oi the queen dowager, and their
children, the prince Of Udine, the duke
of Pistoria, the duke OF Bergam and
their sisters. who are still children
and the counts and countesses Of Vii
lafranca- Scissors.
4 Queen Margherita is fonder Of cere-
monials than her daughter-in-law, and
is sull power at the court, but she
sso IS woman Of exquisite tact, and
even if she opposes The match yigor-
ously she is not the woman to put diff
flcultles in the path of the new prin-
cess. More likely is she to take the
bride in her motherly arms and give
her Loyalty all the help she. will need.
The duchess Of Aosta may be more
reserved. IN fact she has it in her
power 10 be very unpleasant If she
chooses 1t IS said that She was a
thorn in the side Of Queen Helena
when the latter came as a bride to
Italy. She is Bourbon princess,
proud OF the blood OF Charlemagne
and Of a hundred kings that flows in
her veins she was inclined 10 look
with scorn upon the daughter Of a
goatherd, as she called the queen
and so she may be inclined to look
superciliously upon the daughter OF
an American. However Helena man
aged 10 chasten her pride, and Miss
Elkins is the sort Of girl to prove q
match even for the duchess of Aosta
Z should the latter try TO be disagree
able II anything Of this sort shoulC
take place. Miss Elkins will have pow
erful aid from the king and queen, i
only to even up Old scores, Of which
there are many.
After the marriage the king will as
/. sign 10 the newlyweds as a residence
, one Of the many palaces that belong
, TO him No royal house has so man.
beautiful homes as that of Italy Thi
= Is due largely TO the fact that befor'
, italy was unified under King Nicto
/. Emmanuels grandfather it was a con
, glomrration OF independent kingdoms
/. duchies. states and principalities, eacl
cf which had its palace. and most 0
these came into the possession Of tn
/ crown At present the duke of tn
Abruzzl lives in one OF the palaces a
(, Turin but this may De changed afte
= the wedding
Having sscertained where they ar
] to live. household win Be assigne
TO hem. Two ladies' Of honor an
three ladi cftbe palace. an member
cd the highest orders of ihe nobilit!
\ will De placed al her service. She wi
= also have knight Of henor and tw
( gentlemen OF the court, vino viii b
q counts q the xe.y least These al
] independent Of the establishment {
/ hr husband, who win have his ow
{, aides Dc camp and gentlemen In wal
~ ing. These ladies will be selected fC
I her By ihe queen and the queen do
= agr and her own tastes viii be CO
q suited in the matter the principal Q
y ieot Of assignment being to supply h'
y with companions who will be tho
= oqghy c0ngenia and OF whom 81
Il can make friends, for Of course, th'
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