The Washington times., 1908-02-16
Little Royalty of Europe
Study Harder, WorkLonge1
Than Mary Other Children
Rigid Discipline, Severe Instructors. Simple Fare
Exactng Lessons, Mark Training of the Little
Princes and Wee PrinceSSeS.

LONDON. Feb. 15.-Despita their
high-born state. the heirs to European
Thrones and their little brothers and sis
ters have much less agreeable time
of it than the children Of the average
prosperous American citizen. Both
classes have all the comforts and lux
svries they desire. But from the point
of view of excessive study and rigid
discipline most of Eurcpe's lite royal
titles are By no means TO be envied by
tha children Of the ordinary man.
Anglo-Saxon methods of training.
zvyithout Anglo-SaXOn freedom. obtain
now in nearly every European royal
snursery. To simplicity. light. air. and
kexercise are added rigid discipline and
fsevere study. English nurses generally
tsuuplv the first, and military pedagogues
and exacting language teachers the sec
Eond. Every royal nursery in Europe
shas or has had. at least one EnGhsh
nurse or governess.
English Governesses for Russia.
The Czarina set the fashion. when
she married Nicholas II of Russ!G, sI's
brought with her from Darmstait t'a
5lsnglish woman. Miss Orchardeon' u
whom she was indebted for he own
,sducation. Another English gCv-rness,
Miss Eager. spent six years IN Russia
and gave the first nursing AID primary
education TO all the four grand duch-
esses who preceded the birth Of the
heir TO the throne.
An English regime also exists at the
court Of Italy. Queen Helena has en-
Moved at different times no less than
i've English nurses, and still employs
two. both taken from Queen Charlotte
i'm
diate attendant Of the heir TO the
throne, Umberto Tommaso Giovanni
Maria. Prince of Piedmont. is Miss
Margsret Brown, who, after three
years service, is to be rewarded with
a pension Of $1,000 year.
The practice Of pensioning nurses en-
ploved only for a short period exists IN
nearly all royal families. the origin be-
ing feeling that a nurse who has
once looked after royalty should be
SHARED the subsequent infiiCtiOn of tend
ing infants of less exalted parents.
When car Alexander II learned that
his chiIdren's French nurse had taken
service ir the family Of respectable
bourgeois Of Rouen he reduced her
pension TO half, and ordered her TO
cease the biannual visits to Russia
which she had formerly made at his in
v!tation and expense.
Forced in Their Studies.
Nearly all the royal children Of
EUROPE are forced TO begin their studies
100 soon. The Cars children began at
a very early age under sort o. re-
fined kirdergartenism, the object OF
which vas to develop the budding ideas
of childhood in their logical sequence.
This system is the invention OF "A Rus
elan. Solovieff. Only instructive toys
are allowed. The first OF these toys is
usually a multiplying mannikin'
which consists Of a series of from seven
10 ten wooden dolls each fitting inside
1he other The outside doll is a soldier,
ahe next a sailor. the next a judge
and so on, and children are not allowed
10 take out a new doll until they can
relate something about the last.
The Cars children are also obliged
10 study ikons of the best-knOwn saints
of the Greek Orthodox Church.
The necessity for them to lee n for
Bisn languages thoroughly ana at an
early age presses heavily upon Europe S
regal children. Nearly all speak al
least two foreign languages. The only
known exception are the six children OF
abe Prince OF Wales, who speak very
imperfectly and hardly any German
Not until two years ago had they a
French governess. Prince Edward OF
Wales, England's future king, then
spoke such bad French that he had tc
go back TO first lessons in pronuncia-
non.
Olaf to Learn Esperanto.
The King of ItaIy's children AL learr
English from their nurses. and French
from Madame Jaspar, widow Of
French volunteer killed in Italy's cam
paign against the Negus of Abyssinia
The eldest, Princess Yolanda, ais,
speaks fluent German. and is beginnin.
Spanish. The four little Russian gran,
duchesses speak English and French
equally well, English being CONSTANT,
spoken at their fathers table, and SOM
German.
In addition to modern languages, OF
which half their time was to be spent
the Russian grand duchesses have Il
learn Old SlavOnic, in order T. under
stand the services and read the book
Of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Little Prince Olaf of Norway, grand
son of King Edward VII, will be
record linguist among royalties, for b
s. 20 learn Esperanto as soon as h
grows a little older.
AApaefh royal cnuuFen are not Deln
brought up in idleness. Nearly all ar
beginning some profession or trade. Tn
future King of England Prince Ed
ward Of Wales, viii have to learn some
thing of two professions. A year az
he became a cadet of the Royal Nava
College at Osborne, Isle of Wight, an
there he is treated precisely as ever
other cadet rises at $50, bathes in col
water. studies for an hour before break
fast, and even has his trousers pocket
sewed up, lest he should ill them wit
sweets.
Future King a "Fag."
Edward OF Wales submits to "fag
ging'-that is, dancing attendance O
some senior boy, performing his meni,
offices and being punished severely fo
neglect OF his duties. Prince Edward
fate was TO be flag Of the son Of
Liverpool sugar importer, who genel
Uusly tipped him with cents as a IT