The Washington herald., 1908-01-26

pd1t4lrif tAhAbiltu a nuilDer pl MS plC-
lures at the worlds fairs of Chicago and
St Louis. and. for several years, had a
studio in the artistic quarter at Paris.
where no one had any idea of his ideputy
knowing him merely as d painter.
In Austria. there is not only the ex-
Archduke Leopold Salvador. eldest son Of
the late Grand Duke of Tuscany. but also
his uncle. Archduke Louis Salvador, justly
reputed as the most learned and scien-
tific scion Of the Hapsburg dynasty. who
has frequently visited America, under the
incognito name of Neindorf. and who,
for a number OF years. lived at Ramieh,
seaside resort few miles from Alex
andTia, under the name Of Prof. Neufeld
His principal home is the old mo1as-
terry of la Cartuga, near La Palma on
the Island of Majorca. He has published
a number of works, most of them of
scientific character, which have won for
him considerable celebrity in the world
of letters, and membership Of the Insti-
tute Of France. It } is unnecessary TO
make more than passing reference here
to the well-known instance Of his brother
Archduke John, who surrendered his
membership of the reigning House of
Austria, and his rights Of succession to
the throne. in order to adopt seafaring
life as Capt. Orth, under which name
he perished while on a voyage through
the Straits of Magellan, which are now
about to be traversed by Admiral Evans
fleet Of American men-Of-war.
And two other archdukes. namely,
Henry Salvador and Ferdinand Charles.
nave entreated the Emperor 10 permit
them 90 surrender their rank and priV-
leges, and TO become ordinary citizens.
one of them. Henry, IN order to devote
himself altogether 20 his art AS IN etcher
and painter at Munich and the other.
Charles Ferdinand brother of the heir
apparent, TO wed the daughter of Prof.
Szuber. OF the Prague University
II would take too long to euumerate
here all the votaries Of the simple life
among the sovereign dynasties of Europe
In a number of instances the cult has
led monarchs to abandon their thrones;
while scattered here and there. some
times among the busy haunts Of men. and
sometimes. too. In remote corners Of the
earth, are to be found men and women
whose plain and unadorned names conceal
the most illustriOUS Of titles Until now
the rulers of the universe have as rule
environed themselves with q pomp.
ceremony, a splendor and an amount
of etiquette admittedly distastefm To
them. on the ground that the people
required il Of them, and would be dissat-
isfied unless they maintained with befit-
ting majesty and grandeur the dignity of
their lofty positions.
They have been encouraged in this
notion by the criticisms which have been
INDUCED in i'm the past, both in France
and in the United States, at the expense
of the Jeffersonian simplicity Of the chief
magistrates OF these two great and
glorious republics. King Gustavus Of
Sweden. who is a careful student Of the
times. has come to the conclusion that.
this conception OF public sentiment has
ceased To be correct. that the people no
longer require those in authority 20 en-
vir0n themselves with a degree of luxury
and display that serve to maintain them
i'm q class apart from their fellow-citizaus,
and that royalty will gain rather than
lose in these modern times Of the tWen-
teth century by descending from fits
pedestal. by mingIing with ordinary man.
kind, and by becoming more intimately
acquainted with the views. the wishes
the prejudices. and above all with the
life of the average human being.
Perhaps King Gustav is right IN his
opinion. Perhaps. 100. he is ahead of his
epoch. Time alone will show At any
rate, his conception Of the environment
Of majesty constitutes the Inauguration
Of new departure in the Old World, and
as an experiment 1t VIII be watched with
a considerable amount of interest
I'm this connection one is tempted 10 re.
call the fate in the New World or the
late Dom Pedro. Of Brazil. the most
democratic of sovereigns, who ahhOrred
pomp and ceremony. and gave free rein
to his prejudices on the subject, both at
home and abroad. Few can recall ever
having seen him in uniform, his ordinary
habilimeuts consisting Of a suit OF rusty
black, topped off by an invariably dis
reputable looking and badly brushed silk
hat. of the stove-pipe order Of architec-|
ture. He preferred public to private con
veyances. seldom making use of any of
his imperial equipaEes. travelling in lieu
thereof by omnibus or by tramway. much
to the dismay of those court dignitaries
assigned 10 attend on him by the
sovereigns whose dominlons he was visit
ing
In his own empire his efforts 10 place
himself on the same footing as that Of
the man in the street and OF the ordinary
citizen, as well as his abandonment Of
all the ornamental and ceremonial at
tributes of sovereignty, ended by CON
vincing his people that their ruler. ad-
mittedly a man Of great intellectually
and Of vast erudition, was right in these
matters.
Like him, they came to the conclusion
that the pomp and ceremony and the
etiquette Of an imperial court were super
nuOus. The natural and inevitable result
was that the court itself became super
fuous In their eyes, and then the
monarchy So they finally intimated TO
Dom Pedro that he was no longer needed
as emperor. shipped him and his family
off TO Europe to enjoy the delights OF
simple life, and proclaimed a republic
at Rio King Gustavus should bear this
in mind in making his projected expert
meHt It is one which is not entirely de
void of danger.