Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
WOR77en'S Work

| Quite recently the widow of King
Humbert spent few weeks in her ma
tive province of Savoy, only to find
on the occasion of her first outing, that
her friends, the secret police, had fol-
lowed her as usual. The queen was
furious and sent for the head of the
agents.
st crave your majesty's most humble
pardon" said the man, "but am only
doing my duty according to orders
from the minister of the interior"
The minister was appealed to by wire,
but refused to call off his sleuths for
reasons of state.' The queen tried
strategy. She attempted to slip out OF
her country house on foot only to De
discovered and followed. Next she
went on a bicycle. The same result.
At last, growing desperate, the queen
thought of a new device for enjoying
her walks unobserved. She sent a COM
plete peasant woman's outfit to a farm
house on the road she was going TO
pass over and then entered the place
in full view of the half dozen secret
service men. The latter waited three
hours. but her majesty did not reap
pear. Finally the chief, becoming
alarmed for the queens safety, went
into the house to inquire,
why" said the farmers wife, "dlon
you see her majesty leave? She SAID
good by some three hours ago, and
saw you looking at her."
WAS she the taller one of the two
peasant women who came out?
''The same. Her majesty sent the
costume here yesterday and one OF the
ladies waited for her to help her dress.
Then both left for an unobserved stroll
in the mountains"
That night at dinner her majesty IN
formed her friends that her outing was
the pleasantest size had enjoyed for a
long, long While.
The young Duke and Duchess de
Chauines formerly Miss Shonts), VINO
have been living very quietly in Parls
since their return from America, maze
their first appearance at the opera the
other night, accompanied by the Duch-
ess Dues The ordeal was trying
one for the young American prlde' as
for fully ten minutes after she entered
the box every glass in the mouse was
focused upon her. She was wearing her
ruby ornaments presented
by her father, and was unusually pale.
Nevertheless, she underwent the pro
longed scrutiny with perfect indlfter-
ence.
The proprietor of a picture gallery III
Bond street, London. who recently re-
ceived a surprise visit from queen
Alexandra and her sister, the DoWager
Empress Marie of Russia, was I'M
mensely struck by the pathos of re-
mark made by the latter as sne roaineu
about the rooms. "How delightful 1t is |
to wander about shopping ana seeing
pictures with nothing to rear ana no |
one to follow one about" said the dow
ager empress. The proprietor knew, |
however. that outside his premises were |
two detectives, who had Followed the
queen and the empress throughout the
day. even when a visit was paid to the
geological gardens. The doWager en-
nress was. however, in blissful ignor-
ance of the formal protection which
Scotland yard felt bound to afford her.
Lady Alan Johnstone. the American
wife of the British minister to Den
mark. returned from lew York to Lon
don last week to find a command in
yitation to spend Sunday afternoon at
palace with Queen Alex
andra: her sister, the czarina; her
daughter. Princess Victoria, and her
laughter-in-law, the princess of Wales.
THE queen is very fond of Lady john
stone. calls her by her first name, An
toinette. and especially enjoys hearing
her sing. Last Sunday afternoon Lady |
Johnstone sang ToStfS "Goodby"
among other selections. :.