The sun., 1910-02-27
WIEN ROYALTY RIDES.
A King May Not Always Re Known by
the CArrIaKe He Keeps.

American tourists are often surprised
at seeing a king or queen riding In an
, ordinary carriage unadorned with any
Of the supposed pomp of ruyalty--no
gliding. no purple and embroidered
hammercloths, no outriders in soarlet
livery. perhaps not even a GROWN on tlce
panels. Yet this. according 20 a writer
in the TrGreI Magazine, is the way In
which kings and queens ordinarily 60
out. the great gilded coaches being re-
served for state occasions. But there
are what might he called semi-stnte
carriages in which royal personages ride
on such occasions as the laying OF corner
stone or the opening OF hospital or
bazaar.
These are generally barouches .of
landaus, bat without a box OF ascoach-
man, drawn by four horses, two OF which
are mounted by grooms. with rumble
behind on which two footmen are perched.
Outriders attend them and sometimes
an escort of cavalry. Queen Elena OF
Italy is wont TO ride in such n carriage.
but her mother-in-law, the Queen Downger
Margherita, prefers an automobile 70 a
horse drawn vehicle. However. When
| the latter is more appropriate TO the 0c-
casion she adapts herself to the circum-
stances and drives out in plain landau
Il IN BLT1klnK COntTAcb W tuto uAARALAEAt-
tious rig is the Russian state coach
bearing the gilded carvings. its horses
caparisoned in gorgeous but heavy
harness and saddlecloths and led by
grooms In the brilliant livery OF the Up
perial house. The Norwegian state
coach looks beside the Russian sombrc
and plain. 1t has something about y
which at once suggests the hearses 10 ~
not often used, for the Norwegian royalties
are quite democratic and prefer priveee
and more comfortable carriages.
When the German Empress goes drlt-
ing she uses very much such a carf1s8e
as any well to do New Yorker might oWn.
She cares nothing for splendid stale,
equipages and is most often 20 be seell
driving, with her young daughter IN 2
simple landau or victori
The Emperor Franz Josef OF AslstfiB
during his annual summer sojourn aC thel
Castle OF Schoenbrunn on the outekirte'
OF Vienna drives into the capital In M
open carriage quite unattended irmxn&-
diately after breakfast, arriving at The
old palace situated In the heart OF the clty
soon after O'Clock. Day after day hel
thus offers himself as an easy target xpr
an assassin's shot.
IL frequently happens that persons
with a grievance station themselves ht
some point along the route always tR|ren
by the imperial carriage and run toward
q, one of their number waving a written
petition in the air when the Emperor y
passing. In nine cases out OF OSn tIty
are Immediately seized by the detectives
on the watch. which shows the thorough
ness of the precautions taken, but whom
ever such an incident is noticed by the
Emperor he orders the persons arrested
to be liberated, beckons them to tho aide
Of the carriage. takes the petition himself
and in a few gracious words promises
to give IL his attention.
= The most valuable as well as the most
dazzling carriage in the world ~ pre-
served at the palace OF the Trianon att
Versailles. II was constructed Tor King
Charles Y. of France and was first used
by him on the occasion OF his coronation.
From pole to hind wheels the vehicle
is thiclly covered with gold, which gives
it quite a magnificent appearances. k-
cost more than 500, 900.
The next most costly carriage Is owned
by her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina Of the
Netherlands and was a gift from her
loving subjects OF Amsterdam. ExUeed-
ingly handsome. this royal coach is deoo-
rated in the style OF the Dutch renaissance
and the interior Is luxlIriously uph0iA
sterer in embroidered cream coloned
silk. II was a wedding present and ~
cost was 100000.
That distinguished Indian potentate
the Maharajah OF Patiala has a carriage
worth a considerable fortune with the
State arms wrought in gold