The sun., 1910-06-05
MOST DOMESTIC ROYAL PAIR
vJpBITGLISS WAfS OF ITALI'S
hING AND QUEEN.
u,,s ucah sent Inis RSSHl Palace a
Milan From q Rrstaurunt-Then send
0ut the servants and Wait sA Then-
.r,c, Va Fine wine EVen for Gaeats.

'.,e, w Fns wine Evsn for Gues,s.
g., .,.shty princess Of the House Of
-, AID sarccsiically that Italy had
,,p, l,..a 10 the times when Kings mated
.iA -fophcriesse-.
M. naughty Princes thus quoted
ry Monsieur Aay.er PaOli in McCNrs's
m. tho unly person 10 criticise King
,,rt.r lmmanuel aud Queen Helena
ar ,.sir middle class habits. Their
5,r.s-u.iy and their economy are not
r..,.rd ~ good many Of their subjects.
.Ia kings economy in his personal
.,r.ui.llres - notorious throughout the
Lpri.al. ,sys NJ Paoh. The giving
II t.r, the one pleasure in which he
never ,fnts himself. and Il IL actually
al.yt that he moderates his personal
,aprr-ss in order to give largely 10
chauuo-
-F,sn h.s table is affected and certain
ua..u uuplemcn do not sorupls 10 say
r-.. they hold against Victor Emmanuel
lll the poor quality of his wine cellar.
"A. d0ss uut hesitate 20 serve the ordinary
Ia...l ,intsges at his dinners. daGlaring
a.. they are good enough fOr him and
god -noagh for his guests.
when the King and Queen 60 tO Milan
for lew days they stay az the royal
p,.arr But instead Of occupying the
s.ts apartments and bfinging a large
nuntsr u servants, they open only u
hw rooms, have their rdeals sent in
from the Ristorante CovR. and order
ali the dishes brought up at ths same
ums and placed on a sidehmrd. Then
they dismiss the servants, shut the doors
and wait upon themselves.
Queen Helena is u simple woman and
r,ms, nf a SIMPLE people. She is a Mon
tsnegrin and grew up in that rugged and
aa.ssre country. The simplicity Of the
NsnisnegriRs IL proverbial. a. well as
their good looks.
The Qleen is one OF the finest 0hots
ia Europe. not only IN comparison with
lar uwn sex but as against all comers.
In her ar!hoOd she was a great huntress.
bg, ,hs no longer hunts; she now has an
,nCoauuerabls aversion TO killing any
ihlng. and though she still shoots. it is only
At clay pigeons or some such mark.
'Shs is an essentially homo making
wnluan who has nurse1 her own chill
Iral and who has been known to keep
royal functions waiting because the
H.hy musf have her attcntion at the
gwen moment. The politeneas Of kings
must ne'-ts give way then 70 the privi-
Eggs of the mother.
IN. Queen saw Italy for the first time
Ir $50. when her father took her 60 Venice
., I'm exhibition Here also for the first
me- >hs met the Prince Of Naples. who
uromptly and 10 the despair Of the court
sltuornD fell In love with her. The
shvr syss she felt when the next year abe
returned as tho tweaty-year-oh bride
o. tho Prince rs sad not 70 have worn
olt IN an these years.
The King possesses none Of the physical
.a.ues that attract the crowd. He is
ruIr raEinAtive. but remarkably well in
formed highly intelligent aud deeply
Interested IN social problems and the
elart sciences. None was reader than
lr ro enjoy the charm Of peaceful home,
rrch he had not known during his youth
Touching though the attachment be-
rre-n Queen MarEherita and her son
rss they nsyegtheloas remained sepa-
raJsd by the dihsrenoas in their charac-
Queen MarEherita kept all her enthusiasm
for art and literature. the Prince Of Naples
displayed 4 complete indifference 20 such
r'affeFs.
-When he was only 10 years Of age he
ramarked 10 his piano teacher. Signora
O-raaoi, who vainly struggled to instil
tho FIRST principles of music into his mind
Don't you think that twenty trumpets
are more elective than that piano Of
v1unsF
From hia earliest youth be showed
marked predilection FOR military scieace.
Hs had the soul OF a soldier and sub
mrsi without a murmur 20 the strict
lislplins imposed upon him by his
tutor Col Osio. When a. heir apparent
10 received the command Of the army
rorDs u Naples. frivolous and light headed
Nsauoltan society looked forward 10
rsc-iying a worldly minded prince and
ralUiOei accordingly.
The Prince. scOrping pleasure. devoted
himself exclusively 20 his profession
and .eft his barracks only 20 60 straight
rark 20 the CapOdimonts Palace. where
He -psnt his spar0 time in perfecting
himself 10 tho study of military tactics.
When the ypung King and Queen vis-
- Paris IN N03 VI. Paoli was one Of the
French officials charged with their pro-
"rnor The building occupied by the
Ministry Il Forsign Affairs was fixed
Iu as a temporary royal palace and the
wife uf the Foreign Minister had the
utppy thought 81 placing photographs
n Pruors-az YOlGnda and Mafalda on
'h" Qu@'uz dressing table. IL was an
Ion sesame 70 her heart.
'Sia spoke ~ them inceasantly during
bop -tsv says w. PaoH Every evening
0Uar -hr cslIn@ in her first words were
VS. 'slsgram9
.And a httl. narvOvlaly she would oDen
~ telegram that was dispatched 30 her
1si'v from San ROa5are. where the chill
1-"n we're, and greedily read the bulletin
.' rna--uring news that IL contained.
u b" authorities, conforming 70 royal
-ige had considered II the proper thing
'0 p-epara two distinct suites Of rooms.
10 for 'hr King and one for the Queen.
~rsH'gi by an enormous drawing room.
.'-e1' Va our surprise when. on the fol-
* morning. the rumor ran through
~" f1rrig gn Office that the Kings bed
"Iu had remained unfsnanted.
Had pa found Il uncomfortable Did
1"' fse the room? Every one began
I'd" r'N0ts, and Il was felt that the
r-'a-y must he cleared up. I there
.'' vent ip one ~ the officers OF the
ysi site took him aside and. while
-Arg Z other things. tried N question
'N I- H 'ga hing's impressions.
j. E Majesty PLEASED with his apart !
.srr.
N' el'ad
Wee IH'rp anything wrong with |
s'uE aTrang~fnentsf- Or per I
.- ... hing does not care Tor the bed |
.H 'ur his Ma ipsty'- lire?
''" "oufr1ry believe his Ma ajesty |
.'Ig aE"rything perfect
'f-' fNlt that my hints we're |
''uI"f-ipoi must needs speak I
'.. rr'lE without further cirCum- /
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