The Washington herald., 1911-09-06
NORWAY'S KING AND QUEEN

/ trip to Egypt after her recent serious Ill
ness, studied medicine when young, and
her children are brought up on strictly
hygienic principles. No one Is allowed to
kiss them, and every one who enters the
nursery is obliged TO wrap himself in long
white robes to prevent the possibility OF
germs coming in contact with the chill
dren. 80
The Spanish royal children enjoy so
great a popularity with the court and
the people that the Queen of Spain has
| been obliged also to adopt the anti
| kissing rule with reference to her chill
dren. The Prince of the Asturias. as the
heir to the Spanish throne is called, was
born in MAY. 1907. He was followed in
quick succession by his brother, Don
Jaime, and his sister. the Infanta BeatrIz
The Queen is a cousin to King George
OF England, and she is bringing up her
| children on strictly English lines.
Another little European heir whose
coming was awaited for some time with
| anxiety was Prince Humbert OF Italy
who put in an appearance after two
sisters. and thus assured the direct sue
cession OF the italian throne. He is
now six years old, and is made pet Of
by his sisters, Yolanda and Mafalda.
The eldest girl is a great beauty, in a
dark, gipsy style, like her mother, who
was Princess Of Montenegro. the coun-
try renowned for its exports of beautiful
princeSses.
The hereditary Prince Johann-Leopold
OF Saxe-Coburg Gotha. though the heir
to a throne of minor Importance. will
one day rule over one of the richest
duchies IN Europe. Besides this. his.
family possesses more crowns than any
other. Belgium, Portugal. and Bulgaria
all being ruled by his relatives
Though not actually the immediate
heirs to the throne, the little sons of
the crown prince Of Germany are much
trio OF youngsters. the eldest only five
years old.
Great changes have been made at the
hermitage. the Cars palace in ST. Pet
ersburg, where are housed the imperial
art collections. which include some Of
the most valuable articles in the whole
world
Among Car Nicholas treasures are
two superb bronze vases by Gouthiere,
which Originally had been placed in the
bedroom of the Inflated French Queen
Marie AntOinette. There are cabinets
filled with coins and medals and a very
interesting collection of clocks
In the porcelain gallery there is a set
OF LOO pieces which never has been ex-
hibited or used. The smallest plate in
that set cost 1000 rubles At the time
OF the great fire in the Winter palace,
eighty of these plates were stolen.
Seventy of them were recovered by de-
grees. the other ten figuring to this day
in private collections Besides the por-
celain services, there are others of gold
and silver There also are chefs d'oeuvres
Of English, German, and French jeweIry.
All of these articles, besides the won
Gerful collection Of fans. embroideries,
and walking sticks. are now being re-
Classified.
The marriage of Miss Gladys Deacon,
the beautiful American. and descendant
of the Astors. to Lieut.. Oliphant. of the
British navy. has been postponed until
November, owing to the illness Of the
bride to-be. Miss Deacon is widely re-
nowned for her beauty. Last autumn
her younger sister was married to
Prince Albert Radziwill at st. Mary's
Church. Mrs. Baldwin, the mother,
makes her home in Rome, where, like
many other Americans, she rents an
apartment in a palazzo.
Miss Gladys Deacon was introduced
to London society by the Duchess of
NdTIDoTO. Sne became close friend
of Princess Pless and her sister. the
Duchess of Westminster. and for a long
time stayed with Lady Clifford, of Chud-
leigh. taking part in the theatrical per-
formanCes and proving herself a
charming amateur actress.
Mr.. Oliphant is the only son of Sir
Laurence Oliphant, and consequently
a cousin of Lord Gerard and Baroness
de Forest. FIANETrR-
Copyright 1911. by Court Gossip syndicate.)