Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-16


was expecting Queen Elizabeth Of the
Belgians to arrive from Brussels be-
tween 4 and pm.
At the Spanish embassy the belief
was expressed that the royal family will
spend at least a week in Paris before
choosing definite residence, though
final decision awaits King Alfonso's ar
rival from Marseille. Project of Police
Chiappe conferred at length with
Retiring Ambassador Quinones de Leon
over police measures necessary for the
Kings arrival tonight.
Family Gathers In Paris.
With Alfonso's arrival, few min
utes before midnight. the entire Span
ish royal family will be gathered in
Paris with the exception of the third
son, the Infante Don Juan. who went
to Gibraltar from Cadiz yesterday and
may remain there day or so.
1t was a grief-stricken Queen, who
could hardly believe what had happened
to them, who came by train from
Hendaye to Paris, but it was a nervous,
irritable King who arrived at Marseille
aboard the cruiser Principe Alfonso.
He answered newspaper men who ask
ed for an interview shortly after his
landing at Marseille with a firm, "Lais-
SEE moi"--leave me alone. His face was
drawn with fatigue ana when he went
upstairs to his hotel room he told the
porter three times to be sure to take
good care of his baggage.
Take 2S-RoOm Suite.
The Queen and the royal family have
taken an entire floor at the Hotel
Meurice, with % rooms. The salon of
the King and Queen overlooks the Rue
de Rivoli, with a view beyond of the
Tuileries Gardens, where Marie Antoin-
cite used to stroll before her downfall.
The decorative style OF the salon is
that of the Louis XVI period
The revelation of unpopularity of
her husband and herself after the
Spanish election Sunday came as a
bolt from the blue. the exiled Queen
told the correspondent of Journal at
Hendaye as she boarded train for
Paris.
ut was absolutely unexpected" she
said. There was something like a
red rush, a wave of Communists which
swept all before us. Those people were
completely out of control. If we had
remained in Madrid don't know what
would have happened to us-our lives
even. The King would not call upon
the army nor upon the 10000 civil
guards who were faithful from the first
to the last day"
Queen Loses Composure.
Victoria had herself completely un-
der control until she caught sight of
the Subprefect, NJ. Anthelme, whose
presence recalled the many times he
had received her and her husband
when they entered France Tears came
to her eyes and a lady-in-waiting
sprang forward to support her
A crowd thronged about her, cheer
ing, throwing kisses and thrusting arm
fuls of red and yellow hyacinths-the
colors of royal Spain-at her Me-
chanieally she thanked them with
movement of her head, for her mouth
was drawn in anguish and could form
no words.
AS the people pressed forward and
tried to kiss her hand, or even dress,
she seemed overcome and about to
faint. Flowers which she held fell from
her hands. 1T is too horrible-too hor-
riblei" she exclaimed, and then mas
tered herself again.
The Queen let it be known that she
would grant no interviews and would
receive nobody and that she and her
children would remain at the hotel all
day, awaiting the arrival of the King,
whose train is due at Lyons Station
here before midnight.
Sign Golden Book"
Even prominent members of the Span
ish colony and others who greeted her
upon her arrival we're not admitted to
the royal apartments They signed the
golden book" in the lobby Of the hotel.
the big volume later being taken to
the Queen for her to see the sigma
lures.
Among those who greeted her at the
station platform were the retiring AM
bassador, Quinones de Leon; the Duke
of Alba Mgr Maglione, papal nuncio
to France. and the entire staff of the
Spanish embassy.
Victoria was the first to alight from
the train to the red carpet which had
been laid by Spanish n1onarchists here
for her to walk to waiting car. After
her came the two Infantas, Christina
and BeatriZ, and behind them the IN
fante Don Jamie and the Infante Don
GonZalo.
Her first son, the Prince of Asturias,
heir to the Spanish throne, was carried
unobtrusively from the train in a
stretcher. He is an invalid, sufferer
from hemophilia.
Queen Bows TO Crowds.
Queen Victoria bowed gracefully to
the right and left and then, gathering
her children about her, walked down
the red carpet to the exit of the station,
where another crowd, held in check by