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his parentage�察�saying he had not one drop of Bonaparte blood in his veins。
The King's frightened courtiers tried to stop this outburst�察�showing him the
French Ambassador at his elbow。 With a superhuman effort Victor
Emmanuel controlled himself�察�and turning to the Ambassador�察�said�此�
;I fear my tongue ran away with me� ─ �With a smile and a bow the
great French diplomatist remarked�此�
;SIRE�察�I am so deaf I have not heard a word your Majesty has been
saying� ─�
The fashion of coming to the Riviera for health or for amusement�察�
dates from the sixties�察�when the Empress of Russia passed a winter at Nice�察�
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as a last attempt to prolong the existence of the dying Tsarewitsch�察�her son。
There also the next season the Duke of Edinburgh wooed and won her
daughter ��then the greatest heiress in Europe�� for his bride。 The world
moves fast and a journey it required a matter of life and death to decide on�察�
then�察�is gayly undertaken now�察�that a prince may race a yacht�察�or a princess
try her luck at the gambling tables。 When one reflects that the ;royal
caste�察─�in Europe alone�察�numbers some eight hundred people�察�and that the
East is beginning to send out its more enterprising crowned heads to get a
taste of the fun�察�that beyond drawing their salaries�察�these good people have
absolutely nothing to do�察�except to amuse themselves�察�it is no wonder that
this happy land is crowded with royal pleasure´seekers。
After a try at Florence and Aix�察 �the Queen; has been faithful to
Cimiez�察�a charming site back of Nice。 That gay city is always EN FETE
the day she arrives�察 �as her carriages pass surrounded by French cavalry�察�
one can catch a glimpse of her big face�察 �and dowdy little figure�察 �which
nevertheless she can make so dignified when occasion requires。 The stay
here is�察�indeed�察�a holiday for this record´breaking sovereign�察�who potters
about her private grounds of a morning in a donkey´chair�察�sunning herself
and watching her Battenberg grandchildren at play。 In the afternoon�察�she
drives a couple of hours ´ in an open carriage ´ one outrider in black livery
alone distinguishing her turnout from the others。
The Prince of Wales makes his headquarters at Cannes where he has
poor luck in sailing the Brittania�察�for which he consoles himself with jolly
dinners at Monte Carlo。 You can see him almost any evening in the
RESTAURANT DE PARIS�察 �surrounded by his own particular set�察 � the
Duchess of Devonshire ��who started a penniless German officer's daughter�察�
and became twice a duchess���察 �Lady de Grey and Lady Wolverton�察 �both
showing near six feet of slender English beauty�察�at their side�察�and lovelier
than either�察�the Countess of Essex。 The husbands of these ;Merry Wives;
are absent�察 �but do not seem to be missed�察 �as the ladies sit smoking and
laughing over their coffee�察 �the party only breaking up towards eleven
o'clock to try its luck at TRENTE ET QUARANTE�察�until a ;special; takes
them back to Cannes。
He is getting sadly old and fat�察 �is England's heir�察 �the likeness to his
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mamma becoming more marked each year。 His voice�察 �too�察 �is oddly like
hers�察�deep and guttural�察�more adapted to the paternal German ��which all
this family speak when alone�� than to his native English。 Hair�察�he has none�察�
except a little fringe across the back of his head�察�just above a fine large roll
of fat that blushes above his shirt´collar。 Too bad that this discovery of the
microbe of baldness comes rather late for him� �He has a pleasant twinkle
in his small eyes�察�and an entire absence of POSE�察�that accounts largely for
his immense and enduring popularity。
But the Hotel Cap Martin shelters quieter crowned heads。 The
Emperor and Empress of Austria�察 �who tramp about the hilly roads�察 �the
King and Queen of Saxony and the fat Arch´duchess Stephanie。 Austria's
Empress looks sadly changed and ill�察�as does another lady of whom one
can occasionally catch a glimpse�察�walking painfully with a crutch´stick in
the shadow of the trees near her villa。 It is hard to believe that this white´
haired�察�bent old woman was once the imperial beauty who from the salons
of the Tuileries dictated the fashions of the world� �Few have paid so dearly
for their brief hour of splendor� �
Cannes with its excellent harbor is the centre of interest during the
racing season when the Tsarewitsch comes on his yacht Czaritza。 At the
Battle of Flowers�察 �one is pretty sure to see the Duke of Cambridge�察 �his
Imperial Highness�察�the Grand Duke Michael�察�Prince Christian of Denmark�察�
H。R。H。 the Duke of Nassau�察�H。R。H。 the Archduke Ferdinand d'Este�察�their
Serene Highnesses of Mecklenburg´ Schwerin and the Saxe´Coburg´
Gothas�察 �also H。R。H。 Marie Valerie and the Schleswig´Holsteins�察 �pelting
each other and the public with CONFETTI and flowers。 Indeed�察�half the
A1MANACH DE GOTHA�察 �that continental ;society list�察─ �seems to be
sunning itself here and forgetting its cares�察�on bicycles or on board yachts。
It is said that the Crown Princess of Honolulu ��whoever she may be��
honors Mentone with her presence�察 �and the newly deposed Queen
;Ranavalo; of Madagascar is EN ROUTE to join in the fun。
This crowd of royalty reminds me of a story the old sea´dogs who
gather about the ;Admirals' corner; of the Metropolitan Club in
Washington�察 �love to tell you。 An American cockswain�察 �dazzled by a
doubly royal visit�察�with attending suites�察�on board the old ;Constitution�察─�
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came up to his commanding officer and touching his cap�察�said�此�
;Beg pardon�察�Admiral�察�but one of them kings has tumbled down the
gangway and broke his leg。;
It has become a much more amusing thing to wear a crown than it was。
Times have changed indeed since Marie Laczinska lived the fifty lonely
years of her wedded life and bore her many children�察�in one bed´room at
Versailles ´ a monotony only broken by visits to Fontainebleau or Marly。
Shakespeare's line no longer fits the case。
Beyond securing rich matches for their children�察�and keeping a sharp
lookout that the Radicals at home do not unduly cut down their civil lists�察�
these great ones have little but their amusements to occupy them。 Do they
ever reflect�察 �as they rush about visiting each other and squabbling over
precedence when they meet�察 �that some fine morning the tax´payers may
wake up�察�and ask each other why they are being crushed under such heavy
loads�察�that eight hundred or more quite useless people may pass their lives
in foreign watering´places�察�away from their homes and their duties�拭�It will
be a bad day for them when the long´suffering subjects say to them�察 �Since
we get on so exceedingly well during your many visits abroad�察�we think
we will try how it will work without you at all� ─�
The Prince of little Monaco seems to be about the only one up to the
situation�察�for he at least stays at home�察�and in connection with two other