Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1887 — A Group of Queens [ARTICLE]

A Group of Queens

The queens in Southern Europe are a remarkably interesting group of women. The Queen of iCoumania, or Carmen Sylva, is not only a poetess, and full of pictures ;uo romance, but she lately underwent examination for a diploma that might give her a right to d.o certain teaching in the schools. Everybody knows of the skillful manner in which Christina, the Queen of Spain, performs her unwonted duties. And now Margaret of Savoy, the Queen of Italy, is to appear as an author, with her stories founded on the legends of the middle ages. Among the various languages spoken fluently by this queer; is English, in which she reads every new book of importance, keeping herself posted on English politics and gossip. In religious matters she is neither too liberal nor too devote, and she is a passionate patriot. In person sho is lovely, fair, and bright, more graceful than majestic, with a feminine sweetness very attractive in a royal personage. Her family relations are perfect; she is the intimate friend of her young son, the Prince of Naples; and, often seen on the streets and among the shops, she is idolized by the Roman people.—Harper’s Bazar.