Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1898 — HOBBIES FOR ROYALTY. [ARTICLE]

HOBBIES FOR ROYALTY.

The Empress Elizabeth of Austria is an accomplished horsewoman. She also delights in her fame as a pastry cook, and her daughter, the Archduchess Valerie, is proud of her accomplishments in the methods of ancient and modern cuisine. Queen Victoria, whose especial hobby is music, has educated her daughters to be useful as well as aecomplisthed women, and they may all be said to be efficient and artistic. The queen herself likes to study Hindoostanee and to see her favorite dogs and ponies. The queen of tthe Belgians is a clever nurse and a good doctor, having not only studied medicine, but having frequently applied her knowledge in emergencies. The queen of Greece is at the head of an association of women Whose object is to the moral regeneration of criminals. The queen of Portugal is more frivolous, having the reputation of being the “most dressy” lady in Europe. Her pale complexion and her auburn hair permit any colors, and she often appears in astonishing colors. The Princess Waldemar of Denmark ranks among the most fashionable of royal ladies.