THE QUEEN OF ITALY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 415, 26 January 1909, Page 3

THE QUEEN OF ITALY.

'--..; J.f :The"■;prominence 'jntixwluißh^tiei'.'.Queeif:' of -, ?. : palely 'beeri brought'through ;• her; :0;./ ; opurag6m&'conduct,!. : at-!Messina, ;giyes;addi- '■■ :■; Ational /'interest : ; 'to; of '.-'her V !.-7 published' lately- in./anjEnglisli .paper,.:which;.. : ;7;:' ''goes', far;fo'. ; explain,:how.;shev.c'ame ;to';have; J:-,/;;such;sfeady}herves.Vi' 'She;, is. a. Montenegrin,' ;: Kandithe/women/from Montenegrd'-are-daring.: 'f- : ■■'. As:.,&?"bhildyh«r' timeijwas';divided between' ■: ';- ■■ /ythe^fields^aridjthe'mountain's,' !;;;;■ ;vto say;which'she;;enjoye<l;the, L mbre.'-; -■■;% 7'77 ;: v .:,77-^^ 7':.: y came; "1\ want ,'tb teach*. ; anltalian, what.mouii--■p '■:,:.:, 'climb .'.was.; but;her:,gallant; cav-" ;:■;•.,'alier :; cpiifessed:;.it^was : a 7fairly:g<>odV ; ascent 7;;i :^ior£^oiM^ ■'■ •■,.''-. : Ps3titio& ; [ the■:'-King;. 'was:;"growing'vd.esperat6.'; t; vjßut.'wh'en she showed hinVthe side ofa/mburi- >; tain-as;-'stfaight. : as.a"7well. seeing "'that her: ;:-: escort. couldinoV bo;forced; to Never'mliid,y ; Ydu : .wait';here -/•'V7:''aiid7l : :H,/::v:iThe,;King becameLpaleat-the;thought-of. <:. : ;i: ; niaking'the venture; arid stillKe 'did not.see; could; :'go7 alone; - ; even.', without; a"' ■f'-:\\ 'guide-7 She .went;:'he' waited- for' her; below;; '■■.:■} /until she returned;: that evening, ./with• rosy: 7; : 77 J cheeks, /but 'no: 'worse,; for; "the; climb. .'When. ;;;,:;:: his family .opposed the.marriage as being too :';?; ."bourgeoise;, he recalled:her couragerat "moun-' f?s 7 taineering^aiid'realised that this was a little 7/;; 7plebeian" for/ : a; woman: who", would: some day • R.;: ..-Bbare a'throne. But: shortly after' she beat:' ':;v; him:at;tennis,:and then.he explained: to his :,.::/parents':;' '•'ThisV.Monteneg'rinUs :'the>woman ; ■ ;;for me;\she>:is Vis skilful;in the fields as:in '■'.■V-'climbing.; mountain .;:•.: ... ;