THE ROYAL FAMILY OF GREAT BRITAIN. Queen Victoria's Reign Begun with Prayer--The Young Queen's Training — the Coronation — Her Lovemaking — The Marriage —The First Born, Princess Victoria — The First Son, the Prince of Wales — Death of the Prince Consort —The Prince of Wales' Wedding —Madame Kalomine's Escapades—The Queen's Wrath —"The Grand Duke's Wife is not Prepared to Sell Her Rights"—The Duchess of Albany — "Her Most Gracious Majesty's"Court —Tenants' Balls at Balmoral —"Earl Gray's Mixture" —The Queen's Diet —A Tiny Toddler's Mishap— The Queen's Robes II. The Queen's Entertainments at Buckingham Palace — The Queen's Receptions — A $250,000 Dessert Service —A Haunted Palace —Fishing at Invercauld Bridge — The Queen's Deer Forests — The Royal Stables — The Royal Riding School — The Prince of Wales' Famous Stables — The Royal Hounds — Her Majesty's Feline Friends and Pomeranian Dogs III. The Princess of Wales — A Little Autocrat — Prince " Eddie " and Prince George — Betrothal of the Duke of Clarence and Princess May — The Duke of Clarence's Income — "Jolly Little May Blossom" — The Penniless Prince of Teck — Prince George, the Sailor — The Duke of Clarence's Death — The Duchess of Fife — The Duke of Fife a Money-maker — The Decendants of Queen Victoria — The Faithless Prince of SaxeCoburg Gotha — The Duchess of Edinburgh — The Queen's Pretty Granddaughters — An Actress Wife IV. Queen Victoria's Picturesque Court —Some Court Salaries — Superb and Imposing Footmen & Trumpeters —The Heralds — The Throne — Queen's Enormous Civil List — Her Division of it — The Jewel House — The Queen's Private Railway Saloons V. Contrasting Characters — The Prince of Wales' Diplomacy — A Happy and Pleasure-loving Prince — A Great Improvement Attributable to the Prince of Wales — Basking in the Royal Sunshine — The Baccarat Scandal — Unworthy Friends — The Prince's Chanty — An Anniversary Incident — Sandringham THE ROYAL FAMILY OF ITALY. Umberto I — " I have Done Nothing but my Duty" — The King Loves a Newspaper, and Dreads a Book — Le Rio des Marimottes — A Mountaineer's Life — Victor Emanuel's Extravagance — Queen Marguerite the Belle of Her Court — A Devoted Couple — The Queen's Chalet — The Prince of Naples — Royal Economy — The Duke of Aosta's Many Vicissitudes— A $4,000,000 Dowry — Madame Rosahe THE ROYAL FAMILY OF ROUMANIA. King Carol I of Hohenzollern — Sigmaringen — " Herr Lehman, Merchant" —Queen Elizabeth —Carmen Sylva — "Doing Something " — The Asyle Helene— A Fighting Prince & His Sympathetic Wife — Carmen Sylva's Literary Labors —Her Country Residence at Castle Pelesch — A Hypnotized Queen — A Royal Betrothal — The Roumanian Political Situation — The King's Civil List THE ROYAL FAMILY OF DENMARK. King Christian — A Ruffian's Assault — Queen Louise's Affliction — The Princess Waldemar — A Royal Boxer —The Old Queen's Nervous Fears —The Castle of Peace —Sailor Prince —Crown Prince Frederick — The Cost of Greatness — The Famous Countess Danner THE REIGNING FAMILY OF MONTENEGRO. Cettigne — The Royal Palace — The National Dress — The Montenegrin Heir to Sovereignty —A Gambling Prince — A Popular Prediction Realized — A Romantic and Somewhat Unpleasant Experience THE ROYAL FAMILY OF MONACO. The Owner of the Great Gambling Hell — The Crowning Indignity — A Chivalrous Guest — A Most Captivating Princess — The Prince of Monaco's Marine Researches — His Interesting Methods — Marie Heine — The Gambling Tables and their Victims— A Vivid Description, THE IMPERIAL FAMILY OF RUSSIA. I. A Majestic Emperor — A Touching Incident — A Continuously Threatening Danger — The Imperial Brothers — A Greek Betrothal — Alexander's Intolerance and Bigotry — Throwing Off the Cares of State — Continuously Guarded by Troops — Government Loans — The Czar's Intimacy with Father Zudmawski — The Favorite Residence of the Czar and Czarina — The Czar's Superb Collections— Receptions II The Czarina's Domesticity — Her Gorgeous Home Surroundings — "King Nicotine's" Slave— Her Private Sitting-room — The Crown Jewels — The Czarina's Exquisite Taste — A Muscovite Dining-room —Regal Sporting in the Surf— A Shameful Act— A Sad Accident— The Czarewitch— The Heir Apparent's Trip— The " Dershawa" and the "Czarewna" -A Russian Fete— Anitchkoff and the Winter Palace III A Much Maligned Monarch— "It is an Infamous Calumny" — a Beautiful but Unscrupulous Sister-in-law — A Philadelphia Adventuress and her Russian Victims — The Jealous Grand Duke — A Prodigious Theft — Escorted Outside the Borders — The Grand Duke's Second Scandal — The Intrigues of the Panslavists — Grand Duks Alexis' Violent Love — His Marriage Annulled — The Grand Duke Exiled — The Ambitious Duchess de Beauharnais — An After-theatre tete-a-tete — Pobiedonotsoff Honored — A Sub-Lieutenant's Escapade — A Jealous Count — Countess Dasckow — The Czar's Attitude toward the Hebrews THE ROYAL FAMILY OF SAXONY. The Soldier-King — King John's Scholarly Attainments — A Silver Wedding Anniversary — Queen Caroline's Great Sorrow — A Charming Actress Captivates the King- Old King John's Insane Passion — His Subsequent Confinement in a Monastery THE ROYAL FAMILY OF PORTUGAL. A Romantic History — Love Succumbs to Policy — A Young Queen Poisoned — The two Princes visit England — A Strange Coincidence — An Englishman's Antidote — A Dramatic Scene in the Privy Council Chamber — King Luis' Energetic and Clever Wife — Granja — Queen Amelie's Love of Sport — An Ancient Custom — Viewing Mummies of Family Ancestors THE IMPERIAL FAMILY OF GERMANY. I. An Ordained Ruler —A Witty, Worldly, and Cynical Cardinal Prince — " Such is the youth whose damp and clammy hands white-haired statesmen kiss " — A King's Extraordinary Vagaries — A Long List of Insane Monarchs — Emperor William's Hopeless Malady — The Emperor's Tact — Professor Hintzpeter's Influence Over Emperor William's Mind — Astonishing Exhibition of Self-control — " Ein Glimmstengel " — An Interesting Menu — The History of Tokay Wine — Extravagant Table Luxuries — The Fabulous Value of the New Crown Jewels — A Characteristic New Year Celebration —A Little Joke that Cost Dear — A Dangerous Guest — A Hubertiisstock — The Emperor's Shooting Lodge — Emperor William as a Dancer — An Aversion to Signing Death Warrants — The Emperor in London II. A Royal Bride — An Imperial Wedding Gown — A Wonderful Wedding Dance — Unparalleled Splendor in the Royal Theatre — A Christening Festival — Extraordinary Endurance — A Superb Dining-hall — Some Beautiful Gowns — In the Army at Ten Years of Age — The Sharp-eyed Little Crown Prince — Royalty Raising the Financial Wind — The Emperor's Devotion to His Mother — A Beautiful Young Widow — An Audacious Editorial — The Interesting Princess Frederick Charles — Jealous Whisperings in German Boudoirs — A Laughable Adventure THE REIGNING FAMILY OF BAVARIA. The Reigning King's Terrible Mental State — Thirty Cigarettes a Day — Sensational Reports — A Gleam of Intelligence — An Unfortunate Line of Bavarian Rulers — An Emblamatical Ornament of the King's own Designing — A Pet Craze — A Magnificent Cabinet de toilette — An $8,ooo,ooo Loan — The Demented Duchess Adalbert — Her Love for a German Actor— The Suicide of His Fiancee — Ruinous Extravagance — The Noble Charity of Duke Charles Theodore —His Famous Hostlerie — A Skillful Occulist — Duke Louis' Actress Bride — His Surrender of Property Rights — The Famous Royal Brewery, Hofbrau House — Its Enormous Profits THE ROYAL FAMILY OF HOLLAND. A Youthful Queen — Something to Love — A Clever Little Linguist — Some Exquisite Tapestries and Curiosities — " Live, if your Majesty does hurl that beautiful ink-stand at my head the Haguers will have been correct in their assertions" — Diplomacy's Reward — The Little Queen's Feathered Friends— A $5,000,000 Dinner and Tea Service — The Heir Apparent — Goethe — A Dazzling Offer— An Open Secret—A Purely Pleasure-Seeking Existence— An Immoral King— His Scandalous Intrigues with an Italian Diva — A French Variety Singer and a Pennsylvania Adventuress — Three Days of Luxury— An AU-Powerful Influence — A Sadly Disillusioned King THE ROYAL FAMILY OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY. The King's Double Team Driven with Difficulty — Poetry Laid Aside for Statecraft — A Royal Snub — An Interview with the Pope — Purely Temporal Sovereignty— Ignoring a Monarch— The Panama Canal Enterprise — King Oscar's Susceptibility to the Charms of the Gentler Sex — A Gulliver Among Lilliputians— Procuring a Husband —Marrying His Mother's Waiting-Maid THE ROYAL FAMILY OF WURTEMBERG. The King a Restaurateur— The Story of a Glutton— Royal Gourmands— A " Jolly Good Fellow" — A Popular and Plucky Queen — Beke's Adventures— Duke William's Many Wounds— Enormous Civil Lists THE ROYAL FAMILY OF SPAIN. A Spanish Tradition —Chocolate at Seven — The Queen's Methodical Habits— A Tender-hearted Sovereign — A Loving Mother — Extravagant Waste Checked —Twelve Thousand Girls Address their Queen— Her Reception of Them— Bull Fighting the Popular Sport of Spain— A Combat that Beggars Description — The Enterprising and Widely-Circulated Bull Fighting Gazette— Affectionate and Mischievous Little Alfonso —"I am your King and the Ruler of all Spain "—A Grandiloquent Bishop Interrupted by the Baby King— The Many Trivial Functions and Ceremonies of the Madilene Court —A Popular Superstition Fulfilled— The Baby King's Annoying Pranks— His Fondness for Pantomimes— The Queen Pardons a Criminal under the Death Sentence each Good Friday — The Ceremony of "Ahmohada " — A Quaint Court Ceremony — Princess Josefa's Romantic Marriage — "A little man with a squeaky voice" — An Unfortunate Alliance — The Gruesome Custom of Mummifying Kings — Isabella's Open and Shameless Immorality — " Good-natured with all " — Don Alfonso's Ardent Passions — A Civil List of $1,500,000 — The Carlist Question THE IMPERIAL FAMILY OF AUSTRIA. I. Archduke Charles Louis's Aversion to Politics — Fond of Art and Literature— His Great Grief — His Ultra-Aristocratic Ideas — President of the International Exhibition at Vienna — The Exquisitely Beautiful Archduchess Maria Theresa — One of Her Ball Costumes of Fabulous Cost — Her Elegant Private Apartments — The Austrian Crown Jewels — A Remarkable Chatelaine Watch 11. The Empress's Court Drawing-rooms — Four Hundred Invitations — Beautiful Diamond Decorations — A Court Reception — The Hall of Ceremonies — A Quaint Custom — Christmas at the Austrian Court — A Dainty Table — The Laborious Duties of a Lady-in-Waiting — An Appreciated Mother-in-Law III. The Late Crown Prince Rudolph — Archduke Charles Louis's Peculiarities — A Bride — The Friend of the Poor — Archduchess Maria Theresa's Magnificent Ball Costume — The Hofburg — The Empress' Luxurious Private Apartment THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BULGARIA. "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown " — Steering a State Through Conspiracy and Intrigue — An Excellent and Astonishing Appointment — A Wily Conspirator — " Old School Manners" — "You Astonish Me!" — A Deep-laid Plot — Few Joys and Great Anxieties — Princess Clementine THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BELGIUM, King Leopo'd — The Panama Enterprise — The Insane Queen — Her Fortune Squandered — A Present Withheld — The King's Simple Tastes at Home — " Never Shall a Drop of Blood Flow During My Reign" — An Amateur Photographer — A Queenly Gift —Ciergnon, THE ROYAL FAMILY OF GREECE. King George's Unpleasant Position — A Beautiful Country — Court Life at Athens — Queen Olga at Athens— Queen Olga Adored — A Clever Crown Princess — A Royal Greek Wedding — Prince George The Royal Family of Turkey The Sultan's Biographers — The Early Training of Hamid — Court Immorality — An Orthodox Turk — Private Theatricals — A Play with a Moral — The Sultan's Power — "Happy-go-lucky" Methods THE ROYAL FAMILY OF SERVIA. A Melancholy King — Wealthy and Unscrupulous — Natalie — " Well, gentlemen, I am what you have made me" — Orientalism — Expensive Prussians