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Show A Royal Christening. The baptism of the Infanta Beatriz, the third child of the King and Queen of Spain, was performed in. the Throne room of the royal palace in Madrid, j The little princess was held at the font I by the Archduke Frjderick, the godfather, god-father, the Infanta Maria Theresa representing rep-resenting the godmother, the Archduch- ess Isabella. The king, all the royal family, the prime minister and ministers, minis-ters, the British and Austro-Hungarian ambassadors, the Bishop of Sion (who sprinkled the child with holy water from the Jordan), and many noblemen and grandees of Spain, accompanied by , their wives, assisted at the brilliant ceremony. cer-emony. After luncheon the king and I the royal, family and guests walked I through the park and admired the cele- j brated- fountains, which played in honor of the occasion. At night a gala ban- j quet was given in honor of Archduke Frederick. |