| Show A Gat Kide Airon s Wire Dots So r The of the Paris its risque Moulin oldest and character Rouge Ronge music noted 4 halls hallin on forthe e PARIS FARIS wives are Just as eager as asmore asmore ROYAL more humble ones to do a 11 little little snooping when they get the th chance around places where their pleas ure loving husbands are arc fond of going If this needed any proof it got it the theother theother other evening when Queen Victoria the born English born wife of King Alfonso of Spain insisted on seeing a performance at the notorious Moulin Rouge This music hall probably the most widely idel known of all till those thos in Paris is isone isone isone one which King Alfonso has often orten visited when h he has laid bid aside the cares of state and come hero to have t r i few days fling Bing at Parisian life But apparently the lure of seeing what a Moulin Rouge revue is like is is one that her husband had never shared with Queen r Victoria This time it was the th Queen instead of the King who was visiting Paris Patis alone After Arter she had done all the con con- conventional con con- conventional conventional things in the way of pleasure seek seek- seeking seeking ing visiting the Opera and attending two performances at nt the classic Fran Fran- Francaise Fran Fran-caise calse caise she astonished her official hosts by expressing an earnest desire to drop in nt at atthe atthe the Moulin Rouge and see the revue so wide wide- widely widely ly advertised advertised The police pollee official assigned as- as assigned as assigned signed as th the Queens Queen's escort threw up his hands in horror At x f King Alfonso wearing a doctors doctor's cap instead of ofa a crown when he recently received his honorary degree at Ox ford University first he thought he must have misunderstood misunderstood stood the Queens Queen's remark and when hen she insisted that there was no mistake about her desire to attend the Moulin Rouge he exclaimed But Your Majesty the tho protocol IHas Has Your Majesty thought of that The protocol to which the police officer made reference e is the agreement existing among the European powers to protect visiting royalty and other dig dig- dignitaries dignitaries again against t any situation which might be regarded as unworthy of their A Moulin Rouga k costume but ut not bone noot i one of f r R the most daring h j t position Such is i ithe tho the tho reputation of 1 the Moulin Rouge Rougo l tot for risque per per per- that the officer imme immediately thought tho the Queens Queen's proposed visit there something decidedly unworthy of her exalted rank The Queen explained that she was tully fully aware of the tho protocol but that she shedid shedid shedid did not think her dignity would bo be in the least impaired by the visit o t Queen Victoria of Spain who amazed her official hosts in 1 Paris by insisting to r on being taken ref s t 44 u Irv ti tit y i Y A 1 4 hA H IN r i Are you not the same om officer eer who was a assigned to guide King Alfonso on his recent visit to Paris Yes replied the police officer Well he told me that among other places you ou took him to the th Moulin Rouge the Queen went on and if my husband can go there without any Impairment of his dignity or any risk of his life I see no reason for formy formy formy my not going there thero as well Of course this settled the matter There was nothing for the police officer to do except escort the Queen to the tho Moulin Rouge He did think of com com- communicating communicating with the tho management of the music hall ball to tell them of the tho royal vis t titor it was to have that evening and to suggest that they tone down some parts of tho the performance But althou although h he said nothing to the tho Queen she seemed to divine his intentions intentions intentions and promptly said that she wished to attend the Moulin Rouge performance quite informally and without any ad- ad advance ad advance vance ance announcement to the management Thus it happened that the Queen of Spain attended what is considered one of the naughtiest stage performances to be seen in Paris Her Ifer queenly eyes saw sawall sawall sawall all the scantily draped beauties and ond listened to songs and dialogue more than a little risque If the tho Queen was displeased with what she saw and heard she gave no sign There was nothing in her attitude to indicate that she had any n idea of going back to Madrid and saying to her hus- hus husband hus husband band Well Alfonso the th next time tiree you go to Paris you must promise me not to togo togo togo go near the Moulin Rouge It Is 13 no place for a King However er it may be b that this is exactly what the Queen intends doing It Is sus- sus suspected suspected sus suspected that her visit to the Moulin Rouge wall only part of the snooping which she sho shedid sh did did around the tho resorts where her hus- hus husband husband hus husband band is frequently seen teen when he comes alone to Paris Attaches of the famous music hall say that Queen Victoria is very much mis- mis mistaken mis mistaken taken if she sir thinks her husband has visited Moulin Rouge only once It is said that the Moulin Rouge was some some- something something thing King Alfonso Altonso never wanted to miss when he came here as he has often done incognito and was was able to enjoy himself as he ho pleased The performance at the th Moulin Rou Rouge e is not designed for the edification ot of sedate wives wires and mothers or innocent young children It is i frankly intended to appeal to the type of visitor from America and England who goes away from Paris disappointed unless less he sees something that ho feels is very naughty My Indeed Some more moro discerning visitors from the United States think that the manage mannge management management ment of the tho music hall often otten sacrifices cleverness and beauty in the desire to tobe tobe tobe be sensational and risque And yet frequently fre- fre frequently fre frequently the Moulin Rouge has a revue to offer that has hns mor more ap appeal al than daring costumes and risque words word a and situa situa- situations situations can give Just what effect Is Queen Victorias Victoria's investigation of the amusements en- en enjoyed en enjoyed joyed by her husband in Paris going to have on his future pleasure trips That Thatis Thatis Thatis is what many are wondering and very ery possibly it is a matter of serious speculation speculation lation for the th King himself |
