Margaret of Savoy, the silver-haired
du< he-? dowager of Genoa, mother of the
queen of Italy, despite her age and rank,
walks to church like the poorest working
woman of the town. The lenten season
she always spends with her daughter in
Rome, and the Roman churches are in
variably overcrowded and heated to ex
cess at this season, but with the exception
of a lady in waiting and two or three
gentlemen in attendance, who do their
best to keep the venerable lady from the
presence of the crowd she takes her chances
with the rest. The devotion displayed bv
the queen for her mother is very beautiful,
and no matter how unseasonable the hour
at which Margaret of Savoy arrives at
Rome, even though it be midnight, as on
the occasion of her last visit, she is sure to
find not a -errant and guard of honor, but
a king and queen at the station to meet
her and escort her to the palace.
Deal Cent)y With the vtoinarh.
