Russian Court, the, a charming custom at, 169 the mazurka a favourite dance at the, 168
Scandinavia, Socialism in, 251 the simple life of, 252
Scandinavian democracies, the, 190 _et seq._ diplomats, 89
Socialism in Belgium, 183 in England, 253 in Germany, 136 in Italy, 182 in Sweden, 202 the ethics of, 250 _et seq._
Spain, “anti-clerical” revolts in, 57, 58 becomes a republic, 1 caciques in, 56 _et seq._ corruption in, 55, 94 influence of the Duc de Montpensier in, 72 intricacies of Government in, 55 _et seq._ king-making in, 48 _et seq._ medical science in, 90-92 priests and their rule, 56 religion and politics in, 57 Republicanism in, 58 taxation in, 56 the aristocracy of, 93 the Catholicism of, 98 the church and courtship, 66-7 the claque in, 52-3 the Clerical party in, 73 the question of succession, 42 the Salic law in, 50 the Viaticum in, 81 _et seq._ tricks of deception in, 54
Spanish Court, the, life at, 85 the diplomats, 87 _et seq._
Sweden, King Gustav of, 204 King Oscar of, 204-5 Socialism in, 203 the aristocracy of, 201 the Court of, 204 the Crown Prince of, 203 the Crown Princess of, 130, 204 the Parliament of, 202 the Queen of, 204
Sweden and Norway, union of, repealed, 192, 200, 205
Tunbridge Wells, the Comte and Comtesse de Paris at, 105, 116
Universal peace, the ideal way of obtaining, 251
Vatican, the, and the Infanta Eulalia, 182 and the Italian Court: a quarrel, 95
Versailles, 32 of Spain, the. (_See_ La Granja)
Viaticum, the author’s experiences of, 81 _et seq._
Victoria, Queen, and a problem of Court etiquette, 131 description of, 109 jubilee of, 112, 174
Wales, Albert Edward, Prince of, at the wedding of Alfonso XII., 129 Prince (Edward) of, his birth, 120 Princess of (now Queen Mary), birth of her first son, 120
William II., German Emperor and Edward VII., 114, 134, 137, 138 and the divinity of kingship, 135-6, 140, 154, 165, 243 and the Great War, 242-3 as host, 146-7 at the Ordensfest, 138-140 his children, 145 his flattery of the author, 141 his literary tastes, 153 his love of Berlin, 147-8 his personality, 134, 137 his punctuality, 144 his religious instincts, 135-6, 242 the household of, 134-5 the Infanta Eulalia’s visit to, 134
Woman, the equality of, in Norway, 197 _et seq._