Italian castles and country seats . tistic talents;and then she said, with the quaintest smile, That dayI met the King. Her Majesty still paints and clings to her pastelpencils, for she explained that she finds pastels mostsatisfactory for catching the fleeting and beautifullights of the sunsets or sunrises, the ever-changinglights on the water, and the many quickly varyingcolors in landscape painting. She has bought thelarger part of Sartorios landscapes, and it is greatlyto be regretted that she almost never exposes any ofher own painting. From art the subject wandered tomusic; the Queen, as
Italian castles and country seats . tistic talents;and then she said, with the quaintest smile, That dayI met the King. Her Majesty still paints and clings to her pastelpencils, for she explained that she finds pastels mostsatisfactory for catching the fleeting and beautifullights of the sunsets or sunrises, the ever-changinglights on the water, and the many quickly varyingcolors in landscape painting. She has bought thelarger part of Sartorios landscapes, and it is greatlyto be regretted that she almost never exposes any ofher own painting. From art the subject wandered tomusic; the Queen, as you remember, is an excellentviolinist. The Ladies-in-Waiting to-day were all myfriends, so that I did not feel in the least in a strangeland. Princess Teano was looking very handsome inblack, and she has kindly arranged for us to go, alittle later in the spring, to her great family castle ofSermoneta, from which her father-in-law takes his Viggiano I find as charming as ever, and sheseemed very glad to see me.[376]. ITALIAN CASTLES last one day she concluded to either stop her lessonsor venture to ask an explanation of these unsatisfyingcriticisms on the part of her teacher. Accordingly,the next day as she was finishing a picture, the mastercame behind her and was about to walk away with animpatient movement when the then Princess of Mon-tenegro asked if he thought her work was satisfactoryand if she were improving. I can teach you nothingmore!* was his almost disgruntled reply. The Queensaid from great discouragement she was highly de-lighted, and went home from her lesson determined todevote her life to the perfecting of her artistic talents;and then she said, with the quaintest smile, That dayI met the King. Her Majesty still paints and clings to her pastelpencils, for she explained that she finds pastels mostsatisfactory for catching the fleeting and beautifullights j^^ tij^ j^»l¥^t^ ©% #Mniifi«f^ Athfr Q(\Kff-ichanginglights on the water, and the irKUi
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