CHAPTER XXII 172-180

Queen Elizabeth (Carmen Sylva)--An early dilemma: no divorcees, no court--A quaint divorce story--The true story of the meeting of Carol and Elizabeth--Did she love the country or its King?--Her dead child’s tomb--The Queen as a writer--Her passion for music--Pity the poor professional!--Cold soup for the King--The Queen’s personal appearance--Her asylum for the blind, and the German manager who failed--“My sixtieth birthday,” and how it was spent--The Queen and the _enfants terribles_--The orphans of the “Asyle Hélène”--Cotroceni and its unlucky palace.