The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-08 00:00:00

THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.

But what will these ten millions of females say when they
learn that Queen Victoria, the highest gentlewoman in the
land, did, down to the lamented death of the Prince, pay
daily visits of inspection of her kitchen, pantry, and confec.
tionary, and still-room, and was proud of, and did herself
show those rooms to her visitors when staying at the Castle;
and, carrying out the recognised ,principle of female duty,
model kitchens were constructed at Windsor and Osborne,
where all the princesses, from the eldest downwards, have
passed a portion of each day in acquiring a knowledge of the
various duties of domestic economy in the management of
a household. In their model kitchen the princesses have
daily practised the art of cookery and also confectionary in
all its various branches. There is a small store-room ad•
joining each kitchen, where each princess in turn gives out
the stores, weighing or measuring each article, and making
an entry thereof in a book kept for the purpose ; besides
which, the princesses make bread ; awl that is not all, they
have a dairy where they churn butter and make cheese.
Among the miscellaneous matters here introduced
as bearing upon the subject of female education, is
an extract of a speech of Lord Brougham at the
National Science Congress in 1862, in which his
lordship pays a very beautiful tribute to the useful
labours of the Sisters of Charity. As every reformer
has a particular panacea of his own, so in the opi-
nion of the author of this dissertation on " The
Gentlewoman," the true remedyfor all the deficiencies
and difficulties of the ladies and poor ladies of the
day, is to be found in the Model Kitchen, pictures
of which, and various recipes well adapted for
which, are contained in the latter portion of the
book. 'Many of these recipes will uo doubt prove

highly acceptable to the fair reader, esPeciallY til°se
temptingly entitled " Inexpensive trifles (whie?
prevent the master of the mansion going to his
club)." After quoting which vire need surely sap
no more to commend this " Gentlewoman" to the
attention of tier fair namesakes.
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Pictures of the Pas: and other poenlB
William Bradfield. 1,0111030 and al
Co.o. o
The author of these unpretending little rf
tp;
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tells us that he especially delights
way places," "nut of the way books," and "ft
Many a I°ll
of the way lore of every
walk," he says, have I taken to view some (301 r
ruin or some famous site; many a Pleasant 11°
s
fashion
any
have I passed over some ancient book;
time courted the quaint relations of old 06-bee,
people—anything out-Df-the-way has
ever bees
an attraction, a pleasure, a passion, espe---
N.... ottiung
when connected with my native county
hamshire." After this introduction we
are
o;
the
surprised to find among the poems which the
pages of this volume old legends, such e,-,,,res
Stoneman and Robin Hood's Stride, and
of old places, such as St. Ann's Well, I:c'
tv ter
Orpah'sßeturn, and other Poems. BY A 61
Alfred Hills. One Vol. Pp. 123. Bard ter
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The first little poem in this volume is wig
the melancholy return to her deserted home otter
Orpah, the sister-in-law of Ruth, when the Afitioy
had followed their motheir in her exile, 71 for
other interesting themes have been Beleete d
by
versification, among others the incident recorde,r4
Mrs. Jameson, when the fair sister of St• nere bet
attired in gorgeous array, and surrounded biota,
attendants, visited her brother's abbey of Clieirnltap
and the abbot, scandalised by her pride and
resod
refused. to see her, and bade her return licle_efirds
after,
real
imitate her mother. This sister became
a.model of humility and piety. While there i° goo.
vigour evidenced in some of the desoriPt,ile:lllo
sages, as in the delineation of the boar 11/ oille
Death of Atys," we cannot congratulate 3111, bee
upon any very great poetic ability which be bee
displayed in the composition of the carious°
here collected.
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The Pearl of the phone : and other P° ern6
w
William Duthie, author of a " Trall3Ps
Hardwicke. ttno shed
esred
The author of these poems has alrendl ol
in prose. He has now for the first tine Pus ;
a volume of poems, some of which have sire: thii
peared in the magazines. As a fret 086.7051
collection is full of promise; there is 11,, pale
sweetness about the verses contained in this
.i °olilat
which presents a pleasing contrast to raanY "over,
works we have recently had occasion to
turn
Stoddard,

The King's Bell.
Teis is a very
eh4ayrnißiniocheartod:evaerrYi2h 0
the
Pickering. /00011
told in verse of a certain Kin°. Felit "--I°. y viil"
pride and joy of youth, erected a gilded befvirlifilll
a bell of wondrous tone to ring .‘ on ele'dilid" be
day." He prophesied that his peoPis
everyWct- (Isl
deafened by the ohimes., expecting that apt
ofhis life he should indeed be "LIS hsFlil''Ateet
King."
Alas, experience teaches a A aroPe
andlesson, t e and it is not till his lifeless 11sn'otitredi
powerless by his side that the silken cord is
Poems.
Pearl of Days,"
" BKyi n
Bg '.s Bell"il .
F ofar
Farquhar,
joy h rairn, g s forth.
fi V
author °
ff Itolin'
1 e chTt ihoins elift tie
moralwo rkancontains
eau
sverreye
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liutsarpyaglleos,wwittichltaries 01' gr hood,
Historical Odes and other Poems. "111 11:1111:571
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first
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Hitherto, he reminds us, all information objeols
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The Wars of Wapsburgh. By the
Heir of itedclyffe." Grootehrldwghee. geira•
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Redclyffe" and many other charming wow,
a erg
here exercised her ingenuity in constreet.,l7:ol,A oso
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other than a Queen Wasp, and WaPBa rialli 'h°;
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