New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-20


"Wit thou take his man for thy welded husband -
she accepted with warmth and tenderness of emo
ton which gaze little doubt that her heart went with
her hand.
Aswe propose 70 devote a separate niche in gal
ery Of portraits TO Prince Albert it may now suffice
TO saw that few marriages in any circle of life have
been crowned with more unbroken happiness. In
domestic virtue in purity of taste, in healthy refine
ment of enjoyment, the Royal life presents an exam
ME which not alone the court but the cottage may inn
itae with advantage. The Queen in her habits im-
tates much more the industry and activity OF tho
New-England lady than the Incidence and ease which
characterize the Old England fashionable life At an
early hour she may be in the gardens OF Buck
ingham Palace or the slopes at Windsor IN PLAIN
cottage bonnet in brisk walk with her husband, or
caring with tender finger for some sekly flower. And
the Ianguid ladies who lo istessly about the court
often lisp their lamentaon at having the leaf OF their
delicate slumber stirred by such early breeze. In
deed two Summers since, on d visit to that
mimic mockery of Court at Dublin which,
like a turnkey in his masters clothes, apes the
foies and fraiies of Royalty without possessing us
manners or its men, the Queen threw the Lord Leu
tenant and his lieges into commissions OF confusion oy
arriving at the castle at hour when the suggard
slaves Of fashion were asleep In her Highland home
of Bamora the bunch of fresh heath and glass from
sparkling spring carried at the first blush OF morn
ing to her bedside, and she may be seen clamoernS
up tie bonnie banks and down the merry braes wi
"her wee bit BARNS to the delight OF the good Scotch
housewives around Previous H. her marriage, riding
on horseback was the avorite exercise of the Queen
and under the tuition of Miss Quentin, the daughter
of Sir George Quentin Colonel of the Tenth Hussars,
she had acquired graceful and firm seat. Riding IS
that which monarchs do best, Taleyrand says, f)r
horses cannot hater. In those days her appearance
in the Park, surrounded by gay and giitierng
cavscade of equesrians brilliant feature IN the
summer evenings of Rotten Row. Onher entrance to
the Park the Queen along the avenue like flash,
and with loyal courtesy cavaliers and carriages ranged
themselves on either side, while the Royal Lady rode
through and received the homage of her admring
subjects. But those bright days of youth are past
Her position has been of such almost unnter-
rupted interest and the young plants have succeeded
each other in the royal nursery with such luxurant
rapdity that rocking has supplanted riding and the
hobby displaced the horse Both the Queen and
Prince devote several hours in the day to the sociery
and instruction Of their children, and usually make OF
the chdrens dinner pleasant preface to the pomp
and parade of royal banquets. The Queen has
discovered that healthy spring in which alone
the philosophers stone of happiness is found
employ ment. Those hours which do not belong to the
sacr duties of the mother she devotes to the enjoy
men of the most refined pursuits. Some of her sketches
and drawings display much grace of design and exc
cution Under the skilful tuition of Costa she has
become fair proficient in the science OF music, and
the glorious Labache has taught her to play with some
taste on that beautiful OF all instruments, the
human voice. lie speaks with the most afectlonate
pride of his pupil, who every night that her master
sings may be seen hanging with rapturous dehgnt
over that huge volcano of song. Both Queen ana
Prince are passionatey fond of music, and are always
TO be seen when in town at the Royal box In the
Opera which stands within two of the stage on the
right hand side of the first tier. Though she usually
screens herself behind parapet of curtain from the
fire of the lorgnette she is occasionally visible. Out
of the season the evenings at the palace are passed IN
social rubber of whist to which the Queen is especially
partial, or in agreeable and refined conversation She
usually singles out the most cultivated and dis
tinguished of her guests her particular prey with
out consideration of any rank but that of merit AT
one of the most brilliant banquets of last Summer at
which the most distinguished statesmen and foreign
ministers were guests the Queen passed the whole
evening on sofa in earnest and delighted CONVERSE
ton with Col. Eyre, a distinguished Eastern soldier
In Ireland too on her visit to the Exhibition, she paid
her first and only visit to the nobleman Of nature, that
giant of industry, William Dargan, and when he was
pointed out in the crowd on her visit to that temple
which his generous munifcAce had reared, forgetful
of the mobiles of rank around her and of all her
honest admiration she rushed forward with the Joyous
surprise of girl and almost Rugged him.
In truth that high moral tone which throws around
the circle of Aristocracy of which the Duchess OF
Sutherland is the head such radiance of spiritual
refinement and Christias benefceDce, has drawn
its chief strength from that fostering sympathy
for all that is enrolling and eevating, and that I'M
finching contempt for all that is frivolous and mean
in human nature, which animate every action OF the
accomplished husband of the Queen, and find in her
good and kind heart womanly echo This feeling
which pervades their every movement and thought
exercises a magic influence over all with whom they
are brought in contact intoxicating charity for those
dependent on relief and sympathy for those dependent
| ON encouragement. And however may mourn
over the gulf which the customs and privileges of
barbarous and feudal times may still make
between different classes of the one great common
humanity in England, it is impossible to view without
admiration the manner in which the democratic law
of love is carried out within the precincts of palace
which "harbors," as The London Times charac-
teristcalIy observes, the half feudal, half repub-
"lican English Queen" 1t sets proud and noble
example. And if the relations between master
and servant, lady and maid, employer and employee
were throughout the rest of the community invested
with the same kindly sympathy and gentle interest
and graceful delicacy which invariably mark the re-
lations of the Queen and her husband with those