Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-29
A Picture Of Queen Victoria and the
Royal Family.

Rev. II. Baylies, who is writing a series
Of letters from England TO the Xions Her
aid, draws the following picture of Queen
Victoria and tho royal family, which dir,
iers materially from the rosescolored por.
traits that are generally presented of her
Majesty. The picture was taken at the
Ascot Races. 1t is well the artist delayed
drawing it until after he was off of Britisl,
soil He says:
Having been disappointed by slow
train in reaching the place in season TO
see the Queen and her husband and chill
dren enter, | determined to get as near
her Majesty as possible, and succeeded in
getting into small enclosure Just in front
of her stand, which enclosure, | have rea.
son to think from notice, was designed
only for "the members of the Jockncy
Club 1t was q very good place, howey-
er, and for an hour or two | had the most
favorable opportunity of looking at and
quiazing the Queen, Prince Albert, Prince
OF Wales, PrIncesses Alice and Helen and
Louise together with her Royal IIighness,
the Duchess of Cambridge the Count of
Flanders Prince Louis of Hess in all,
eleven carriage loads Of royalty and no.
bility.
Prince Albert is good, wide awake
sensible looking man, familiar and easy,
and iii for husband TO q queen, which
he Is, and only is. Prince of Wales is a.
bout Is, Of light complexion and rather
spare looks like fair, sensible senior in
college, and will graduate at Oxford some
time in June. The Princesses resemble
very strongly the Prince of Wales, and
are not especially noticeable for beauty !;
indeed, | should not have looked ut them
a single minute were they not daughters
OF the throne. AS to the other personals
ges, ! saw nothing that would attract at
tention. There were thousand on the
field better looking, and to all appearan-
ces equally sensible. | suppose it does
not require much sense to patroni2e horse
racing, does it? Well, what OF the Queen
] am not in England, and so may speak.
Understand, | was within from twenty to
sixty feet Of her more than an hour, look
ing with my own natural eyes, and with
the same eyes assisted by powerful race
then as | think.
Before express my thinkings, howev.
or, let me remind you that very recently
tho Queen refused to sit for likeness to
an American artist, because she said her
time is fully employed. That is not the
reason, as you will guess. Queen Victo>
ria is doubtless the mother of several chill
dren, and is said to be an excellent wife,
| mother and woman, which is likewise
doubtless but she is not handsome, as
some of her portraits represents her she
is not good looking even, according to my
taste. That kissable little mouth YOU
have seen in her portraits was borrowed,
for it is not in her face. Her mouth is
rather drawn at the corners, and arched
in the middle. Her complexion is that |
have named for her children, but her
skin looks blotched and unhealthy.
especially watched her manners in her
conversation and her movements, among
TIE family and visiting Royalty, and |
must say she was entirely wanting in what
is termed grace, and was certainly very
far from appearing Queenly according tc
the conventional meaning of that word
When she bowed in response TO the hear.
ty cheers of her loyal subjects, there was
a look Of the disdainful attached to stiff
and cheerless motion of the head was
for moment within ten feet of her, and
noticed the same expression.
Speaking with an Engishman in Paris
about her, tho other day, he remarked
80, she does very we'll for Queen to fill
the throne; she makes good mother and
! wife, and that is about all" Moro than
once heard this sentiment expressed. -
The portraits you see are portraits of the
conventional Queen, and not the real.
STMULENTs. The Louisville JorAa
beautifully says: "There are times when
the pulse "lies low" in the bosom, and
beats slow in the veins; when the spirit