The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-31

An Unembellished Portrait OF Queen
Victoria and the Royal Family.
Rev. Mr.. Raylies, who is contributing
series of letters to Zion's Herald, furnishes
the following pen portrait of Queen Victo.
ria and the Royal Family, which, while it
is not very fattering, is likely correct:
"Having been disappointed by slow
train in reaching the place in season to see
the Queen and her husband and children
enter, determined to get as near Her Ma
jesty as possible, and succeeded in getting
into small enclosure just in front of her
stand, which enclosure 1 have reason to
think from notice, was designed only for
members of the Jockey Club" 1t was
very good place, however, and for an hour
or two had the most favorable opportuni-
ty of looking at and quizzing the Queen,
Prince Albert, Prince Of Wales, Princesses
Alice, Helen and Louis, together with Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
the Count of Flanders, Prince Louis OF
Hess-in all, eleven carriage loads of royal
ty and nobility. Prince Albert is good,
wideawake, sensible looking man, familiar
and easy, and fit for husband to queen,
which he is, and only is. The Prince OF
Wales is about eighteen, of light complexion
and rather spare looks like fair, sensible
senior in college, and will graduate in Ox'
ford some time in June. The Princesses re-
semble very strongly the Prince OF Wales,
and are not especially noticeable for beauty;
indeed, | should not have looked at them
single minute were they not daughters OF
the throne. AS to the other personages, l
saw nothing that would attract attention.
There were a thousand on the field better
looking, and, to all appearances, equally SEN
sible. | suppose it does not require much
sense to patronize horse racing does it?
Well, what of the Queen? l am not in
England, and so l may speak. Understand,
l was within from twenty to sixty feet OF
her for more than an hour, looking with my
own natural eyes, and with the same eyes
assisted by powerful race glasses, which l
borrowed. Let me say, then, as l think.
Before l express my thinkings, however, let
me remind you that very recently the Queen
refused to sit for likeness to an American
artist because she said her time was fully
employed. That is not the reason, as you
will guess. Queen Victoria is doubtless a
mother of several children, and is said to be
an excellent wife, mother and woman, which
is likewise doubtless; but she is not hand
some, as some of her portraits represent her;
she is not good looking even, according to
my taste. That kissable little mouth you
have seen in her portrait was borrowed, for
it is not in her face. Her mouth is rather
drawn at the corners, and arched in the mid.
die. Her complexion is that have named
for her children, but her skin looks blotched
and unhealthy. 1 especially watched her
manners in her conversation, and her move.
ments among the family and visiting Royal
ty, and l must say she was entirely wanting
in what is termed grace, and was certainly
very far from appearing Queenly, according
to the conventional meaning of that word
When she bowed in response to the hearty
cheers of her loyal subjects, there was look
of the disdainful attached to stiff anC
cherries motion of the head. was for q
moment within ten feet of her, and noticed
the same expression. Speaking with a
gentleman in Paris about her the other day
be remarked, oh, she does very we'll for q
Queen to fill the throne she makes good
mother and wife-that is about ALL More
than once heard this sentiment expressed
The portraits you see are portraits of the
conventional Queen, and not the real"