Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-10
THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1860.
. PICTURE OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND
THE ROYAL FAMILY.

. PICTURE OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND
THE ROYAL FAMILY.
Rev. II. Haylis, wh, is writinga series
Of letters from England to the Zion Herald,
draws the following picture of Queen Veto
ala and tie R1val Family, which differs ma
trria!!v from the rose colored portraits that
are generally presented Of her Majesty
The nirf1re was taken at the Ascot Races
Il j. well that the artist delayed drawing 1t
until after he was off British soil. lie says:
Having been disappointed by a sio" Tram
II reaching the place in season 10 see the
Uuecn and her husband and children enter,
{ determined to get as near her Majesty as
,oxsibla. and succeeded In getting into q
small enclosure ust in front OF her stand
which enclosure 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 opportunity OF looking at ana
cui2zing the Queen, Prince Albert, Prince
If Wales, princesses Alice, and Helen, ard
Louise. together with her Royal highnesS
the Duchess Of Cambridge, the Count OF
Flanders, Prince Louise of llesse, in all
eleven carriage loads of royalty and nobility.
Prince Albert is good, wlde-awake, sen
sible looking man, familiar and easy, and mt
for husband 10 Queen, which he Is, and
only is. The Prince Of Wales is about Is,
OF light complexion and rather spare; looks
like fair, sensible, senior III college, and
will graduate at Oxford some time in June.
The Princesscs resemble very strongly the
Prince OF Wales, and are not especially no.
ticeable for beauty; indeed, | should not
DAUGHTERS OF the throne. As to the other
pcrsonage<, saw nothing that would attract
attention. There were ii thousand Oh tho
field better looking, and to all appearance
equally sensible. suppose it does not re-
uuire much sense to patToniZe horse-racing,
does it? Well, what of the Queen? am
not in England, and 50 may speak. IN
der,tand, | was within from twenty to sixty
feet of her more than an hour, looking with
my own natural eyes, and with the same
eyes assisted by powerful race glasses, which
| borrowed. Let me say, then, as | think.
Before express my thinkings, however,
let me remind you that very recently the
Queen refused 10 sit for likeness 10 an
American artist, because she said her time
is fully employed. That is not the reason,
IS YOU will guess. Queen Victoria is doubt
II ifiDlIti vi ''S - ''N'N1
70 be an excellent wife, mother and woman,
which il likewise doubtless but she is not
handsome, as some of her portraits represent
her she is not good looking even according
to my taste That kissable little mouth YOU
have seen III her portraits was borrowed,
for it is not in her face. Her mouth Is rather
drawn at the corners, and arched IL the mid
die Her complexion is that have named
FOR her children, but her skin looks blotched
and unhealthy. | especially watched her
manners III her conversation, and her move
inents among the family and visiting royal
ty, and must say she was entirely wanting
in what is termed grace, aud was certainly
very far from appearing llueenIv, according
to the conventional meaning of tho word
When she bowed in response 10 the hearty
cheers Of her loyal subjects, there was a
look of the disdaintul attached to stiff and
cherries motion of the head. ! was tor
moment within ten feet OF her, and noticed
the SEINE expression.
Speaking with an Englishman in Paris
a5ort her, the other day, he remarked -
"Oh, she does very we'll for Queen 10 nil
the throne she makes good mother and
wife, that is about all More than once
heard this sentiment expressed. The por-
traits YOU see are the portraits OF the concc't-
Houol Queen, and not the real