Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-25
DAILY LEADER.
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1 The Canada Observer makes the follow
ing observations upon the personal ap-
! pearanee Of Queen Victoria:
late years, especially since the sad
loss OF her husband, Queen Victoria has
undergone a great change, both in mind
and body. She never was possessed of
great beauty, and the charm of her pres
ence always arose far more from the
natural expression of an amiable DISPOSE
tion than from any regularity of feature
or grace of manner She never was on
lowed with the irresistible destinations of
the queen OF Scots, or with the imperious
air OF Elizabeth, which extorted a reyer-
ence that could not be refused. Her ewes
are blue and bright, her hair dark, and
ner complexion Is now somewhat sallow.
1t IS marked by deep lines of affection.
and yet those do not make her expressions
less attractive. 1t has been we'll observed
that sickness and sorrow refine most
countenances, and hers is another ~illustra-
ton of the truth of this saying. In the
approaches of ago, she has gained that
which may be called the beauty of good
ness. Ii Is undoubtedly true that old
age, provided it be found in the wav of
Righteousness, gives to the features
beauty not their own.
LII the emotions of the mind be good.
the lines of the face will become more and
more beautiful, as time wears, and the
sensuous charms of color, delicacy and
the regularity of features fade. This is
certainly apparent in the face of Queen
Victoria at present.
"In stature she is rather inferior to the
average height, and looks far more males
tic when seated than standing, and vet
wherever n whenever she is seen. She
always bears the obvious marks of A noble
lady. No one could meet her, under any
circumstances, without perceiving at once
that she is highbred and accustomed to
command. She cares little for dress, and
at Balmoral, Osborne, or any of her
where she is in the bosom of her
she wears very plain and unpre-
garments, such as some, at least.
Of our fair countrywomen would not allow I
to be seen in at any time She !
disikes pomp and display, and does not !
often appear in public, never, except when |
great occasion seems to demand it.
all the Americans who have visited |
very few have seen Victoria, while q
nearly every traveller has looked upon I
Louis Napoleon and Eugene, who are I
frequently seen driving about Paris with I
he greatest freedom. In consequence of !
his reserve, the spectacle is much more q
IMPOSING and attractive when she does ap- /
)ear. a
"She Is an extremely good horsewoman, L
nd manages her steed with great address Ii
nd fe~arlessness. At the encampment at n
a few years ago, she appeared on .
uorseback, and was, of course, the admired o
f all bebOlders, as she rode on the field II
n her dark bay Templar. She wore a s.
ong dark robe of some thick, rich materi- p
|, a closely fitting jacket, with but few te
rnaments, and a low dark hat, with a long a
lack ostrich feather. In her hand she 9
arried al elegant riding whip, with a
andle of gold, and a carbuncle set in the =
Of it. She rode along the lines with T.
race, and really, for the time, one re- =
allied to mind, irresistibly, the energetic
resencc of Elizabeth, as she passed before
er soldiers at the threatened invasion of
he Grand Armada, and with burning
-ords urged them to do and dare every
onOrable deed in behalf of Old England
nd its Virgin Queen. r
d" Victoria always appears well at a re-
ew, and has that magnetic glance of the
e which leads every soldier to believe FIR
at his sovereign looks directly at him on {
oh an occasion. This quality is not un- n
equently possessed by great generals, i
Ough very few women ever have sufici- &
It nerve TO show il. n