Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-03
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE&

THE ROYAL DAIRY IN ENGLAND.-'Bur
leigh" writes to the Boston Journal an account
of his visit to Prince Albert's model farm at
FrOgmore:
Frogmore is within the Royal Park at Wind
sor. The palace is plain country residence,
with nothing to distinguish it from thousand
others in England. The sight Is superb and
the surroundings interesting. Not tar from
the mansion is the mausoleum OF the Prince
Cousort-a tall, square brick tower with pom
ted roof. No one is allowed to visit the tomb
except on the anniversary OF the Prince S death.
Then the tradespeople Of Windsor are allowed
TO visit the shrine. The common people loved
the Prince very much, and they had reason to-
Tor he was kind master. In portion OF the
royal grounds Prince Albert laid out his model
farm. He erected superb buildings and nitro,
duced all modern Improvements, tined all
modern experiments, and gave the country the
benefit Of his experience. When the sharp eye
and vigilant hand Of the Prince lay eoid IN
death, the beauty OF the farm began to decline;
was there on Thursday, and the e STIFFNESS OF
Pompeii reigns over the place. The exqulsl-
telv arranged ouadrangular buildings were de.
serted One side, where the fifty one dairy
cows are kept, was in prime order. The rest
showed neglect. A few pigs sporting IN pen
exhibited all the lite to be seen on the farm.
The royal dairy alone remains in active use.
The building occupied as dairy res mbleS a
lodge at the gate of q palace. The interior Is
exquisitely fitted up. The walls and floor are
OF the finest china. The royal arms and medal
lion hkenesses of the entire royal family sur
round the room. Fountains play, and ingeni-
Gus arrangements have been made tor ventlla-
ton and to keep the temperature even at ali
times of the day aud all seasons OF the year.
The presiding genius OF this establishment Is
u Welsh woman, serupulously neat, IN the
peculiar garb of her country, the conspicuous
part OF which was low. crowned peculiar shaped
hat The milk used on the royal table at the
Castle and in London is obtained from this
dairy. The pans, about fifty in number, are
OF china and of peculiar shape, made from
models furnished by Prince Albert. The milk
from the twelve Alderney COWS is kept by itself
for the Queens special use. From this the
butter is made that is placed on the royal table.
Ii follows the Queen wherever she goes. DAILY
the couriers from Downing street start with
their box Of dispatches for Osborn, Balmoral,
London, or wherever her Majesty may be.
Just as regularly starts the messenger with the
royal butter to find the Queen. At Osborn
and Balmoral the Queen has her own dairy Tor
milk, but the butter she must have from Frog
more. saw rolls OF golden butter ready to be
sent OH. LII was very telnpuDS 10 tue eye anu
sweet to the tooth. The churn used at FROG
more is metallic one, in shape like barrel,
and rotary. Pans, pals and cans all bore
the royal monogram-''V. Il. The dairy is
called the modern dairy. But no one without
royal revenue could afford such an arrange
ment. Conspicuous in the room, in gold let
ters, is the announcement that that dairy was
constructed by Prince Albert, in the twenty
first year of her Majesty's reign.