, 1874-09-12
QUEEN VICTORIA AT HOME.
Her Summer Residence on tho
: Isle Of Wight.

l. Isle OF Wight.
HOW Eaur Majesty Urcsaea ami l,ivus-
N0eH she Indulge IN Sftmutnnts T.
Her Hcnovelenco auu pnxslsn otay--
Ifkc"tso k4or Thriftialcss--1lEC Co1ltlt-
tion nj E1cr Farna Ls1horcrH--f1oANlp
About tho Princes and FsrfnccxHca--
Tho fnolr of Theodore OF Abyssintn.
a's c'''f' ''s Of IL sa &c 1g 1o;t ~ H. Correspondence If
Here I sm In tho snnshino and shadow Of
noyatty. ono ohnnot got out Of eithor. Eycry-
docGyard at por.smouth waa "Tho Koya1 Ns-
yat." Tho Yacht Club d1ba itaclf 10 likowiso.
Tho paltry, nnaccoinnodating steamboats, which
do tho forfying between thts point and tho towns
noyal Mali packota." 6ur Ti,errY itlt'nt i,std not
toucl,ed tho pebbly bcacl ht OoueB before wo
alatinguishcd through our ncld-glanuea "Tho
ROYAL Hotel. mud ;then "Tl1o Qqeon,s." and
at tic corner houso. who aolIs tca, biscuits. md
bacon, Is 'grocor to 1ior Majesty" and exhibits
his honort ID huge golden lottors. The butcher;
rosy and rubfound, evidently tinds atimu1nnt
to ,obeaity In tho Eli.toring announcement,
IL "puryoyor to tho Quoon." Tho barber follows
suit. aud 30 On.
OSBORNE cAsr1E.
] canto hero to soo the private residence ind
private life OF tho Queen OF aroat Britain.
Every old building In this conservative country
| has 4 pedigree, and this Is somot,mos aa long
! and in4olated aa that Of tho OFlalturtya Of Gal
NAY. Osborne, no aro told, wua o1,ce called
0ysterboutno, from tho oyster-bods of tho
Mddlna. Thon came the melancholy atory OF
ErBtaoo Mann. who during tho troublous times
OF tho Civil Var buried bngs Of gold and silver
| In coppioe. and not having markcd tho spot
wns now unable to fud thom. From Lady
1sapella Bl.tohford tho Quoon p,,rchAaod Tho
ehthto in 1910. Dy tho purchase of Barton and
other adjoining demestoa tho manor hos como
to include m area OF 5000 acres. The situation
| of tho castle is most desirable, On ono sidoit
| iB sheltered by woods and Plantations. and on
| tho other commands an extensive, delightful,
| and animated prospect. including tho naval
| stations Of Portsmouth and SpitllDad. Grit
,, by se* a,u and laud Il comprises g., !, ,nosrly
poets have sung. The climate is mild nud sa-
lubrioua. bprfug Bcts in at tho ond Of February;
and aftor tho Queen has enjoyed the freshnesa
and beauty or tho young year III thiH loTely spot
hero, In hor 1etsoat at Dalmoral. sho feels again
| tie warm breath Of aprtng md beos thu dlses
aud cowelips blow for The second time.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF osnOl!NH
! Tho palaoo Ia III the Palladlan style, and every
thing is aubordinatcd to tho necessities aud col-
| forts OF life. Tho building Ia quadrangulsr. A
oook-tower, 90 feet high, Hanks tho Bea-front on
other. In advance of tile tlag-tower arc tile roy
al apartments, commanding Oil uninterrupted
and glorious Wow. Two extensive terraces iu
front, adorned with fountains, atetnary, and
tho imposing facado. These terraces descend
! for twonty-aeyen feat to d lovely little valley
which leads TO tho. landing placo, tho battling
hotse, md tlio othcr adiunutH on tho aeQaoBtorod
portions. and arranged most commodiolsy.
The interior j., homoser, ren,aranhlo for ita OK
| simplicity. Tho rooms arc furnished in plain
mahogany, like the house Of any ordinary
country gentleuan. Choice sculpture, valuable
| paintings, md raro bronzes aud works Ut art,
however, abound. When oarly Bnmmer has
clothed Osborne in all itH yordaus loveIinoss. tn
Quaon, though naturally Of Adgosy,. rowing
disposition, l,as ofton been known to wish that
! the duties Of tho SsAto never calind hor away
from this her fayorito rcBllonce.
| THE v1nu1N QUEENS CRADLE.
| Tho majority Of tho paintings iu tho palace
| arc by English artiatH. Iaildsoor ID oyerywllere,
| aud frth's best works aro all hero. III oyory
mombers Of tho royal 1auaisy. II tho artiats do
not aattor thoiF royal mastorH, tho prneoB and
prlncosses may haro eonlo pretensious to beauty.
1ndeed the majority Of them have fine hguros,
| il, however, as O rulo, q markod waut Of intol-
| lect Of high order among tllen aud notably iu
Albert Edward, who, in tho cn,irse OF human
ovents, ih to be- fntnrp King OF England. Tho
Belonging to Quenu Elizabeth. To what purpose
tho Virgin Quet put 1t was more than any OF
our party could &ser.
| uor lilo. whaSS7&4 tho country, in that of MI
| ordinary lady-aways excepting the attention
shs has to giys to dispatches mid 70 tho visits Of
| members Of tho Government. The documents
! Bha roads with 1noBt zast aro those tlat como
! from tho Foreign Qnlco. 1t whs Prince Albert
who imbncd her With this peoulinr tasto. She
| risos early, generally ahnut Z, md apouds tho
! hrst hour or two in her bedroom. After this
| she is soon out Of doors. No gypsy could ill.,
| decd be fonder Of tho open mir, as she spends
! every available n1oment in exercise. In her
| morning walks eho iB always accompanied by
one ludy, gollerally tho princaas Beatrice.
JOHN BROWN,
"tho pampcred menial," walks behind them.
| Tho Queen ,a'idently is impressed with the
| force Of Lytslctol's baying, ttat 'sWomen, like
report and eYi report, sho sticka to John Brown,
hor faithful Scotch valot. Iu these ramhlos 4
stranger would noyor imagine the plain woman
before him was the Queen Of England. uer
fashionably made. Her lat IL naslsoo.a- -s.4apol,
and IN It there is Invariably 4 soaguu's wing.
This is her ,fayorito feather, but It costs her
| nothing, as the bird has boon slot for hor by
to tho eatato. ln connection with these
shout the royal household. 4 welI-kuown
Sootcllman was sent out to shoot gull. Ills
Wait to tho Aloiina ha managed to Rrotfaos cou-
bnt he was not forthcoming. at length ho ap-
poarod, and was uahored into the royal presence,
where 10 recslyod warm robnle. Nothing
daunted, Le replied: Weel, if ona is to bo
tietl to an hour Or twa, might as weol mao gang
simply directed to prepare for tho morning drive.
Tho only thing that maris tho approach Of roy
atty here Is the cautering Of an outrider-alwayH
On a white horso-Lefore the Queen'a carriage.
ThiH Is usually eociablo holding FOUR aud
drawn by two loraes. Tho coachmap and Brown
arc on tho box. Thoro is no gcntleman in watt
ing, uniess tho carriage ia btato QUO, drawu BY
four Aor8og.
HOW TIE DAY 18 SPENT,
Tho Quocn breakfasts carly aud heartily. Like
hor predoceHaor, Elizabeth Bhe mauifests do
cIdod partialitY for boefstaaxa. Tho moruiug
rcpast over, she laR her letters road to her, and
giYes instructions to her secretary. She very
seldom writes au autograph letter. SHE then
dsivos Or walks out and pays visits to 1or labor
ors aud tenantry. So accustomed arc those peo-
with none Of tho awe aud 1utter whicn tho
younger members Of tho Upper Ten fcol when
they arc presented at Court for tho first timo.
IN tho oolirao Of those visits an attendant car
rios silver canister containing the most fra !
giant Dohea THIS canister Ia not at all 10 for |
Fh1h ,ot,1