, 1875-02-07

throughout its whole course. Tile record of
their private Lives is one unvarying account OF
mutual lore, confidence. aud fidelity. From the
cares OF state and the complex trials that oeset
both, they ever turned for rest and consolation
to eaoh other, and to their beloved children.
Many charming glimpse OF their connubal and
pate1na1 felicity do We catch sight Of as the
years glide on. Ip 1843, the Prince writes to his
lifelong friend. Baron stochmar: "The chll-
dren, in whose welfare you take SO kindly an in
te1est, are making most favorable prograss. Tho
eldest, Pussy il now quite little parsonage.
She speaks English aud French with great
auency and choice of phrase;" md the Queen
adds: "0ur Pusseue learns verse OF Lamar
tine by heart which ends with lie tableau 60
dsroule u mes pieds.' To show you how well
she understood this difficult line, must tell you
the following bon mot: When she WAS riding on
her pony, and looking at the COVE and sheep, she
turned to Madame Charrier (her governess), and
said, VOLTA le saoleau qui SO deroule mea
pieds.' Is not this extraordinary for child ct
years?"
The fayo-ite amusement Of the leisure hours
Of the Queen and Prince VAS the practice OF
music and drawing, in which arts both excelled.
Singing aud playing together was their especial
recreation. The organ was the chosen i1stru-
ment Of the Prince, aud with what skill he per
formed upon it may be learned from the follow
ing letter by Lady Lyttleton, written soon after
his marriage:
Yesterday evening, sitting here comfortably
after the drve by ccndle-dght, reading Ii. Guizot,
suddenly thero arose from the room beneath OBJ suc
sounds It was Erince Albert-de4r lrluCe
Albert-playing the organ and with such master-
skill, it appeared to nle 1noQuatlnE 60 learnejy,
winning through every kind Of bass aud chor' I'LL he
t1fn
sgaip louder and then sufter- No tune and anu too
distant perceive ths execution h:A touches, 30
only heard the hnrmcny; but I never listened with
much more pleasure any uac. 1yentured at dinner
to ask him what had hezrl ''Oh, my organ new
possession Of n.ne. Rm So fond ct the organ! It
is the first of irstrumetp the only instrument for
expressing ones feelings! II thought Are they not
good feelings that the oroun exyresses?] Aud it
teaches to play; for the organ a''&tte: On. such
misery! anu lie qulte shuluercd At the thought Of
the soetenuto Gscord.
The Prince was devoted patron Of music and
the fine arts and did much to cultivate d taste
for them among the people By encouraging art
lists and the foundation OF administrations in
ENGLAND When Mendelssohn waB in Loudon,
in 1912, be visited the Prince At Buckingham
Palace, aud afterward gave delightful account
of his interview, from which we cory:.
Prince Albert had asked me to 60 to him On satu1-
day 1T O'Clock, that might try his organ before
left England. I found him alone, and, as we wei
a4Ao%
pie oruIugdress. She said she was obliged to les17
Tor Ca1elnont in hour, and then, suddenly inte.
confusion = for the ~nd Ind Uttered the whole soon
and the pedals Of the organ (which, by the wa:
made very pretty feature in Tie roo1n) with leaves
SPOKE she knet began picking up tho music.
Fxauce Albert helped aud !, too, not Idle. Then
Prince Albert proceeded to e1p.ain ths s.ots 70 me,
and she said TINT ahe would meanwhile pus th'nse
straight
I begged that thu Prince would hrst play ne aome-
thing, that rs said might bos4s Of it IN Ger
The pedals, SO charlninglg, and CLEARLY, End cor
recny that it would hav. done credit to Erotes~
csms e:,. and sat by lin, md listened. add looked
usss thoras from ~ St. Paul. Know lovely tas
they 10th. joined in tbs chorus; una I'll tic time
Prince Abe11 managed tho stors for ma 30 ceyery-
rs the sss at s forts the essst ohsaa a ,9. 1e
eudo with the stops sd to the end ot&de piece
and I'll by heart-tAat WIS really quite enchanted.
pxs more cl.ttlng; and the Queen aaked if I had
written my new sones and ss'1 che was seIy 1ona :,
sne said she would try tho :. Fruhlineslied In
nat. !" II it is still here che added, "for al my
vent to look for it, but back saying 1t VAS a.
ready packed. " But one might PERHAPS unFack II,
sad L Ne must send for Lady - she said 90
servants were sent after it. Int without and
ut l:st ii. Queen wont herself, and, willie she waa
gone Prince Albert said to me- she beGs @ you win &C.
Little case with beautiful ring on which Is engraved
"V. B., 1S42."
gone, and las taken I'LL my things with her. Il
really is most znnoying.n {fou can't think how that
amused mel. then begged thst might not 6s made
another song. After some consultation with her hrs-
band. he sid, 'tshe will sing 5ou something OF
Glucks.n Meantime the Princess Of Gotha had como
il. md va i've proceeded through various corridors
and rooms to the Queen sitt1ng-roon. The Duchess
Of Kent in, too. and willis they were oil TALKING
! rummaged about amongst the music, and soon dis.
her rather to ang one of thoss than tie Gluck, to
ea' ss aey ynI seaonef sehueI n sic
sang it quite cnarmiuy in strict time and tune. and
with rc1y good execution. Only in The Linz, "Des
then comes up sg21n automatically, she sang sharp
each time and gave her tho note both times Tue
last time tan9 and aes ouSh H. 70 hav9 ft. 1cn se
take it WIS reaiiS charming and the !ast long nase
never heard better, OF purer or more natur4 IRON
Fanny hsd written tue song (which found very hsrd,
but 1ride must baye fAl and to big ner 70 hnG one
Of my own also. Il would give le5 plenty o. he.p
reernpruch. Lass dch nrr, really quite faultless-
ly, and with charming feeling aud oppression. |
hought to mys enc must not pas t2p anfed
/ great many timcs; upon which she sad, - oA! II
only had not been 80 frightened generally ! nave
H.. AA&@'A
with the best ccnscence in tho world for 1ust fhat
ar with the long at the c;ose she had done 50 well
king the ttee following aud connecting notea IN the
same breath, seldom hears 1t done and, there
[ore amused douhly that she herself should have
begun about It. |
The extract is long, but the eoens it depicts is
10 interesting tha: tho reader will scarcely COM
,lain that it was not abbreviated
The Queen accompanied the Prince, in 1915. I
IN journey to Coburg, which vas crowded With |
happy incidents all the way. The Prince was
welcomed back to bis native land with fervor, !
while her Majesty WAS received with the honor
1ue her individual position. and with the regard
;ouchsafed her as the wife Of popular scion Of
he house OF Sake -Coburg. When in Bonn, at
banquet given at the Palace, the King Of Prussia |
pledged the health Of his Royal guests in words
yh1ch profoundly touched their hearts aud
.rousea tho enthusiasm Of all present. "Gen-
1emen," he said, "fu your glasses! There is
yord Of inexpressiblo sweetness to British as
7e1l "a to German hearts. Thirty years ago /.
echoed On the heights Of Waterloo from British /
md German tongues. after days Of hot and dea-