, 1879-05-20

but fertility In some degrcs approaching TO Il
may now iN,salbly ho tho boust Ut hcr etdrst
daughter Vlctoria, tho Princess lrnucrtnl Of Ger
horn m The 2lst uf November. 1910, md IL uoy
q grandmother, six months br(ore her D9th
brthaay. tles own eldest daughter, Charlotte,
who herself hcratnn n mother OH al0lNhY, wns
born on thu 24th Of duly, 1900, mud waa 1nnrricd
rctltlatr Prince Of eaxo.Aonfntcn utit HID
bonrghhatiscn.
AN AMnAssApon's DIARY.
s;r. t;,r e S,s r 1sss; Tr,s.,
Exccl!cncy Vico-Atssnlrnl Pnthuau, AmhnssA'!nr
II tlle French Republic to tho Court of q.
tnmcs, md Of nts granddaughter, Milo. Alnclte
tho la3e Nine. I'otlaan, nce slalassIs, and lo-
fore her eccolll .1Iurrlaga widow OF Il distln-
Evis1,cd t.ayh officer, Commodore 1sosc: brother
Ut an Admiral Ut tlte sa,'o nnnc. Ihe AZ,
not arrive n time 10 lid Ills a'niablo wife lust
farewell. 1le was tennorly attached to i'eT, I'M!
sutTera greatly from tho shock her rncxpcctcsl
death llas cal,se1. Twice sSecls ale sunt scr
Sro a1y VI w1s ,at IL aent !" 1:r S a rave u ss M
ch!t-chat Of fig high circles III which Alnbaa-
satlors sn0yc In Engtamlt wns fnror,Hl with.h
sight OF the carly .pugcs Of this alnry, IN
visits paii to divers members q, nc 1!oyai
Qucon the Admiral sn;d: "Y3uth ean dis
simulate, Attvaaccd aSe cAsinos. ., fte history
of the elderly man or womun,s l!tc 10 always
written on tic face, md there Ii no means tn i,at
l know OF to attpn,late tho rceord. Qhecn Vie
toria WIS pretty, then cotncly, uutt wunid now
bc decidedly plnln we're It not for the ispress
l,cr phys.ognomy bcnrs of . sir.'lons nn'l l'oly
{saintcl existence. She hns not tic English
love OF aellon. Il sense OF duty nlonu Keeps
her IN the world OF reality. To he truly happy
ano must suffer herself 70 drift Into dream.
land. a. Indy IN ter confidence told me TINT
beautiful scei,orv has the clrcy. on 1lcr A'oicstys
Imagination Which thu hsl Of Il iI1tIstclat. ihs
on tic keyboard of piano. Tie cxircssfon Of
whctl s!,r IS undressing son'cbuly WHO
Just nrcscutea to her. II then is sweet.
animated, nntl, adoye everything else, honest.
| caunot think l'ow l;nayishly-tnudc,i porso,n,
could SUPPORT hcr frank, opcn is'zc; They toll
matter Of fact, ahe has nearly a!waYs shown
dtsccrnmcnt la forming friendships nrd III Mac.
ing her con!lcnec. Aftrr prcatntrd nv, !st..
ters sl,o as|scl aout yli md 'lIle. Rose.' aud
shr Republic Tor sending to England rs ts Am.
lassador naval oiecr Of, |,r his mothers st'lct
English blood. The French nayy was very ropu'
lnr tn Engilld. md her Majesty lad always
heard .l,At .Frcneh naval otl!cers wcro men Ut
The PRINCESS Beatrice Is small sr,I lalr. She
gives mu The tdca OF ouing IN puor slcu!tll nn'l
Elthupt stan,ina. Her sister, tl,e Princess
wumrn in England were shu u W
Ito taller md much less stout. ehn
came up with her babies IRON Frogmoro when
was ut tl,e castle. HrF lltc Is placid and bcat!-
FIJI as tic scenes in tie mIist OF which snu lives.
1t Inns tic lenty, aoftncss, richness, u1Ml cn!ln
os tho Windsor lt,ldscnpc. The Princess Is tho
most skilled nechsrwu,nnn In Engla1,t,. ssse Is
also II tnusirnn Of superior excellence, n,iA
wundurful housewife md farmer Her poultry
yard n1d dairy arc mntlcts ot excellent tnalsnge-
ment. Nit the ]east Of irr tnients - pnn for
cooltine. Every tlay, when tl,u Quocn Is at
Windsor, she prepares, With her own hnnds, Il
dish tor her lunch, which is seut up to thu castle
in Il Norwegian apparatus fur keeping It hot.
'ipe riitt.eil ui tsss PRINCESS nrc vel! grown md
robust. The Queen eccns Il most loving grantl-
mother. She NcisaSr hides nor parades the
woulnnty sentiments IN ttlc exercise OF which
she nus found her greatest happiness"