The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02
GOSSIP ABOUT QUEEN VICTORIA.
victeria's Tastes ana Habits Her Treat
msnt Of Prime M,nisters-The HOAX she
Reads-Mer Daily Occupa lions Person
nj Likes ana Wisltkes.
London Truth

London Truth
Most Premiers have been extremely defer
ential toward the Queen, and tho only one
who was not sO-Lord John KuRsoll-had no
reason to congratulate himself upon his
crabbednese for he got into very ill-order NJ
Court, and found no support there In trying
times. He was one OF tho very few statesmen
who ever received downright sharp answer
from the Queen. This was In 1860. aiter the
Italian revolution, when the different Grand
Dukes were being dispossessed. The Duchess
OF Parma, In great Distress wrote to the
Queen, bcseccblng her TO intercede with Vic
tor Emanuel, so that her private property
might not be conflscated and the Queen. com
passonately willing to do what was asked,
showed the letter TO Earl Russell. "The
carnstitushon demands that should answer
that" remarked his Lordship, In his piping,
ungenial voice. "Wel, then, answer IT," said
the Queen, curtly, and turned away much
offended. IL has often been said that the
Queen liked Lord PalmerstOn, but this Is
an error. Her favorite Minister'S have bo u
Lords Melbourne aud Aberdeen. sir
Robert Peel she ut first disiik'd in
tensely but her aversion wore of
when she came tn know him better; and OK
aotly the same thing occurred In tho case OF
Mr.. Disrael. Lord Bcaconsiield Ia perhaps
not aware that until he acceded t. the Pre-
miershp In 1868 the Queen had only read one
of his novels "Ilcnriotta Temple" She read
aII tho others In the course Of the three
months after llr. Disraeli had become her
chief adviser; and In duo time enjoyed
"Lothair." though tho present Premier has
never ranked among her favorite authors.
For this his lordship may console himself,
seeing that Thackeray and the late Lord Lyt-
ton are under the same ban AZ himself The
Queen likes Dickens novels, ono or two OF
George ELECTS, but chiefly Wlkie Collins and
Mr.. Black j. the atteI's descriptions OF
Scotch scenery being very dear to her The
Queen also reads and re-reads Waiter SCOTS
novels-which IL more than most Of her sub
jects do now, mores the pity. On the whole.
though she iuCliues rather toward the serious
reading OF history and theology. and the
libraries ut oil her palaces are richly stocked
with books Of chronicles and memoirs. though
II has been noticed that she never calls for q
French book, having deep objection to
French, literature In all ita branches Every
one who has convcTsed with the Queen on
theological or historical subjects has re-
marked how thoroughly Protestant Is her
righteousness. and how she yet keeps up quite
n sentimental feeling Of sympathy with the
Stuarts. Going one day into the library Mt
Windsor Castle, she discovered tho llTarian
engaged In reading some strongly Jacobite
melnUrr. On, your ed not put them away,
she said with "a pleasant smile; you know
am JHcOblte myself , HIS HofB HOL quite
tally with the story which Macaulay used to
tell Or the Queens opinion about James III
The historian being on q visit to Windsor,
her Majesty observed: II have been reading
your history, Mr. Macanlay, and am afraid
4 cannot say much for my ancestor, James
H." "Your Maj sty's predecessor, not an
cestor." answered the historian, who appa-
rently thought that the Queen had not been
well Informed about her own lineage.
The Queen leads very quiet and yet n
busy HE, and few great ladies find tune to
compr 81 SO many occupations into day
time as she does. she breakfasts Mt
lunches At 2, and dimes at :. From
3 to B she generally drives or walks
out. but the remainder OF her hours is do
voted TO State business, study or cores
pondence with members OF her widespread
family All the Queens private letters are
written In English, not In German, rs many
think; and In fact German Is so little spoken
among the royal family that even when tn.
Crown Prince OF Germany comes over he
speaks English at Court like his wlfes rea
tiyes. The Queen reads all the daily news
papers; ami the proprietors OF the DAD
Telegraph with the vein of toadyism thai
distinguishes them, print several copies
of their journal for the royal palace
on special paper. The Queens devotion t,
State affairs IL well known, and her inter
vention in them, particularly when religious
questions are involved, Is not Mt all half
hearted She also exercises her own discre
ton very freely In the appointment o
bishops and peers.