West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-01-10
Tho Duke OF Edinburgh.

Az an early hour the Duke OF Edinburgh
is mostly TO be found reading or writing in
his own morning room--a snug apartment,
which like AL the others in the house is
comfortably, not luXuriously, furnished
Detormed rs IL is by exterior hideousncss.
Eastwcll supplies an excellent instance in
favor OF those practical people who insist
that houses were not made 10 bc looked at
but TO bo lived in. The rooms are well
disposed for the purpose OF circulation, and
those in use every day are on the ground
floor Dining room, music room, drawing
rooms, morning-rooms and boudoir are all
on level, and are therefore deliciously
convenient and comfortable, full of air and
light. Two other apartments on the first
toor are OF especial interest 10 the select
circles visiting at Eastwcll These are
the day and night nurseries, absolute mo-
dels of what such apartments should bc.
10 begin with, they are of immense size,
perfectly lighted and ventilated. furnished
with light maple and cane furniture, and
completely free from the stlffncss OF deop
carpets and rugs. In corner of the day
nursery is n military tent, birthday pre-
sent from his father To Prince Alfred, and
is treasured accordingly. II is a Spartan
Kind OF an editice, of gray-striped material,
with plain deal table and a stoOl-the
kind of tent that der ate Fritz, who did
not like dandy officers loved TO see his
own ensconced in. Before brightly burn
ing fire is one Of those good old-fashioncd
brass fire guards, several feet high, and to
the left of this the cots of the four little
children are arranged. The two youngest,
'red with the morning promenade, are fast
asleep; but the little Prince Is obviously
already outgrDwing the idea of going to b, d
"A ar no Ia ,tv., L. Al,
joke of being tucked up again after his
glorious run with black "Prince" Little
Princess Marie, with her shower Of fair
hair spread over the pillows and her great
blue eyes only half open, is delightful
subject To- "A pairter--a tiny sleeping beauty
IN the prettiest OF woodlands This mid
day rest Is part OF the regular programme
nt Eastweli, and appears to be successful,
II one may judge by present results, for
finer and heavier children of their age than
Prince Alfred and his sisters could hardly
he found.
AT midday the Duke OF Edinburgh has
got through his serious reading, and per
haps some practIcing for the family musical
party of the evening, and is ready for n
drive round the park, which is beautiful
and spacious enough TO afford ample scope
Tor any species of outdoor entertainment.
In the afternoon friends arrive from the
country side, from London, from Paris and
from st. Petersburg. Like the majority of
those who prefer "A small circle OF friends
10 the crowd and noise Of large asscmblies,
England's Sailor Prince is thoroughly ap-
preciatcd "by all who know him. He Is
emphatiCally what Is called quiet man
cheerful rather than joyous, pleasant rather
than sparkling. Thoroughly German in
htu t.ut. Tor 10. "A
Is completely English in his domestic life.
No man ~ more pleased with the perfect
working OF his establishment-from the
metropolitan Inspector, who, with a brace
OF constablcs, keeps watch and ward at
Eastwell to the clerk who attends his pri-
vate telegraph office. Old habits Of disci-
pline picked up on the Galatca, and con-
trmed by recent experience afloat, cannot
be lightly shaken Oft, although the sportivc
humor OF early days may have died out.
Like his brother, the Prince of Wales, the
Duke OF Edinburgh likes good things in
reasonable quantities. and Is q steady oppo-
nent OF the German custom of turning din.
ner into wearisome ceremony, protracted
beyond all reasonable limit by cumbrous
menu. At the little dinners at Eastwell
there is no bewildering number Of dishes,
but good, straightforward bill of fare,
which may be eaten through with perfect
enjoyment. Rare things, however, appear
mt these modest banquets-dishes the mere
mention Of which sets the gourmand agog
wild boar from the forests I'm which Ar
minus brought the Roman ,egons to naught
and stcrlct from distant Volga. The sterlet,
which is TO the sturgeon as a smclt is TO
whiting, arrives on some lucky days at
Eastwcll packed In ice The eating OF him
is u species OF celebration, and very good
indeed he is when accommodated after
the genuine Russian fashion. As n rule
music follows dinner at Eastwell; but at
times-on the days, for instance, when the
ReUue DIES DeUJ MOndes arrvcs-the
Duchess Of Edinburgh, who reads great
deal in several languages, will return TO her
boudoir, TO learn the last words Of the
French authors, whom she knows as tho
roughly as the Russian poets and novelists
whose works are 20 be found wherever she
is There are no late hours at Eastwel
tho life in which is simply that Of the
young parents Of an interesting family, who
find fair quiet and sweet rcst among the
Kcntish woodlands