Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-13

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 Daily Routine.
 From London Truth.I
 The Queen never resides at Windsor castle for more than four months in each year, and it is only during that period that her majesty can be said to live in sovereign state. The rigid etiquette of the English court is never relaxed at Windsor; but at Balmoral and Osborne 1t is a comparatively quiet life, with no guests except an occasional minister or member of the royal family, with hardly a ceremony in 8 month and with reduced court, for, except odd day or two for spec ial occasions, the Queen never takes either lords or grooms in waiting to her private residences. When at Windsor, on the con trary, the castle is an almost perpetual stream and scene of hospitality. Ministers, ambas- sadors, "the old nobility" notable persona ges of every description and members of the royal family are coming and going almost daily, and not 8 week passes but there is some ceremony of state, involving the atten. dance of the great officers of the household.
 Invitations to Windsor were formerly for two and sometimes three nights which gave the guest an opportunity of having some quiet conversation with the Queen, and al lowed time for him to view the magnificent collection of pictures and objects of art with which every part of the castle is crowded, or to pass few hours in the library. which contains very fine selection of books and prints. Of late years, however, ordinary in- vitations have been for one night only-an arrangement which precludes the possibility of the visitor enjoying himself as he did for merly, and which is positively disadvanta- geous to the Queen, as when on the interven- ing day the guest used to be conducted to the aviaries, kennels, farm and gardens, 1t often transpired that at home he possessed some bird, dog, beast implement or plant which was not to be found in the royal domain i; and, whom this was the case, permission was usually requested to be allowed to supply the deficiency, so that in this way the queen received great number of valuable presents. Invitations are now merely to dine and sleep, and they are usually sent by Sir John Cow ell the master of the household, but occa- sionally from the lord chamberlain's office As rule, very short notice is given. A command (which is de facto) has been known to reach guest late on the afternoon of the very day on which he was expected at the castle.
 Royal guests leave Paddington either at 5 or 6:3O o'clock On arriving at the visitors entrance of the castle they are received by the pages of the chamber, who, after con sulting a table on which each persons loea- tion is written out, conducts the guests to | their respective apartments. The visitors rooms are spacious, warm and thoroughly comfortable they are hung with interesting pictures, and each contains large bath, with | a perpetual hot and cold supply. If the guest | is known to anyone in waiting he will proba- bly, be speedily looked up by his friends; if he Is acquainted with 8 lady of the house | hold he may be bidden to drink tea with her. | In any case he probably receives a visit from Sir John Coweu. About 7:30 o'clock it is | time to prepare for the Queens dinner party, | as it is indispensable to appear at the royal l table in full dress. The old and ugly Wind | sor uniform is usually worn by those who | have the right to it.
 | Soon after o'clock the visitor find his way into the grand corridor, where the din ner company assemble. This noble gallery, which extends all around the quadrangle, is hung from end to end with pictures and is filled with cabinets of china, vases and other | exquisite objects. It would look splendid with the electric light but at present it is sparsely illuminated with lamps. The Cana lertis and the portraits are the special flea lures of the gallery, which, of course, is never shown to the public. There are par ticularly admirable portraits of Mir. Canning l Mir Pitt, Lord Thurlow and Archbishop Markham, and close to the entrance of the dining room is a portrait of Lord Beacons field But it would take hours even to give cursory glance at the contents of the corri dor The collection of china is unique | There is little cabinet of Rose du Barri, o
 which it was said by a connoisseur that if put up at Christie's the first bid would be e20, 900. It is rather blot that there are severa daubs of notable events in the Queens reign principally of domestic order, and it is { pity that these are not relegated to bacl room One or two of them are interesting from the portraits, especially one of th' Queens first council, which includes almost
 every eminent man of that period. Charles
 Greville is particularly good in the picture.
 Shortly after 8:30 o'clock the Queen en
 ters from her own private apartments, fol
 lowed by Princess Beatrice. Her majesty
 speaks word or two to the visitors, ana
 then all go to dinner. The private dining
 room, which opens from the corridor, is
 most comfortable apartment. The Queen al
 ways lunches in this room, and dimes ther
 when her party does not exceed sixteen. Tn
 further side is almost all window, looking into the quadrangle; the walls on each sid