New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
THE GUEST OF THE QUEEN.
MME. sZARvADY REvIsITS OSBORNE AFTER
MANY YEARS.

MANY YEARS.
rproM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRibUNhf
' PARIS, May !.
Tho other day met the son and daughters OF the
.ccop,p,isbed pianlst Madame Szarvady. nee
Clouss of Prague the widow of Szarvady, nos
smiths secretary during the Hungarian Revoiutioh'
and his companion in his subsequent tour III Ehs
land and the United States. The conversation turheu
on the Queen of England. Some peopie pioso"'
were enthusiastic about Her Majesty, Oh "no"
their op,nions were derived from Madame Augustus
Crayen's translation of the Prince Consorts Liie
and from Leaves from Our Journal IN the HIGH
lands.n Others were quite the contrary the i'os
having got out here that the Qneen IS morose o-u
woman who did all that lay in her power IN lo'o
70 ininre France and exalt Germany "A
member of the Szarvady family said
there were two things which reflected
bonorably on the Queen namely, her fidelity TO Ola
friends and her tenderness for widows. she was
also kind 70 every one whom she assoclated "i'h
tbe late Prince Consort. lle more thah thirty
wears ago, engag ged Madame Szarvady 10 play ,no
nIano at Osborne, Windsor and Buckingham ar
ace before the four elder Royal children 10 hapi'"
| ate their ears to the best classical music ha'ihs
| hod rcverses Of fortune that lady il Obliged 10
teach again. and has gone to London TO give ieS-
! sons during the fashionable season. DlrectN tno
| Oroor learned through the newspapers that
|
Ueprv Ponsonby to telegraph to her to come anu
pass n day and night at Osborne. so as 10 a'ioiu
her the great pleasure of hearing her perform again
| ~, tho niano Madame Szarvady replied that any
| dav il might lie the Queens pleasure to summon
her she would be delighted to 90 to osporne'
! Another telegram was received directing her !"
meet n Queens messenger at Waterloo terminus ~
tbe station masters room alta certain hour OH snoh
dov. Madame Duch6 the accomplished pianist
daughter. let NE see and copy the letter which heI
mother wrote about her reception at Osoorhe' anu
here 1t is IN part:
Iuoso,vaited at the Waterloo Bridge terminus by
n"acn;s messen prr-a person of gentlemanly air
ca manners He AT once busted himself about my
iu~rngo and music books which aiierwaId n io,lhn
tbnn | fancIed il would. He took me TO a reserved
comnartment which he told me | should have al
to myself and then got INTO ,ne one 4n know W. Whether
there was anything he could do for me. lie M Wai az
once very polite aud extremely clyl. ny Iit oi'u
mean serviceabe. Ii Is very EngIlsil qu'tkS qG ~
Whnn .sked him to render some small service ne
seemed to think | conferred a favor on hIlI AZ "a.
Southampton ne took me to q hotel TO take an s
hours rest while we were awaiting the arrival OF
the E!tin-a little steam yacht OF 'ne uee%i ~ d
was take us across car[agv %s TI to ,be house
| fonnd the trees greatly grown. 1hey looked
scarcely more than shrubs when was mere '9Ilg ,h
l. | ooo was charmed with the beauty or the
aeo. aeo.d which the Prince Consort himself planted
| Some towering shrubs were In Dooh ana lhcl'
was a tender spring look on every 'hHg % Nilon G " o
perfectly delicious There were some IoVeiH flsnm @
If the sea and the distant shipping. osborne
d il the earthly paradise oi a Mar1tlmo Queu, Qn,
II Who whenever she looks out of her draw roolI
v,nd"w sees the harbOr of Portsmouth beneath
2 her. , ,so uoS +ol,o, n n room i,
z Tho Oueen's suite of apartments Where Yea wa
e snrveJ LADY Churchill and Sir Henry PonSonol
l. rereved me and as amlable as they conld be
y Thev saw that was a little put out at not haVln;
" l t,ma don a better dress than the one IN wfci
Il ttravrlled They left me in order to tell m
whG kny n5 h4a fkfGa fkar % heP %sna caag
tr' taa was conducted t.o to the lSSsS
II. srnm the Yacht. and when had rested short tim
l. dssd my self for the Royal audience in the even
y ing begged Lady CsHGc seeed to-
re- fayorably impressed with my black satin and je
dress ~, O, conf 60 fotob nm,
l Mimi cotiId be more kind than the reception sh
~ ~ gave me. She came forward 10 NEE. ihc w WIN III
a. kIndness that made me eel az ulcG mV snoc
Mt rorsed me from my nervous depressloh; spoSe
~ me- in German and said the most amlable thlhs
he imaginable, aud looked quite friendly =
she did so She then presented me to ti
=. PTincess Iif S Beatrice, who in dear, e9rdli
fs si waV took nv hand and gave it hearty shak
After little conyeTsation was IN asEeI minor U whc
hi Greatly pleased the Queen and Princess, linen
,r- gave them the Pedal Fluggestude OF scnumanlI
70, M the end of which the Queen Warmly comp
he mcnted and begged me to play on na 70 for
h cnte sonata da :. Carlotta. which played ior III
ee more thaa thirty years ago ~ WAS III - in"Jp,'
then performed another in Is MAJOR. Schumlhl
CnrnivoI IistZ's Erlkonig and two fuhgaria
s. dSnrcs of Brahms played and played all II
w. t;me nm 10 about midnight, when the Queen reure
Die Iady Churchill and Lady southampton al'er al
re. telling me- greatly pleased. l can ten you no
ell. ncnetrated | was by the extreme klhune
to pf the Oneen. She asked me whether was golt
N: 10 stay for any length of time III London ana sa
ly | was | was given courage to DO so Dy her ere
70 oooJnes, to me- or something to that ellect, Tor
Nv Nos too upset by the interest she showed ana
IT, | tho terrible fatigue to remember eXacuy WI
We nossrd What also greatly stirred me was u
;ht ! rmckness with which the Qncen suinm0ned ne
l. osnorne This empresSomcnt on her part anTc
'9e me Ike a rift through which blue shows III oia'
ae a1 'PS-I noticed some great changes at Osborn
,at Ndnc of the ROYAL children that remember we
zen there They used to be such dear, rosy. hea II
nj sntt-cved little things The Prince Consort W
re. was so handsome, disiingue, so appiecmtiVe a.
Oh. who talked 50 beautifully about music ana pa.
Try LmseIf diyinely on the organ, was absent from
l., circle. alas! forever. Princess Beairice was II
lis i'm nv time one of - the children! She wasi
~ harn' ny She has the Queens cordial manner "a
his is like her. | was glad TO see that.
nd iiIstened mn TO the end without showing fatlgl
ma The Oueen,s voice in speaking ~ Just hat IL US
'rt- 80 Le There IS something IN her manner VIM
M Mar sbows She has gone through trouble herself u
ar e. Ia for The Affections of others. She Is 80 used
a ro,an that She bears her greatness with peri'
OBJ s,rnhc,ty II some of our exalted bourgeolses 81
har they would feel ashamed OF their airs and
no tensions.
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