Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-20

A Peep At the Poultry Houses-Her MAJ
esty's Favorite Pets-Earthern Cans Of
Milk and Delicious Rolls Of Butter
Milking Time.
The Home park is about four miles in cir
conference, extending from the north and
east sides OF the castle to the banks Of the
Thames, and containing about 500 acres,
largely studded with forest trees, with
avenues Of elm planted in the reign of Queen
Anne, which throw q delicious shade all
about in summer and afford rest to the
tired eye by their green outrageous luxuri-
ance
First of all the queens aviary, or poultry
housas, claim our interest These are q
part of the home farm, and are sheltered
by stately clumps Of elm trees on the south
east side of the park The fowl-house is a
beautiful semi-Gothic building. There is a
central pavilion, q sort of resting place for
the royal family when they inspect the
fowl, or come hither for afternoon tea.
We peeped inGde It o.. looked very homely
and clean. The chairs and couches were
covered in pretty, bright chintz All about
the room were cases Of stuffed fowl Of all
sorts and cases Of stuffed birds beloved
when in life by the queen. One tiny, fully
duckling, that she had nursed in her hand
and tried to keep warmth and life in, stood
in a tiny glass case, as though quite fright
ened at so much posthumous honor
HER aAJEsTY's FAvoRITE DOVE.
ring dove came next All, her majesty
loved that pretty dear" said the mistress Of
The aviary. 1t WAS the one thrown into
her carriage when she visited old Ireland
with the prince consort Shs took il as q
COOK omen, and was very fond of the dove.
Well, she brought it to Windsor, and from
it came generations OF doves-some of these
you see in their cotes above this little house
and on both sides of it She was very fond
of that Irish dove What a pathetic side
to the character OF the queen that She should,
in the midst OF her cares of state. find time
to love her farm, with her COWS and fowls,
In another case We see some game shot by
the prince consort in 1913, kept sacredly in
this little nook. All the feathered pets are
thus kept in memory.
The queen often visits the little room, and
when her children were little they had tea
off blue AMI white china service, the
simple fare consisting of fresh milk, eggs,
and huttered toast. with delicate cups Of
tea Indesd, her gracious majesty is not a
bit proud, but is quite as homely as any
one, when she comes roaming about her
farm, and evsry fowl on the pace knows
her and the sound Of her gentle voice We
rambled about, looking at the white tur-
keys, the golden pheasants. the Brahmin
fowls, the Cochin Chinas, and the dozens Of
other fowls of the rarest breed and beauty,
all looking monstrous wise as they strutted
about in their grave, deliberate fashion.
MILK CANS AND ROLLS OF BUTTER
In the royal dairy were added proofs Of
the queens great love for her royal hus-
band He it was who designed the beauti-
full tiled building Marble medallions Of
the two-the queen and her consort-are OBJ
served as we enter. The cooling room Is
filled with the earshen cans of milk set to
cream The walls are softly tiled, telling
the story of the four seasons in their succes-
sive divisions The windows are double
ones, the inside windows being of colored
glass, showing tho red and white roses
houses Of York and of Lancaster-the this
ties Of Scotland and the shamrock of Ireland.
with buttercups and other blossom The
dairy mistress is wholesome, cleanly look.
ing Scotch woman. The pans of milk, the
rolls of butter, and the restfulness of the
room are all refreshing to the weary tourist
even to gaze upon.
We learn that win rever her majesty hap
pens 10 be she has her own butter sent to
her for her private table use After tho
cooling room and the churning groom We
stray down to the cows These are the
choicest breeds-Jerseys, Guernseys, Alder
neys. and also the big Lancashire COVE. It
is milking time, and the small breeds of
COWS LOOK at us with fairly human intelli-
gence Then, in the little housed pens, the
tiny calves gaze in half frightened love into
into mi fba; b,,< l.,
to receive our caressing touch. Nothing is
so motherly Of look in its big, soft eyes as
COW Next to our human mothers there is q
wonirous softness and maternity in the ex-
preston Of q cows eyes We read in its
depths patience, tenderness, faith, as no
where else in the animal world-Cor Bos-
ton Herald