The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-17
HER JUBILEE PRESENTS.
VICTORIA REMEMBERED BY ALL
CLASSES.
Public Exhibitions-The Lower Orders
Feastirg Their Eyes at Bethnal
Green Museum-Some Notable Gifts.

Public Exhibftions-The Lower Orders
Feasting Their Eyes at Bethnal
Green Museum-Some Notable Gifts
From the PHILADELPHIA Press
LONDON, Feb 1S.-The Queen of England
and Empress of India cannot have another
Jubilee anniversary, therefore no right
minded person should begrudge her an en-
barrassment of riches in the way of gifts in
this exciting jubilee year of her illustrious
reign. 1t is not at all surprising that the
quantity of these should be only epualed by
their varying quality, since they have come
from all sorts and conditions of men," as
of women and children. From a toilet
comb up to a tiara, from stockings and
shoes up to satin robes and sterling silver,
the list includes them ALL
EXHIBITING THE PRESENTS.
Naturally, the people at large desired to
see these gifts. The Queen, vino is a most
amiable sovereign, in her efforts to please
her loyal subjects permitted a public exhi-
bition of tine presents during several weeks
of the past autumn in the spacious historic
old quarters at st. James Palace. But as
this disIlsed palace is in a swell neighbor-
hood the poor and humble folk of London
we're actually as well as metaphorically left
out in the cold. Besides, if one of the East
side people had ventured to the high-toned
West Side much red tape would have had
to be gone through for MIN to obtain per-
mission to feast his eyes on those roval
keepsakes. Thus it was that the Queen re-
solved to hold second exhibition for a
period of months in the humber, but not
less loyal district inhabited by the poor.
And the latter are really having the best of
it, as many gifts have arrived since the col
lection was shown in the palace.
BETHNAL GREEN MUSIC.
There had been great deal of specula-
ton as to where the presents would be ex-
hibited. Many were in favor of the
Peoples Palace on the Mile End road,
opened by the Queen herself last May
However, it was deemed impracticable to
use the palace, and Bethnal Green Museum
was chosen instead. This is branch of the
famous South Kensington Museum, and is
one of the most complete museums in the
world. 1t contains the celebrated col
lection of national portraits. Its speci-
mems in wax, etc., of all kinds of fruits,
flowers, grains, chemicals, and silk, wool
and cotton fabrics are really wonderful
Then there are stuffed birds, fish, land ami
mails of all kinds, with insects, it requiring
several days to properly see them. 1t is a
liberal education to roam about the museum
and if the lower classes here be not well
informed it is plainly because of Their want
Of intellectual capacity. added to their lazi-
ness. The museum, with its treasures, its
lectures, its evening classes, is free to all.
Manifestly no better place could have been
chosen in which to give an exhibition of
the presents.
This museum was formally opened to the
Unblip nv tina PPinoa oTd pri, ~
in 1872. 1t is commodious building, and
rises proudly above the locality which can
best be described as the heart of London's
squalor. Stepney, Bow, Mile-End and
NAL Green are all "much of a much
ness, all poor, dirty and crowded. The tiny
parks which SO plentifully dot London have
been called, most properly, "London's
Lungs" for such are these breathing places.
Equally appropriate is it to entitle the free
museums and libraries ''Britain's Brain, as
a mute invitation to ''come within and
learn, for here is the storehouse of knowl-
edge, seems lingering in the very atmes-
phere surrounding the entrance doors.
THE POOR VIEWING THE GIFTS.
The presents are scarcely less interesting
to the student of humanity than are the
motley character o the East End guests
Alas! "the poor, whom we have always
with us" are not clean or sweet to gaze
upon. They seem possessed with prejudices
against cold water and soap. They are
blowzy, bleary and berry. But never mind
that, let us be brave and join the crowd and
quietly watch them peering in the cases of
gifts with wide-open eyes, They make run
ming comments, which are as humorous as
they are diversified. One says:
1.-The old 'ooman is rum
I'm, she be. Wotever she will do with
this ere blessed lot of truckg' His wife re-
plies "Put it in the hattie, o. course, or
lend it out to county fairs Another sug-
geSts to his chum facetiously: "Oi soy. old
mate, Vic could get a few flyers on these
ere duds, provided the old gal got ard
hup." A ''tver'' is a five-pound note.
These illusions are merely good-natured
chatf, however. They are not meant to be
sedltlous. The lower classes generally love
the Queen, and would fight for her to the
last. Only the worst type of Englishman
ever becomes a blatant Radical or rebel
hous Socialist You may be sure the poor
reyel in the chance afforded them to
thoroughly see her Majestys presents.
WHAT HER MAJESTY RECEIVED.
One fact impresses itself on the visitors
mind directly-that is, the reflective visitor.
1t is that of the nearly 800 gifts about half
consist in Illuminated addresses. Most of
.ASoD dIO pldCttt III DOAeS VI SilV6T, EOlQ,
ivory or jeweled filigree work. The boxes
are all very well, but whatever use they
can be put to eventually only the royal
wardrobe women may know. Probably
they will all be placed in Queens Museum
IN Windsor Castle. Thus the American
tourist of the future might see what offer
lngs were once laid before the English
throne. Naturally, the addresses are the
least interesting objects to be seen at Beth
nal Green. So we will pass them over
quickly, remembering only that they rep
resent the love OF large portions of the King
dom, even of far distant isles of the sea over
I1e people of which floats the flag of the
Union Jack
The first gift consists of huge silver
and gilt plateau from the Queens children
and grandchildren. This offering was
manufactured from design of the Queens
eldest daughter, the Crown Princess of
uermany. The work is most elaborate
though doubtless its chief values lies in the
u, thought which conceived its design.
ne Prince and Princess of Wales gave a
superb oil painting showing a festival of
hsnefmen before the shrine of the Madonna,
near Venice. The Emperor and Empress of
%ernany presented a marble bas-relief of
themselves. This is of exquisite white
marble, and quite crowd always collect
oelore it, needless of the policeman's oft
'epeated injunction to 'move on, please"
Otner "majesties" not related 10y family
Tres have furnished a fina disnlav Ner.iIv