, 1889-02-14
The Queens Household.

, know very much concerning the
/ Queens homes and particularly il
what respect each belongs to hel
Majesty. kensington Palace Wind
sOr Castle, and buckingham Palace
are her Majesty's official residences
SO to speak, where she has resided, o,
| resides as sovereign of these realms
| We have Included Kensington
among these because the Queen did
actually live there for a time when
first she came on the throne; though
1t Is no more royal residence now
than Kew, st. James or Hampton
Court Palaces. Frogm6re and Clare
mont also belong te the Queen. But
her real hcmes-homes, that is 10
say in the sense of being her own
property, bought and furnished Gf
We descend to sucu particulars) with
her own money. are Osborne House,
III the Isle of Wight, and Balmoral
Castle, in the Scotch Highlands.
Some of these palaces are, or have
been, in occupation of members of
her Majesty's family, as Frogmore
and Claremont. In others. appart-
ments are provided for distinguished
personages by leave of the QGeen,
AS at Hampton Court and Kensing
ton fthe Princess Louise and Mar
quis Of Lorne, at present, live here)!
st James's is partly occupied by the
Duchess of Cambridge and partly by
officials Of the royal household, and
as to the stateLapartments is set
apart fer2teteBs. Kew Palace, which
was onoa,un summer residence. of
George the Third, and the scene, of
some OF tho, most pathetic Incidents
of the malady from which, toward
the close Of his. career he suffered,
is now untenanted. And as to the
other places We have named. for q
brief season in the. spring and sum
mer The Queen stays at Osborne; in
the a1tanin at BaImoral: :in the win
ter usually at Windsor Castle, and
on occasions. very few and far be-.
tween. at Buckingham Palace, when
she comes to London, for a drawing
room OF al these, the fayorite res
dBhceiis Balmoral Castle; the next;
Oaborneo House; Windsor, Castle,
probably because of its, associations,
the next; and Buckingham Palace
has the misfortune to rank last OF all.
It IS not difficult to guess the reason
for thiss and We may possibly find
awe in the disinclination one feels
for the excitement and pleasures OF
the town, once the days Of vigorous
youth and manhood are passed A
queen Is, after all, but human, and
she may we'll bs = excused for liking
London as, little as.do the majority
of her more PROSPEROUS subjects, who,
having spent some time there and
having opportunity Ofrest and en-
joyment In the country and suburbs,
give these the, preference. The es-
tablishments of officials and servants
is divided into three principal de-
partments, over which presides, re-
speetively, the Lord Steward. the
Lord Chamberlain, and the Master
of the Horse, Their Office is Of high
dignity, and may be traced back 10
the earliest period of1the history of
The first, las his title ima
plies, has control of the affairs Of the
household, and presides at what is
known as the Board of Green Cloth,
the counting house, SO to speak, of
the palace, where all the accounts
for the hall, Kitchen. swry and pam
try. wine and beer, and coal cellars,
and almonIy, are considered and
audited. Subordinate' to the Lord |
Steward arc the, Treasurer and;
Comptroller; and Il subordinate to
them, is the working chief in. permas |
nent residence of the Court, who Is
styled the Master of the Household.
He isGin fact the Majorrdomo> or the
first Minister of the Queens House
hold, who actually regulates its in
terhal discipline. The Master usu-
ally presides at the daily dinner of
the suite IN attendahceon the Queen, |
and takes, cognzanrs not merely of
the affairs of the larger palaces. but |
OF Osborne-and .Balmoral. SO far, .at
least as regards HIS particular fuhc
tiOnsE The Lord Steward, Treashrer,ll
aud Gemptrq2leFe Feare Igreat officers 4tl
and ggibiSget S6 'cHah % 90 IF II g66FFerfil
menBd FaaiaIadmbiSmIaob b1autharity
ia 'huWhitatbtaff ot nheg attend the
on all State occasions,
such as 6rawing-rooms. balls, State
eqHeeEgttaa eEgtaa and the iikei PRd at It'll these
high festivals at the palace when the
Sovereign's health Is pledged III *ihe
the Lord Steward dI'proposss lita n th
iaDomoTfQWlI Will dsseribe,lnhhtaj
tho titles, duties; etc, ,of the various
officers. and their mode OF dress, as
the article would oeeIpy More spaee
than could be deveted Ito IT Rin lone
ssue.t-Huo1r3 Ia ,fOwEN IEpDN7i,1