Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
QUEEN VICTORIA.S EYES.
They Are Quick In Detecting Evil
sence of Feminine FrivoIIty.

"rry forward" was the cri- fcism
said D have been made by the Queen of
England on the occasio Of the presen-
TALON ot one OF our most beaut fu'
AmerIcan girls. Said a dIstingui he'd
EiIglisa gentleman, few Years ago
Her Majesty seems 10 tend very strict
" To tho matter in hsnd. but there 1,
hot a tick OF manuer or a detail of
dress IN. escapes her notice Her in
tuitions ere so keen, and the value that
she sets on modesty Is so great. her IN
terest in the young 30 sincere, that she
has becJm. famous reader or char
acter. The Queen detests a firt. and
siIe can detect one OF these specimens
almost at a glanc. Neither velvet nor
satin nor plecious stones can cast suffi-
CIent glsmOr over tendency of this
KIND 10 hide IL from these truly mother
ly eyes.
: II Is said that one day when Her Mai
esty was pre-ent In her carriage at A
military Teyi-w, the Princess Roval.
then abort fourteen, eemed disposed to
be "A Ii tie familiar and, possibly, slightly
euquettlsh, IN though less. girllsh fash
ion with the oil eTs of the guard. The
Queen tried To catch her daughters eve.
but the gay un forms Ners TOO attrac-
tive, and the little Princess paid no at
tentlon To the s'leuI endeavors Of her
mother At last. in a spirit OF fun,
she capped the climax OF misde-
meanors by drOppin her handkerchief
over the 81 e of the carriage. and
the Queen saw that II was not an acci-
Cent- Immediately two or three gem
ilemen sprang from their horses to re-
turn It 10 her, but the hand Of royalty
waved them of.
Thank you, but il Is not necessary, ~
said Her Majesty. Leave it iu [
where it lies" and then turning To Eer
daughter, she said: snow l must ask
you TO get down and pick up your hand
keTchi #
but, mamma"
The Int le Princess face was scarlet,
and her lips quiyered with shame.
Yes, Immediately, said In Queen.
The r'yal fOOtman had opened the
door and stood waiting by the side of
the carriage, and the poor mortified
little girl was Obliged to step down and
rrscue her own handk erchief. This
WAS hard, but il was salutary, and pro-
IA ly n'pped in the bud the girls tir,t
impulse Iowa.d cOquetry. Am rican
l. hers would do well To follow 50
me IL riOus and notable an example.
plain and s nsble words to the British
nobility in regard TO the education and
management OF their girls. and on the
subjects of Irritation and immolest
dressing she Is eloquent. al lad no
Ill your mother observed my barn.
less coquetry." said young lady whose
mother had been spoken to by the
Queen.
81 have no doubt it was harmless, ~
replied the Princess Alice, who was the
embodiment of kindness and sympathy,
and yet who never hesitated to speak the
truth, but il was certainly thoughtless
and unbecomIng. 1t wouldn't be safe
for one Of us TO be coquettish." sne
aided, with "A smile.
But | was not aware that Her Mai
esty ever looked at me after the first
! formality was over, "the young English
/ girl responded, obviously.
The Princess smile deepened into a
laugh, as she said: LET me tell you
just one thing, my dear; the Queen of
England has not one pair Of eyes, but
h;ty, and those In the back of her head
are maIvels-"