Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
Queen VicIOria's Dairy aud PouI,ry-
Nnrh.

The dairy is Of stone, erected, as the in
scrption on the freze tells us, i'm the TWEEN
ty-first year of Nicturiu's reign. IL is Mt
tached to the dwelling house of the dairy
woman, or rather the DIV ellng-bouse is
attached to it, The dav was oppressively
warm, and the transition from the outer
air into its cool dim precincts was most
grateful.
The room is 81 feet long by % wide. 1t
is lined thrOughout-hoor walls. and high
root-with tiles in cool tones bas reliefs
on some OF these tiles represent the seasons
and kindred subjects. Medallion busts of
the royal family are inserted in the walls
The dairy was built before the marriage of
the Prince of Wales, and Of those who have
married into the ROYAL family the ONLY me
dallion is that of the late Emperor FIR, derrick
On small brackets at one end stand marble
ousts of Victoria and Albert. BY way Of
added decoration, bits of precious old china
are ranged ON shelves in shallow recesses.
Under the tables the Il nor is sunk "a few
inches, and tins cavity Is kept filled with
water, while pretty fountain IN the centre
ot the room Is constantly PLAYING The
recepiacles for milk are of white china
trimmed with gilt aud the cream. to the eye,
was delectable.
The butter, of which numerous pats Law
upon the cool marble, was truly golden.
though not more SO than | have seen in
New England kitchens The dairy-woman,
who was Scotch, said it was the buttercups
which the COWS ate that gave to it its gold
en- hue.
DO you think so Z" | said
Certainly, was the reply. Butter is
always yellow after buttercups come. And"
- triumphantly 80 that's why they are
called buttercups, because they make the
butter yellow ="
In an enclosure hard by the dairy were
feeding Myrrh, Dewdrop and Totsie. and the
rest OF the herd Of high bred Jerseys
Across the way from the dairy stands the
aviary, long low pavilion, in the upper
story of which the poultry keeper who Is a
woman, lives Within its handsome we'll
kept precincts are pencilled and black Ham
burgs, Dorkings, game fowl and Plymouth
| Rocks. Plymouth Rocks in royal aviary
Shade of George III. They are excellent
layers, the poultry woman told me. The
royal table is supplied with fresh eggs from
the aviary, but not the royal kitchen.
One solitary golden acknowledgement
creature had his house and run to him
self, his mate having died There were only
two varieties of doves in the pretty dove
cot, the ring and carrier doves.
A superb white peacock, who was preen-
ing his feathers, and in the operation spread
ing wide his tail in complete circle, was
let out that l might see him in all his glory.
lie at once started OIL in pursuit of rival,
with whom he would fight to the death il
not prevented
Broods of small white turkeys not many
days from the shell were summing themselves
on the green lawn, secured by wire MEETINGS
from the depredations of the jackdaw
which, notwithstanding the fact that he is
a great frequenter of the church," is an
arrant thief and chicken-killer. Here, at
Windsor, he is housed royalty in open space,
OF the masonry near the summit of tn,
great round tower, left for that purpose by
the architect
An artificial lake with a small island
shaded by a weeping willow, serves as I
swimming pond for the ducks The aviar,
stands in a sunny dell, and never had fowl
a more charming roosting- place The WON
an unlocked door to show what she saiC
she did not show to every one, but yol
have come so far" viz, the rooms fitted al
for the Queen when she drives around t,
see her poultry. There are two of thes
rooms. carpeted and cozily furnished. Ii
glass cases against the walls are stuffed
, fowl-pheasants, Seabright bantams, pig
, con once tossed into her carriage as a tokeI
. OF good will when she was in Ireland,
curious japanese pair, and even a fluff,
white duckling-favorites or gifts.
sat down and fingered here for littl
time. In doing so | seemed to come nea
> the home life of the good Queen whose do
nestle virtues have so endeared her to he
people. - Mrs. Frances 4. Humphrey i
HdJper'S Bazdr,