New-York tribune., 1890-08-31
THE QUEENS COUNTRY HOME.
A VISIT TO OSBORNE.
From The Pail Mali Gazette

From The Pail Mali Gazette
The first thing that strikes the visitor t) osborne
that Her Majesty has capital eye for situation. She
occupies the western wing, which us out considerably
from the main building From her rooms she & can oS1
across the soent-a charming mixture OF meadow and
eet and w.eT ya GoeG @d %u me snow sa asd ike ike
Dick swvelcr, command capital view of over the
look about H. and You catch Yourself Thinking Of the
Prst Bojf OF FUcih as you glance around. But theN
Is a glorious vine tree running aIong juttlng pier
Sbcb take away something ~ the bare mathematical
appear and would have saddened the hear o
Captain cutie The woImen have St,lSt s sa,st, oss not
I'm their clean ngsup the Queen delight IN tne appear
apce OF sn'auty they give M IneS - very tde t fans
each other across the pathway, are TWO & Splenaa
alered staes cast IN the same o1a s a. ronna ue pat
Dalmoral. The Duchess Of Edln5urgh was driving
alorg M pah~ay eeeh Glitch Jq bacame oe
anu rbe new wing which is being built the western
eide i already OF imposing appearance The shell is
up and the workbcgun in april last-woud nae neeh
Rthsd R a9yva By cIsr Of e as Nse alton
fore at standsti but enough has been done 70 SHOW
Tns Sze is 80 by 30 feet and the OF the most solid
description The iron gders across % e SeI Ssy wesn edn
strengthened with iron in way that would make ths
ordinary builder open his eyes Inc corlia1s ous
the hall very spacious, and elaborate arrah gemenS
haze been made so that the dishes from the ktcnsn
can be delivered down both sides simntaneousT. Ihe
building alone will, It is said cost fl2,OOO. -
The fruit garden and consevatories at Osborne are
of Of
many things are daily sent down from Windsor. Inc
grounds at Osborne and the visitor VIII be glad to rest
himself the neat granite seat erecteu alons que ~
memory Of the late John Erown IL appears pears tr INA,
whenever the faithful henchman could get away ron
esoe Ser ne % 70 goe he 10 Tai I missed tie
first sought him here. brother OF msIa me-
stawart Highlandman-is now in charge OF the lodge
Down by the is jetty, Which is used By tho tho
Royal family for boating and yachting purposes iheN
is a bathing machine here, and Just beside II is
curious arrangement enable the ladies and chldrcn
psiSted barge With hollow centre, something lAe
canoe. The bottom Of This IS so arranged that When
comes in and the hollow space becomes tank in
which a child might wobbe abont ill 1t turned into
Perhaps the most interestnS sight about Osborne is
the swiss chalet and the delightful garden surrounding
or Maiesy S Those Ssa ta S bushes o over tsre we're
planted many years ago by the Queen and the PFlnos
Consortthese smaller by their different sons ana
daughters the tiny by their grandchildren EacD
tree has plaque underneath, telling by whom II was
The queen in 1862 in memory OF the Prince Consort.
Further on. and side by side, are two stately bushes
Princess Of Wales. These represent the Duke and
Duchess Of Edinburgh. and the latest pair stand Sr
Royal children traned-among other things-n
gardening here. and each OF them had bit Of ground
they were children, and the gardener will show yoa
their different plots, which are side by side ana an
are ranged their little wheelbarrows. spades, etc. and
the donkey cart in which they drove their produce TO
market Everything IS marked with their different
initials. There are seventy eighty rabbits
Just I'm the hutches here. These have been spe-
csliy brought by Her Ma esty from Alxles Balns
and Cannes for the sake ot their long, feecy wool.
which is regularly plucked for Princess Beatrice TO
vease up.
Here also IS with part fitted up fop each
member II the Royal family, and there are some won
delful curOs shown by the prirce OF Wales and his
brothers got daring tl for, "a neutrality-suspicious.
animals shot By themselves cr0cOdtles from the Nle,
tigers from India bustard deer ali hammer Of strange
gifts from different chcf'ans elephants tasks
given sir Garnet Wolseley at Ulund and special
Eyy ptan mumryno doubt o. the blnest blood OF his
time. The chalet itself e. quaint building. the upper
part OF which is fitted up for the Queen. Down below
live the keeper and his wifethc former hale CHEEKY
looking cOckney, whose seventy lie lightly on
him He is a with history. He I'm the
service " Earl eaconSed. and for many yeas acted
a. cOachman 10 the late Dean Stanley. Through the
influence Of Lady Augusta Stanley he obtained his
rieser, place. some seven years ago. and the Queen
has no n re- devoted servant. Bu all her servants
speak well Of her Most of her work, they Is done
in one or Of the marques erected by the house.
and al: that she sticks at j. carly and late There
IS one continual stream gers bealag clcu-
ments To be attended And H. In addition 70 state
b .lness thins o. the points which arise in
nection With property like osborne. all Of which
wa told Her Majesty herself has something t. IL
TO understand why her daughters have TO beg her
TO be more punctual AT the nineo'clock dinner!