Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-04-17
HER MAJESTY VtrT0e,.
A Pleasant View of the English So
Her simple Life in the Scotch ~, esei

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have had the homer for longti5,.
Of personally being acquainted o+.l La
Majesty, | hope YOU will beIiaya !,
are true ones.
With regard to the Queens !,
capacity it is needless f6r me- i
rs all the world knows how H.
fulfilled her numerous and 5ra
duties, and | shall therefore so
myself to endeavoring to gira y
idea OF her private life. and esnaa..~
Of her in her Scotch Highland bo,n.
it is there that | have seen bar :
and have had the best opporturi,r
judging.
The Queen rises early in the M.
ing, and after breakfast reads
answers her letters and transacts
ness. She is fond of the open Ar
if the weather be favorable often \
her papers taken into tent ar II
mer-house upon the lawn which o.~
mands an extensive and most ov.
view of Lochnagar its surrounds, |
mountains, and the Valler of the n
After this comes a walk or n 8rirs
a pony carriage, and then luncheon u
which no one is ever present e,os'
members of the royal family.
During the afternoon the 0bs,,
takes long drive, often EXTENDING 4
over thirty miles and always in anon,
carriage. She dimes late never IA, Il
Soc =. M. An hour spent in the ami
ing-room talking with the guests "
may have been invited finishes the a,
and the Queen retires to rest.
No question of state is ever decide
finally until her Majesty has been n,
suited, and she is such a sensible IN
clever woman that she has often m
her Ministers right and settled disl
cult point, and generally for the bsr
The Queen is fai hful to her a
friends and thoughtful for eyerybojl
with whom she comes in contact. Il
Numbering the smallest details Alan
them, their families, and their ocrpn.
tons. and giving evidence Of this 4
most unexpected moments. A circBn
stance which happened to me iustif
strongly the truth of this -Four rerj
ago ! was singing at the Royal 0pgl
| at Berlin, and was not even aware ia
the Queen knew of my engagemer
there. |. soon after my debut, was Il
"A large dinner party at the EagbI
Embassy, and sitting next to me "A
one OF the gentlemen Of the Crowd
Princess household. During diBBlI
he put into my hand a telegram, I'D
ing me to read it. This was from id
Queen to herdaughter (now the ex-Enl
press Frederick), recommending me 1
her and desiring her to do all "A
could for me. Needless to say IA
after this was so excited that | coa |
eat no dinner, and insisted on Keep \
ing the telegram, one OF my preciolI
souvenirs.
Her Majesty is fond of music and is |
good musician. She studied mulj
with Mendeilssohn and singing VII
Lablache. As Il consequence Of "A
teaching she prefers the old ltalisl
music to any other, but at the saa|
time she can appreciate anything tbij
is good in the modern music. This
know from experience, as ! have sul
all kinds of music to her. the new M
the old. The Queen is much touched
by a simple, homely ballad, and after
have sung to her songs like "Rob1
Adair' or "0ld Folks at Home had
seen tears in her eyes.
She has been in retirement for 4
great many years, and during that tni
has not been present at a single oIF
attic performance; yet she remtm@i
we'll the old artists and the manner
which they rendered the various wel}
known roles. For instance, when
told her that | was Studying n
'Huguenots, and was going 10 sins \
in America She said that was one
her favorite operas; that she though
Mario was superb as Raoul, and, n
although Grisi sang the music s2all
didly,suc never realized her idea Of a
character of Valentine.
The Queen has been present al ~
concerts for many years past. she i
casionaly has a noted artist to sing i
play before her. but this always AZ
place in private, and when sing Il
Balmoral there is nobody in the roo
but the Queen and perhaps one or II
members Of the royal family who III
be staying at the castle. With Te-A
to these little concerts / recall Jul.
incident. | sat down at the piano
accompany myself, and was Jus.
ginning to sing, when the legs Of
stool gave way and ] rolled on the ao
at the Queens feet. Her Majesty II
rather concerned at first, thinklas
must have hurt myself, but when
saw that l was all right she burst
laughing. We all had been ralI
solemn before, but after my tul'
everybody was so amused that i wa
long while before / could proceed VI
my song. Il
The Queen herself looks after
welfare of all her tenants and SER I.
and if any Que of them is sick she 7
first one to pay them visit ana .
them little comforts. ~
During her stay in Scotland sae -
pleasure during her drives y =
ping at various cottages to ASH al.s'
welfare of the inmates. When =
cupied the Queen is as kind ana nv II.
as any ordinary lady could oe.
she paid me one OF her first NlslS
took tea with me my little boy Va
much struck with this that Pc 50
me after she had gone, ~ InaD
what a little woman for suea
Queenn 1t is all this that hS'