The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-14

| Osborne is that her majesty has capital
eve for situation She occupies the western
\ wing, which juts out considerably from the
main building. From her rooms she can
| look straight down the wooded slope to
/ the shore and right across the Solent-A
| charming mixture Of meadow and thicket
and water dotted with snowy sails The
eouerries and staff live around the corner,
| and. like Dick Swiveller, command capt.
| tai view of over the way. The terrace IN
front of Osborne has q stiff, prim look
about it, and you catch yourself thinking
| of the first book of Euclid as you glance
around But there is glorious vine tree
running along jutting pier which takes
away something of the bare mathematical
appearance, and would have glsddened the
heart of Capt Cutie The workmsn have
| strict orders not to scrape the hchens from
| the stairs and balustrades in their clean
| ings up; the queen delights In the appear
ance of antiquity they give. There is very
little statuary in the grounds; but on the
| southwestern side, facing each other across
the pathway, are two splendid antlered
| stays, cast in the same mold IS the pair
which form q prominent feature in the
grounds at Balmoral.
The new wing which is being built on
the western side is already of imposing APP
pearance. What a splendid banqueting
hall this will be. The size is 60 by 80 feet,
and the work of the most solid description.
The iron girders across the roof weigh
each two and a half tons, and the walls
have been strengthened with iron in a way
that would make the ordinary builder
open his eyes The corridors around the
hall are very spacious, and elaborate ar
rangements have been made so that the
dishes from the kitchen can be delivered
down both sides simultaneously. The
building alone will it is said, cost R12,0O0
IN MEMORY OF BROWN.
The fruit garden and Conservatives at
Osborne are not of much account. Suffi-
cient grapes and dollhouse flowers are
grown to provide for the queens table, but
many things are daily sent down from
Windsor. The head gardener is an English
man. 1t Is very hot in the grounds at Os-
borne, and the visitor will De glad TO rest
himself on the neat granite seat erected
along one of the psthways-as the inscrip-
ton on it records-to the memory of the
late John Brown. 1t appears that when
ever the faithful henchman could get away
from service he liked to come to this shady
missed the attendants first sought him
here. A brother Of his-a fine, stalwart
Highlandman-is now in charge of the
lodgegate.
Down by the sea is jetty, which is used
by the royal family for boating and yacht
ing purposes. There is a bathing machine
here, and Just beside il is q curious arrange
ment to enable the ladies and children to
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gayly painted barge with hollow center,
something like a canoe. The bottom of this
is SO arranged that when the craft is run
along its rails into the sea the water comes
in and the hollow space becomes a tank in
which child might wobble about till it
turned into a water baby. A royal road to
learning-how to swiml
Perhaps the most interesting sight about
Osborne is the Swiss chalet and the delight
full garden surroundiEgit it. Here is pleas
ant record of the family of her majesty.
Those tall bushes over there were planted
many years ago by the queen and the prince
consort-these smaller ones by their differ
emit sons and daughters; the tiny ones by
their grandchildren. Each tree has plaque
underneath telling by whom 1t was planted
and when. That umbrella pine was planted
by the queen in 1852, in memory of the
prince consort. Further on, and side by
side, are two stately bushes-Lving mem
cries of the marriage day of the Prince and
Princess of Wales. These two represent
the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and
the latest pair stand for Princess Beatrice
and Prince Henry of Bsttenberg The royal
children were trained-among other things
in gardening mere, and each Of them had
a bit of ground TO keep in order. Every
thing is Just as il was when they were chill
dren, and the gardener will show you their
different plots, which are side by side, and
all exactly alike. There is a neat tool
house, in which are ranged their little
wheelbsrrows, spades, etc, and the donkey
cart in which they drove their produce TO
market. Everything is marked with their
different initials
THE ROYAL MUSEUM
Here also is a museum with part fitted
ND for each member Of the royal family,
and there are some wonderful curios
shown by the Prince Of Wales and his
brothers, got during their foreign wander
ings-strange animals shot by themselves,
crocodiles from the Nile, tigers from India,
bustards, deer; all manner OF strange gifts
from different savage chieftains, elephants
tusks given Sir Garnet Wolseley AZ Ulundi,
and q very special Egyptian nummy-no
doubt Of the bluest blood of bis time. The
chalet itself is quaint building the upper
part Of which is fitted up for the queen.
Down below 1--WE the keeper and his wife
the former q hale, CHEEKY looking eockney,
whose 70 years lie lightly on him. He
is a man with a history. He was in the
service Of Earl Besconsfeld, and for many
years acted a. coachrnan ia the late Dean
Stanley Through the influence 81 Lady
Augusta Stanley he obtained bis present
place some seven years ago, and the ausen
has no more devoted servant Bat all her
servants speak well Of her Most Of her
work. they say, IL done in enc or othsr Of
the marques erected by the house, and
they add that she sticks At II early and
iatA There IL one continual stream Of
messengers bearing documents to bs a.
tended to And IL. in addition 70 state
business, one thinks Of the points which
arise in connectioB with . property like
Osborns, on all Of Shich, wa told, her
majesty herself has somsthinE 20 say, IL 10
easy 70 understand why her daughters
have 70 beg her 20 be more punetuAl a. the
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