Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13

in the same spirit and for the same reason
that we honor Columbus. We honor them
both, because in the great evolution. which
through thousands of years gradually
opened up to civilization the unknown
regions of the earth, they We're the instru-
ments By which our own fair land, in truth
a new world, was brought into communica-
ton with the ole When a monument to
Columbus was suggested, all approved It as
a most natural and appropriate thing. No
one sought to probe into his private charac
ter. or objected that the mammoth fair
should be called the Columbian exposition;
but the momentit is proposed that woman
shall share the honorS of this celebration,
and on the ground, too. that she furnished
the wherewithal for this greatest of all dis
coveries, 10. she must be proved 4 saint or
failing that, i deserving of no praise.
Never since woman has awakened to
sense of her dignity as human being has
she had such j chance to prove her right to
| citizenship, and in Isabella of CASTLE has
she most worthy standard-bearer. OF all
the queens of history she stands as the ex-
ponent of equality in government.
| Many times I have seen items in the
American papers which said that the queen
of England Travelled very plainly; that her
private carriage was no better than any
other first-class English carriage / wish
| right here TO say that these reports are
! based upon no authentic evidence An Of
| fetal of the Midland road took me into the
queens carriage as ii stood in ST. PancraS
station, and must say it is as fine as any
Pullman car ever built-and that is saying
good deal. The walls of the saloon are of
satin-wood highly polished. The cushions
| are of white silk embroidered in gold
| thread. A garter containing her motto,
"Honi soft Gui nal y pense,n surrounds her
| initials, v X. Her large chair-and it
takes large one, too, is at the back of the
carriage and faces the engine. At her hand
is silver plate in which are electric annun-
ciator, pressing which she can call her
different attendants who occupy another
compartment Three other easy chairs are
in her compartment, besides a satin-wood
table about six feet long and three feet
| wide, upon which were piled the latest En-
glish, French. German and Ameri-
can periodicals. The carpet is OF
velvet and in good state of
preservation, considering it has been in use
over fifteen years. The curtains at rthe
windows and portlere are hung on silver
pcles. The door handles are solid silver,
| and the whole saloon has the appearance of
solid luxury. Victoria herself selected the
furnishings, which are said to pattern after
the white drawing room at Windsor Castle.
The whole saloon with fittings cost between
$50 900 and $4,000. The carriage is abodt
half the lenght of an ordinary American
| railroad car. AT first sight the carriage i'm
pressed me as being gaudy, but this idea
wore away in moment. The railway OIL
cial informed me that the queen paid about
ST. 80 per mile for travelling, besides first-class
fares for everyone in her party. AS the
official from whom received my informa-
ton was in position 10 know, this ey-
plodes other reports that the queenAn her
suite always trsFels free.-LFrani Leslle's
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~ WIS. MATSss, fbsITailor.