Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-28
A GARDEN OF A QUEEN.
VICTORIA HAS ONE SPOT SACRED
FROM HER SUBJECTS.

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Painting Treos-A House That thu
Prince of vale. Buiit aud In witch
Many Royal children Have Played.
Queen Victoria considers herself really
Al home In the private garden Of Osborne
only. For In this little corner Of the
Isle Of Wight alone does the sovereign,
whosc possessions cover onesoyenih Of
tho globe, have powers absolute. Else
where, and especially In tho parks Of the
royal residences. she is under the TO
straint Of the officials OF a constitutional
mdharchy.
The commissioner Of public buildings
and works treats the crown as an insti'
tuition Of which the rights are strictly
limited. Her majesty cannot cut a treo
without the consentof the proper official.
To escape this vigilance the queen has
bought In the noighb0rhood Of her castle
at Osborne some acres OF ground where
sho may have gardener not subject TO
changes OF administration. Sho has
even gone 70 far as 10 disregard for once
her position Of political impartiality aud
chosen q former gardener Of Lord Bca-
constcld. u man accustomed TO the grow
ing Of Tory flowers.
But any inprudcnccs which he might
commit will not easily reach the public
For while 1t IL easy 10 get permission to
roam about the grounds OF the castle,
this little garden "a carefully shut oil
from visitors A correspondent Of an
English paper recently had tho good
fortune to get into tho Swiss chalet,
which her majesty has made into n
family museum. and to walk about tho
hislca Of trees whero each tree common
oraiea au episode In tho history OF the
royal house and recalls day Of happi-
ness or sorrow.
A short distance from tho entrance TO
this private garden Is y wooden play
house. built with their own hands by
the Prince OF Wales aud tho Duke OF
Edinburgh In 1861. Tho heir TO tho
crown has missed his vocation. lilo
cleaTly had In him tho making OF a nota-
bic carpenter. Even 10 tho present day
the prince is very proud of his work.
and whenever he visits Osborne he goes
straightway to SEQ II tho playhouse Is
stu standing. Not nail has fallen.
not plank has sprung. The house is as
solid us at first.
HOUSE BUILT by WALLS.
In tho little house arc preserved tho
playthings Of the royal children. Each
VI the children had little carriages OF his
own. and all are here preserved with tho
initials OF the owners names upon them.
Tho Duhe Of Edinburgh was a jack Of
all tEadea. lie was carpenter with his
older brother, mason with his younger
brother. the Duke Of Connaught. The
miniature fortress they built together Is
ttill preserved In this same garden. Il
"a made of stone and brick. and 10 at
least strong enough 10 brave the seasons.
Tho princes worked under the eyes Of
their father. who was trying to teach
them the art Of fertilization.
This fortress has undergone some as.
saulA. The Prince OF Wales, having
hls Eve sisters and tho youngest Of hia
bruthcra under his command, attacked
iiA garrison. the Dukes Of Edinburgh and
Connaught. Almost always the hcirap-
parent carried the parapet and drove the
two dukes into cascmato, where they
had plenty Of arms and whence hunger
alone conld dislodgo them.
Nowadays the children Of tho Duchess
Of Albany and Of the Princess Beatrice
attack and defend the fort which their
parents, their uncles and their aunts
have 40 often captured with great yalor
after long and glorious sicgrs.
The day OF her oldcs, daughters wed
ding Victoria took u sprig Of myrtle from
tho brides bouquet and planted II In this
garden II rooted itself no firmly that
now II u grown into great bush. Every
tine one Of tho grandchildren marries.
the myrtle bush at osbornc IA called into
reputation.
MEMORIAL TREES.
Not far from tho matrimonial bush Is
u row Ut mourning trees. In February,
1852, every member OF the royal family
planted tree 10 perpotuAte the memory
81 the prince eonsort, who died Ia tho
December Just before, OF tho eight
trees those of the Prince Of Wales and
the Princess Alice have grown most
luxuriantly, A little distance away the
queen planted tho parasol pine, which "a
her memorial OF her husband.
In another place are tho trees com
momontng mArriages-tho trees OF the
Prince aud Princess Of Wales, Of the
Duke and Duchess Of Edinburgh, OF tho
Duke and Duchess OF Connaught, OF tho
Duke and Duchess Of Albany and OF tho
Princess Beatrice and Henry OF Batten.
berg. Ii is In the shade OF these trees,
whose foliage murmurs the memories OF
happy times, that the queen likes 10
take tea during tho hot days Of August.
Now 1t is the now generation which is
taking It's turn at tree planting In this
garden devoted TO royal highnesses. Tho
children OF the Prince OF Wales and OF
the DIXIE Of Edinburgh have tho place
OF honor. But the invading family Of
Prussia casts not little OF SIS shade
upon soil which should remain exclusive
ly Tor British. Although tho children
OF the queens daughters arc not repre-
sented, the descent OF the Empress Fred.
eriek has taken root there. The PIN.
Cess Victoria Of Prussia, her sister, tho
Princes Sophia, and tho Prince Wade
mar, who died In 1870, have each tree.
The collection lacks nothing but the trvo
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