The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-20
A GARDEN OF A QUEEN,
vicToaA HAS ONE sPoT SACRED
FROM HER suoJEcT&


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May ssyss ch'idrss Have Pisysd.
Oueen Victoria eonsiders herseif really
1t home in the private garden Of Oshorn.
| puIy. For Ia this little corner az fb1
isls Of Wight Alone does the sovereien
whoes possessioug- cover one-seyepth n
The 9iobe. have nowers Absolute. El.e
where. and especially Ia the psrks Of the
royal residences. she q nnder the \,
straint of the officials Of 4 constitutions
monarchy.
| The commissioner Of public binding,
and works treats the crown AZ .n inst
sutton Of which the rights are strictl,
| limited. Her majesty cannot cut tree
| without the consent OF the prot,sr official
To escape this vigilance the queen ha,
bought in the neighi,orbood of her castle
nj Osborne some acres Of ground where
she may have gardener NOT subject IA
changes OF administration. She ha,
even gone 70 far ~ 10 disregard for once
| her position Of political i'm Dsrtialitv And
chosen a former gardener OF Lord Pes
| consfield, man accustomed 10 the grow.
ing of Tory flowers.
| But any impruaenees which he nigh,
commit VIII not easily reach the public.
For while It is easy To get permission to
roam about the grounds Of the castle,
this little garden 10 carefully shut of
from visitors. A correspondent Of an
English paper recently had the good
fortune TO get into the Swiss chalet,
which her majesty has made into a
family museum. and to walk about the
sisies Of trees where each tree commem-
CRATES an episode in the history Of the
royal house and recalls day Of happi
hess or sorrow
A short distance from the entrance to
shis private garden is a wooden play
house. built with their own hands by
the Prince of Wales and the Duke OF
Edinburgh in 1857 The heir to the
crown has missed his vocation. He
| clearly had in him the making OF nota-
BILE carpenter Even TO the present day
the prince is very proud Of his work
and whenever he visits Osborne he goes
siraightway TO see If the playhouse is
stall stasding. Not u rail has fallen
not plank has sprung. The house is as
solid az nj first
HOUSE BUILT BY WALES
la the little hoase are preserved the
plsy,h,ngs Of the ro,ai rbiidrs, E.ch
Of the children had li,,l. c.ry;.gas ~ 81.
own. and all ar. her. preserved with the
initials of the owners names pno,, them
The Duke Of Edinburyb was . ,arl NJ
all trades, He was a esrrrnter = his
older brother. A mason with his wan, 90,
brother. til. Dnke If t,oru.,yb, Ia.
miniature fortress they buil, ,oge, her /.
siill preserved in this sam. garden I,
is made Of stone aud br,ek and IA a,
least strong enough ga t,ray. the SEASONS
The prit.,es work.,l nnder ,a.s erax ri
tsnar father, who wss try,.,sr "a teach
them die arr-5f fertilization
Ths8 fortress has undergone some mn.
sa,,l,s, The Prince Of Wales h.v,ny
his FIVE sisters and the ,onnpes, az his
broiheys sDasr h,s command ATTACKED
ills garrison. the Dukes 81 Edinburgh and
Ionnaueht. Altnos, sIws,s tine heir an.
Karen, carried the t,srau.., and aroy. ,hs
Two dukes into a rasx,u,ir when. the,
had plenty Of arms and whence bunyey
alone cauld d,sloiye them
NOWADAYS the children O. tn. Duchess
Of ALBANY and Of the Princess g..st-ioe
.,t.ck ans defend the far, ,vb;rt, thai,
rsarerts their uncjas and their .pn,s
have 80 often cauinr,,i with rres, v.lor
after long and glorious Siege.
Tn. day of her oldes, daughters w,.e
ding Victoria took "A s,,,iay Of ,ov,;le from
the brides i,ouuue, and nlapie,i /, in ,hi,
garden /; rooted ,,s,lf 40 FIRMLY ,hs,
now il ,s grown into . yr.., bpsh rv.ry
time one Of the grandchildren ,na,r,es
the myrtle bash AT ost.orne is called into
reasiss,.on
uFnop,., rprrs
Not far from the Matrimonial h,,sh is
n row of mourning trees In February
1862 every m. ,nber Of lii. royal family
pian;ed a tree Ia rrrpe,u.,e the memo-r
O. the prince consor, who died in In.
December Jus, before on tn. eivh,
trees ,hnse 81 the Prime. az wales and
the Princess Alice have grown mos,
lnxur,antly. little distance away tho
oueep nlan,ea tine uar.sol nine wn;eh /.
her memorial of her husband
i In another plaoe are the tree. com.
pY,nca and pr;nc.ss ~ wslos ~ tho
Duke and Duchess OF Edinburgh. q, the
Duke and Duchess of Connaurbt az the