The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
THE VICTORIA RE6IA.

phantgTass, which grows to the height
Of eighteen or twenty feet. As rapid
growing plant this grass seems to be
first in its class, but during the winter
season it dies down to the roots. When
| in blossom the bed looks like a small
section of jungle transplanted to Amer
lean soil. ~
The, trees in the Botanical gardens
have been selected more with a view
to their adaptability to the soil and eli
| mate and to their worth as shade trees,
rather thansto illustrate peculiar kinds
or varieties of trees, and altogether
the general effect of the tree planting
has been very successful, in that the
requisite amount of shade has been Sc
cured as well as harmonious touch
of general establishment of the gar
| dens
With every department of this kind,
much interest always centers about the
person in charge. The general over
sight Of the Botanical gardens is vested
| in the library committee, SO that the
| garden is under the direct supervision
Of congress. But the superintendent,
Mr. W. r. Smith, is the person in inn
mediate charge of the garden, and his
popularity is evidenced by the num-
Der of years he has occupied this posi-
ton.
+ In appearance, Mr.. Smith remind S
you of the typical picture of the Eng
lish squire. He is far above the average
height. square shouldered. has silver
gray hair and pleasant voice.
Though born in Scotland, his long
residence in this country has thor
oughly impressed him with the superb
ority of America as a place of resi-
| dence, but little of the Scottish &C
( cent can be discerned in his speech,
| and his love for the land Of his birth,
and one of its sons, is exhibited in the
hobby which has placed him at the
head of the list Of Burnsonian collect
| ors.
Here in tho quiet beauty Of this
wonderful garden is a man on the
down-hill side of life who has the most
wonderful collection of books, maga-
zines and poems relating to Robert
| Burns that can be found. Wonderful,
| because its collection has been the
work Of lifetime, because some Of the
volumes are SO rare that they are al
most priceless and because he has also
collected magazines, pamphlets and
everything in the line of sidelights
that can illustrate the life of the poet
| and the events with which he was
| identified and the times IN which he
lived.
| As you leave the gardens and go out
on that busy thoroughfare, Pennsyl-
vania avenue, it is hard to realize that
in the center of the national capital
there is hidden away such resting
| place for the eyes and the tired mind
where you can see so much of the
| flower kingdom, gathered from al
| portions of the world, SO near at hand
| TO the busy street and where none are
| denied admittance, but where all car
enjoy period OF forgetfulness amid
the cool shades OF Uncle Sans flove,
garden. CHARLES L. fAIRhAS-
Princess Victoria. Mary Augusta
Louisa Olga Pauline Claudinc Agnes
is the whole name of the sweet young
lady known as Princess May of Teck.
the bride of the duke of York. and in
time she may be the queen of England
She is twenty-six years old and is the
eldest child and only daughter OF
Princess Mary of Cambridge. daughter
of old King Georges seventh son, and
has been brought up in healthy En-.
glish fashion, with her three brothers
at White Lodge, Richmond She bears
the name Teck from an ancient princi-
pality in the Suabian Alps. which was
conferred upon her father, n son O,
Duke Albert OF Wurtemberg. by the
king. The princess Is especially fond
of outdoor sports and is p grest IA
vorite with all who know her, and es
.eciallv with the princess OF Wales.
Don't YOU think the adaEe. A!
things come 70 him who waits, ~
rather a rash assertion" CertaIniy J