Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-28

through buckingham palace day before
yesterday. He said. We are all torn up
here" and as he did so he drew my at
tention to the view out at the window as
he stepped ON n cockroach and ground it
into the rich carpet.
The style with which the house is fur
nished is rather IA mixture of the Bryan
tine and San Francisco styles-quiet, yet
rich. The stairsteps are wide enough
for a team TO drive up, and the palace it.
self is rather low and fiat, but the lion
and unicorn may be noticed on the bat
Elements engaged in an animated con-
versation. The lion and unicorn may
be seen over half the shop entrances in
London, with the announcement that
the merchant or tradesman there is,
by special appointment. fishmonger or
plumber to her most gracious majesty
the queen of Great Britain and empress
of India.
One tradesman on Old Bond street
| deals in nothing but elephant guns, and
| announces that he is by special appoint
ment elephant gunmaker to her most
gracious majesty the queen OF Great
Britain and empress of India, by the
grace of God.
Another man. IA tailor, who makes
nothing but fine trousers, has the audsc-
ity-but we will let that pass.
always look carefully over the door
before / go in TO buy, and trade only
where the proprietor is entirely unfet-
tered do not want suit of clothes
started and half made perhaps, only to be
| tossed aside, while Albert Edward has
eleven suits madeagainst Saturday even
/ f,,r Ml-,,s,x-.s,- I do ~ 1fta Nha So ~
| Albert's clothes very we'll, and am y
little fussy about my raiment.
The prince is not a well man. For
some time his life has been far more IN
certain than that CT his mother. His
beard is rapidly whitening, and his mer-
ry, gladstone gambols az young man
are beginning to tell on him now. Few
think he will get a crack at the throne,
and he himself is falling into melancholy.
He says: "Of course ] am as fond of
mother as anybody could be, but some
times I think that both she and Bill
| Gladstone are running longevity into the
ground. That, of course" he added,
as he stopped to inquire the price of a
portable bathtub. lis entirely between
themselves"
This conversation occurred on Oxford
street, where he had mentioned the fact
that he thought some of coming to Amer
lea next summer-"that is" he added
bitterly, IF mother decides to run her
reign into eternity"
His purchase OF portable bathtuh
would seem to indicate that he hoped to
| visit America soon.
/ give here Il copy of photograph of her
majesty the queen and his highness
Prince Maurice of Battenburg Bait,
as they call him, was powerful wiggly,
the day was hot, and her majesty told
me that it was poor picture all around,
for she had promised to rush down and
get the picture as soon as possible, for
parliament was in session and she had
left off in the middle of letter to the
police regarding the cuttings up in the
house, so, as she said, she was in no state
to have her picture taken.
1t will be observed that Bait has the
same way of curling up all his toes in a
bunch that children have who are born
under a democratic form of government.
The queen did her crown up in piece OF
tissue paper, and intended to bring it TO
wear while being photographed. but
came away and left it on the dining
room table, so she had to wear her bon