The Washington times., 1894-06-10
NELL-KN0WN WONEN;
BEGINNING WITH VICTORIA

It is probable that most Of her Majesty's
loyal subjects know the Queen only by her
royal title, Victoria, and that such OF the re-
mainder of them as are aware that she bears
another name, and that that is Alexandrina.
believe that the latter is the second and there
fore, in some sense, the inferior name, says
the st. James Gazette. The well Informed,
however, know that the Queens names are
Alexandrinn Victoria, and a sentence or two
In letter OF her father, the Duke of Kent,
written couple Of months after her christen-
ing and sold few days since in Paris, may
account for the choice OF the second as the
principal name. "Her first name," the Duke
wrote, '.is Alexandrina; Victoria, by which
name she is always called at home, is her last.
being that Of her dear mother. The first she
bears after her godfather, the Emperor OF
Russia"
Although Queen Victoria rules over IN en-
pire that embraces possessions in every part
OF the world. she has never Travelled outside
Europe, and even there her trips have been
short ones to France, Holland, Germany, and
Italy only.
The Duchess OF Roxbury was anxious to
bring out her daughter this season, and. as
she was in mourning, did not wish to go to
the drawing room, SO the Queen allowed her
the privilege. which is very rarely granted, OF
a private presentation at Windsor Castle, says
the Philadelphia Ledger. This is very rare
occurrences, the only cases OF the past few
years having been those Of the Duchess OF
Devonshire, the Duchess of Sutherland, and
Lady Dudley.
Nine. Minnie Hauk, who Is making a tour
OF the world with her husband, the Chevalier
Won Hesse Warteg, author of some very inter-
esting books of travel, arrived some time ago
at Singapore. and sang at Johore by invitation
for the Sultan, the princes, and datos, who
were greatly pleased. The Sultan conferred
on the prima donna and her huscand the
order of the Crown of Johore, this being the
eleventh order Nine. Hauk has received from
the hands Of ruling monarchs. Mr.. Warteg
intends to embody his Oriental experiences in
a new volume Of travels, so the Singapore
Free Press says.
Although Miss Morris art has failed her to
a certain extent, her sense Of humor is still
intact: At last Saturdays matinee, says
the New York Evening Sun, she played
Camille" Some OF the dressing room
windows were open, and just as Miss Morris
was ENJOYING her final paroxysms in the
death scene, a piano organ began to play On
Fifteenth street. Tho sound Of 1t could be
heard all over the theater.
As the first strain of music was waited in
CoOrS, Camllie, WIZ was SuppoSeu " uo Gu
joying ante-mortem visions, was obliged by
the lines of her part to exclaim rapturously:
"How strangei How strange!"
"What is 1t, Camille?" cried Armand, bend
ing anxiously over her. "What is it?"
Miss Morris gave her last gasp, then MUIR
INJURED softly as the curtain began to descend
on the sobs Of the audience:
"It's Annie Rooney think.
Mrs. .Bayard Taylor once ''the pretty blonde
Hansen girl" but now q gray-haired matron,
lives in New York. She still dresses in black,
as she has done since her widowhood. In
former times Mrs. Taylor was fine horse
woman and accompanied her husband on
most OF his journeys. She Is the daughter Of
a noted German astronomer and aided her
husband in translating many Of his books
into German.