The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
IN LOSDOS TOWN.
a Passing Glance at thu Row Nursery

Gnss4ng Glance AT ths h>Yh Nnfsery
The infant prince at the tender age OF
eight weeks. has been interviewed for
a London daily paper. Surely this is a
piece OF enterprise that Will put even
american journalism" in the shade!
Given an indifferently good tor bad)
'black and white artist, a woman re-
porter and a friendly guardian Of royal
tvs newest and most precious jewel.
and the result Is two columns OF Sush
and various idealized presentmentS Of
fat healthy baby in a friy cap and
much gorgeOusness Of raiment
The nursery in which his small Royal
Highness reposes is described as being
like every other room at White Lodge.
Richmond Park. bright and cheerful. but
in no way magnificent. II is just
hOmclike. comfortable, ordinary sized
room, with "A large number Of pictures,
mostly crayon portraits and water-color
sketches, on the walls, large doubts
bed with light chintZ curtains. and ira
ordinary nursery furniture and outnt,
including q patent arrangement OF the
spirit lamp order, by which the baby's
food is prepared.
The royal cot is naturally the chief
object Of interest in this D..
everyone Of the Queens children. begin
ming with the widowed Empress Freder-
ick. and ending with the dead Duke Of
Albany. and the Queens youngest chiId,
Princess Beatrice, now OF Battenberg,
were Graded. 1t has had q long and
useful career. dating from 1910. 1t Is
not a large or a regal-iOOlIng resting
place for a Prince. but just a little Oh
long nest, soft and white as down IN
side and trimmed al around with Won
dcrful lace fOunCes. so thin. 50 line, II
seems impossible that they should nave
been I'm use more tilan half 4 century
ago. Now the Queens Youngest Sresl-
,IandsCn sleeps every night a.
clutches with Dany nats the flounceS OF
priceless lace.
Prince Edwards collection Of lace gar
ments is worthy the possession OF a
CrOesus. or a Rotschild. however and
one Of his state robes IS valued at
the not inconsideri,ble sum Of $50. It's
front is Of beautiful HonitOn lace, ana
round the bottom OF the robe the lace
ia continued in a wide border Ana, IN
order that his Royal Highness might
look somewhat military, broad rlbpon
IF cream MORE silk runs across ms
chest from the right shoulder % the LETT
hip. whence after being fastened into
rosctte. II flows in long suedmcrs 10 the
81 cours. all this valuable information,
and much more Of the same sort, could
scarcely have been obtained II any OF
lie tiuy baby's royal relations had been
on guard. lie has been left, however,
for Two or three weeks by most Of his
lia anil Kind. the Duchess Of York and
hey mother The Duchess Of Teck, BENG
in Switzerland, the Duke OF York yacht
in4 with his royal papa. and his grand
mama or visiting her imperial relations
in ST. Petersburg. Observation-Disclosures
Victoria. g. OF course. az Osborne 50 the
roor little chap is king Of his own cas-
tie.
ln CHIEF attendance upon him are Mad
ame Prickl. the faYOrite cOnidant ana
companion II Princess May in her girl
ish days. and an elderly Scotch woman
NJ the Queens own choice. II Is said,
with ! do not know. how much truth.
that tine visit Of the newspaper people 10
White LOdge has OccasOnet much an
uoyaGcc i'm the royal family. and that
severe remonstrance has been sent 10
Madame Bricka, not only by the Prin-
ccsr Of Wales. but by the Queen herself.
It.e Tccks. and also the Duchess Of
York. do not attach 50 much Importance
L. the incident. as they have always
been on excellent terms with newspaper
folk and indeed number several ladies'
of hat profession among their friends.
Madame Bricka, too, is always known to
have Il strong partialty toward the
gentle art of making paragraphs and
she IL is. undoubtedly who IS rcSponSi-
lie for the invasion of the public within
the sacred precincts Of the royal nur-
Sery
/ mentioned few lines above. by the
way the Scotch nurse the Queen has
selected for her great-grandson. 1t may
not be- generally known that every new
| ly married granddaughter Of the Queen
takes into her service, at the personal
Scotch woman, who acts as "caretaker'
| 10 the bride. and. in due time. as head
| nurse to whatever family may result
from the union. In this way the Crown
Princess of ROumania has a Scotch at
| tendant; 50 has the Grand Duchess Of
Tessc: 50 has the Duchess OF York
while even the German Empress boasts a
| "canny Scot" among the attendan Of
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