Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-10

leather belt. standing on step,iadder,
with his youngsters about him, holding
the paintings ready for him TO mans II
far more kindly impression might pc
created of his much misunderstood
character than that afforded by the
history of his political acts. 49,,
Queen Victoria's favorite recreation,
during the lifetime Of her husband, at
any rate. was sketchins, and especially
etching, in which latter art she attained
n pro6ciency altogether exceptional Tor
an amateur. She has. however long
since abandoned the plates and ACIDS
as well as her water colors, ana Wheh-
ever she can find any relief from her
onerous duties in connection with the
current business of state, she seeks re-
lief and recreation in just plain, humble
Lnittinr looking very human and
prandmotherly with her white hair, her
Widows cap, and her not unkindly eyes
peerinE forth above her glasses what
n nity II is. too, that some snapshots
could not be taken Of her thus engageu
aud yotchinE the gambols OF her niue
yrandchildren. II would give those Oh
her subjects who have never seen ner
I'm person very different notion oil thls
oxtraordinnry old lady than they nave
49,, obIa to obtain from the ordinary
portraits which represent her win the
rorners of her mouth drawn down anu
| a morose nay, even disagreehple' eN-
| preston upon her race
Another great lady who spends much
Of her time In knitting is the aucIess
| Of Coburg, wife OF Queen Nie.oriu
| liner son and only sister OF the lAte
car once a week when she is NJ ~,
btirg the ladies' Of the aristocraoy anu
| ,vives of the leading dignharles uss 'l
bic in her drawing room at ,nc pa,lSe
/ 49, Ia nj lO1lrE IN cOnNtf-
s " in coffee-drinking and especially
Il, Lnittinr-a regular old-fashloheu
~, er'ai,io+ch in fact. queen 'atih q
nnt .'.,,', the last living descendant OF
80, ,1,,al swedish house of Nasa'
Mich hns played 80 notable part III
Tmronean history, Is never SO happS a.
when engaged in making Jam, "t M
is her favorite occup aliou, o." H., q
Isa,t.faced old lady, arrayed IN
pieals7s,ta sars or apron reaching up 10 her
pls ,,nernIly despatched with Jam,
hes-N, a very different spectacle 20
prese e,i'aa,, Garcia arrayed in her court
dress and coronet.
po,h the Emperor and empress %
Dun .s.,ra devoted - lawn tenhlsi
'el which likewise mas an ~,
np,siosfIc adherent in uhe WluoMeu
Ils,.s, princess Stephanie OF Austtla'
IISeed inc latter has lust won ela'n a,
nlonship in the sp ~. iI Is,,,,,ress augusta
ADazzht has any time to spare she en-
Vietori,a, IN painting fans. her achieve
ploys II , ~ in this respect being
mehts, with good-humored contempt
regaru seS.,onnlished mother-in-law, me
b!y,a nss Empress Frederick, VINO l,,,i !
WIZ 4 clever a sculptor as het sou l.st,
~ sister, Princess Louise mareh'ofSss
OF Lorne r.oi,, snands sev.
queen MARGUERITE q Il l' pIsy ips the pi
erai hours each IVY ~ III p sitasether Il
ano a a,,'sfaction OF King Humbert. who
the sailAifs a,hsr has no ear at all FOL
like MS , t1, nj other means Of per
music al mat he can, bring to beal
sna nn his charming consort ne 3, ea !.
sS5p%ps her e yeldi to ms ass 10 ST.,
aud en.lrs g That invariably has ms