Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-05

Carriages of Every style which FIN Queen
victoriAa Stables.

victoriAa stables.
When one Of her majesty's cqurrrica cx9|
emincd q short time back the pnccn'si
coachhouses, he found them inconvenirnt'
ly filled with carriages which had long,
since fallen into desiletude. was shown 81
low hung char-a-banc for pair Of horses-
nude under the special direction Of he-.,
majesty and the prince consort. In paf>i
tlcular tho char-a.bnnc, which ~ lishlvt
rooted somewhat after the fashion Of tha
American pleasure carriage known as Al
'roclaway," is fitted with handsome curl
tains OF a light gray hua Messrs. IIoopersl
father did not exactly understand ting,
fabric Of tho curtains which he wns TO SUPP.
ply, whcreuron the prince smilingly mi
formed him That tho queen would supply,
him With the information which he det
sired
Her majesty thcrcupon told him that the
stun was Irish poplin, and 1t could DO pros
cured only at particular merccr's ut the
west end. She even condcsctndsd to cut.
on n tab from her own dress, which hapA
pened to DO made OF the popiu in question:
and lent 1t 20 Mr. Hooper go that hu niisiti
match the pattern and the color II WAS id
this ohar.a.bano that the queen and thtI
prince consort were accustomed 10 driyel'
accompanied by the members Of their rap,
idly increasing young family. and for the,
convenience Of the email royal folks tho
vehicle was provided on both sides and al
many intervals OF ita length with a multiA
plieity OF steps. which arifully folded uIa
and could be taken down from all kinds Of
unexpected places. Then | enjoyed n
glimpse OF n much more distnntpa past. This
was miniature double bodied coach OF
"vlsa-vls,n probably nude for Queen Char
lotte, cnnsort Of George Ill. The visa
visp was originally intended TO DO drawn
by hand, lIko the French "brouette. butit
was altered about 1910 70 MS to have apony
harntssed to 10 and was occasionally used
by her majesty WHEN In delicate health.
10 the same period belongs plain town
landau specially prepared for the use Of tht
Car Nicholas OF Russia and King Fred
crlnk William ot Prussia ca tho occasion o.
their visit 20 Cuildhall in 1915, This LAM
| dnu was entirely repainted, vRrnlshtl and
decorated IN only ts hours, | also saw 4
town chariot Of tho type patroniAed sent
10 years ago not only by members Of ths
royal family, hut BY the nobility and gen
try. Fashionable doctors frequently used
these high hung chariots. which seem prac
tcally 10 have vanished NJ about the SAINT
time that the black footmun ceased TO hang
on TO tho dicky strap OF his employer
/ cquipnge,
Al these carriages, which have been pur
chased by Messrs. Hooper, have obviously
| no intrinsic commercial value. except AZ
regards tho materials, which arc In mos
instances perfectly sound. Surely II viii
DO matter for sincere regret II they were al
lowed TO decay, since they are almost th'
| last remaining relics of nm ngo OF locomo
ton which knew not railways. IL woul,
be difficult TO light, on this aide the Twect
nj least, on n postohnisu OF tho old fash
toned pattern-such u chaisn as the ono Il
which Mr. Alfred Jingle clopud with Mi
| Whrdla'a sister, and such as In real life wa
70 often utilized by young couples .whel
they Ind arrived at the conclusion that "a
clopament 90 Grutna Green. there 20 b
joint1 in matrimony by the hymenea
blacksmith, was preferable TO the prusai
process OF nskinR thn consent of papa ans
mamma. Almost every one of the old stag
coaches, omnibnscs aud other bnclSne,
carriages have disappeared, tue shape an,
general construction OF private carriage
have been radically altered, and Messrs
Hooper are so be- congratulated on thei
llbcrality and public spirit In Offering /
lend these relies OF royalty on wheels to til
national collection at South keusingto
through tho medium OF the coachmaker.
company. -Georgc Augustus Sala.