New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
THE SIMPLE JOYS OF ROYALTY.
rnAcricAL Jokes ANp COLD BEEF
From Tho Woman a. Home.

From The Woman az Home.
The simplicity OF taste nnd feeling which distin-
cuisines the members OF our royal family mas NJ
ways struck me rs their most charinine chithc,"r
stic. There is woman in this world az "rti"ss
as the Queen" once declared friend who hnd had
every opportunity Of stndying h"r Majesty 9 chii
actor. Simple Joys ana simpl" pleasures are "ha
most appc TO thcm while IN, 'orn'-tmgf. hy h
warmth Of IN" affection shown 10 on. Aho,nri h y, ~,
the brothers and sisters and cousins ana Humt Humt- o'
thc Guelph family show their real unwordlin"sS
In q very charming hrht
one of the most homcly ana lova1le Ineinbcrs -
the Princess christian ~ Schleswig- liolsteln as
ne following niue Hn"cHo,' Hn VIZ cIi her IN the
roval circle takes q deep interest. as "" all know
in charitable doings nay. she spends half her ne
i'm helping 10 cothe the poor and feed the SICK ana
frinrd 10 ndopt some poor little wait and stray
Soon the friend came 10 Her Royal fiighne's WIN
This child she told. for whom have % done ono
Good eo I'" She actnaIiy objects to cold mutton
And what DO you think Princess Christian re-
piled? That paupers ought TO hay" no t"steS' no
likes or disl.kcs? Oh, no. The Princess II 700
sweet ana human for that She merely laughed
and said with delightful simplicity oi accent -
"Vcu cold mutton is not very nice after all
is ~ am not fond OF 1t myself: and as 10 mamma
though she rather kcs cold beef. the on" thnc she
cInpof ana Will not stand is cold mutton
Even thc Prince Of Wales. man Of ne worId I.
and th. Dul. Of Iork are lik" boys together son.-
times rather than father ana soii' ana VIII 'nai. '
ono ,uofher ana laugh together as heartily a. two
,oung undergraduatcs =. rerncmber hoH when thc
DUKE Of York presided ov'r hds hrsi bis chHHriiiy
dinncr at the Great ormond street Hospital ior
|i,udrcn and a larger sum subscribed after
~. ,,,..cb than had been the cas-" Wh"n IN"
i,,,,nn NJ Wales himself at the head OF the
ii,hLn how the Duke drove Off TO Marlboroush House
a., ,r,-nnh Immediately aficrward 10 crow, as ne
80 ,, t. over hi. sire Whether The Prince 81 Duke
~ ,L, more delighted Il would b" diihcult to say
Tho Uf. the royalties lead. guarded. as II were
.n 90 many outside influences. ana kept from an
Vn. IIVV,.' contact with the world. exempt from IN"
r,tiv cares which harass the majority OF thelr SUD
80 cnrduces 10 keep them young and simple
b'-;od As for q practical joke there Is nothing
II, "a, e,ioy So much The Princess OF Wales herself
&C. errat hand at making appl"-ple BEDS ana Is up
~ ~ &" = ond of fun. az those who stay Al Sandrng-
be N will vouch The Queen, although rover fiNrh
-" r,ciical Joking now. as IN h"r NCuth, y QUICK
~ ~ 81. the point In funny story and loves hbov,
~ ,hirys 10 hear an amusing recitation. aye, ana
n az ors q display Of mimicry II IN" fnimicry be nor
;ii'ngfIred We know that she even insisted ,ia'
~ ~. ~ bor .ou.rres "a very clever amateur aclo''
ohuId give an imitation OF herself No 1ok" causes
U no Icas amusement that Is not perfectly re
fined. n i,rc. Marty of vouthful
rrr,c.s and Princesscs were laughing very nearby
'af"'tf.,r i'm the drawing-roOm at t,sborn", "n.h
- " ioefv entered with Princess beatrice: Shcc
a,od 20 he told the Joke and after Il good ochi OF
,isn,,n,ion "a a Young Princess gave IL as II stood
arhn inke was rather shall say, an advanced ons
,rho Uueen did not smile and her rcbiike geh,,'"
=, sr,e made Itself felt. We are not amused
a.. rencd answering for Princess beatrice ana
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