The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-08

peatedly remarked during her stay in
London, upon the occasion of the recent
marriage Of Princess Maud of Wales to
Prince Charles of Denmark: This is my
last visit to London"
Color is again given to the rumors
in circulation by the deep emotion dis.
played by the Queen as she bowed in
reply to the enthusiastic cheers of the
multitude which lined the route from
Buckingham palace to the railroad sta
ton, where she took the train for Wind.
sor after the marriage ceremonies.
Queen Victoria lie, however. we'll known
to cherish her proud prominence among
the sovereigns of Europe and clings ten
aciously to her regal position notwith-
standing her advanced age. She may
yet choose to die Queen Of Great Britain
and Empress of India rather than as a
retired sovereign, with her son as the
ruler Of the great empire over which she
has reigned sixty years.
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Queen Victoria is loveable old lady
with vein of romance and sentiment
talism that tells of the Guelphs. Her
rooms at Windsor Palace are always fra
grant with violets and her alteration for
Tennyson's poetry shows that her taste
is excellent. And certainly no poet ever
paid more graceful and really practical
compliments to his sovereign than did
Victoria's Laureate in his dedications to
the queen. No one would, for instance,
appreciate more highly than England's
beloved queen the stanza in Tennyson's
dedicatory verses to his volume pub
lished in 1880:
Then-w while sweeter music wakes,
And thro' wild March the t1rostle calls,
When all about your palace-wals
The sunlit almond blossom shakes.
This description Of Windsor Palace is
as true in its touch as delicate in it's
ideal beauty and suggestion. England
has been glad to know that it's sovereign,
secure in her peoples love, has lived al
most an ideal life. And this without
offending the sturdier and more prac-
tical nature of Englishmen as compared
with the Teutonic strain of romance in
its beloved ruler. 1t is pleasant to know
for instance, that even Queen Victoria's
walking stick has historical associations.
1t is made of branch of the historic
oak tree in which Charles hid, and once
belonged to Charles III. Still further as
connecting with it the history CT the
greater realm of which she is Empress,
the Queen has placed on the gold top Of
the stick little Indian idol captured at
the fall of Seringpatam.
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1T is possible that Munkacsy's great
picture, "Ecce Homo" a companion
painting to his famous Christ before
Plate" may be secured for America.
Mr.. John Wanamaker, Of Philadelphia,
is said to be in Europe at present for the
purpose of purchasing this great paint
ing and lovers of art will wish him sue
cess in his enterprise. The picture, now
en- exhibition at Hungary's millennial
exposition at Budapest, represents Pi-
late showing Christ to the multitude in
last effort to avoid condemning him to
death. In this. as in his preceding pic
ture, there is said to be a wonderful
portraiture of Oriental types in the jew
ish mob yelling "Crucify him! Cruelty
HIM" The picture is thus described by
one who saw it while on exhibition in
the artists studio No So, avenue de Viii
Tiers, Paris: 1t is after the scourgipg
and the torturing of the Saviour by the
brutal Roman soldiers. The crown of
thorns is on his head, and little points of
blood cover the forehead, while in his
hand has been placed the reed given him
in mockery of his supposed claims to be
King of the Jews. Christ stands on the
balcony of the Praetorium, the figure
bare to the waist, with a wonderful ex-
preston of majesty and suffering COM
bined. PLATE. in Roman robes. standing
beside him and bending toward the
crowd in court below, indicates our
Saviour with both hands. mingled scorn
and contempt for the crowd in his face
and gesture. The appearance of the
victim of their hate has evidently ex-
cited the crowd to rage"
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Martyr or fanatic, the fame of John
Brown, the Kansas raider, and the hero
of Harper's Ferry is secure in American
history, and there was an appropriate.