New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
ORD FACTS AND CTEER STORIES.

\ now fashion has arisen In Scotch country houses
during the last few All sporting men Ike p0r-
ridge i)r breakfast Now. # Is pretty spectacle
20 musiached and bearded men eat ,Orrlige and
cream. 80 now that dclcc,abic compound Is paced
upon sil"-iable behind screen or In little
room. ana wh'n the lords Of creation stroll down
4 Sun;ay or rush 'wn on a weekday TO breakfast
accoI ing to up-todai" eiiqncte hey eat their hrs
"t'|k.ds- course s'aning This fashion reminds an
observer of N" Russian habi of eating TIkouskl or
hofs d"uvrc n sli"-iahle In the Ora wing be-
fore descending 10 the diningroom.
People often wrie 10 Queen Victoria aslsing her 20
lend them small suns and promising repay her In
insialmcnts. Sometimes they write saying they are
unah.r 10 pay her taxes. and trusting that she will
allow the account; 20 stand over biz. The presents
the queen receives by post form curious collection
They are invariably returned + cts send her poems
stockings ana othcr articles OF attire worked hy
themselves When any member Of the househjld il
Christmas the Queen j. the recipient Of some hun
drcis ~ Christmas cards. many OF them Of the most
expensive nature
of'cn mentioned is Ceci. RhoLcss dislike. to wom-
cu. and the fact that ne Will 1ot allow a female to
serve him in any way. He had Il secretary 10
whom he was much attached one day he an
nouuccd the fact that he was ,oine to be married.
The chief was thundersiruck and after Slaring AT
him FOR second ero~lrd out: Where the :evil
am 20 &C.; another secretary" and then walked out
OF the room and banged the door. His innate good
OF heart. however prevailed after bit. for he
presented the bride with lovely diamonds.
and when. soon after he left for England he lent
the young couple his carriages and horses. that
the OFF, ndng bride was enabled to return her we'd
ding calls At his expense, II never occurred 10
hiin. howcyer; to keep his iavorite secretary on
Of tn" pale Of possibility.
Prince Christian OF Denmark had he only been
king instead OF prince. would certainly outrval
the story OF Alfred Of old and the cakes. The
other dag he had to review some troops at Bierrc.
a country town OF small dimensions Riding nome.
tired ana thirr'y he stopped 1T Il farmhouse TO
beg drink. The Old farmers wife bade him wei
come and enter As she was at the moment pan.
cakc-ma king she asked him IL he would like some.
Very much indeed" replied the Prince. and soor
h. comfortably seated. enjoying his humble
fare at the kitchen table.
Having finished his meal he asked thr old dame
answer ON his persis;ng that he would prefer.
paying she patted his shoulder affccIonately say
Ing: You are a soldier. my SON. and soldiers are
always hard up: ! never take anything from
them" He suggested he was not quite 80 hard
ter" ard with knowing wink and nod she
turned % her pancakc-makins. IT Is quite true.
'for you my grandfather happens to be the
King What" cried his astorished hostess.
dropping her whisk and nearly upscttng the fry
irg,pan IN her fright: A second or two she gazed
at him specchlessly then remarked naively: II
should iss have asked you INTO the '"'''' shouldn't
Two devoted Mothers one Frenchwoman and
IN. other n Englishwoman wore discussing the
various methods OF educating boys and eagerly
comparing the advantages and disadvantages OF the
English and French systems respectively. y dig
ritary Of the Roman Church was listening to their
pratile with amusement and at last he burst out
laughing. and said: 1T seems 10 me- Mesdames
that when pous French mother wishes 10 send
her son away from home for education she inquiries
anxously how many times week he can attend
mass: but when an English mother sends her boy
To school the principal inquiry she makes is how
often during the week can her son have bath?
and Eton is evidently considered the school par
cclloncc. for there the boys can have baths three
times n day If they wish. 1t Is amusing 10 see how
the instinct Is implanted In the mothers Of all
nationalities. you all wish to wash your sons:
only the Catholic French mother wishes to purify
her sons soul that he may be clean for all eternity
but the English mother. apparently. Is contented
with washing the outside OF her child. and sOaping
and combing bis earthly envelope