The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
THE ENGLISH ROYA.. FAMILY,

Simplicity of Taste and Feeling Of W
soria and Her Children.
The simplicity of taste and feeling
which distinguishes the members Of
our royal family has always strucl, ne
as their most charming characteristic.
There Is no woman in this world as art.
less as the queen. once declared q
friend, who had had every opportunity
Of Studying her majesty's character.
Simple Joys and simple pleasures are
what most appeal to them. while the
earnestness and warmth of the affection
shown to one another by tho brothers
and sisters and cousins and aunts OF the
Guelph family show their realsunworld.
illness in . very charming light.
One of the most homely and lovnblo
members is Princess Christian Of Schles-
wig-Holstein, as the following little
anecdotr will serve to show:
Princess Christian "Lenchen," they
call her N the royal circle, takes deep
interest as we all know in the chart
table doings, nay, she spends half her
life In helping to clothe the poor and
feed the sick and hungry. Not so very
long ago she persuaded q friend to adept
some poor little waif and stray. Soon
the friend came to her royal highress
with complaints.
'This child" she told, "for whom
have done so much-can IL be believedf
is dainty about her food. She actually
objects to cold mutton"
And what do yea think Princess
Christian replied? That panpers ought
to have no tastes, no likes nor dislikesi
Oh, no; the princess is too sweet and
human Tor that. She merely laughed,
and said, with delightful simplicity CT
accent:
"Well, cold mutton is not so very nics
after all, is it? am not fond Of IL my.
self, and as to mamma, though she
rather likes cold Beef. the one thing she
cannot and will not stand is cold NUT.
tom"
Even the prince Of Wales, man Of the
world though he be, retains vast deal
of simplicity. He and the duke of York
IRE like boys together sometimes
rather than father ard son,
and will chaff one another and laugh
together as heartily as two young
graduates. / remember how, when the
duke OF York presided over bis first big
charity dinner at the Great Ormund
Street Hospital for Children, and q
larger sum was subscribed after his
speech than had ever been the case
when the prince of Wales himself was at
the head of the table, the duke drnvs
Of to Marlborough house in triumph
Immediately afterward TO ''crow." as
be put it, over his sire. Whether the
prince or duke was the more delighted
would be difficult 70 say.
The life the royalties lead, guarded. |
as It were, from so many outside IN |
fiuences, and kept from absolute COZ
tact with the world, exempt from tbs |
petty cages which harass the majority !
Of their subjects, conduces 20 keep Them |
young and simple hearted. As for \
practical joke, there il nothing they |
enjoy so much. Tho princess Of Woles
herself Is great hand at making apple
pie beds. and is up 20 no end Of fur, c.
those who stay at sandringham VIII
~ouch. The queen, although not given
70 practical joking now. az IN her youth,
is quick 20 zee the point In funny
story, and loves above all things 10
hear en- amusing reci.stion-aye. and
enjoys display of niuic.y, IL the |
nimicry be not III nstured. We know
tina: she even insisted that one % hcr
cquerrirs Ia very clever amateur actor
should give al Imitation OF bersslf No
Joke CAUSES her the least smuscmn. .ha:
is not perfectly refined
A year or two ego large par- OF
youthful princes AID Processes were
laughing very heartily together iu The
At Osborne, WHEN her
majesty entered with Princess Beatrice.
she asked 20 be told the joke, and after
q good deal Of hesitation q yoc-g
princess gave il a. IL stood. The joks
was rather. shall Issy. an sdT7Dcsd ore.
BE qUccn did not smile. AID h>- setulSs.
gentle as !. was. made Itself fsl.- "Ts
ar. not amused. she repi;eS. s-swe-ag
fer Princess Beatrice sad be-xeIf~-
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