New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-21


..w Ho serves as a conductor OF sympathy be-
tve.n his belligerent fellow oountrymen and the
son.u,hat ootuse English public How sincerely
and gracefully he himself TO this task Is per-
hans best illustrated by his words on the queens
Jubilee Of ten years ago. They merit quotation:
d,Sring The celebration Of the Jubilee. Perhaps It
ought not even to be called discordant note. Per-
Ne NJ acolamation was silent. The Irish people as
a whole bore no part In the celebration; on May
"a In the Jubilee year the Dublin corporation
agreed BY twenty-five votes to FIVE not 10 take any
share in the public reocnS rms was ind he a.,
vast majority Of the Irish people i. would be 70
fan utterly in The duty Of serious rH u s h srG i one
would be poor and worthless compliment me 10 the
structed to tell the story of the whole celebration
were TO leave such faGt a6 me }or
FEARS little or no share of royal countenance The
queen. during all her reign, had only spent lew
days in ireland io 6 Ign TWO wou or hee royal
visits The irish people were allowed to feel ' hSa
country The irish people as whole were long
inclined 20 be devotedly loyal; even Mr. Dlsraon
or nothins ma about the controversy between
archy and republic. Their natural inclination MAS
loyalty to the appointed sovereign; They became
wildly enthusiastic over George; the Prince Re-
gent: and as / have shown in the earliest part OF
his history there was no one living who welcomed
the sovereign at the opening Of her reign WIN
Daniel O'Connel. who was then the recognized
, leader and dictator OF the whole Cathonc ana
Nationalist population of Ireland. But It would be
Impossible to doubt that the enthusiasm inspired
by O'ConneI soon began TO chill and die TO Ire
land the sovereign became mere name or t mere
myth for the Crown was only represented by a
partisan Viceroy. who was changed with eaoh sue
ceeding change OF partisan Government
II is one of tho grotesque anomalies of the British
Empire that the only Occidental race within Its
boundaries capable Of approaching the monarch
cal idea should be thus disGffected. In Mr.. Nc
Carthy's eloquent protest there Is finer tribute
md hat hN NO
definite human agency TO represent the dignity
and power Of the state-than there is discoverable
IN all the English congratulations on their royal
lady's amiabilty tact and excellent moral tone
No one Will deny the sincerity or steadfas ness Of
English loyalty. No will hesitate to attribute
to the Queen most Of the exceences Of head and
heart that have been claimed for her. But II IS
equally true that will find In English trib-
ute. her the slightest recognition OF the splendor
and nobility with which the Latin or Celtic inagi
nation can on the proper occasion invest such sym
bols Of extraordinary power as the crown and the
throne 1t is quite possible that this failure OF the
Englishmsns imagination is due TO the Inevitable
defect Of his virtues but II IS none tho less I'M
fortunate that. IN all that pertains 10 the outer
trappings Of royalty and to the symbolism OF the
throne. English tributes have been hopeessly COM
monplace and ignoble.
My intention" says "A Member OF tho Royal
Household" in preface TO "A Private Life OF the
dear old lady who were she the chatelane Of
country house or tho schoolmisress OF primitive
Village, would be admired and beloved by her
neighbors in the parish for her wisdom and good
works, and by her family and servants a good
mother and mistress" Nothing dverts this anony-
author from her settled purpose-she makes
the royal dwellings domestic and homelike FOR the
nquis!tve British public. We told OF the
Queens sixpenny games OF whist. Of her rigorous
insis'ence that the shall delay only fifteen
minutes their after-oinner wine. OF her fond
for the good. oid-fash!oned title. "Maam":
OF her Partially for white soups" OF her grave
objections TO untidny Creased hair OF the private
signals which she communicates TO her daughters
across the luncheon table. OF the innocent deceits
with wk.ch her attendants humor her old age No
one can appreciate what extreme OF untidiness tho
author can reach IN her style OF neptltude in her
thought. without recourse 20 quotations Ike tho
following:
of recent years the Queens fancy has greatly
favored the Photographic art and It IS quite q
weakness OF hers TO DO photographed IN every pos
sble condition OF her daily NE"
1T II Characteristic OF Her Matesty's simplicity
Of nature and childiiks good-nature to 20 riding
for TWO hours and quarter in company with
maid-of- honor whose habit bodice pinned up
IN front"
The bathroom in this suite is strictly utili-
tartan"
When the Dress 10 be on tho Jubilee Day
was uHuel latnlIy DISCUSSION the DUKE OF Con-
naught cried: Now. mother you must have soma
thing really smart"
In fhct quite half the eatables that appear daily
al the queens table arc things that she herself
never eatA but at the Same time likes 10 see about
her and TO know that they there
With me trfvslities which Mrs. Sarah A. Too!ey
has collected IN her Personal LIFE OF mo Queen"
only a churish critic Will quarrel Mre Tooley's
fondness for her subject differs IN no material
point from that OF any sentimental critic for a
man OF letters and her fondnese n perhaps quite
as fully justified. Nor is che always trivial At
crnee she has good story TO ten and she usually
tells It In pointed fashion. What the books OF the
last ha4f-century have TO Of the Queens cher
acter and life. Mrs. Tooley has examined and used
with conscientious thoroughness And II the
queen ID sometimes lost in tho woman she IN
never lost in the mere domestic housekeeper I'm
IKE the selfstyled Member Of tho Royal House
holo Mrs Tooley has a feeling though a very
Tar from sure feeling. for the intrinsic II not for
'ne extrinsic. dignity Of her subject.
In "hat purports to be sketch Of Victoria
queen and Empress" Sir Edwin Arnold lavishes
/ the chief attention upon himself Such Is tho
unctuousness and pretentousness Of his style thu,
| rev admirers Of Queen Victoria would have mat
ters otherwise They may well ask however. why
the volume should be published at all II IL mere
copy TOT The Daily Telegraph" put into boards
MT r. Anderson Graham's victorian Era" is q
DOCK win indifferent reading matter sevsnty-nve
a'fooious Illustrations and gaudy cover II could
Ho' nave cost much 10 prepare II IL bound 10
attract notice On the booltstalls. II IL oocas!oned
o! the sixtsth year OF Her Ma1estys reign and #
is designed for the minds Of children
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