The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18

Oldest son of the Duke of York, who will
be 3 years old in June, and young man
who will be king some day. He is in the
direct line of succession. After the queen
comes the Prince of Wales, then George,
Duke of York, then little Prince Edward.
When the queen knew he was coming
she showed great enthusiasm and actu-
ally became nervous about him. The first
time she saw him she shed tears of joy,
and within an hour had a picture taken
of herself and the baby prince. The queen
is what Is known as Cranky to photog-
raphers. Those who dislike the camera
and the look pleasant" situati can ap-
preciate her feelings. On one occasion
she did not feel like being photographed
and stood with the head of the little prince
between her own chubby hands and let
the camera do the work. The boy is as
fond Of Victoria as though she were a
BABY his own age and probably forty
years from now, when Victoria has pass
ed into permanent history, he will strain
his memory to recall the hours of good
time he now enjoys with her. He pulls
her head-dresS awry and takes liberties
with her as none of her children ever
dared to do. He also calls her n!cknames,
and last year chirstened her Dummy"
to which he chung persistently to the dis
may of his mother, the Princess May,
who feared her august majesty might
think the child had picked up the word
pened to strike the aged queens fancy.
and she called herself Dummy to the
little prince, after which the ladies of the
court breathed easier.
The queen. like most merry-makers, is
an easy woman to live with She de-
mands respect, but gets along with less
of ii than most soVereigns She has an
immense string Of court ladies' all good
looking, whom she commands to be well
dressed, insisting only that they wear
white stockings with all gowns.
The queen is very fond of foreign at
tendants. She has a devoted Indian serv-
ant, who is never far away He assists
her as she walks, and steadies her shout
der by firm pressure If she wishes to
discard her cane and stand alone before
her people. She also keeps with her a
Scottish servant, who acts as messenger
and entertainer, for the queen hates lone
liness and silence and wants plenty of ex-
citement all the time.
one Of the queens recreations is visit
ing with artists. She has her favorites
She goes out daily in a little pony cart
with her attendants, and IL is her joy upon
these occasions to have with her a IA
vorite artist who will sketch her There
is a young Englishman Of whom she is
very fond. She talks to him, lets him
talk to her. drives with him in a most
decorous way, but steadily and constant
~ enjoys his society while he is at Bal
moral. And he rewards her by drawing
pictures which, If not pretty, at least are
not the wrinkied, creased, yellow ones of
extreme age, such as an evil-intentioned
man might make.
The queen is fond Of checkers. This
recreation suffered a relapse a year ago
when Prince Henry Of Battenburg died.
The prince, who lived in the queens
household. the husband Of Princess Bea-
trice. was a pet with the queen. He was
so good tempered and attentive that she
fairly adored him. Every night after the
royal dinner he brought out the royal
checker board and allowed her majesty
to beat three games out of four until
o'clock.
The queen has never kept early hours.
She goes 20 bed when she gets tired anus
ing herself. once she kept Nine. AIbanl
singing for her until ! a. m. and she has
been known TO ask an actress to repeat
her role. though the hour had crept past
Midnight When she goes 70 bed she falls
asleep. and easy lies the mead that wears
the crown until morning.
Victoria has always hated her jewelled
crown. She was told that II made her
look old. years ago by her cousin. Mary
Victoria OF Teck. between whom and
the queen there used 20 be a strained feel
ing. After that the royal head always
ached when g. came time 20 put on the
jeweed crown; and 80. except AZ the