New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-14
ABOUT QUEEN VICTORIA.
HER VIEWS ON SUNDAY RIDING. HER
LOVE OF THE STAGE AND
HER ANCESTRY.
THE BEAUTIFUL cAsKET IN GOLD AND SILVER
THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN
BY THE PARsEE COMMUNITY
OF INDIA.


Not long ago when Queen Victoria was STAYING
at Balmoral she paid visit 10 a cottager living
on her estate The old man. who was strict
eabbataran, ventuied 10 demonstrate with her
Majesty on the subjec: % taking cut her horses
upon the sacred day. The Queen replied genfi dy
thinking that the Sabbath was made for man ian
Ye1 yei h N Tas The rsB srd 'h'nK name
Apropos Of Sunday. the Queen is in favor OF
keeping It in the good old English way. slightly
modified Her Majesty cannot endure 10 miss ser
vice at one OF the royal chape.s or az Cragie
Church III Scotland. where her sweet voice may
still be heard joining in the hymns. Of which Thy
will be done" and Rock of Ages are her favor
ties No personal reference 10 Her Majesty Is per-
mitted in the sermon. The clergyman. when Her
Majesty Is in Scotland is always a Presbyterian
and invari' bly, receives $50 for officiating on sun
day morning
The rest Of the day is spent by the Queen in the
perusal Of sermons and good books and only In the
morning Her Majesty allows herself a drive IN hei
The Prince Of Wales when the continent,
does the Romans do and goes TO the theatre re-, on
gwen At sandrihsham he is regular attendant
cb4s f she being his
Until the accession OF the present German En- En-
a. ha ern c tnG TIE q
has Influenced her husband 10 take an active part
on sunday No minister is allowed to preach to
Their Majesties a moment longer than fifteen min
utes and he is also forbidden to stare nj the
royal party.
Queen Victoria has been a consistent patron Of
the stage from the year OF her accession and has
! shown a most catholic taste. ranging from Van
| Amburgh ard his performing Hons. 1T Drury Lane
up 10 the great personators OF Shakespearian char
acters from kean and Macread1 TO those OK to-
day. Her Majesty intends 20 have several musical
and dramatic entertainments at Windsor this
including MARQUIS
| opera. "Darmd." which IS based upon an Oh
| Gaelic legend
Among the ousan's Jubilee presents t. q richly
wrought casket IN god and silver from the Parsee
| community OF Bombay. The design IS symboli'al
CT the history religion and condition % the Parsees
who. when driven from Persia by the Mosler in
vasion. hed to India, carrying their lares It
| penatea with them and thcrr found a refuge
s We' i, 'i pe, eo hat conmcsi cr@cr for which
| they are noted. Or the top are three ngures lil
an liar or which Sans the sacr,d GT' In The
| centre stands an angel IN, whoir rests upon fou-
! kneellng elephants al Tho corners. This has 81
| alegorcal association Win the Parse history. .
The Queen has decide - allow her Jubilee ST.. :
benefit Of the Princess Of wales Hospital fund.
The Queen hGs now been sixty years on the
throne OF Great Britain. She is The niece OF VIII
! lam ". who was the brother Of George ". who
was the son OF George III. who the grandson
| OF George IT, who the OF George l. who
! tho cousin Of Anne. who was the sstor-in-
| law Of William II who was the son-in-law Of
! james H. who the son OF Charles |. who wa4
| the son OF James J. who was the cousin Of Eliza
] both who tho sister OF Mary. who was tho
! sister OF Edward VI. who the son ~ Henri
VIII, who tho ot Henry VII, WHO was
the cousin OF Richard III. who was The uncle =
| Edward ". VINO was tho cousin o.. Henry .
who was the son OF Henry ~. who WAS the cousin
! of Richard IT. who Was the grandson % Edward
| III, who was the son OF Edward II. who was ire
son OF Edward T. who the Of Henry Ill
who the son % John who was IN" brother
/ OF Richard T, who tho ~ Henry II. VINO
the cousin o. stephen. who WAS the cousin
| Of Henry ]. who the brother az Willam
Rufus. who the OF William tho CON
| QucrOr 500 years