The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-21


for sale at the low sum OF one shilling.
A sunShade for a shilling, and S,:csh a
pretty one, too! Her majesty was charm
ed and for once in her life experienced
the thrill of securing a real bargain.
have il on authority that rarely had any
thing SO cheap been seen even at a clear
Alas! for the feelings of her mortified
daughters, the queen carried that "odi-
GUS little shilling sunshade in season and
out or season the whole summer through.
She even desired to return to her first
love with renewed ardor the following
year. but by dint of much coaXing and
persuasion from the Princess of Wales, to
whose gentle influence the queen is very
amenable, she was induced to relinquish
i upon general occasions, although we be-
heEe that she gave it an airing as a spe-
cial treat Ito HERSELF occasionally There
is no disloyalty in repeating such little
stories, for do we not honor and rever-
ence the queen because of her simple
hearted womaniness, and we love her
none the less that she has her little
ways" just ike other dear old ladies
Royalties are very fond of present-giv-
ing. and 1t is perhaps owing to the Ger
man blood which runs in their veins that
they like to celebrate every little family
event by the exchange of gifts. The queen
has a wonderful memory for the birth
days of all her friends and relatives. But
IL is also memory which she cultivates
as, believe, she refers to her birthday
book every day of the year, and gives or
derS that trinket, letter, a telegram
or message of congratulation should he
sent to any fortunate Individual whose
name IS found written therein. At Christ
mas huge assortment of pictures china
knickknacks and toys is forwarded to her
ana she chooses herself a present for each
member of her family down to the third
ana Iourth generation. A Victoria cake"
TOO, IS always baked and sent to every
birthday man, woman or child. About
sixty of these cakes are baked at a time
ana owing to their richness they keep
Wen ana are always ready for dispatch.
Ihe Psince and Princess of Wales are
particularly generous in present-giving,
ana never forget their friends. however
distant or humbly placed in life. Both their
royal highnesseS have original IDEAS and
are really clever at designing articles of
furniture, picture frames, quaint and pref
ty jewelry, and so forth. The prince is
eager as boy over the packages which
reach him on his birthday and at Christ
mas, and insists on opening them all him
self, refusing even TO have the strings
united for him. His sanctum at Marlbor-
ough house is as full, l can declare, of
ticles of "bigotry and virtue" as the prin-
cess own boudoir. While the princess
chooses all her Christmas presents from
the piles sent her by London tradesmen
to Marlborough house. the prince, who
likes little independence (aye,
ping his s letteTg into mt seen pos fFlP[
himself, every now and AGAIN., goes about
town in his brougham, shopping first here
and then there, at Christmas time. The
two young Processes, too. when paying
visit to the Duchess of Fife in Portman
square, used to beg their mother to allow
them to walk home sometimes by way of
the mean streets" In one of these
stands little old curiosity shop where
they have discovered many treasures and
borne them home in triumph. At Sand
bingham they are fond of decorating the
cottages of the good folks upon the es-
tate with all sorts of pretty and useful
things, and never fail to make purchases
when they come to town for this kindly
purpose. The youthful members of her
majesty's family are wont to prepare
A., Hfnvfr hnr. It'll
those who have artistic talent offer their
drawings or paintings in oil and water
cOlors.
SO heavy is the responsibilities weigh
ing upon even the youngest of our princes
and princesses that when at moments the
strain is off they are wont to indulge in
almost child-like fun. | need scarcely men
ton that the Prince of Wales is fonder
of youthful amusements than any of his
subjects-at the same age-who could be
named. II was years ago, | remember
at Baden-Baden, and in the hight of the
season, the prince declared he was tired
of summer; that for one night it would
be amusing to make believe" that il was
winter. White sheets were thrown over.
the floors and gardens of the kursaal, to
represent snow, and the sledges were or
dered out. No one laughed more heartily
over the make believe than his royal
highness. To-day the prince is more in
clined, it is true, to seriousness, but he
still enjoys all forms of amusement and
relaxation with WondrOus zest.
Even the German emperor, when he lays
school boy home for the holidays, and
enjoys a game of play with his own lit
tie sons as heartily as any one of the
six Only yesterday l heard from Darn
stadt that the Emperor and Empress of
Russia, when they arrived at the schloss,
after their most exciting and fatiguing
ITCHY of their spirits by fitting hither and
thither in the woods, where they sought,
too, for mushrooms, roasted potatoes, and
dug for prehistoric remains. AT wies-
baden where they met the German en-
peror and put up for few hours at the
Park hotel, they cut their names (and so
did his Germanic majesty on one of the
windows with a diamond ring. And this
reminds me how on the windows OF the
Danish royal train yoqy may see these
'AIicky.' "Bertie." May" 1t would be
waste of time to add to whom these names
The Duchess Of Fife and her sisters and
their cousins of Hesse are devoted to let
ter games" and consequences" Princess
May" is perhaps a little more sedate,
although in her school days there never
was a more mischievous, playful girl. 1t
was her custom to remain in the room
when her brothers were engaged with
their tutor And. oh! the explosions of
laughter that the young princess could
not stifie. wish as they might to Keep a
steady countenance. For there was Prin-
cess May, by signs and smiles, melting
them to merrlment behind their tutors
back. one fine day when the princess, as
little girl (she now describes herself as
having been a naughty, happy, uninter-
esting chid'O was spending the day with
some friends of mine in the country, they
left her for a few moments alone on the
lawn with her brothers. Shouts of
laughter recalled them to see what was
going on. Little Princess May had got
hold of the garden hose and was drench-
ing her playmates with the rush of water.
AS the princess grew older she interested
herself chiefly with the wants and wishes
of the poor, and even now she fills up
every moment. almost, of her spare time
with knitting pretty socks, shawls, tichus,
comforters-I know not what else-for the
sick and suffering who have come under
her own and her mothers notice.
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