Evening journal., 1897-03-25

10 features Of the district. Dropmore inn
iediately adjoins Cliveden, of which a
. magnificent view can be obtained. Having
card Of the unrivaled collection of roses
rhich was one of the pet hobbies Of the
. ite Mrs. Astor and on which the Ameri-
an multimillionaire had spent an enor-
nous amount of money both before and
f fter her death, the queen has more than
nee expressed a wish to visit it.
Since then the lavish subscriptions of
. IT. Astor to the fund for tho relief of her
anime stricken subjects in India as well
to other charities in which he is moro
articuiarly interested has been brought
her notice
Had Mr. Astor been an Englishman it
5 probable that royal recognition of his
nunifcence would have taken the form of
title, especially in view Of the fact that
is money is largely invested in real es-
ate and has come to him by inheritance
instead of through questionable transac
f ions in connection with the shares of
oint stock companies. But inasmuch as
ie has abstained until now from acquiring
British letters of naturalization no such
curse is open to her, and consequently
E he has decided TO crafty her own curl
sity about his roses and his exquisite
. rchids while comforting upon him mark
# distinction which, save in the solitary
nd especial case Of Baron Ferdinand
2othschild, has until now been restricted
O the grandest and highest mobiles of the
calm.
The queen differs IN this from her chill
ren. She has very keen sense of her
wn dignity and thoroughly realizes the
xtent Of the favor which she is conferring
n visiting the houses of any of her sub
ects. She does not, as rule, permit her
astes or her desire for amusement to in
luence her in the slightest degree I'm such
matters and never comedies the rare dis
inction OF a personal visit unless con-
'inced that the person is in every sense Of
he word deserving of the honor.
Young Miss Astor to Meet the Queen.
OF course the queen will not dine nor
,leep at Cliveden, as the Prince of Wales,
MS brother, the reigning duke of Sake
Coburg, as we'll as his sister, Princess
Louise, have done. But il is probable thai,
after having inspected the roses and the
orchids, the queen will partake of some
slight refreshments in the shape of after
noon tea before returning to Windsor.
Young Miss Pauline Astor whose presen-
4 sation at court does not take place till next
year. will therefore enjoy the somewhat
unusual advantage Of a private introduc
tion to her majesty almost full year be-
fore her regular debut For, of course, it
is she who will replace her mother in do
ing the honors as hostess to the queen.
There are certain rules and regulations
to be observed in connection with these
visits of the queen. Her majesty, when
visiting Cliveden, will be received, on
alighting from her carriage, by Mr.. Astor
and his daughter, but by no one else, all
the other members Of the family, all the
visitors who may happen to be staying in
the house. remaining out of sight Mr.
Astor will offer his arm To the queen and
conduct her to the drawing room, where
afternoon tea has heon made, special care
being taken that the drawing room shall
be on the ground ioor 30 that her majesty
may have no stairs TO ascend. The queen
will seat herself. Every one else, Mr. Astor
and Miss Astor and her majesty gentle
men aud ladies in waiting will romain
standing until the queen motions them to
be seated. Nor does any one take part in
che high tea unless specially invited by the
queen, who generally makes an excellent
meal, showing great partiality for short
cake and cream scones. She usually in
quires after tho children of her host and
i expresses a desire to see them, upon which
they are admitted TO the honor of presenta-
tion, kissing her hand, and Miss Astor
will likewise, at her request. mention the
names of the people staying in the house
as visitors, whereupon Victoria, If she
knows any of them personally or by reru-
tation. may express desire to see them.
But unless she does so they are compelled
to keep out Of sight