The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-12

never deceived or been deceived In her |
life.
A great many people suppose a queen |
10 live always in the glare OF The public |
cvo. but such Is not the case. Queen Vic |
toria has one personal sitting room whick
is All queen. This sitting room IL fur
nished with souvenirs which she has
gathered I'm her travels. Queen Victoria,
II must be remembered, has never trav-
eled a great deal She has always wanted
10 visit this country; she has longed 10 so
TO Asia: she has sighed to travel IN
India; Australia has seemed 10 her the
Mecca OF all beauteous vacation spots
ana Southern African has been the dream
OF a lifetime.
But queens are stlll hcdged In and
she has to content herself with a simple
trip in the Scottish highlands IN sum
mer and with jaunt TO Italy In winter.
without going any further. But, like the
gcod-natured. self-cOntented woman
which she is she has made tho most Of
the Journey and gathered up little soul
venlrs which are all piled into one little
getting ROOM which fairly groans with
relies. There are fancy palms. carved
WOOD. stained furniture. pressed caves.
and small woodland souvenirs iutermin-
cicd with the great number OF family pOr-
traits with which the queen always sur
rounds herself. Only five persons outside
OF the royal family have ever been adj
United into this room. and one Of these
persons took a photograph OF il and gave
II 10 the correspondent Of this newspaper.
when Prince Albert died. I'm 1861. the
queen mournod for him as one who had
no hope. Her children were nothing TO
her. for Albert was gone Scarcely forty
one at the time, when she was Just tho
age TO look around the world and see that
there IS something worth living for. she
was robbed OF her all. How could she
live and how could she enjoy life with her
only joy lying cold and SCENT IN the great
sarcophagus?
Victoria wept and mourned and cried
oil day long and her garments were con-
v.atiOual sackclOth and ashes But even
then she realized that she was "a queen
and, though widowed. she gathered her
self together and continued 20 rule her
kingdom.
A great many people have criticised the
queen for not giving up the throne 10
her son, but the answer which the queen
gave 90 this question IS an ideal one:
~ was made n queen by birth and by the
viii OF The people said she. and I
must be queen until death or the VIII
OF the people depriVcs me OK the throne.
Though tired OF public life. she is afraid
10 abdicate for fear God ana the people
would not approve.
Victoria. the first child born 10 the
queen, married the Crown Prince of Ger
many, in lels and Immediately followed
her mothers example IN tho matter of
raising a family. She had q son In 1859
and other children IN 1850, - 90. '06. Us.
20 and u. TWO of them died In child
hood and Victoria OF Germany mourned
for them as her mother, Victoria OF En-
gland, mOurncd for her lost children.
The children OF the Prince OF Wales
are the Duke OF Clarence. who died in
1902 and whose unhappy taking away as
ne was about 10 marry the Princess May
viii be remembered boy all. The living
children are the Duke of York, the Ouch
csq of Fife. the Princess Carl OF Den
mark and Victoria Alexandra, an unmar-
ried daughter. The Duke of York has two
sons and ono daughter. so securing the
succession.
The Princess Alice married The Grand
Duke Of Hesse and had several children.
among whom was the Princess Victoria
Alice, who married Emperor Nicholas II.
of Russia. and who is now the Czarina.
Other children OF the Princess Alice are
the Princess Louise OF BattenDurg. the
Grand Duchess Sereius or Russia. Prln-
cess Irene Marie OF Prussia and the
Grand Duke Of Hcsse. The best known
of the children of Prince Albert. Duke
of SaXe-COburg-GOth and Duke OF Edin-
burgh is Marie Alexander Victoria. who
married the Crown Prince Of Roumania,
AND VINO has o. hnnF boy ana ndpF elfl,
both ready 10 succeed TO the throne
The Marchioness OF 1.orne has never
had any children. and the Duke OF AL
bauy left only q young son and young
daughter. now growing up. Inc little
Battenburrs are an small, the youngest
being only seven years Old
Although Victoria has had great
many children, she could not seem Co
keep them ut home with her. Though
they were none OF them handsome. they
were such good catches that as soon as
they grew up they am married on and
left her This was a source OF great grief
20 the queen; and when. I'm lss5. P-lnce
Henry. OF BafteuDurg. came along % 90
wanted tO marry Princess Beatrice the
queen objected. Beatrice was nc tnat time
twenty-cight years old, ana the queen
did not intend MAT she should ever war-
ry. IL shan keep one of my children
with me-" she announced, but Henry leli
in love with Beatrice and Beatrice fell ln
love with Henry, go they were married
in 1850 but only with the promise that
Belrice and the children were Co remain
with the queen. And this they have done
Four babies born respectively I'm lss6
's7 80 and gi blessed the union. and all
remained at Wlue0r Castle 10 cneer
queen Victoria in her old age.
The tragic death OF Prince Henry OF
BattenDurg two years ago, while on his
way 10 fight for his country has left
Beatrice n widow. and now the widows
of Windsor Castle are prominent figures
I'm England Although they are boA
swarthed in crepe. Beatrice rides by the
side of her mother % care for and COM
fort her, and both have an equally sweet