Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-27
A ROYAL ART STUDENT.
Beatrice. of BattenberE, Did
Much Illuminating of Religious
Works for Her h

Mrs. Park-Smith. an English water COL
orist. who has a wide reputation among the
fashionable people of England. was sum-
moned to buckingham palace some years
ago as instructor to the queens daughter.
Mrs. Park-Smith gossips entertaininsly
and is very fond.
1T was only upon one occasion said
the artist. that the Princess Beatrice
dawdled. and that was the day the Baron
ess Burdett-CouLtS was married. AS a rule
the princess worked away as busy as a bee,
but this day she accomplished nothing.
She was quite a young girl. and the Idea
of a lady 20 years old marrying a man
half her age seemed to her the most anus
Ing .N sh,Rs the, In the are wG 3ust going up to the
altar exclaimed the princess. jumping, up
and examining her watch. and now they
dear. issn'ts it wonderful: now they are
walking down the aisle-they are just get
ting into their carriage-at last they are
married-how FUNNY
THE princess then threw down her brush
and declared that really she couldn't paint
another stroke that day, and off she went
to the queens room to read the kilograms
which had been received giving an account
of the wedding.
Her majesty. Victoria. has a decided
her pictures are several of American seem
cry. She also has a liking for illumination,
and as the Princess Beatrice had a del
try Illuminated texts. copying some old
medieval ones. After having become some
what accomplished in this art. Princess
Beatrice Illuminated the copy of Thomas
attempts Imitation which the queen
keeps with her Bible for daily reading;
THE princess next work was fan max
ing, and she made for the queen two pref
ty fans. one red geraniums on white satin.
the other blackberries on pearl-colored
satin. which were beautifully, mounted.
THE queen and all the royal family have
a weakness for autograph books. and never
refuse their autographs to their friends,
and the queen. at her own suggestion,
was the first to inScribe her name in the
autograph book which the Princess Be
atrice gave to her painting teacher. The
English royalties are most gracious in
acknowledging gifts. whoever the Siver may
be. and Princess Beatrice took thought
while OF her wedding journey to send her
| phire blue curtains which Prince Henry
had given her for her boudoir as a wedding
gift. inclosing at the same time a photo
| graph of Prince Henry.
IA handsome man in a walking regiment
with $50 a year was the Prince of Wales
| summing up of his brother-in-law. who
was never considered quite good enough
for the princess, but whom she adored.
Young Prince Alexander, the eldest child
of Princess Beatrice, promises to be quite
LEGGED youngster with his ~grandmamma, and
often in his babyish days used to be in
vited to take an airing with the queen
in her pony carriage. The queen prompt
had taken many turns about her palace
grounds. Upon one occasion. when little
Prince Alexander had been devoting much
time to a lengthy tale. and at last dis
covered that his grandmother had been
sweetly. slumbering. he put up. one finger
said. Fly. fly: gran. you haven't heard a
word I've said"