The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-21
ROYALTY.
Christmas Sea-
son in Palaces.
PRINCELY GIFTS
For People Who Are at
Home in Throne Rooms.
From the Philadelphia 1nquirer3


NlOiH Une FhlldueIphla lhqulfer.)
Christmas comes but once a year
and when if a,,i,,as +bo o,,,,rass, If
Cow, ,,,-...-,..
many iiNe9 70 pe aI nome ana UP 10
hef eyes IN the business Of preparing
dozens Of nobby parcels HOLDING. gifts
fo,. ,,a,io,,s ,,,o,,ts,.. 90 10. e,,,,.1.-
~ ~ i.''''i' "'iN
9Coies VI cAdiIly pfoIeSeS she always
remembers. The wife OF imperial Will
liam was so well trained i'm her vouth
tba+ si,., ,,..... - -. go
'''0 i'''9 al eiS Oeeil NIio"H ~ Iool-
lshly waste penny, and though her
| Christmas obligations incIude nearly a
thousand persons, she brings her bills
for presents down to a figure that
would call a self-reproachfuI blush to
the cheek of a wealthy American WON
an
Like a sensible, sentimental German
woman, the empress usually gives her
immediate relatives some trtfie she has
herself embroidered. painted or knit
ted and as her pet hobby is helping
impecunious clergvmen along. she de-
votes a gOOdIV share of her holiday al
llowance 10 buying pIain stout cI0rhes
for the clerical progeny. which is al
Wavs numerous In every parcel of
clothes is slipped a gay Christmas card
bearing the empress good wishes i'm
her own handwriting and a small round
cake, which is baked in the royal kitch-
en- Invariably a deal of sentiment and
ceremony surrounds the presentation
of her gift to her husband. and as
every member of the royal household
! has an individual small Illuminated
| Christmas tree. the emperor usually
J finds the souvenir from his wife at the
foot of the candIe-lipbted fir he claims
as his own
to be something that caters to VIII
! liam's martial tastes. Early in his
vontb he began a COLLECTION of arms
| that had been the DroDarties of famous
warriors. and since his marriage his
Wife has added to il. until some day if
certainly will be one of the most vaiua
BILE and Interesting private museums in
| The world. All the wear through she
has her agents busy hunting down
some ANTIQUE and beautiful trophy of
battle and she does not hesitate to nav
any price for a sword. dagger. spur or
gauntlet that is beautif1l and the gem
i1tneness of which can he vouched for
One Christmas her gift was a handsome
pistol that Andrew Jackson had car
Tfed at the battle of New Orleans. again
| If was a pair of gold spurs worn bV the
Grand Condo she bought. and this
Christmas il is very sure that she is
bringing home some precious relic Of
| Sal0Oin or HarOu0 AL RaSClld from her
eastern tour
In turn William usually bestows a
Jewel ar something of his own making
on This devoted wife. such as a copv Of
his symphony written out bv hand on
parchment sheets. richly illuminated
- with airy faces and scenes supposed to
y he coninred nm bv the svmpbonic haT.
monies. on another Christmas she fell
: heir to bound volume of his speeches
;. and again il was a very sumptl1ously
= framed copv of his famous allegorical
l pictures.
as to The roval children. their Christ
mas is in sharp contrast to that which
even the average American child
knows They are not allowed TO receive
gifts from arv one save their narents
9I1nts. lncles and grandnarants box
= of surar ,,l11ns a few frlIits invaria
NV selection If Wholesome hooks one
toy and a lIsefui tbino, make nm tbe 1ist
T,ast CtTistmas princess T,o11fse fond
e ~, ner t.et ser of Knitting naeSIae
f from her mother and the volIn gest
= nrince received hall Of string nane1
af t,1f,lys ana . hammer from his fath,.r
, over in woe. weighted 9najr7 Chrfs+r,a g
: does not hiring aT7yr esneciaI festivjfv to
: tbe rovaI naface Tbe dav is chiefly
given I'M To relipio,1q cerenoonies the
S T.o,,ns Lino receives con0ra t,1Ia tions
j. and fba o17ean and her dauehters r,sr-
:, sonaIIv disnensa a rood daaI Of ,o0nex
8 IN oIyos II, tbe 81 ~ da,,e of ta,. If
~ Srlair, ~ o,,oeY, s,.aeravo+ rriad 70 H.,
: teodi5na 10 Ctsrr,aT, c,1stor1 Of the
+ f'briern,as tree b,1t bar snanisb coI,r-
l tiars ratha,, turned IN tbair noses and
she wisely foreho6a "a insist Inon an
e aiion C11sto,l
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In England the queen sPealas n 'sI
Christmas at OspoIne allu itII1ier Illole
aulstly tilals any otiiei utly IA 'ile e1 "a,
WINE the IaIllly reunion Is US uSti!S
+ nelo Dy the Frlilce % w ajeS ahu NAS
2 householo' ana the gilt OF ene prince 10
ms WIRE Is rather app 70 ue new
thoroughbred puppy Oh some breed hos
represented in her Kennels, a pair Ga
. prize fowls a remarkable mino bird, or
some living thing that thls sehue lady
can claim as pet. one Christmas his