The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-11
framed copy Of his famous allegorical

framed copy of his famous categorical
pictures
AS to the royal children their Christ
mas is in sharp contrast to that which
even the average American child
knows. They are not allowed to re-
ceive gifts from any one save their par
ents, auntS, uncles and grandparents. A
box Of sugar pluns, a few fruits, in
variably a selection of wholesome books
one toy and useful thing makes up
the list Last Christmas Princess Louise
found on her tree a set Of knitting
needles from her mother and the young
est prince received a ball OF string,
paper of tacl1s and a hammer from his
father.
IN WOEFUL SPAIN.
over in woe weighted Spain Christ
mas does not bring any especial fes-
tivity to the royal palace. The day is
chiefly given up to religious ceremo-
MES, the young king receives congrat-
ulations and the queen and her daugh-
tiers personally dispense a good deal
of money in aims In the early days
of her life in Spain the queen regent
tried to introduce the German custom
of the Christmas tree, but her Spanish
courtiers rather turned up their noses
and she wisely forbore to insist upon
an alien custom.
In very sharp contrast to the rather
gloomy Spanish court on the great day
in December is the jollity that reigns
in the home Of the little queen of Hol-
land. Wilhelnina celebrates the festi-
val vigorously and delightedly. She
has always had a tree on Christmas
eve, always hung UP her stocking and
she adores to give presents. While in
Stuttgart recently, attending her
cousins wedding, she went out shop
ping on foot every day, gave large or
ders on London and Paris shops, and
there is scarcely a poor child in the
Hague who is not remembered by the
queen.
One Of her chief joys on Christmas
morning is to follow the ancient Dutch
custom of appearing suddenly at
door, and, after flinging a gift, rolled
in a big ball of straw, into the room,
running away as fast as she can. An
other Christmas habit is that Of driv-
ing about the snowy streets and tossing
handsful of bonbons wherever she sees
a group of children.
HOLIDAYS AT SANDRINGHAM.
In England the queen spends her
Christmas at Osborne, and rather
more quietly than any other day in the
year, while the family reunion is usu-
ally held by the prince of Wales and
his household, and the gift of the prince
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new thoroughbred puppy of some breed
not represented in her kennels, a pair
of prize fowls, a remarkable mlno bird,
or some living thing that this gentle
lady can claim as a pet. One Christmas
his gift was a, beautiful COW, who had
her horns and hoofs gilded, her prize
medals and ribbons and her pedigree
on parchment hung to a collar of
leather and silver round her neck, and
by a halter of braided ribbons the
prince and his head herdsmen led the
handsome animal up to the long open
windows of the breakfast room, as near
as possible to the princess chair.
GIFTS FOR DENMARK.
A day or two before Christmas a
special messenger always sets out from
! Sandringham house with several big
/ boxes of goods in his care, which he is
! pledged to deliver safely at the royal
/ palace in Copenhagen. These boxes
! hold many hundreds of dollars worth
! of Christmas gifts from the princess of
! Wales for her Danish relatives, for the
| kind-hearted woman remembers not
! only her family, but the youngest cou-
sin, the old servants in her father S
home, and those women in Copenhagen
/ who were her youthful playmates, and
who are, some Of them, exceedingly
straitened in means.
During her summer visit to Den
mark the princess usually finds out
what would be most appreciated by
! every individual and shops later in
/ London with a list in hand. To her
! father she always sends books and
! some bit of beautiful porcelain, for
/ King Christian is a manufacturer of
some of the most exquisite china in the