The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07

From the New York Herald.
Dogs have been great friends of Queens.
Among them no lady sovereign mas shown
create affection for dogs than her males
~ Queen Victoria The dog houses OF
Windsor afford excellent examples OF
miniature architecture. They are on
/ beautiful slope by the home of the keep
er. When the Queen drives up and the
IaVOriteS have the freedom of "the
smooth-shaven lawn" gamools, races, and
barking beggar description.
One ret collie TejOiced in the name of
Sharp. He had ali his meals with his mis-
tress. being seldom away from her.
Though such favorite, says a writer in
Lloyd's Weekly. the popularity of the
quddTuped had limits. The household
used TO retreat before him, for Sharp not
only barkod with vigor, but could bite
with spite. Even the Queen mentions that
the pet was fond of fighting. Referring to
MIN after a rambie, she mentions that
the collie varied the monotony OF the
walk by numerous collie shangies." 1t is
the Highland phrase for set-to between
dogs Of ShaTps breed. One of them, pure
white. Lily. always travels with her ma
jesty Other special favorites have been
q merry romping little tan-colored Ger
man SpitZ dog, Marco, and his wife, Len
Ga. Trey have had a large family, Of
which several members have been given
away as presents, The earlier royal IA
VOrites were Skye terriers and tuTnspIts.
But during later times her majesty has
shown preference for cOllieS and Spitzers.
Snowfall, a particularly graceful collie, is,
as his name implies. OF snowy whiteness.
This animal Was presented 10 her on the
occasion Of her jubilee.
V,et.ria's Tr:sate to- Noble.
one dog. the elder Noble. given nearly
twenty years ago 10 the Queen by the
Duke of RoXburgh, has been cemmem-
Grated by the recipient. II is in the auto
bieeraphical Leaves" The writer
speaks of him as the good, dear Noble"
and continues: He is the most bidcaDle
deg ever saW-so affectienate and kind
II he thinks you are not pleased with
him ne puts out his paws and begs in
such an affecti0nate way" He had
special privilege once upon a time of
guarding the Queens gloves The record
of the dog has a touch OF pathos. Not
only has Mobiles once rich brown muZZle
grown white with years. but the dos
oversight has gone. Tied 10 string he
follows a keeper. Yet the veteran now
and then snatches an exceeding JOY. The
Queens affection for The Ceg has lncTeas-
"a with his inhrmities. And when the
reyal hand caresses him as of yOre Noble
is as happy as when he Teloieed in the
breezes and sunshine of Deeside.
Marie Antoinette's Jet lives in history.
IL is one OF the most graphic points IN
Dumas ''Chevalier OF the Red House, :"
where the Queens pet is introduced. But
for the noise made by the dog in a prison
corridor devotees of the unfortunate
Queen believed that they might have car
ried her OF ia safety. Tenanting house
near the gaol these loyslists had bur-ow-
I'd a thoroughfare under part OF the
building in which the Queen was kept
AlIoWed 10 walk in q passage outside she
shared the exercise with Eliza beth. Mime.
RcVale and Jet His acute ear caught
s.ubds beneath one OF the corridor trap
doors A turkeys attention vas drawn
Ia th., extraordinary noise OF the pet and
IN alarm vas sounded 4 search reveal
"a the subterraueAn excavation. but tie
conspirat0Ts had escaped, After this Jet
Uas taken from his mistress. She shed
bitter Tears at the separation.
Queen ChIi>iins's Heif-hruud-
That extraordinary woman. Queen
Christina of Sweden. with her love Of
field sports, horses, and athletic games,
had In her time as many faycrite does