The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-05-20
QUEEN V|CT0R|A'S VAST WEALTH.

1oe'' ana at the diamond jubilee a year
ago, and then, though much of the cold
and silver plate at Windsor Is, like tha
crown Jewels, crown property, the queen
can claim half million pounds worth aa
her own. .- ~ - .Niss 80
Her private collection Of Jewels Is also
very valuable, while her laces. OF which
she IS extremely proud, are worth an
enormous sum. Her own pictures and
statcary mold perhaps a value that is more
sentimental than monetary, though many
OF her Landseers would fetch heavy
w. ven' put much OF the china, carvings,
orol LEES and knick-knacks which she hae
purchased are intrinsically worth = very
great deal, 1t is obvious, from these
Known Facts that her majesty,s wealth
m ast-be- great. ..--@~-f7Af- = Nv
ror the last twenty years almost every
,at ,liat mas passed has witnessed a
curtallage of her majesty's exnemdit,, "a
ana vast increment to her savings The
exceptional periods were the two iuhilee
years, when the most lavish entertainine
was lndulged in, and immense sums were
scent IN all directions. The vast fortune
Oh the queen has not merely dropped into
her hands, however. - : - '''''
Her majesty is an excentiona1,v gooa
business woman and economy with snff1-
cheney has been. the watchword of ha,.
career. During the forties, when the
most gorgeous entertainments were wear
a1Fer year being given to crowned heads.
ana Tor the good of trade and the cir.
the ministers Of state used frequently ia
boast Of the wonderful naanagement
which could do things so ropally and VET
never ask the country for a penny.
one OF the most deservedly popular
women In London is Miss Geraldine Lid
of Dean Liddell, of Oxford. She r.: :
talented musician, understands thorough.
~ the gentle art Of conversation and has
| a Keen. wit, combined with a wonderful
sympathy of manner, all of which uuaii-
ties tend to make her general favorite.
once, while on visit to some friends
IN Dublin, she received an invitation to a
ball, to be held at Balmoral the follow
1rg night. It was impossible to accent It.
however, as the weather was too stormy
to admit of the boats crossing. She, thcre.
fore, dfspa tched her maid. who had a
very slight knowledge of English. being
German fresh from the fatherland-with
a. telegram to say: "Sorry can't come
weather too stormy.-Jerry."
Inc maid was greatly disappointed at
the forced change of plans, and expressed
her disapproval by adding the little word
Dam to the end Of the message, which
| was duly sent. -"
At Balmoral the kilograms are tele-
nhoned to the castle by an old Scotch
| lady who has charge of the postoffice.
| and considerable amusement was caused
| by the delivery of this particular one.
| The old lady was shocked and excited be-
yond measure. IT dinna like to say it;
may the Lord forgie. me, but it's writ
! on the paper-.Sorry can't come-weather
| too stormy. Dam-Jerry.'" .-...: s.. F. :
1t was some time before Miss Liddell
| could disentangle herself from this small
| joke When she demonstrated with her
! maid all the satisfaction she could get
from her was that she thought English
people always used that word when they
| were not pleased, and it had evidently
sounded to, her as a most satisfactory
exclamation. f-@T,- !
! Perhaps the charm Of this story may be
an excuse for its slightly antique flavor.
| The queen, though a most devoted par
| ent never believed in overwhelming
own children to have jam and butter on
| the same piece Of bread. One afternoon
| the children of Princess Christian were
invited to a picnic tea with grandmama
in the shades of the Home Park.
The youngsters were in, high .glee on
| the strength Of unfulflled expectations,
| for there was jam, and cake, and all that
| could delight the heart OF youth, tempt
| ingly set forth. John Brown handed round
the bread and butter. There was an inter
val-ample time for her majesty to ,estab-
fish a precedent-but no one was to ask
| IL Lney WOulQ IKE any jam. Inc S1nalleSt
of the party, an adventurous young lady,
could stand It no longer, and ptped out
! in a pathetic little voice: "Oh,i grand.
mamma, mayn't we have some jam! ]
| thought it was picnic?"
| The appeal was irresistible =.
"John Brown" said the queen, timidly,
turning to that worthy, ''do you think
the children may have jam with their
bread and butter to-day?'' "a. .
eyes, ma am" was the stolid reply.
Children, John Brown says, you may
have some JAM said grandmamma, gra'
ciously helping them to a plentiful sup
ply. l'*-.' g.. ',..--<, = 5!E> .'@ 0>':
The children's appreciation was divided
between John Brown and the jam, and
it is difficult to say which came. In for
| the larger share. IT,