The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-08-12
DOROTHY DREW,

Dorothy Drew, Gladstone's famous
grandchlld, whose loving companion
ship added so much to the happiness
OF his later years, is the subject of q
very interesting sketch in The Young
Woman. We learn from it that before
her 9Th year her political views had
become decidedly radical; to her mind
the house of lords was most repre-
henslble institution, and the house of
commons was the mainstay of the ma
ton. When the house of lords was
spoken OF in her presence as the Cup
per house," she would retort: "You
mean the house of commons!" She
visited the latter during her Sd year,
and for a time thought herself in
church. The frequent rising and sit
ting OF the members soon undeceived
her, however, and from these move
ments and the oratorical gesticulations
OF the speakers, she fancied herself in
a gymnasium-an impression derived
from previous visit to such a place.
For some time after this the commons
was the place where granddad goes
to do his 'nastics," or, on occasions,
the place where granddad goes to do
his lessons
Her visit to Queen Victoria was a
momentous episode in her young life,
and from the article above mentioned
we quote the narrative Of her delight
full Experiences: fs.S
Dorothy relates how she went down
the very long corridor to put on her
new white frock and her silk gloves,
and how a grand servant all dressed
in red came to say that the queen was
waiting. The Indian man whom the
queen likes very much was at the
door, and the next moment Dorothy
stood before the great queen whom her
grandpapa had served for sixty years
But Dorothy thought nothing of the
vastness of the empire, or of the length
OF the reign which all the world was
celebrating. It was nothing to her
that the kindly gray-haired lady before
her was mistress of one-quarter of the
whole human race. To Dorothy she
was just another woman like grand
mamma, with a white cap on her head;
and Dorothy courtesied and kissed her
and told her her name was "Dorsie,"
that she called Mr.. Gladstone grand
papa" that they all had pet names at
the castle, and so on and so on: and
many interesting pet names were re-
vealed on both Sides, "The queen put
on her glasses and asked me to 20 to
the other side of the room, SO that she
could see me BETTER Dorothy ex-
plains, land then she took little
jewel-case and said, This is for YOU
I opened it and saw a darling little
brooch, with a diamond V and dia-1
mond R and a turquoise /, and little
crown at the top made of red enamel.
/ courtesied and kissed her hand and
said, Thank you very much She
looked very nice and kind, and I liked
her very much Then the queen kissed
the little debutante again, and Doro-
thy and her mother returned to town.
T. .Kipling, who is numbered among the
celebrities who have sought Dorothys
acquaintance, tells an amusing story
of their meeting. They had been in
the grounds surrounding Hawardem for
some time together, when Dorothys
mother appeared, saying: .lss.6 5.s.. st.5.z
5s 81 Now, Dorothy hope you have not
been wearying Mr.. Kipling. = .'.Oh, no;
not 9 Bit was the frankly unconven-
tional reply. Mr.. Kipling has been
wearying me: - # 5 g*s {s