The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

10 De SOId Tor the relpeI 1unds ana many
other marked similar acts, are accepted
marked proofs of her deep personal
solctude for the men at the front and
their families. The decision which has
since been rescinded, that there should be
few or no drawing rooms in London this
spring, was due to the same cause. In
deed, royalty itself is not without rea-
sons for personal apprehension, since, al
though the Duke of Connaught was not
allowed 10 go to the front, Prince Chris
tian Victor, Prince Adolphus of Teck and
Count Gleichen, who are there, all have
royal blood in their veins, and some OF
it may yet be shed
But the Queen will not be present,
nor even the Princess of Wales; thus the
task of receiving will fall on Princess
Christian, supported by the Duchess of
York, and probably the Duchess of Con-
naught.
London tradesmen will be grateful for
even the smallest stimulus to their bust
ness this spring, for the season promises
10 be of little moment. Real estate agents,
who have their own means of anticipating
the trend of things social, ere warning
persons who wish to let their houses that
they must be prepared to accept half
what they would ordinarily require. Hard
ly any social functions are being given
at all, and professional singers say that,
although they are finding nufhberless op-
portunities to sing for the benefit of diff
ferent funds, paying engagements do not
present themselves. Such a situation must
be somewhat embarrassing, even 90 such
folk; to the humber people, whose very
existence is gained by catering for social
events, it is little short of grave
AT Osborne the Queen has held family
prayers every morning, at which time she
reads a special written prayer for the
safety and good fortune of her men in
he GaI1 hol i
official capacity while at Osborne beyond
affixing her signature to certain docu-
ments, spending her time in driving and
in occupat ions similar to those of most
other old ladies. She is fond of card games
and is a devotee of knitting. Gloves and
slippers made by her hands have recent
ly been given by her to sales in aid of
the soldiers families, and, of course, her
handiwork has sold for large sums
She Saw Those Caricatures
One would suppose that means would
have been taken to prevent her majesty
from knowing of the caricatures of her
self, some of which touched the depths
of obscenity, recently published in French
and Dutch papers. But, in truth, the
Queen not only knows of them, but she
insisted on seeing all of them. Naturally.
she was mortified and angry at the in
suits offered her, and was greatly pleased
demned the cartoons and their authors in
strong terms. She is reported to have said:
THE Tartar is considered by the French
as a bear; in reality he is a gentleman
As for the French" she continued, "thev
call themselves monsieuTs, but the Eng
fish translation of the word would not be
pleasant"
1t may not be known to Americans gen.
orally that this is not the first time the
Queen has been Extensively caricatured
and that the former pictorial attack on
royalty was made by Englishmen. This
was shortly after the death of the Prince
Consort when the Queen had decided to
mold court no more and had gone into
retirement At Tint time the Queen de-
rived much comfort from the society and
devotion of some public men who were
her personal friends, and her relations
with them were either willfuly or mis-
takenly misunderstood by a certain sec
ton, the result being the publication of
outrageous caricatures, some of which are
said still to be in existence. OF these the
Queen was entirely Obvious
Her Christmas Generosity.
The Queen has been much pleased over
the gratitude which the troops have ex
pressed for her Christmas gift and ner-
sonal messages; in fact. almost every in
dleation that her efforts in behalf of her
defenders have borne fruit is esDeciallv
welcome to her. 1t was only few DAYS
ago that one of the ladies of her family
received letter from woman friend Of
hers in Bristol (where the Queen had re-
Gently paid a visiD, in which the writer
said that she had called on the family of
a member of the reserve who had heen
ordered to the front and found them In
tears. She babe the mother and her little
girl take comfort in the thought that tbe1,
had seen the Queen for whom their faith
er was fighting and reported politely tha,
this consoling reflection made them more
cheerful. The Queen was so charn,od
with the absurd little incident that che
ter was written to reply. assuring the
writer how deeply Her Majesty had hoo,
touched.
The Green's Christmas tree. loaded with
gifts for the wives and children of WIND
sor men now at the front. her farewell a.
the Household Cavalry, her review of a
battalion of the Grenadier Guards trst
returned from Egypt, and her intervie,vs
with the wives and children of the Third