Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-24
The ERA OF.QUEEN VICTORIA
Her Life Identified With an Age
of Progress.
ALWAYS SET A GOOD EXAMPLE
Influence Felt In Public and in
Private.
Growth Of Democratic eas-Triumphs in
Literature No Less Renowned Than Those
Of War and statesmanship-sorro Over
the South African Tragedy.

Baltimore Sun.
Queen victoria's parents were the
Duke Of Kent, fourth son OF George
III, and the Princess Victoria Maria |
Louisa Of SAKE Cobure Saalfeld Il
She was born at Kensiupton Palace.
London. May "a, 1918, and was the Dukes
only child. Her father died at SD.
mouth as the result of chill cayRht
while playing with his infant daughter
sfew months after her birth. His widow,
the Duchess OF Kent, brought hp the
future Queen of England, AND Incl
dentally quafreled q good deal with
her brothers-in law, Kings George ~
and William Nv, concerning 1.-THE edu-
cation and training of her daughter.
AZ her baptism, performsd with great
ceremony by the Archbishop of Csnter-
bury assisted by the Bishbp Of London,
the infant princess received the names
OF Alexandripa Victoyia.'' after the
then Emperor OF Russi4and her mother.
In her early ohildhoo1 she was known
generally as the Princess "DrinA -
Her childhood was passed at Tunbridge
Wells, Malvern, Norfis Castle and other
aulet rural retreEts of England and
Scotland.
BFcAME ouEEN AT EIGHTEEN.
Her uncle, Eing William ~, died
about quartf past 2 o'clock on the
morning Of lyme Goth, 1897, In Windsor
Castle, and Immediately the Archbishop
Of canterbHry, DR.. HowIey and Lord
Chamberlabp, the Marquis OF Conynham,
left fer, Kensipgton Palace to inform
the Princfss Alexandrina Victoria that
upon hN young head the crown of
ireat t,itain and Ireland was now to
be played. t. ~
II Was about o'clock in the morning
whey they arrived at the palace gate,
and flor a considerable time they were
nnFfble to arouse the porter. The
f1inceas was asleep, and her attendants
Ybld the Archbishop and the Lord Cham.
Yerlain that they could not disturb
/her. But the distinguished messengers
4 Insisted that they had come on bust,
ness of State to the Queen, and that
even her sleep must give way to that.
In q few minutes the awakened
Princess came into their presence 10 a
loose nightrobe and shawl, her night.
cap hastily thrown off, her hair falling
upon her shoulders. her feet in slip
perA, tsars in her eyes, but perfectly
collected and dignitied. The Prime
Minister. Lord Melbourne, was pres
emily summoned, and at ii O'CLOCK the
same morning the Lord Chancellor ad-
ministered to this young girl, only
little more than IS years OF age, the
coronation oath, and the long and illus
trious reign Of Queen Victoria had be-
gun. u ~,
She was crowned, with gorgeous cers.
monies, June 18th, 1888.
MARRIAGE TO FRINGE ALBERT.
Dwelling first on the Queens per-
Honal history, and reserving the great
public events Of her long reign for later
review, we come next to her betrothaI
and marriage. There we're many suitors
for her hand, but it was bestowed, along
with her heart, for 1t was love match,
to Frencis Charles Augustus, Albert
Emmanuel, the second son of Ernest.
Duke of SAKE. Coburg Saalfeld. King
Leopold Of Belgium, who was the uncle
Of both OF them, bad strongly favored
the match and Is credited with having
Albert and Victoria met for the first
time when they were each about IL
years Of age, They were first cousins,
Alberps father and Victoria's mother
having been brother and sister, the
children OF the Duke of Coburg, So
when Albert went to England he
naturally went to Kensington Palace
and passed good deal Of time in the
company of his Cousin Victoria.
1t is the accepted theory OF the match
that, owing the royal etiquette, Vic
toris finally popped the question:
herself on the occasion OF Albert's
second visit to London, in 1889, Vic.
toria having 10 the meantime succeeded
to the British throne. At any rate. ON
November 23d, 1899. the Priyy Council
met at Buckingham Palace and was
informed by the Queen herself that she
Intended to marry Prince Albert. Mr..
Greville, in his Memoirs, says:
IAN the Privy Councillors had seated
themselves, when the folding doors were
thrown open and the Queen came In,
attired in plain morning gown, but
wearing brscelet containing Prince
Albert's picture. She read the DECLARE
tion in q clear. sonorous, sweet toned
voice, but her hands trembled go ex-
cessively that wondered she was able
TO read the paper which she held. y
At noon on February 10th, 1910, the
royal wedding was celebrated In the
Chapel Royal st. James Palaos. Not
withdrawing that the country received
the marriage with apparent enth usias,n
FRINGE Albert was regarded with dis
trust for many years, and he deferred
to the national jealousy of his influence
as q foreign-b born Prince by ripidly
sustaining from everything that could
be construed into an Interference with
British politics.
THE ROYAL FAMILY.
On November 21st, 1910, the Queens
first child was born, the Princess Vic
toria Adelaide Maria Louisa, who on
January 25th, 1858 was given In mar
riage to Frederick the Grown Prince of
Prussia, and for few months In 1879
ehsred withshim the imperial GROWN of
United Germany. Her son is the present
Emperor William III of Germany.
I In November, l641, the Queen's first
son Was born. popularly known to the
world since as Albert Edward, Prince
Of Wales. On March 10th, 1863, he was
married, amid national festivities, to
the Princess Alexandra. eldest daughter
Of the King Of Denmark.
Seven other children were born to
the Quesn,. as followss "a fs
Alice Maud Mary, born April 25th,
1843, married July 1st 1862, to Louis
Nv, Grand Duke of Hesse. died Decem-
Der 14th, 1878. 81. nv
"A fired Ernest Albert Duke of Edip-s
burgh and Duke of SAKE Ooburg. Gotha.
born August 9th, 1874, and married
January 23d, 1874, to the Grand Duchess
Marie Of Russia. He died July 3Oth,
1900. SEE t $500 :
Helena Augusta Victoria. born May
25th, 1886. and married July 9th, 1866,
TO Prince Frederick Christian of