The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-25
THE LIFE AND CAREER OF THE LATE
QUEEN.
Simple and Unrestricted Childhood Lratls
to Strong and Beautiful womanhocd
Tho story OF Her Mnlriuge.
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than would have been tho case had
it been known that she would become
the queen of England.
She was born in Konsington Pal
ace on May 24,1S10, and she lived
there the greater part of the time
until the death Of William ". made
her queen.
She was happy little child, and
her amusements were much the same
as those of other English girls.
No little girl ever loved dolls more
dearly y than did Victoria She liked
best those which came from Holland,
and when she became old enough to
manage needle, thread and thimble
she made with her own fingers
dresses, coats and hats for her chill
dren, rs she called tn ON.
She had dool houses and doll
furniture Some visitor at Kensing-
ton gave her picture book showing
the native costumes Of many different
races, and it was ono Of her chief
pleasures to dress her dolls as nearly
as she could like The strange peoples
pictured in the book.
Victoria was deprived of a fathers
care IN her infancy. The Duke
of Kent contracted cold, which de-
veloped into pneumonia, while carry
ing the baby Victoria around Ken
sington.
Her mother, the Duchess of Kent,
practically devoted her life to the
rearing of the little girl. Ir the
Kensington household method, sys-
tenn and punctuality in all things
ruled. One day of the little princess
life was much like another.
She rose early, breakfasted simply
at = a. m. in the morning room of
the palace, sitting beside her mother
in little rosewood chair, table to
match in front Of her, on which were
placed her bread aud milk and fruit
After breakfast she mounted her
donkey and lode around Kensington
Gardens accompanied by her nurse.
From 10 to IL o'clock she received
instructions from her mother, assisted
by Fraulein Lehzen. Then she
romped through the palace with hen
nurse, Mrs. Brock, whom she affec-
tionately called Clear, dear Boppy."
At 2 p. m. she lunched with her
mother, then there were lessons until
4 p. m. At that hour she went driv-
ing with the duchess.
Seven o'clock was the dinner hour.
The duchess dined sumptuously, but
the little princess had only bread
and milk. Sometimes she was per.
mitted to have small portions of the
desert served at the large table, but
those were rare events.
AS she grew older more time was
given to study and less to play. H,l
governesses we're selected with great
| care. Her playfellows were limited
in humber.
She had barely passed out of the
hands Of her governess and had
figured but little in the fashionable
life Of the court when she became
queen.
SHE BECOMES QUEEN.
Victoria was awakened out of 6
deep sleep at S o'clock in the morn
ing Of June 20, 1887, to learn that
she was Queen of England. She re
ceivod the news clad in her night
gown, her bare feet in slippers and
her hair falling loosely over her shoul
ders.
On that eventful morning she was
young girl, Only 27 days before
on may "a, she had celebrated he,
18th birthday, when she became
legally of age.
King William w. had died at
a. m. in Windsor, three hours before
Victoria was notified of her accession
in Kensington palace, where she
lived with her mother, the duchess O.
Kent.
In expectation of the kings deati
a carriage had been kept ready a
Windsor. As soon as the king
breathed his last the Archbishop O.
Canterbury and tho Lord Chamber
lain, Lord Cenyngham, left thu
denth chamber and entering the
carriage were driven with all speeo