Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-21

the royal family The father would have
been forced TO yield the pms to the son, who
would have been forced TO tAke the pre-
c,tlence over the prince corlsort everywhere.
Americans who have visited the British
house OF lords will remember that on either
side OF the throne * ere IN u chnir Of state.
The one OH the right Is very magnificent
being decorated with the three feathers OF
We heir apparent.
IL ir the stool occupied by the Prince OF
Wales at the opening Of parliament by the
queen The stool on the left, u far meaDer
looking object OF furniture, s the seat for
hisrly occupied by the prince consort. and
bad the latter survived his wife he would
have become the subject OF his own son.
Persistent Grief
From the time of her husbands death the
queen wtS scarcely ever seen In public until
the year 1872, when she proceeded in state,
together with the entire royal family, to
bt, PauPs cathedral to join In national
Thanksgiving service for the recovery Of the
Prince Of Wales from the dangerous illness
which had brought him no very near deaths
door the year before, The queen and the
Prince aud Princess Of Wales passed from
Buckingham palace to St. Pauls along
streets literally alive with people Foot.
ways, shop windows and tho very roofs
were teeminH with shouting hurrahing and
enthusiastic crowds, and the popular dis
play .. loyalty was beyond all description.
In the cathedral the prince sat between
bis mother and his wife, the vast fame
thronged to the utmost with good subjects
OF the gueen, who were anXions to show
how entirely they sympntbized with heq
Joys as well as with her sorrows II was q
remarkable scene, especially to foreigners,
since il furnished evidence of the existence
OF that kind Of family feeling that prevails
between the English royal house and the
people at large IL is due to the existence
OF this sentiment that the queen and her
children go to the trouble Of themselves
notifying the citizens OF London through
the lord mayor ard the remainder Of her
people through the home secretary Of all
domestic events, such AZ births. marriages
and deaths, that take place In their fnrnilv
The people appreciate this and take pains
TO show the extent to which they partici-
pate In the Joys and SORROWS of their reign
ing house Thus on the deaths of tn,
queens youngest son, Leopold, duke Of Al
bany, In 1894, Of her daughter Alice. grand
duchess OF Hesse IN 1873, and Of her grand
sou. the Duke OF Clarence, In January, 1904
many c,lbman made u point OF wearing o
bit OF Grape around his hat and Grape bow
on hS whip, while the servants and shop
girls wore black ribbon IN token of mourn.
Ing
Queen viotoria's Jubilee.
On June ~. lss1, the queen once more
made state progress through her great
capital to attend special service at West
MINISTER abbey In honor Of the senicenten
Dial anniversary OF her accession to the
throne Every reignng house Ia the world
sent either members Of their families or
great dlKnitaries to represent them ut the
ceremony. and while kings and queens
chnltea gayly together in the chancel oi
the abbey while awaiting the coming OF
Queen Victoria, her majesty no longer the
bonny, fresh aud healthy checked En Slish
girl OF 1897, hut n venerable looking, white
haired old lady-was driving up Piccadilly,
her carriage escorted by the most brilliant
troop OF princes. archdukes aud grand
dukes that have ever been gathered to
gether for snch II purpose.
Most notable In the procession WAS the
queens fayorite son-in-law, the prince I'm.
perlal OF Germany, who little later sue
ceeded his father ,s Emperor Frederick, anu
II was observed that when at the abbey the
various princes and princesses present came
forward 10 do homage to the queen ~ she
rat Ia the chancel on her throne the good
old lady embraced "Unser Fritz" with
especial warmth and affection, AS II filled
with presentiment Of his impending death,
which took place after reigl Of only 10
dayA
Seven times during her reign was Queen
Victoria'A life attempted, but only on one
occasion, in May, 1880, did her majesty re-
ceive any actual Injury, aud that OF IA mere
trinstory character Her asSailant on that
occasion WAS n dismissed officer Of hussars,
and he was sezed before he had time TO nc.
complisb more than strike her sharp blow
IN the filce with stick. The man WAS sen
teneed 70 seven years transportation. The
first attempt To as,QuSsnAte her was made
In June, 1870, by a man named Oxford, who
fired two pistol shots AT her while she was
driving up Constitution hill with her hus
band The would be murderer was de
tsinsd several years 10 prison and AZ las,
accounts was earning his livelihood by
house painting out In Australia
Victoria had uine Victoria
dowager empress OF Germany; Albert I'D
ward, prince Of Wales. Alice, grand duch
ess OF HeSse Alfred, duke OF Edinburgh
PrincsnS HelenR, Princess Louise; Arthur
duke OF Connaugbt, Leopold, duke Of Al
bany, and Princess Beatrice All have ha6
large families Eiye the Princess Louise, III
married Lord l.orne
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