The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-23

until the queens dinner hour about .
O'Clock BY this time all concerned were
likely to be weary, and no one WAS ever
heard to complain because the waits or
terms Of service rarely If ever exceeded
Eve months II any one year. The pay Of
the ladies of the household varied from t5o0
to $500 per annun. Most of them were
peeresses, or at least of noble blood An
untitled woman who was member Of the
queens household was privileged by reason
Of her service to use the prefix honorable
before her name. Among the duties Of the
ladies in waiting during Victoria's reign
was the repetition in her maiesty's ears Of
ali the court tattle of the day.
Victoris's appetite was good. Here is
menu of a luncheon served in 1892 At the
home of her granddaughter, the Duchess Of
Fife, 70 which the royal grandmother Is
said to have done ample justice
Minced venison. boiled capons, tongue.
cold roast chicken and York ham, cold grouse.
cold roast sirloin Of Scotch beef. pastry. chedar
cheese and salad, 1884 champagne, dry biscuits
and 30 years old dry port
Victoria possessed a most remarkable
memory. She rarely forgot a face, and 20
the day Of her death she could recite the
pedigree Of almost every noble family in
England, Of all the German royalties, the
exact arrangement Of everything in chest
of drawers locksd up a twelvemonth be-
fore, and every slight or civility offered 70
her consort, Prince Albert, during their -
years of married life.
The queen was very fond Of dogs, and her
kennels at Windsor used TO house about 20
Of them They were petted in life by royal
hands, and at death received elaborate
burial The kennels at Windsor are elab-
orate affairs, the yards being paved with
red and blue tiles aud the bed cham bers"
with white bricks, and contain sleeping
benches covered with straw, bot water
pipes. baths. etc A tiled portico along the
front Of the kennels. where Victoria used
often to walk, IS knOwa as the queens
yeranda
Nearly 80 years ago an American visiting
In London, and who saw the aueen shortly
before her coronation, described her thEs
"She is a dainty little maiden. saly feet
10 inches Ia height, with delicate figure
eowerlike face. q slender arm and exqui
sitely poised head The face was little
penSive, but nevertheless mirthful the COT
ners Of the mouth turning up decidedly
The tendency Of the upper lip was 70 curl
and ike most English people she hald her
lips slightly open. allowing q mere Euggcs
ton Of wkite teeth 70 appear She wore
simple gown Of soft white india muslin.
bouRd around the waist with satin rihb0n
Her waist was An English one. long and
slender The dress was embroidered with
Geld daisies, and strings Of pearis were
around about her throat Her arms were
quite bare and without ornaments. and she
wore 10 ring. on her slim srgsrs Shere
tanned her regal hearing 20 the last. bit al
most every other Characteristic given "
this description disappeared Elsny yesrs b
fore her death.
Il is said that Vietorla used 20 consider
herself really at hoIae in But one plses, and
that her private garden a. OsnorBe, 81 bhs
Isle of Wight There sac bad = pot Of
ground her own private property - OF
which 70 stranger vas ever allowed % in
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and fitted Up ~ 4 sort q fssiiy museum
and in the grounds theg2ss ses lie queen
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