The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-11
The QUEENS PETS.

One az Queen Alexsndra's obiter dicta |
is that those who do not know how TO |
take care OF pets ought not TO be allowed |
TO keep them.
How does her majesty keep hers?
The royal aviary at Ssndringham Is
one OF the most delightful In the world.
Close TO the kennels there stands a
dainty house of brick and glass, with
verdure clad. and with it's entry half con-
cealed by a glory of rose blossoms. With
in it's cool walls there may be seen a
wire cage, resting upon pedestal two
feet from the ground. BY this means Its
inha btants are brought within easy
reach of the fair hand OF their mistress
who ever delights 20 visit them making
her morning rounds, enswathed In use
full linen apron. whose roomy pockets are
cunningly contrived TO hold enough bread
and biscuit and sugar rcllhes for a pei
army. Within the cage there is an ingen-
ious arrangement of tree stems ana
branches for the comfort OF the score or
snow white doves that. have lived there
| for many a year. and seem to look for
ward with affectionate loyalty TO the
| hour when they are permitted TO rest up
| on her shoulder and TO nestle in her arms
| BY the side of this cage there is an
other. once monkey house, which was
| diverted TO it's present more Charming
/. use bv the wish Of the Queen. II Is the
4
| OF colony OF tiny twittering Australian
| birds.
| When the Princess Charles or Denmark
1 was a tiny child she was photographed
| one day with a stuffed dove I'm her hand,
| and few portraits of the queen herself
| have been more popular in their time.
| The tanning of her pets is one OF her
| maiestys especial hobbies. Once there
| STAYED with her as a guest at Ssndring-
| ham a Young girl. who. when seeing the
| then Princess Of Wales feeding her birds,
was stricken with a remorsefui memory
| OF forgotten duty. She had omitted TO
1 give directions for a pet "bullie 10 be
| cared for in her absence. She unburdened
| herself TO her august hostess, who At
| once caused q telegram 10 he dispatched
for the bird TO be sent over post-haste 10
| Sandringham.
All the world has heard Of the suda-
| cious cockatoo answering TO the sobfi-
] duet of Cookie" who for many long
year was installed ir solitary state In her
majesty's drawing room. But it's screech-
ing was "A sore trial TO the household
| generally. and a home was accordingly
found for II in the residence or MT
| Brundson, the capable kennelman.
This bird. which should not be con-
| founded with still more famous one
| that lived many years ago at Sandring
| ham and was relic from the Georgian
! era would permit NO familiariues eN-
| cept from the hand of it's sympathetic
owner who would gravely stroke its de-
nuded poll and chde it for the dissoiut'
habit it had of plucking out It's feathers
in summer time. Cookie used TO amus'
himself in a battle royal Of orstorl
aimed at the little green parrot whicf
| was picked MP bY MS majesty VIE ua'
| from a boy who was offering IL for sai'
| IN Trafalgar square.
In recent years, under the incentive o
I fl,fs sut. h.4r los
has devoted her attention To poultry. H"
| bantams have won many prize at Wat
| ford and elsewhere and IL ~ charming
customs OF hers to foster cottage poultr
| rearing by sending her own exhibits. 4
| the village shows i'm Norfolk lfer ma
jesty does not encourage the destrucuo
| of rare visitants. and they seem To- un
derstand that they have nothing To fea
from the keepers on the Sandringhar
demesne Hence it Is that the woOdlawn
/ round Nolferton and the leafy glades "
Appleton House are the home OF man
feathered songsters Their majestic
have never acred TO surround themseive
with stuffed specimens merely because q
their rarity. and all specimens ot zoo
logical value are presented 20 the Naturs
Museum OF History.
The royal aviary at frogmore mo-
. comes into the possession OF the Queer
b and its resources are to be develope
1 alpnk lft Ath'r Va Nv '"f f'N''''''
Two hundred feet in length, IL comprise
eighteen poultry runs and the upper pa
of the building is designated as pigeu
loft Here. perhaps, his majesty ma
keep some OF the racing pigeons
which he has been deVoting some attei
ton OF late. aud the pouters, tunblel
aud turtles which are at present I'm res
dence TO the number OF about sevent
may he to some extent gradually ~
placed The fowls include pen of ~
vcr-spangled liamburgs The esq pr
ducuon of the royal aviary FOR man
years has averaged an annual output
5000