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and elsewhere, all self governing. One
OF the last ACTS of the sovereign, on New
Years day, was her recognition of the
commonwealth of Australia, an act
equal TO that of her grandfather, George
Ill, when he rcCogniz d the indcpen-
ocncc of the American colonies, with
the significant dill that the former
was as voluntary as the latter was re
iuCtant
Victoria, then, was great ia her ability
to recognize the popular will, in bending
TO the circumstances of events, and in
recognizing that England was a growing
rather than a decadcnt body. Through
the peace of her reign, her kindly patron
age and her recognition Of the captains
of progress whether in religious, civil,
military, industrial OF literary life, she
has helped others to succeed, and in.
duced all to contribute to the greatness
or the empire and the good Of the world.
HER ACCESSION TO THE THRONE.
Victoria was awakened out of a deep
sleep at > O'Clock in the morning of June
20, 1897, to learn hat she was queen of
England. She received the news cad
in her nightgOwn, her bare feet in
slcepcrs and her hair failing loosely
over her shoulders, On that evcntful
morning she was a young girl. Only
twcnty-scven days before, on May oath,
she had celebrated her eighteenth birth
day, when she became legally Of age.
King William w had died at 2 n. m.
in Windsor, three hours before Victoria
was notified of her accession in Ken.
sington palace, where she lived with her
mother, the duchess of Kent. In cx-
poctaIicn OF the kings death a carriage
had been kept ready at Windsor. As
soon rs the king breathcd his last the
archbishop OF Canterbury and the Lord
Chamberlain, Lord COnyngham, left the
death chamber and entering tho carriage
were driven with all speed to Kensing
ton. Victoria had retired the night be-
fore with no thought of tie vast change
that Il few hours would make in her life.
slumber when the w emissarics arrived.
What followed is told in the DIARY Of
a Lady of Quality" in this way:
They knocked, they rang, they
thumped for a considerable time before
: they could rouse the porter at the gate (;
, they were again kept waiting in the
! court yard, then turned into one Of the
y lower rooms, where they seemed TO be
;. forgotten by everybody. They rang the
O bell II desired that the attendants of
the Princess Victoria might be sent to
f inform her royal highness that they re.
qucstcd an audience on business of i'm.
pOrtanCe
After another delay and another
ringing to inquire the cause, the atten
danJ was summoned, who stated that
, the princess was in suCh a sweet sleep
II that she could not venture to disturb
Z her.
e Then they said We arc come on
business Of state to the queen, and ever
her sleep must give way to that 1t
C dld; anu from that she did not keep
them waiting. In a few moments she
came into the room in a loose white
nightgown and shawl, her nightcap
thrown of and her hair falling upon her
shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in
her eyes, but perfectly collected and
dignifcd."
The attendant, Notwithstanding the
urging Of the visitors, had not awakened
Victoria, but had called her mother.
q Inc duchess OF Kent had aroused the
= young girl and sent her alone into the
room where Lord ~Conyngham and the
archbishop were waiting, The Lord
Chamberlain knelt down and presented
a paper to the astonished girl, announ
cling the death Of her uncle and notify.
ing her that she was his successor. The
girl could say nothing, and the arch.
Olshop announced that he had come by
:, desire of Queen Adelaide, widow OF
King William, who wanted Victoria to
Know OF the peaceful death Of her uncle
inc queens first words were addressed
to the primate. She said Il beg your
grace to pray for me-" which he did.
Ii THE PRINCE or Il CHOICE.
+ Princ Albert, it is said, had been in
. rove with his cousin for at least a couple
OF years before she proposed to him.
doss'ps even affirmed that the marriage
had been suggested when he was a mere
~ cnll1 or tWn and that fhn -
: sery talk at that time was about his little
= bride in England, "the sweet MAY.
, flower" ~
anyhow, the queen gave her heart,
, ana her whole heart, to her handsome
cousin or SAKE Coburg. She always re
|, gardcd the princes marriage with her in
: the light of a sacrifice, and often spoke
> or 1t in that way. After her bethrothal
she wrote to her Uncle Leopold, the
thcn king OF the Bclgians, 81 love him
Prince Albcrt) more than l can saw. and
shall do everything in my power to
render this sacrifice = for such in nv
opinion 1t is-as small as | can"
Then the archbishop of Canterbury
suggested to the queen that perhaps She
might ike to have the words to obey"
IN me marriage service altered, on the
occasion or her own wedding. ono"
was the decisive reply; q wish to be
married as a woman, not as a queen"
When Prince Albert, as he placed the
ring on his brides finger, repeated tho
words, " With all my worldly goods I
thee cndow," the queen, who could an
preciate numor as well as dignity, found
IL impossible to rcpress an arch smilc.
ANECDOTES OF THE QUEEN.
me queen had a large hand. She
wore - gloves. Her fingers were cx.
.remely snort and out Of proportion to
inc SIZE OF her harl. She wore nothing
put Diack gloves and used only about
TWO dozen pairs a year Each pair cost
ABOUT " In fact, the queen OF Great
britain and Ireland and the cmprcss of
lndla was decidedly economical in her
8 owe iii. There are a grea, many
fashionable women who think nothing
OF q glove bill if it only comes to $I0O q
year. p'oo"
Onc evening after a large dinner partv
at WINDSOR the queen, with The guests
ana members Of the royal household
was in tho drawing room when a inmn
commenced to smoke. The queen wbpp
was near it, promptly turned the wick
Gown lady in waiting, ashamed that
sne should have neg cctcd any opportu
nlty or service, apologizingly asked whv
inc queen had attended to it herself
3ccausc," said her majesty, h
said TO you tho lamp was smoking Won
would have told the equerry. who in
turn would have told a servant. who
would have searched for an esnecioI
lOOtman, while all the Tina tb. Ionn