The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-04
The QUEEN IN
HER HOME LIFE

Simplicity Is the keynote of Queen Al
exandra's character, and at Sandringham
she leads the quietest and happiest life.
She Is out all day I'm fine weather with
her dogs. and indoors Il generally sur
rounded by her grandchildren. whom she
adores. Her favorite is said 10 be Prince
Edward OF York. who has great attach
ment for "grsn-grsn," as he caw his
illustrious grandmother.
When parties are staying In the house
there is very pleasant absence of cere-
mony and oftentimes the queen has gone
TO some favorite visitors bedroom and
chatted with her while she dressed and
brushed her hair. or. again, she has gone
round. with her favorite guests 10 the
stables 10 Introduce them To her faNorite
horse or TO show them her dogs.
when She visits the Kennels she wears
"A white apron with the pockets bulging
out with bread Some one observed Ia her
once that his dogs would not eat bread.
20 which the princess replied gayly. Then
| am afraid they cannot be very wen
trained ft
N is those who know Queen Alexandra
best who are most devoted TO her service,
and she never appears more natural ana
more charming than In her own nome,
simply dressed in the slightly trai, | and
tight-sleeved frocks she has always az
fected, and out OF doors In tailor-made
tweed
The queen skates yery gracefully. aud
although she prefers TO ride on the on
side of her horse, she Is quite at her best
when mounted. and at one time was Nery6
often I'm the hunting field. -
She generally then affected very SIM
pie habit of rather bright blue serge. and
generally wore a little knot or Nioiets on
her bodice. and II was always rather pret-
" TO see her talking To one OF her Ia
dies, ms the fact that both were sitting
on different sides Of their horses enabled
A closest
as they rode together.
INDIVIDUALITY IN DRESS.
Every one at some time or another has
had something 10 say about the queens
distinctive style OF dress and, indeed, she
never makes an error I'm taste.
Never In front OF French fashions She q,
the way which suits her so well, always
simple clinging garments with no furbe-
lows or frills, and only on one occasion,
when she sat for beautiful portrait TO
Edward Hughes, has she ever affected
what has been called the picture" sleeve.
The crnolipe and .'pork-pie hat were
I'm vogue when she was first married ana
a. a Girl from Denmark she had happy
talent of making her own hats. while lat
er on IL was she who gave the name TO the
close-fittiug princess bonnet. which had
so long a reign. and ste was responsible,
too, for the graceful garment which was
cut all in one and called the princess
robe
As very young woman she wore her
hair simply parted in the middle and
knotted low on her neck. and only a small
necklace. II any, around her slender
throat. but lateriy she had worn her hair
high with q fringe, and nearly always Az
pears iu the evening with high collar or
diamonds and pearls. Her Jewels are
superb. but she wears very few except
on state occasions.
The queen Is the most indefatigable LETT
ter writer. Thirty or 40 letter from her
own pen is no unusual daily occurance.
and she often sends OF = number of tele-
grams too, while Miss knollys who ~
her favorite attendant has very often
written over 100 letters "a daN. all ot which
are under ~ special personal supervision.
The queen. too. Us very rarticular about
her writing paper and only likes 20 uSe
one particular sort, which j. rather
rough of creamy Color. with the al
dress stamped in red az one corner She
writes often I'm the most ahCctionate
Strain and she has several friends wnom
she calls by their Christian names.
GIFTS TO HER FRIENDS.
She always sends a great deal NJ game
to her own particular circle, and the lab
bells which are tied on 60 them generally
bear tthc inscription, with compliments
from the Princess Of Wales"
At tChristmas ume very favorite gift
of hers L. a signed photograph of herself