The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

dress was of rich white satin, trimmed
with orange blossoms \ wreath CT
the same blossoms rested on her mead,
over which was thrown veil OF
Honiton lace. She wore no jewels save
those OF the Collar of the Garter The
Duke of Sussex gave the bride away.
Throughout the ceremony the demea1or OF
the bride was dignIfed- Her native lnce-
pendence and dislike Of ostentation we're
plainly manifest in the comparative sim
plicIty of her dress, the unusual hour at
which the service was performed, and in
the arrangement of details Of the cere-
mOuy-
Throughout her married life the Queen
in all relations, except tE2t- or State, gave
precedence TO her husband She leaned
on him in all matters of Government, act
ing on his advice and being guided By him
in her dealings with her Prime Ministers
Fortunately. he was not man 10 seek
Self-adVautage from his relation OF huS-
band. nor to foster schemes OF ambition
He was loved and respected while living.
and his death in 1861 was generally de-
pIored How he was mourned by his wild
ow all the world knows The Queen had
nine children: Victoria. born in 1916 the
I-owager German Empress; Albert, Ed
ward. Prince OF Wales. born in 1871; Alice,
born in 1913 formerly Duchess OF Hesse-
Darmstadt; Alfred. born in 1874 Duke Of
Coburg- Helena. born in 1916. Princess
Christian of Observation-Disclosures; Louise.
horn In 1913. Warehouses of Lorne; Leo
mold. born in 1855; snd Beatrice. born in
1857. Princess Louis Of BatJenberg- OF
these, Alice and Leopold are dead
Attempts at Assassination.
The Queen did not live without danger
from assassination -Four attempts we're
made by "eranks'' TO kill her. On June
10, 184O only FIVE months after her mar
riage. she was shot at while riding with
the Prince Conso-t by one Edward Ok,
ford. He fred two shots, neither of
which took effect He was tried for at
tempted murder, but being adjudged in
sane, was confined in an insane asylum
The next attempt on her life was made
on May so. 1912. by John Francis This
time only one shot was fired. The spot
selected for the deed was the same one
where Oxford had made MS attempt, on
Constitution Hill Francis was con-
victed of high treason and was sentenced
to be hanged. The Queen. however. ex-
pressed desire that the sentence should
not be executed. and it Was committed to
Imprisonment for life. A cay later a
third attempt 10 assassinate the young
sovereign was made, this time by
man named Bean. He assaiIed her
w1iIe she was driving away from Buck
ingham Palace; but before he could fire
his pistol his hand was caught by a by
stander and the attempt was foiIed- Bean
got OF with Imprisonment for seven
years Again, during the Fenian furry
Of 1872, on February %, a boy named Ar
thur O'COnnor came up TO the Queen as
she was entering Buckingham Palace.
and. presenting a paper of some sort.
asked her to sign it, at the same time
le7eling a dilapidated pistol at her He
got seven months imprisonment and a
severe whipping for his pains
The Diamond Jubilee.
The celebration of the Queens Diamond
JubileeJ in 1897. was one of the most
memorable occasions in the history of the
nineteenth century. Nothing like it has
! occurred even in this age of mammoth
! festivals and foregatherings of all ma
/ tons: for in the pageant which wound
! its brilliant length through the streets of
London on shat day were representatives
! Of all races and nearly all nations under
I the sun. all marching or riding under the
{ flag of that Empire. whose head was the
/ Queen. II is an Empire. moreover. whose
. might and majesty have been Immensely
| augmented during the reign Of Victoria.
/ She was regarded. unquestionabIy with
| greater affection than any of her imme-
I date predecessors. In fact no member
/ of the German dynasty, which began with
/ George I. received anything like the loyal
| support which Was given TO Victoria.
| In this Jubilee, as in the Boer war, the
( CoIonials played i most important part.
[ The English inhabitants of the colonies