The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-06
QUEEN ALEXANDRA AT HOME.
HER LIFE At sASDRfNGHAN As
PRINCESS OF WALES.
shs Is said Ia Have simple Tastes and 10 Ne
Fond ef Pets -Her Kindness To Troants
stsri ef Teun,ssa and B~acsa.-
neld Routine Of Entertainments.

a oval Briton takes his pen in hand TO writs
things about The royal family h. dips II la
honey No mere ihk will do for that sacred
subject ~Thr King can do no wrong
4. a rule which j. sometimes allowed TO have
.tceptions. but when IL comes TO Queen
Alexandra the British Isles display a
unanimity Of ION which is lovely Ia
behold
Ascending to Mn Toolev Queen Alex
.pdra does not believe la a mad rush Ca keep
up With the latest fad- 81 fashion. She
dna~n' { go in for GRAVES She h not eternally
rrtnodcling. rcdecorating. ~refurnishing.
r--everything She apples Potomac
sivico 80 her personal belongings and sticks
q, Dbl friends. When Shs travels there IL
a Whole collection Of objects which travel
along with her and most ~ them have some
t-nisr association In her memory.
she has quantities. Of flowers. ferns and
IA ms IN her rooms. 10. at least. SAYS
Mr. rooley. and II 10 quite believable. The
same adv is authority for the fact that the
Queen loves To have evidences Of life
Around her
For many years she says. Cookie.
sfnmou. parrot. had his cage in her dress-
ing room. until his conversation became
~ noisy that he had to lie banished. 4
sof' white dove with ruby eyes would perch
on HE mist re-s' shoulder. while several
dogs have pss-sd lives 81 luxury upon silk On
cushions In her Mai--ty's rooms TODAY
tho reigning pets ae a white and black
Jspan~ee spaniel and a quaint little Chinese
Dog They travel with the Queon where
ever she soe-"
The real home life Of the Queen has been
passed chiefly at s~andrnghsm Hou-e.
which Ia a new house. built no longer ago
than isaO A Princess % Wales she spent
more than half Of each wear there. II - a
model estate. with picturesque cottages
for the work people. = gem 81 a dairy, IN
fact. all the modern improvements 81 bag
estates The principal entrance l. by the
beautiful Norwich gates. a wedding gift
from the city Of Norwich.
The park contains S0o acres. with a wind
Ing lake overlooked from the house by a
sunny terrace The railroad il two and a
half miles distant and the accommodating
railway company has put up q station
there with special waiting rooms for the
Ss~ndnngham folks
There ~ an UNCOVERED technical chool
for girls in the village hard ny Queen
Alexandra founded IL for teaching the
girls on the estate how 10 spin. weave and
ssv Evidently the Queen believes in The
s-sce Of example. for -he has hsr own
spinning wheel and hand loom. which she
occasionally usee.
There 10 a school for hov.. TOO. wher.
th~y are taught wood carving and cabin.;
making and fitted FOR situations in towns
There are the Queens stables whore. sc-
cording To the eloquent Mrs Toolev. the
favorte hacks and carriage hor-e- lead
. luxurious existence In spotie~s stables.
lined with white tiles The Kings stables
are near nv. spotless also possibly. though
Mrs Tooley neglected 10 he precise on
this point. Also AZ hand are kitchen gar
dens and forcing houses, covering four
teen acres
A. for the dairy, the description makes
one think of poor Marie Antoine,ta Her
matched iditsrc A. IN. Petit Trianon
wasn't much like Queen Alexandria. uut
Il was q model In It's dsy and great ladies
dsbbled about in " then. though more
sayly perhaps than the sober English
danes and damsel- 81 to-day Saws Mrs.
Tooley:
Opposite il the Queens mpdel dairy
with a dainty tea room enjered from a lovely
little garden When the dairy va first
started the Queen took nm active interest
IN it, management and introduced the
Danish method Of butter making in
the time 81 the old dairy woman. MI
Rirker. the Princess and her Young daugh-
'erS often amused themselves n churulnc
The appointments nv. dainty and be,uurul.
WIN the blue tilrs. brought lv the Ming
from India. and the silver cream pans
nn~t with sggsh"ll china, fNei on a mar
~" ~punter.
Around the walls are models. IN marble.
terra coita, silver and alaba-ier. ~ Az.
Trz" animals bred On the estate IN" tea
i-u l. a dainty room literally filled with
presents from iheQu.-'n's family a:d 'Iisrd-.
i'tic"aii" atnnng item l-ing the s", -
Rain. ra. china presented by the late
Queer. eaal piecc boirg painted with q
N"v from N" reightsorh"od 81 Ealmoral
rh"r" i a oluhhouss %erc,t.-i by the King
for Tho NJ" - the men working on the as-
TAT" NJ, Toulry ssvs MT thor, arr
stnng"nl rules b. the club aga ~, Griuk-
Ing and gambling Quite ~ ~ the English
sav p"'Il" have h-,u known q" come to
gri'f over naughty gambling game IKE
hi"carai. for ir-ianr'
Tie ODD church ~ he ucNt We. village
VA INIT iur Worship. - the Kim bad an
Iron me built Tor the people Mr. To- ley
H"h'lple 'i'~ alDug VIII fhr bnusft eui
duings ~ their MaJe-tio-. hut ar iron church,
On" hN 'o repeat hrmlv ths, ~. King can
d. mo- wrIuE otherwise that iron churrh
would h" ur~pardonahle
>andringham H. not a show ho,isc like
sm" "f Nh" famous old country MUSES.
According ID" Mr. Tori.ys description Il
s--ns '' '' q purely T-'rS,nal hahitatipn.
h'"i WIN family Iprtrdt-. -pu,cnirs ~
t"'"i "i"s and ui,d"ls ~ p~t animals
o"''AS"i H." drawing room u,orluukz
w" ''frau" 1ni the Qu-cns b,udnir is
A's''" Nt'h 'h" -tm" nutlnck ono e tho
hlns f'-'u- I- 2 ruish"t WITH thing, from
NJ CABIN "r '" %~.r,Ia-. the strip ou whach
he went tu lruft
Formerly tl"r u~.d =" t~ three tails
a. NaHdnngtaw "y"ty winter for tie
'"nSnirv sHi -rrvant~. bat th"se uuo-
h'i'- can" 'n a. "ud With the d'ath ~
'r iuh" 1T la n,y In" queen tiuh-
CAV br g. - q lonfat'd hv a tea parry
I" DO" - .h,-,l chiidru ~ a." ,rtn.r
90 .his p-Va.i"H th. Queen aud h-f daug
'.rs Wait uIsnu thc 'hiltr-t aud play gaufr-