The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-24

Keep no bad company"
Make no long meals
Lay no wagers."
Every Sunday, no matter where she
may be, two small silver salt cellars are
placed on the luncheon table where the
queen can see them. These were given
to her years ago on "A special occasion
by her faithful attendant john Brown,
and they have appeared every Sunday
ever since on the royal luncheon table.
Her memory was marvellous. She never
forgot anything, and never allowed any
thing to be destroyed. She preserved
every paper that came into her hands,
and, although she gave away many
gowns and other things from her ward
robe she never forgot the article or
the recipient, and nothing pleased her so
much US to have it worn in her pres
ence by the peson to whom 1t had beeh
given This she considered satisfactory
evidence of gratitude and appreciation
but the ladies of the bed chamber whose
memories were not so accurate, were
accustomed &c be reprimanded frequently
for not being able to produce any gown
or hat that her Majesty had worn upon
anv particular occasion that suited her
fancy. She is said to have the largest
wardrobe of any woman in the Worlu'
thousands of dresses of the richest lap-
RIGS. carefully laid away in cedar chests'
the accumulation of half century,
which doubtless will some time be
valuable addition to Kensington museum
as illustrating the changes OF fashloh
during the long period of her reign.
--
Queen Victoria was an assiduous coilec-
tor of autographs, and-it is an interesting
and curious fact that one of the most
precious treasures of her large collection
is a letter written by Thomas JEFFERSON
to his daughter Martha when she was IL
years old Her Majesty frequently snow
ed it TO American visitors. Although JET
ferson was an uncompromising enemy OF
England throughout his entire life, and
cherished an unreasonable hostility to
everything British Queen Victoria ad-
mired him as much as any American. Inc
simplicity of his life and the tender in
terest he manifested toward his children
seemed to touch her heart. She obtained
this letter from Mrs. Randolph, the
daughter of Mr.. Jefferson, shortly after
his death At that time her fad of col
lectng autographs was at its hight and
she requested the foreign office at Lon
don to secure for her a typical example
of Mr.. Jefferson's writing Mr.. Nall,
! the British charge at Washington, for
| warded the request 10 Mrs. Randolph,
who, approaching Queen Victoria's char
acter and knowing her love of children,
selected a letter which she had received
| from her father during her childhood.
1t is dated Annapolis, Nov. 2S, 17S3 and
is addressed to my Dead Patsy" After
expressing the sorrow he felt in parting
with her at. the school In which she was
placed, he says:
1.-The requirements which / hope you
will make under the tutors l have pro-
vided for you will render you more worthy
of my love, and if they cannot increase
it they will prevent it's diminution. With
respect to the distribution of your time
the following is what / should approve:
From to 10 practice music.
From 10 to l dance one day and draw
another. al
From to 2 draw on the day you dance
and write a letter next day
From to A, read French.
From to exercise yourself in music.
From then till bedtime, read English,
write, etc.
Take care that you never spell a word
wrong. Always before you write a word
consider how it is spelled, and if you do
not remember 1t, turn to a dictionary. 1t
produces great praise to a lady to spell
well.
IF ever you are about to say anything
amiss or do anything wrong consider be-
forehand and you will feel something
within you which will tell you it is wrong
and ought not to be said or done This is
your conscience and be sure and obey it.
Our Maker has given us, this faithful in
ternal monitor, and, If you always obey
it, you will always be prepared for the
end of the world, or for q more certain
event, which is death.
II have placed my happiness on seeing
you good and accomplished, and no dis
tress which this world can now bring on
me would be equal TO that of your dis
appointing my hopes II you love me.
then strive to be good under every situa-
ton, and to all living creatures and 10
acquire those accomplishments which
have put In your power, and which will
go far toward insuring you the warmest
love of your affectionate father
9TH JEFFERSON"