The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-24
Anecdotes of Victoria.

That Queen Victoria in her younger
days was a stickler for etiquette is well
known, and, according to one who knew
whereof he wrote, in the time when
Prince Albert was in his prime, society
was queerly captious in collecting every
bit of tattle that might tell to the dis
paragement Of the "Germanized court. "as
those who were not welcomed at ii were
pleased to call It,
AS early as 1Si1 stories were told about
| the Queens GOODNESS toward some of the
court ladies thrust upon her against her
will, but the probability is that as in
Prince Albert's day the etiquette of the
court was extremely severe, some of the
young ladies in attendance had occasion
ally to be reminded Of their position.
They were expected 90 stand always
when the Queen or Prince was in the
room, and were not allowed to mix in
the conversation by word or laughter un-
less requested.
A certain maid of honor afterward a
peeress, who had a charming voice, be-
ing one day requested to sit at the piano
and play, declined forgetting that the
Queens request was a command. The
queen insisted, but the maiden replied
that she had cold.
well. then, you had better go to bed,
said the Queen.
"Oh, no, thank YOU" was her answer"
but if you don't mind, l will sit down,
and she did.
1t was remarked by those who were
privileged to converse with the Queen on
historical subjects, that she kept up a
sentimental feeling of sympathy with
the Stuarts. Going one day into the
library at Windsor Castle, she discover
ri
Jacobite memoirs.
"Oh, you need not put them away,
she said; you know 1 am Jacobite
myself"
This does not tally with the story
that Macaulay used to tell of the Queen
opinion OF James II. In the course or
Macaulays visit 20 Windsor the queen
saiG:
Il have been reading your history, Mr.
Macaulay and / am afraid l can't say
much for my ancestor James IL.
"Your Majestys predecessor, not an
| cestor," corrected Macaulay.
When Victoria was years Old, Sir Wal
ter Scott, according to record IN the
diary of that famous writer, dned with
the Duchess of Kent, and by Prince Leo
pold was presented to the little Princess
Victoria and heir apparent to the house,
as things now stand
This little lady" he adds, sis educat-
ed with much care and watched so closely
| that no busy maid has a moment to whls-
| per, You are heir of England suspect
| if we could dissect the little heart we
should find that some pigeon or other bird
of the air had carried the matter. she Is
fair. like the royal family"
| The fact is that neither at the time nor
| for years after did Victoria know any
| thing of her pre-eminence, but was
| brought up with strict economy and reg
! ularity, being taught to restrain her eX-
| penditures within the limits of her In
come. even when that was but child
| pocket money.
| According to Miss Martineau, the Prin-
| cess was reared in as much honesty
| and care about money matters as any
| citizens child. 1t became known at Tun-
| bridge Wells that the Princess had been
unable to buy a box at the bazar be-
| cause she had spent her money. At the
| bazaar she had bought presents for al
| her relatives when she remembered one
| cousin more, and saw a box, priced halt
a crown, which would suit him. The shor
! people, of course, placed the box with the
| other purchases, but the little lady's gov
| erness adnoniShed them by saying, No
you see the Princess has not got the
money; therefore, of course, she can't
| buy the box The next offer was to lay
the box aside until it could be purshased
The governess said, oh, we'll If you will
be so good as TO do that. :" On quarter
| day before Z o'clock in the morning, the
| Princess appeared on her donkey to claim
| her purchase"