The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-09
VICTORIA 5 SIMPLE TASTE.
AS SHOWN IN. THE FURNITURE
AND DECORATIONS OF HER
PRIVATE ROOMS
SOME OF THE PORTRAITS
Description of the Dressing Room
Peep Within the Walls Where
the Queen Sorrowed
and JOyed.

From Appleton's Life Of the Queen
The queens private sitting room might
we'll belong to any one Of her weather.
subjects who might possess a simple
taste in furniture and decorations, a
large collection of pictures and sketches
and full circle of relations and friends
The general scheme of color is crimson
and cream and gold. Heavy damask
draperies frame the windows, the lower
panes Of which are yelled with short
curtains of snowy muslin. The blinds are
of dainty material called diaphane, in
which are woven in a transparent pattern
the insignia and motto Of the Garter. The
furniture is principally upholstered in the
same Powered crimson and gold damask
that Grapes the windows. The walls are
paneled in the same silk, and here the
constant recurrence of the pattern Ga
conventional, bouquet Of fiowers) would
become mcnotOnous were it not for the
number of pictures of every description
which cover the walls from within
short distance of the ceiling of deep
cream and gold to within four feet Of
the rich crimson carpet, which is pattern
ed with delicate tracery of scrolls and
garlands in pale yellow. The many doors
are painted cream color and decorated
with floral panels and gold mouldings.
This scheme Of paint prevails through
out the suite, the dressing and bed rooms
only differing from the sitting room in
that the walls of the former are pan
eled in a soft shade OF green silk, while
the latter are papered with rich GRIM
son flock. The most striking feature Of
the Queens private rooms are, to a cas-
ual observer the pictures. In the eyes
of their owner each separate one has 4
history or recalls a "Reminiscences. Chief
among the portraits and landscapes, the
oils, water cOlors an6 crayons, are the
many licensees Of the prince consort.
The best Of these, which hangs in the
sitting room, opposite the fireplace, is
life size, full length picture, by Winter
halter, Of the prince, attired in black
walking costume and holding the top
hat of modern times in his hand But
most charming Landseer that hangs
above the cabinet on the left of the
fireplace also shows the prince to gfcat
advantage. He is in shooting costume,
and the fruits, in fur and feather. Of
his days sport lie heaped ut his feet.
The baby, Princess Royal, his favorite
greyhound Eos and a Skye terrier arc
playing on the floor, while her majesty,
in plain gown of white satin. and with
her slender girlsh shoulders bare, stands
at her husbands side. Fhe picture.
which was pair teaas he bay of The
green drawing room, has for the distant
background fine view of the east ter
race and the park beyond, and is re-
plete with grace and tenderness. -
SOME OF THE PORTRAITS. Il
A delightful little picture in an old
fashioned gilt frame of carved wood
shows tie PRINCE ,consort and the Duke
Ernest Of Saxe-Coburg in velvet doablets,
slashed with white satin, and wearing
the collar and order Of st. George. Close
by hangs another portrait of Prince AL
bert in Stuart costume. the accompany
ing figure being most dainty portrait
Of the queen. dressed for the great fancy
ball Of the Charles II. period which was
Fly at + buckingham palace on June >13.
Of the queen. The Duke of Connaught
appears twice in fancy dress, when quite
ae temy 20 boy of Of three: In one picture he
is attired as, bluff King Hal Princess
H f,11 1a;o Saged taree) is represented in
freq wearing his first MILDLY uniform.
IEere is also a charming picture Of Prin-
Tess 6eat 1nSe, when ten months old She
lyl1s on White satin cushion.
IN the queens BEDROOM hang two
R pc HAT Of Fringe Albert and his brother
tialt of the Duchess Of Kent, and also
q pictorial recollection Of her room. and
IN Inc 1S S9fa on n, which she died at Frogm3ra
prince consort and Princess Alice. 4
SIX sketch of the queen CARRIED as a nun.
s stan IN with clasped hands in the pres.
the brush Of the late Princess Alice. In
the Wardrobs room hang portraits Of
tayorise gillies and pipers, among them
se1 go god likenesses Of John Brown
ahd Ross Clark and Campbell.
among other pictures to be found on
ne walls of the queens rooms are fomr
9i1ierent portraits Of the queen of the
Beig1ans In as many different costumes
ana many licensees of cousins and rel
at1yes too numerous to specify -
Two portraits of Baron Stockmar mos+
s!anch OF friends and sympathetic of adj
vlsers, are interesting. They show him
as kindly old gentleman with shrewI
lace; "A charming portrait of the Prince
OF wees, when a child Is drawn bv
Ihe Queen and Sir Edwin Landseer ;,
Otner portraits, many Of them being In
united crayons, are Princess Mary Of
Ca.nb'ldge (now the Duchess of Teck)
a 2, little girl all golden curls and rib6o,ss:
TIE great Duke of Wellington most
ehalnt study OF the Princess Royal when
baby, by the prince consort, and a
of Douro. t''
Of q sketches Of Balmoral, Rosenau
tPrince Albert's birthplace), Osborna
ana the favorite apartments Of the queen
at her different residences. there ara
many a score. 1t is perhaps worthy of
remark that among the 81 pictures that
adorn the queens private rooms, her