Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-02
STORIES OF THE QUEEN.
Tn, Cloak She Had Worn Much and
Wished to Wear More.
The Q.Gca's Liking Tor Mmc. klbani- her
Ready Humanity.

part. TO the fact that she has not
i1ccdieSSly squandered money where
there was no occasion to do 50. ana
she also posse ssed that peculiar Eng
fish thrift which is not ashamed to
save when there Is no urgent necessity
to spend. no matter what ones in
como might be.
Some years ago it was decided to eS-
tablish in Dublin branch Of the Ken
sinGton School Of NeedleWork for the
benefit Of impoverished gentlcwo:nen.
whose work was u be placed upon
sale. one Of the lady directors deter
mined to secure the patronage of the
Queen. with orders, if it We're possible,
and thus by securing the loyal good
| VIII, place the enterprise Immediately
upon & solid footing. The director
| brought the proposition before The
board of managers. who Immediately
! opposed it. As compromise they
agreed chat the lady might write to the
| Queen, personally, if she 50 desired;
but they We're unwilling to sanction
such audacty, officially.
The letter was written with all tact
and deloacy, and. To the triumph of
the writer, a prompt reply came back
frcIn Windsor. The royal patron Of
the newly established school sent IA
cloak, which she wished duplicated in
good material. ana with this 4 gener ouS
order for gowns, wraps and lingerie for
the young prncesSes. her grand
daughters. The lady-in- waiting ..hn
conducted the correspondence cS-
pecially requested that the Queens
clGai-a large. black mantle-bn re
turned as speedily as possible. as it
| was one Her Majesty wore constantly
| ii her drives and while taking tea out
doors. ard could not conveniently be
| pared. The garment was one winch
few Weii-to-do women would have
valued; it was decidedly thgeadbaTe.
very smooth ana glossy inside the
collar, but it was warm ana cOmforta-
bic, and its owner valued il on this ac-
count. 1t goes without 81 ying that the
ne" mantle was made, but it is DOUBT
ful if il ever quite superseded tie Ola
cloak, which she liked best
| The Queens taste IN bonnctS-O
rather lack of taSte--ls well known.
One Of Ter most gallant and loyal Off
cCr:i. with that frankneas which the
English permit themselves in the dis
cu3sion Of any subject or any body. no
matter how exalted his rank. once re
hed: The Queens b0nnets are
weird." And the term fairly described
tn" most unCanny Of them.
There is one delightful Photograph Of
her in one of these now historic struc-
lures; it is loaded with hearse-like
feathers, and the coronet rim rests
anon the forehead, just above the
brow. Any countenance less serene
and noble and dignified than that of
II" Queen would have been made
grotcSque by such 4 bonnet: but the
Queen was still the Queen in spit" of
lit.
II is also well known that the
| Princess Of Wales, the daughter of the
D0Verty-Stricken King of Denmark.
was thoroughly instructed in all house
Wifely arts. She was taught to sew.
to knit to cut and fit her own gowns.
md make and trim her own bonnets.
Although elring on the side of over
vouthfulncSs. her toiettes are gener-
ally simple and in excellent tastn-a
trait peculiar to most Scandinavian
women.
At the time of the golden jubilee the
bonnet which the Queen was to wear
on that important occasion was sent
'irst to Marlborough House before it
W"S inspected by the Queen. 1t was
altogether impOesible; far worse than
anything in which she he'd ever vet
l1pp"cled. Saying nothing to anyone,
he royal daughter-in-law quietly took
the bonnet to her own apartments,
rIpoad 1t to pieces and made il over.
and il is still famous as one Of the
most becoming bonnetS Her Ma inStv
had ever worn. That in which she an
feared at the diamond jubilee was also
remarkably tasteful. although it is not
known that this, also was overhauled
= by the clever princess 1t was trimmed
2 N delicate touches of white. to cor
respond with the beautiful white nca
I pora&ol which She carred-her qrst
public departure from the sofnare
I mourning she had worn since the
! death Of the Prince Consort. rhe
1 waite became her greatly. giving nor
I winch on that day was strikingly
4 pale "a surprising youthfulncss.
J pretty story is told of her visit to
! London at the time of the first Jubilee
II was known that in driving through
hyde Park on her way to Ruckingham
"i'''' So Nouli proceed ny \ certain
PIE ranged route. An American
lady living in the vicinity had taken
her little daughter into the park. but
had Withdrawn from the crowd into
one OF the more secluded hooks
AS she sat quietly reading. the child
playing in the path suddenly called Il,
fi"r! %. mamma. here is the Queen"
an" sure enough; the royal carriage
f"fed paSt-taking 4 short cut to the
road beyond. TIE Queen was SO
touched and pleased VITA tho chjid's
instant recognition that she rlniled and
bowed. waving her hand.
Nirani. the singer was ALWAYS n yrc,t
iarorite Of tho Queen. partly hecnr,an of
'"r HhniiE as m artist and because, of tho
| great respect in which she held h. r. aa
wufiiin. For. no matter what Their uIul
| ili"aiion as artists. or In the way of in
| 'ellectual gifts. 70 woman ever fourd ~
Vnr in tho cTeS Of the great severe On
whom she felt to he lacking in virt.Io or
honor. Alhani was invit Il To Win.isor.
ard t. Ealnoral. and has man DELIGHT
| ful "reminiscences Of royal hospitlIity
| When Sh" was spending the :.lmncr ~
| Mar Castle. good many years ago III,
! Queen dropped in frcuuentIy ard wi IA
] thit iniorlality III which she was al le 10
| lniuige, while in Scotland. to have TIA
| WIN thc great SINGER. On one occir' on
| she was ACCOMPANIED by one of her lit;le
( gfanddaughtcrS. fragile. delicate ari
| and both wrote their autographs in Nud-