New-York tribune., 1901-08-18
PRINCE DAVID"
HOW GRANDPA AND GRANDMA ARE TAX.
ING CARE OF THE DUKE OF CORN
WALLS ELDEST SON.
From The London Mail.

From The London Mail.
How has little Prince Edward been getting on
this summer while the Duke and Duchess of
Cornwall and York have been travelling around
the empire?
Their majesties have faithfully kept the prom
Use which they made TO the royal tourists before
the sailing of the OphiT when they said. We
will take care of the children" During the last
four months the three princeIingS and their SIS
ter have never been for single day beyond i'm
mediate reach of the King or queen one-hltE
of the time has been spent by them at Windsor.
and the remainder has been divided equally be-
tween Sandringham and London.
Despite the quietude of the court. Prince Ell
wards days are fun of bOyish zests and pleas
ures. Such simple studies as are allotted To him
are limited 10 the morning hours and ne has not
yet learned the meaning of evening prep. His
scheme of study was devised by his cultivated
mother. who has wisely insisted upon her pa
rental duties in this peCt Indeed, one or the
privations that her royal hichness is said to feel
most keenly during her absence broad IS tht'
interruption in her self-imposei responsibility OF
supervising the mental and moral impressions
formed from day to day by her first horn child
No serious curriculum of private study VIII %
laid down for the prince until after her return
But all this time David-tO use his home naInS
is absorbing princely experiences under the
best conditions True. ne does not appear at
Tho royaI luncheon table. and is, of course. abed
when the court is dining. The Princess victoria,
however So far as her health has permitted anu
often the Queen well. have visited the hurs-
cry during the tea hour and nav a"ne M
utmost to charm away the dulness IN" httie IN
mates must sometimes feel at the thought that
mamma Il away. -,
Prince Edward It may he interesting to recall.
is exactly twice as old as his father was wnth
h.. also in earliest bOyhood was deprived for SIX
months - the personal care ana ioNr oi ms pei
ents while they were travelling IN Egypt anu
th. Holy Land. He is old enough to undt trs'ana
something II the meaning Of empire. ara rs Iol-
lowing the course Of the cphir from DAY = uAS
with tn. aid OF large globe as Wen as oi picI
,r.s and photographs Of Engant's colonies. IL
is known that at the successive places OF car
th.. rovaI tourists have been collecting curious
rsvl,s heir
but these they viii not receive unuI thr Gnu u ~
th,. voyage. II is said. however that with the.F
own hands the royal children nave nistde H''i'
ls.a,,sakes 20 be sent out TO their parents. such
os m. little waterc1IOr sketch OF "A simple HOVER.
drawn by Prince T. ward and subscribed r"r
darling papa from David" which now hangs
; ~. t',r wall 90 the Dukes private cabin.
Indeed this promising prince - giving PROOF
OF having inherited the manual skill that marks
Queen Nirtor.a's descendants. AT SandrIngham
h. hrs been working designs IN c"l"Ird "ool9
und r ,he practispd eye If "Auntie." and IS very
proud IF medallion awarded 10 him as the
youngest student on the estate. \ morning
never ;,as-s too without a turn in the open air.
sometimes as the proud carriage companion OF
+ "tiraudmaWma," but usually IN norfolk cart
I or astrid.. a tiny pony led by a goVerness or Il
groom When in town the grounds of Buck king
har. Palace have occasionally been chosen for
this exercise which is sometimes made To nj in
conS enientiy with the changing of the guard at
st James's Palace "A spectacle that the royal
children never tired Of watching.
Prince Edward has had no part in the court
I
very simple one, and his greatest excitement Gas
come from his riding and driving lessons He
already sits his charger with an easy apl0mb
/ that even mis- father might envy, and at Nhitsun-
tide enjoyed the delights Of driving a pair OF
Shetland ponies.
At his birthday last year Prince Edward in
vitcd company Of children "a Marlboroug L
House 10 witness the mysteries of a conjure..
/ His seventh birthday spent at Sandrnsham
| the other day in the quietcr fashion that the
/ present circumstances demand hut o was aStlr
early the next morning TO try for the first time
under the tuition 0f the Princess Nictora-the
delightful little bicycle given tn him in honor OF
/ the day by his august grandfather.
| The prince is rapidly setting aside his more
childish predictions. and in place of the toys
| of year two ago is beginning tn cherish the
intelligent interests of healthy English bOyhoOd-
| Clever. amusing, robust in his ideals. he is a
| lad of promise. full of nerves apt to be Sensi-
| tive. without the shyness that mars most SEN
! sitiVe boys. And when his guardians restore
him once more to the parents whose thoughts
| are ever with their children. the Duke and
| Duchess Will have the satisfaction OF knowing
! that ne and their younger children have re-
spOnded to the loving that has shielded
! them during these months of oTphanhOod.