Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-22
ANECDOTES OF VICTORIA.
Was u Sticl>ler for Etiquette in Early
Years of Reign.

Was a Sticl&ler for Etiquette in Early
Years of Reign.
From the Baltimore Sun.
That Queen Victoria in her younger DAYS
was 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 queery cap
tious in collecting every bit of tattle that
might tell to the disparagement of the
"Germanized court" as those who were
not welcomed at it We're pleased to call it,
AS early as 1S41 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 Alberts day the etiquette of the
court was extremely severe, some of the
young ladies In attendance had occasional
ly to be reminded Of their position. They
were expected to stand always when the
queen or prince was in the room, and were
not allowed to mix in the conservation by
word or laughter unless requested
A certain maid of honor afterward a
peerless, who had charming voice. being
one day requested to sit at the piano and
play, declined, forgetting that the queens
request was a command. The queen in
sisted, but the maiden replied that she had
a cold.
We'll, then, you had better go to bed
said the queen.
OH, no, ludnk you, was her answer,
but if you don't mind, 1 will sit down.
and she did.
Some Formalities Were Abolished.
Many of the old-time formalities were
later abolished to a certain extent. al
though the prince consort when out shoot
ing would never take his gun from the
hands of a gamekeeper, but required that
1t should be handed to him by an eQuerry
and the queen was so strict that at the
table she required all personal attendance
done by the ladies and gentlemen of her
court 1t is related that when Victoria
visited Louis Philippe in the Chateau
d'Eu, in 1S43, the king having heard that
1t was her habit to drink a glass of wa
ter before retiring for the night ordered
that one should be taken to her. 1t was
presented by servant, but the queen de-
clined to take 1t. Seeing there was some
thing wrong, Louis Philippe whispered to
one of his sons, who took the tray, and
then the queen took the glass graciously
enough. During the queens visit to Paris
in 1855, when Napoleon III was in the
glory of his magnificence, she was treated
by her host not merely as a fellow-mon-
arch, but as lady.
Called Herself JacObite.
1t was remarked by those who were priv
LEGGED to converse with the queen on his
torical subjects that she kept up a senti-
mental feeling Of sympathy with the Stu
al TO- 1OiA6 oAC ody lllO Tic at
Windsor Castle, she discovered the libra
rian reading some strong Jacobite mem
oirs.
"Oh. you need not put them away" she
said; you know l am a Jacobite myself
This does not tally with the story that
Macaulay used to tell of the queens opin-
ion Of James II. In the course of Macau-
lays visit to Windsor the queen said:
II have been reading your history, Mr..
Macaulay, and am afraid / can't say
much far ancestor lanes r
Your majesty's predecessor, not ances-
tor" corrected Macauiay.
Trained i'm simplicity.
: When Victoria was nine years old Sir
Walter 6cQtt, according to a record in the
diary of that famous writer, dined with
the Duchess of Kent, and by Prince Leo
pold was presented ito the little Princess
Victoria and heir apparent to the house,
as things now stand
"This little lady" he adds, sis educated
with much care and watched so closely
that no busy maid has moment to wnis-
per You are heir of England suspect
il 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 that time nor
for years afterward did Victoria know any
thing of her pre-eminence. but was brought
up with strict economy and regularity. be-
within the limits Of her income. even when
that was but a child's pocket money.
According to Miss Marttneau. the prin-
cess was reared In as much honesty and
care about money matters as any citizens
child. It became known at Trunbridge
Wells that the princess had been unable to
buy q box at the bazaar because she mad
spent her money. At the bazaar she had
| bought presents for all her relatives. when
she remembered one cousin more. and saw
q box, priced half crown. which would
I cs1it If,Sa Hbn aYaon t,A0rle of courge.