New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
KINGS PRIVATE LIFE.
HIS AFFECTION FOR WIFE AND chill
DREN

A recent publication by D. Appleton & Co. en-
titled The Private Life of Edward VII, by
member of the royal household. contains many in
terestng facts pertaining to the domestic lie OF
the King. The writer speaks of the King as an
affectionate husband and loving father, who has
never received full credit for these qualities The
book which first appeared when the King was
still Prince of Wales, says of him:
The romantic love that induced him. when httie tie
than boy, TO overcome all obstacles 10 ms nus
union with Princess Alexandra of Denmark & ais h3s
never waned During the illness Whlch IN tne IalT @
sixties kept her for many months bound to her
his grief at her sufferings and his delight at her
restoration to health were proofs % r1c GI ms ssa
ton that the long holiday that followed her con,
in 1S E @ than once his
delight that the journey. which lasted fGr many pal;
The touching affection n, Which exists 1s
displayed during his own Illness when ner TGyai ,a
Other trials. that must come to all people who
undertake journey through life together. be they
the bonds of affection that unite the royal pair
Under the head THE Prince Churchman"
the writer says:
When the Prince of Wales was quite ute a young Ir;
of all kinds running high in his veins. friend
of his hoping to give him pe2SpT fer date
The offer exceedingly tempting but the Prlnce.
ton fails on a sunday
The keynote of the Princes Observance OF that hat
day is struck in those simple words % 1 from n1 ms
youth up he has of his t own de1 Ifee anar % a day
that should devoted to religious exercises. quiet
labor on those who are in his service. Sunday at
Sandringham Is in fact the ideal Day & OF d Hf IT
reign over the whole estate. and the air that dur
guns and the whr of the latest improvements IN
agricultural machinery is broken yid oniy oE d ,r
the peasant alike service in the little church that
When the establishment at Sandringham IS In
full swing the list of visitors who are invited 70
includes notable divine who is expected to preach
on Sunday. Men of almost all opinions have stood
Queens example in preferring short to lengthy ser
iiriIIiant or uII the demeanor of the royal family
i'm church sets excellent example to the rest or
the congregation. The Princes natural gravity Is
always heightened at these times and he is most
attentive to and ohservant of the entire service,
is most touching Prince Eddy. whose likeness TO
biance was always very thoughtful and attentive.
and the young princesses follow the service with
devout attention
\ chapter of the book is devoted The Prince
and His Clothes In this chapter 1t Is made
known that the tailor whom the King employed so
many years and whose popularity was established
hv the Prince of Wales's patronage owed his good
fortune to a slight incident The writer says that
Albert Edward was at the theatre one night to see
Fechter. rs Robert Macaire. The adventures s
coat was apparently mass Of rents and patches
but the Princes keen eye quickly noted that the
garment was singularly well cut After the play
the Prince sent for Fechter and asked him who
his tailor was" The actor told where his coat had
been made and the day the tailor received an
order to call on the Prince of Wales. and. the
author puts il. from that hour he was made
man He adds
The Duke OF Clarence had great faith in the
Princes taste and always modelled his dress on
that Of his royal father The Duke of York's
is also largely ruled by that Of the Prince of
When the Prince requires new clothes patterns
for effect. and tell once how piece of stun
will look when made up which IS IN itself an art
He takes very few minutes to make up ms InlRd
always chooses soft. light material and for
for broken checks He also makes up MS Inind
with commeuda 5le quickness as To fit and aitera-
though his clothes are made Of a sensible loose
ness. The Princes extraordinary memory mas t aso
served him mere than once with regard 10 minor
some trousers were accidentally made from ma
terial that he had not chosen he Immediately
seen the pattern of the material he had ordered
Under the head What the Prince Eats and
Drinks" the writer shows that Edward VII paid
much attention to this subject:
When tie Prince arrives at the opera for early
performances such as those or NeSneT eSn % gpTaI ]
hiehness is seen in his omnibus box as the curtain
private room at the back of the box during the
twenty minutes interval between the first and
followed by cigarette. and then the Prince is once
more in his place
The writer says also:
The Prince has dislike. which he does not at
tempt to disguise. seeing ladies take more
very little wine: particular: indeed. IS he
on this point that Iced punch and the various
sherbets all of which al favored strongly with
liqueurs and spirits. by his orders sell
dom found the Marlborough House menu. The
Princess ard her daughters set an example Of eN-
IRENE moderation. The Prince also greatly dtSap-
proves of the fashion that prevails in some CoUn-
try houses of sending champagne and other pick
m o the ladies' dressing rooms Except in
cases OF rare necessity such thing is never done
SandrinEham.
Ii is largely owing to the fact that the Prince
likes o smoke when he has finished dining that
after dinner drinking has gone entirely out Of
fashion during the last twenty years: for what is
done at the Princes table rules in all classes OF
society. As after dinner is possible cigar
cites are handed round. practice which must be
attributed to royal influence. The Prince pOpu-
larized cigarettes some years
The book contains chapters on the King as
Ere q s a and yariOIS other tNpiCS