The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-03
The Queen Of Great Britain.

of the fact that che is the grandmother
of some six little ones, and nearer sixty
years Of age than fifty.
She remains amazingly youthful In
appearance, thanks not 20 much to
those vulgar devices known as mating
up" as to th.se judicious cares that
are entirely legitimate. For instance.
daily massage has been employed to
help nature in warding off wrinkles
from the fair face, while the elasticity
and elegance of the figure have been
retained by means of exercise, modera-
ton, and diet, to the same phenomenal
degree as in that of the late Empress
of Austria at the time OF her assassina-
ton. The hair Is dressed in precisely
the Same quiet and Characteristic man.
ner OF twenty-five years ago, tho head
retains tho Same dainty poise on q
neck 80 graceful that it conveys the
impression of slender stalk support
ing q flower, while the eyes asstlredly
have neither dimmed nor changed,
flashing as In days of yore with fun or
mischief, or else sweetly appealing in
that sort OF pathetic manner peculiar
to people who are hard Of hearing.
But it is not this that makes tho
new queen of England 80 fascinating,
but it is the sweet, gracious, and kind.
~ manner that converts every man
who sets eyes upon her into her sworn
admirer, and that even diSarms the
jealousy of women, transforming them
into her devoted friends.
It has sometimes been alleged that
the consort of Great Britain's new
king IL deficient in cleverness. True,
she Is not intellectual in tho sense of
her sister-in-law, Empress Frederic,
and it is difficult to imagine her in
the role of a politician. But flom the
time of her marriage, eight and thirty
years ago, she has lived almost un-
ceasingly exposed to that full glare Of
publicity which beats about thrones,
occupying, by reason Of the seclusion
of the late Queen, the role of the First
Lady in the Land, at any rate In
social sense. And throughout that en-
tire period she has not made one single
mistake. She has known in her
friendly, calm manner the people
whom 1t was desirable that she should
know. She has steered clear of all
those acquaintance which might haye
given rise to ill-natured comment.
She has never lost her head, never rem
dered herself guilty of anything that
could be construed as partaking of the
nature of faux pas, and has by means
Of the atmosphere of ideal refinement
which she seems to diffuse around her
kept within bounds tho tendency of
modern society to exuberance and
yulgarity, and, perfect in tact, has pre-
60ut0O tuAOO&n 0oA 00IAI0O IIl0 PACe
ture of the most unruffied domestic
happiness.
Finally, in an age where ca:umny il
50 ripe and all-prevalent that not even
an angel descended from heaven would
be permitted to retain the celestial
garments unsuilied and the wings IN
ruffled, no breath of scandal has ever
furnished, even FIR feetlng moment,
the fair name of England's new queen.
Equally mistaken is the Impression
which prevails that she has taken no
part whatsoever in public life. It was
estimated the other day that through
her personal influence and direct &C.
ton she has during nearly four dec-
AIDES that have elapsed since she first
came TO England as the bride OF the
then Prince of Wales, been instrument
tai In securing the subscription and
contribution Of no less than $3.50, OOO,-
600 for charities. This in itself is an
achievement which conveys some idea
of the usefClness OF the royal ladyis
life and the benefit which she has
proved to the land of her adoptfon.