Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-03-04
Royalty in the Country.

Royalty in the Country.
Queen Alexandra at Sandringha n,
even when guests are at the hall, Spen Is
the life of an ordinary English chat
lalne. RlSlng early she partakes of =
simple breakfast and then. accompanied
by Miss Charlotte knollys, visits her
dogs at the kennels and looks after her
flowers and fruit IN the gardens, whose
beauty owe as much to her taste as does
the interior of the house ar Sandring
ham.
Before luncheon the Queen goes over
her correspondence--it Is always very
large-with Miss Knollys and whatever
letters she can she does answer herself.
To her guests she never appears before
luncheon, as her time Is too fully occu-
pied. Letters again fill her afternoons
sometimes; and then the genial Sand
bingham tea follows, when besides cake
and tea, sandwiches, even soups, ham
and eggs, and all sorts of good things
are discussed, and the men have the
choice OF partaking of whiSkies and
SOdaS
The Queen presides over one tea table
and Princess Victoria over another and
the children of the Prince and Princess
of Wales come over from York lodge to
enGven the party. The parrots are usu-
ally made to go through their antics at
this time, and there is one III particular
which does not cease to draw corks and
yell God save the Queen
After dinner. which, by the way. DR.
OFT does not allow the King nowadays to
partake of later than O'Clock instead of
at quarter to 8, as of yore music is
discussed by the ladies' and the King
goes off to the bridegroom at an early
stage of the evening. He will sit up
very late over bridge, and with his won
dertul constitution he never gets either
tired or cross over the game.
Lately the Queen has taken Il liking to
bridge and plays quite well. 1t Is a
principle with her ana the King never
to allow any unmarried girl under their
roof to play cards for money.
The Queen has always been great
reader and her taste in books is indiYid-
ual and most delicate. She avoids the
problem novel and prefers books that
deal with serious topics. and especially
works that have made history. Stories
that deal with the simple annals of the
poor attract her, and even an old book
like Uncle Toms Cabin" is much APP
preciated by Queen Alexandra.
Years ago the then Princess of Wales
asked friend to procure for her copy
of "JinX's Baby" that indictment of So
called charity. John Inglesant' is said
to be one of our Queens favorite novels,
and she has always had great liking
Tor Miss Charlotte Nonge's old world
productions. Indeed, The Heir Of Red
cIyite was one of the books that she
read IN her girlsh days III Denmark.
Hans Andersen's fairy tales were also
IN high favor, especially The Little
Match GirP' and The Swincherd"
Then Queen Alexandra has great
love for poetry, especially for the works
Of British poets. Some of Sheley's
verses please her, but the late Lord
Iennysons poems are perhaps her chief
faVorltes. Like many other ardent book
lovers she considers that a good book de-
serves fine raiment. and she. like King
Edward has done much to revive the old
art of bookbinding. and in this relation
it is worthy of note that the artistic
group of women bookbinders have re-
celYed many commissions from her. The
Queen has most ornate boOkplate the
ownership of which is indicated by the
one word Alexandra" 49, The Gentle
woman