New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07

that the constrained tone OF the Jour-
nails changed, and she evidently wrote
a ease. setting down the things which
most keenly interested herself. II the
earlier entries are largely bald state
ments Of fact. it was due more 10
child's natural lack of literary expan-
siveness than 70 the constant tutelage
under which she labored. She had little
childish freedom. Day and night she
was under close observation. She slept
in her mothers room; and she is quoted
as telling her daughters, many years
after. that she was so carefully tended
until the day Of her accession that she
had never been permitted 70 walk down
stairs without some one holding her
hand" Her education was Of the COM
monplace sort, which appeared judici-
GUS not only to her unintellectuai Ger
man mother and 10 the respectable
dean who superintendent il. but 10 the
average British citizens family OF that
time. We have the testimony Of the
editor. who knew her WELL 20 the value
OF her training as child. In years 10
come the Queen was perhaps better
able to look at events and persons from
the point Of view Of the majority Of her
people than would have been possible
il her education had given her high
place among the intellectuals. 1t was
a saving grace throughout her long
reign that, while she could recognize in
tellect and capacity, her sympathies
we're with average people, whose feel
ings and opinions she more readily un-
derstood and in reality represented"
Her learning was conyentionally small,
and so were her accomplishments. She
ssas little, played little, drew pretty
well, spoke several modern languages
easily. but in none OF these things ex-
celled
The riches Of imaginative literature
we're closed 10 her; she was eighteen
ana Queen when she read her hrst
novel Her musical tastes were the
ordinary tastes of her period; her jour
mails have many passages Of enthu-
siasm concerning the tuneful Italian
operas, and she delighted in singing
the arias which her master, Lablache'
gave her She thought Mozart old
fashioned, and in later years the
Prince ConsOrt never succeeded In per-
suading her 10 take an interest IN ms
favorlte German music. Her tastes in
art were those OF mediocrity; the only
old master whom she mentions with
Particular liking is Murillo and she
rested satisfied with the work OF Land
seer and Hayter. But II the child >
mind were not highly cultivated, char
acter was. These journals reveal 10 the
careful reader a steady growth In good
sense and right feeling. IL is recorded
that she never told lie. and it Is APP
Parent that she tried always to be just.
she had pride and temper and some
unes perversity, but she always lis
Tened TO reason In the end. We know
that the presence Of the Conroy family
10 her mothers household was distasts-
lul to her. no doubt the self-repression,
TIE self-control she necessarily prac-
Used were good for her. She seems 20
nave had no petty yanities. She
iainents now and then, as she begins
Ner reign, that she is 50 short" and
now and then she asks her Prime
Ainister what he thinks OF the gown
she Is wearing, but these are careless
thoughts by the way. and no outcome
Of concsil