Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-14
Dorothp's Visit
To The Queen

Dorothy Drew, Gladstone's little grand
daughter, was her reception by tne
queen at Windsor. It was in jLtilm
month, when all the world was wait
ing for tho memorable day to arrive,
that the queen sent for Dorothy to
come and see her. It would have been
surprising to her friends had she dis
played any excitement on the receipt
of the letter from Princess Louise,
saying that the queen wished Mrs.
Drew to take her little girl to Wind
sor. Dorothy had talked confidentially
to the Prince and Princess Of Wales.
had exchanged condolences with pre-
miers and cabinet ministers, and had
secured an amazing autograph from
Ii Hung Chang without tremor OF
nervousness, and now that she was to
kiss Her Majesty's hand she was not
going to forget tho respect that was
due to herself.
The excitement and hustle covered
two days, but Dorothy was perfectly
! cool and self-possessed. She saw every
thing, and forgot nothing. The only
striking thing she seemed to notice at
Kensington Palace, where she and
her mother were the guests OF
Princess Louise and the Marquis of
Lorne, was that the princess wore q
pretty blue tea gown - dressing
gown" Dorothy called it = with satin
ribbons hanging down.
Her first view of Windsor Castle
from the train moved her to reflect it
was Gust as nice as our castle. Then
she came very near getting excited,
the two white horses In the royal car
riage that came to meet them, with
the footman behind and the groom on
horseback in front, pleasing her very
much. When Princess Beatrice met
them at the door, Dorothy, forgetting
that queens do not meet their sub
iects on doorsteps, imagined that the
princess was Her Majesty.
Dorothy and her mother had little
sitting room, and bedroom with dig
fires. and with the bed all made, just
as II they we're going to stay all
night; they sat down to luncheon
with the "grown-ups" and the ono
who sat by me" was very nice.
"Have you ever met the queen be-
fore?" the lady In waiting asked
Dorothy.
"No, 1 have not"
Haven't you ever seen herr the
lady repeated. The answer came as
from a queen, herself. ooh, yes, have
seen her, but she has not, seen me-.
Dorothy seems to have had lessons
from her grandfather on tho subtle
distinctions between words.
Dorothy related how she went down
the very long corridor to put on her
new white frock and her silk gloves,
and how a grand servant, all dressed
in red, came to say that the queen
was waiting. The Indian man whom
the queen liked very much was at the
door, and the next moment Dorothy
stood before the great queen whom
her grandfather had served for sixty
years. But she thought nothing OF
the vastness of the empire. OF the
record reign which all the world was
celebrating. 1t was nothing to her that
the kindly gray-haired lady before ne"
was mistress of one-quarter OF the
whole human race. To Dorothy she
was Just another woman like grand
mother, with white cap on her
head; and Dorothy courtesied AMI
kissed her, and told her that her name
was "Dorsie," that she called M.
Gladstone "grandpapa," that they all
had pet names at the castle, and 80
on and so on. Many interesting pet
names were revealed on both sides.
"The queen put on her glasses, and
asked me to go to the other side OF
the room so that she could see me
better" Dorothy explained "And then
she took little jewel case, and said,
,, This is for you opened 1t, and saw
a darling little brooch with diamond
w and diamond r. and turquoise
r. and little crown at the top made
Of red enamel. I courtesied and kissed
her hand, and said, Thank you very
much She looked very nice and kind.
and liked her very much" Then the
queen kissed the little debutants
again, and Dorothy and her mother
returned to town.