The New York herald., 1921-04-10
VICTORIA HATED
FEMINISTS, BOOK
0FPERIOD
Quoted as Saying That One
Advocate Should Get a
Good Whipping
KEPT PRINCE IN AWE
Showed Little Of the Weaker
Sex Spirit in Treatment
Of Edward.
KEPT PRINCE IN AWE

Ssscias Gable 70 THE NEW Toss Ax1ALD
Copyright, 1891, oy THE NEW Yoax Hza,Ls
New York Herald Bureau.
London, April 2.
Right back into mid -Victo-ianisan
plunges Lytton Strachey's book queen
Victoria" ono Of his series Of ''l5mtnent
Victorians," published to-day. Women
who vote and smoke In restaurants
yet who are old enough TO remerbe
we'll the vigorous personality which
ruled Great Britain for two genera
tions during the time that Britain con-
solidated for her modern greatness
will read with shock the letter quot.
ing the Queens views on femiE.sm.
The Queen is most anxious to Ell,
list every one who can speak or wr.tc,-~ =
runs one Of her letters written les.
than fifty years ago, lin checking thi.
mad and wicked folly Of 'women's
rights with al It's attendant horrors
on which her poor, feeble sex Is benz
while forgetting every sense OF WON
anly feeling and propriety. Lady
Blank ought 70 get q good 1chippsno
Il is a subject which makes the Queer
SO furious that she cannot contain her
self.
God created men ana women d!ffe,
ent-then let them remain each IN thei-
own position. Tcnnyson has write
some beautiful lines on the difference be
tween men and women in The Princess
Woman should become most hateful,
heartless and disgusting human De!nt
"a -
where would BE- tho protection wh;ch
man was intended 20 give the wealler
sex?n
Made the Prince TrembIe.
Right on the heels OF this IS related -.
incident showing that TaeScye- tie
Queens Views on ''woman's rights" cho
had more than one trait disprovlng ti.c
weaker sex theory. Whether I. was The
Queens own strength or the strength u
the great Ministers like Gladstone, Die
raeli and Salisbury whom she had tic
luck or discretion 10 choose during TIL
time when India was consolidated II.
part OF the empire. when Rrita.n's navs
supremacy vas ssealed and the g-es
foundations OF modern induss-.allsa
laid IN Englard's world policy. she made
q futrre monarch sweat and trealble be
fore her-and tho future monarch was
none other than Prince Teddy" whoys
accountability with other ladies' was &
tradition round The globe.
"Thc Prince or Wales" St-achey ~
lotes on the authority os lcrciacrr vo!s
Ecksrdstein. stood III tremendous ave-
OF his mother. She had steadily rcfused
to allow aim the slightest participation
II business and government, and he ll1d
occupied himself otherwise. Nor cou!d
4 be denied that he had enjoyed him
seif-out ot her sight; but in her re
doubtahle preaence his Astounding man
hood suffered miserable eclipse.
Once a. Osborne when, owing 70 no
fault OF his. he wa9 late to 4 dinner
party. ne was observed standing beh!no
pillar wlping the sweat from his fore
head and trying to nerve himself 20 e.
W 70 the Queen. When at lest he dc
ale gave him a stiI nod. whereupon h
vanished Immediately behind another %.
lar and remained there until the partv
broke Up. At tho time of this incident
the Prince or Wales was over nfty yearg
oS age"
Strachey gives astonishing details o.
Victoria's deep seated devotion to he
consort The public testimonies. as ex-
pressed IN the Albert Memorial. Albert
Hall. the Prince Albert" coat and ot.,er
execrabilltlss which London now tries Is
49, 3d. AtAAbA1 h1N-lAN " AsAt PA044C AcNO
tion. Strschey asserts that the suite -
rooms which Albert occupied IN Wi1dSor
Castle were kept forever SHIT away .ron,
the eyes Of an but the most privileged
Everything within these precincts was
rs Il had been ~ tho time OF the Prince
DEATH" he writes "But N addition 20
this Queen Victoria had commanded tha'
her husbands clothing should be la.o
out fresh each evening upon the bed
and that each evening water should BE-
set ready III q basin ~ II he were sti
alive: and this Incredible rite was PEI
formed with scruprlous regularity TO-
more than forty years. Even Windsor
Castle had no running water.
Every bed ii which Victoria olept,
says Strachey. "also had attached az tae
back above the right pillow a photograph
of tho head and shoulders OF her ccu
sort as he lay dead surrounded b. >
wreath OF immortelles."