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THE DAILY EXAMINER

DECEMBER 30, 1897.

QUEEN’S XMAS.

She Masa Scotch Tree, English Mutton,

Beigtum Wine, a Gernmen Cake, and Con-

grevelativons From Everywhere,

There is really but one day in the vear when Queen Victoria does absolutrly no work atall, Even on Sundays she spends an hour or two at her derk, pen in hand, orhasone of her secretares read any pepers, despatches, or letiers of impori- ance sloud to ber, but the 25th of De- cemberis ao absolute bolidsy for her Majesty. The ouly labour of that day is che rather pleasant task of answering tele-

THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, DECEMEBER 30, 1897

come to her from her relatives in St Petersburg. Most of all ber gifts last year she erjoved a little iced cake that came in the German bamyer. It had been com- pounded aud cooked, that little cake, by Emperor Willam’s only danghter, and after it was formally cut by the Queen, and passed around as theeake of honer at the Christmas dinner, a piece was sent the head cock of the palace, with a request that he would pass officially and impartial- ly on its merits

Besides this hamper, the Prince of Wales always sends his mother ber Christ- mas mutton, andthe King of Belgium contributes some rare old wes, and the Dake of Norfolk wonderful bolly and mistletoe from his forests. Christmas day at Osborne goes as quietly asm = any modest American household. On the evening of the 24th the tree is displayed, and the Queen never sees it until every candle is tright,and ‘thenthe youngest grandchild present leads her ia toa big chair beside it. The family eing songs, German fashion, around the tree, a baod of singers waits outside,really the capitally trained choir bovs of Whippioghan chareh, sing manv old-fashioned carols, and are given a fine supper for their pains, and the servants come in to view the tree anc greet their mistress,

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The servants in her Majesty’s employ are not permitted to offer gifts to members of the Royal family, so, in return for the substantia! tips and warm socks or petti- coats they receive, one of their number is usually selected to make the Queen a litile speech, and, on special cecasions, such as this Christmas of her diamond jubilee year, their tribute of eood wishes and gratitude is engrossed on an illuminated

grams of good wishes and greetings that come to her from all parts of the giobe. THY QUEEN'S TREES.

Long before the court leaves Balmoral! to go dewn to Osborne huuseon the Isle of Wight, where Christmas for the last fifteen years has been passed, the Queen drives out to the Christmas tree grove. Here grows a famous clump of firs, of which two are selected. One to be sent to Sandringham to the Prisce of Wales, The other goes to Osborne, and when the trees are cut down, two uew, flue specimens are put in weir place.

Literatty all the vear round Queen Vic- torra works at her Christmas list. There are something like a thousand names sei down on it, and nearly every year adds a grand or greatgrandchild or two.

In the spirit of generosity the Queen be- lieves in remembering all ber relatives and dependents from the heir-apparent to her lust ecullery maid. Io the spirit of economy she also believes in not pamper- ing eitber her domestics or royal Kinspeo- ple with extravagant gifts, so that to near~ ly every individual whose name appears Ge, list some hind and home-made

SIMPLE GIFTS,

Because she is an expett knitter can crochet admirably, and embroider very well, she gives to her nearest avd dearest al] manner of small comforts worked by herselt. Silly little teaclothe, doylies, etc., are not in her line, but a royal duke is Like to get & pair of yarn golf stocking»; to ap empress niece often goes a stout under. skirt, knitted in red and blue wools, and a pair of good linen pillow cases, marked boldly and plainly with the letter A, is apt to be found in the stocking of the future Queen of Great Britain.

scroll, to be giver her Christmas eve, as on the occasion of the golden jubilee.

According to the sensible German eustom, the small boys and girls of the Royal family are rever loaded vith ex- travagant toys or French bonbons. A bag of.simple sweets is put in every stocking, for none but little sugar-topped cakes are presented on the tree, and the toys invari- ably ehosen and given by the Queen would astound a pampered American child—inexpensive horns and balis, toy watches, and the least luxurious whips, tops and china headed dolls dangle from the boughs.

But if the Queen is rather severe in this respect she is absolutely indulgent ir another. No amount of wholesome noise and frollicking is frowned upon or forbid den on Christmas day, ard the aged head ofan Empire on which the sua ever sets will give an hour out of her Christmas day to showa tiny grand daughter how to get the best results out ofatin kitchen, or evolve quite_a royal bla-t f:om a noisy tin horn fora persistent little duke, who a that grandmamma must show him 10%,

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The True Keynote of the Grande Gentleness and Simplicity

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Ruth Ashmore, writing on “ The Sim- plicity of the Grande Dame,” in the Jann- ary Ladies Home Journal asserts that “a lady may stand behind the counter, be mistress in her own home, or busy all day at a desk, but no matter what her position in life i+; she never swerves, and uncon- sciously she always impresses those who are around her with the fact of her gentle- ness and simplicity. The lady gains her strength not from riches, not from hr high position, not from great learnivg, but

As for the others, the faithful cottagers the faithful servants, etc.; the ladies in- waitiug make their gifte, which are pre- sented with the Queen’s good wishes. No iady, for this reason, attends on the Queen who is not an expert needlewoman, and furthermore, faithful in the use of her bright little soal,

A GERMAN CHRIATMAS.

Down at Osborne the Roya! festivities are conducted on a very decorous plav. The Queen avoids garish, extravagant celebration, such as the household of Saudriogbam have Jeaned toward. The Queen’s tree is not illuminated with electricity, the day made hideous with a rattle of firecrackers, and ,special pyro- technics, an aldemanic feast, and a dance at night. The whole sermon is conducted oo the German plan rather, and the older she grows the less noise and display the royal lady likes to have around her. Usually the Albanye, the Battenburgs. and Princess Christian only go down to Os- borne, along with their boys and girls, and one single tree, candles lighted, and dressed by Princass Beatrice, is enjoyed by the entire household, servants and ail.

Fondas she is of giving her little hand—wrought presents. the Queen has almost an aversion to receiving gifts, especially those that are big, expensive, and very like the thousand or more ot jects ot beauty or vaiue thet she has been receiy- ing all her life, and with which her palaces are stored. Economical hereelf, she strangely enough admires sensible frugality in others.

It is no secret that Victoria looks with far more approval on the big bamper of game and sweetmeats sent her every Christmas from her Imperial grandsoo. William, in Berlin, than the jewels and fur and priceless mosaics and enamels that

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from good common sense. Any one of us may learn this if we willtake a good model and copy it. No lady is free and-easy in her manvers. She does not, however, go | to the other extreme and become sti ted, but she tends rather to quietness and to a slight reserve, since, when sue takes a friend, she proporesto keep her. She does not become ictimate with vou after twenty-four hour.” acquaint- ance, put you in the plac: of a confi« dante in forty-eigt hours, and in a week’s time tireof you. The lady knows you first merely a8 ap acquaintarc*, and then, if she finds you interesting, or if she thinks she can in any way beof use to you, she p rmits you to come gradually into her life, and between you miy grow up a friendship that may last through life, even unto death.”

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San Francisco, Cal., Det. 27.—The Salvation Army has abandoned its prison gate home in Contra Costa court’. The leave of this fine farm, of 300 acres, wil! probably be given up, for the taek of re~ forming the ex-convicts has been found too great. The ultimate fate of the move ment will be decided by Commander Booth-Tucker, who will reach this city on January lst. The ex~convicts did not seem toappreciate the efforts to rehabilitate them. One stole a horse, waggon and har ness, belonging tothe home, and was sent back to prison for two years. Another, while on his way tothe home, robbed a bouse, and the penitentiary was again made his dwelling place.

Wasuixcron, Dec. 27.—The recent tragic death of Miss Leila Herbert, the daughter of the ex secretary of the navy, is given as the reason for the suicide which occurred to-day of Mies Annie Virginia Wells, an accomplished young society woman. and a daughter of Lewis 8. Wells, a well-known attorney. The young woman shot herself through the heart with her brother’s revolver, at the residence of the father, i3LL N street, N. W. Miss Wells had met Miss Herbert a number of times and was very much attached to her, She her self had been confined to ths house for four months by illness, andthis combined with the shock caused by tie death of her friend brought on melancholy which resulted in suicide. Miss Wells was 33

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SWIMMING A FAD.

(Frem the Philadelphia Record )

According to the London newspapers, fancy swimming ia quite a fad in the metropolis jist now, Society patronized the imiernational contesta at the West- minster baths end applanded the feat (as well as the feet) of Miss Alma Beaumont, who “walked on the water” with marked

skill avd superaqnatic grace. At a swimming éntertaininent, as a rule, seve the Dery Graphic, the unlucky onlooker usnally

has to cheose between anumbirg headache in @ crowded gallery or the dangere of a drenching oy the waterside. The bath club, however,» ith the attendant luxuries, has changed all that and swimming enter. ti n nents are now to be numbered among ) the fashionable fixtures of the season. On Thursday waeta “ladies? night” took place attheclnb. The programme was not very different from other displays of the kind, but the comfortable conditions which surrounded it made i} far more en-

joyable. From a eporting point of view, the mostexciting event of the

evening was the back-swimming competition for the challenge ehbield, though this would have been more inter- esting still but for tle non-appearance of two of the best men entered for it— R. A. Crawshaw, the holder of the shield, and G. Martiv, who holds the world’s

record for 100 yerde. at. this particular atyle of swimming. As it was the shield was carried off by

the chumpion ef Holland, J. D. Bloemen, but only after a splendid tussle with W. S. Bornest, of St. Saviour’s, 8. C., who struggled gamely tothe end. A gracetu wind-up to the entertainment was given with an exhibition of fancy swimming by Miss Ada Lewin, the instructress to women members of the club. i a ee

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