The Strand Magazine, Vol. 05, Issue 28, April 1893: An Illustrated MonthlyVarious
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The Strand Magazine, Vol. 05, Issue 28, April 1893: An Illustrated Monthly
Various
English literature -- Periodicals; Short stories, English -- Periodicals
Chief, or almost chief, of the Sandringham outdoor sights is a famous
avenue of trees. At some future time this avenue will be of even more
interest than it is now, and will become, in fact, historical; for every
tree there has been planted by some personage of note. On each one you
will notice a neat label, stating name of planter and date of planting,
chief of the names being Queen Victoria and the Empress Frederick.
[Illustration: H.R.H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
_From a Photo. by W. & D. Downey._]
The model dairy is a picture; but here again the preference must be
given to that owned by the Princess. It is a Swiss cottage, containing
five rooms, one of the five being a very pretty tea-room, and here Her
Royal Highness sometimes favours her friends with the "cup that cheers,"
often, too, cutting bread and butter and cake with her own fair hands.
Moreover, the same hands have often made the butter that is used--as
each of the ladies of the family is skilled in dairy management, and
capable of turning out a good honest pat of creamy Norfolk. Merry times
they have had in this cottage, arrayed in apron and sleeves, doing the
real _work_, not merely giving directions.
You would not be in any of the villages long before you saw some of the
children attending some one of the various schools, clad in their
scarlet and Royal blue; they look very comfortable and picturesque.
There is a first-rate technical school, in addition to the ordinary ones
of each village. The first was founded by the Princess herself, and in
each of them Her Royal Highness and her children take a deep interest;
often visiting them, taking classes, and asking questions. These
schools, then, are shown you this afternoon; and, as a matter of course,
you proceed from there to the Working Men's Club--one of which is
established in each village. These are open to men above the age of
fourteen.[A] Billiards, bagatelle, draughts, etc., are provided, and
there is a good stock of newspapers and books. Refreshments may be
obtained of good quality, and for a small outlay; and everything is done
that can be done to make the men comfortable. Does it keep them from the
public-house? you ask. Well--_there is not such a thing known as a
public-house on the Prince's estate_. A man can get his glass of ale at
the club--good in quality and low in figure--but he cannot get enough to
send him home the worse for coming; so drunkenness is unknown in the
villages.
[A] Small men; but is an actual extract from the printed rules
hanging in the clubs.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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