The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1903, Page 45

SAN FRANCISCO. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1903, QUEEN ALEXANDRA OF ENGLAND MAINTAINS EXTENSIVE PRIVATE KENNELS AND IS ONE OF THE WORLD’'S GREATEST DOG FANCIERS Majesty Never Pampers Her Pets,Which Are of All Sorts and Sizes, but Has Engaged an Artist to Make Their Portraits. ct, 17.~The Queen of owns more dogs than teases th pets is proud of is large- developed part he that Borzol for one-tenth of that price. Other breeds in Her Majesty’s kennels Danes, Scotch deerhounds, collfes, gh and smooth Bassett hounds, grey- hounds, bulldogs galore, whippets, pugs, spaniels and terriers. In spite of the fact nat he is no longer strictly a “fashion- able” dog, Her Majesty clings to her love of the great Dane and has him in her pos- session to the number of half-a-dozen. Her Majesty’s recent photograph, here- with publishell, shows her with the dog she has most frequently with her. 'It is & beautiful little Pekinese spaniel, a gracetul, fluffy creature, more like a ball of flossy silk 2 -dog. n Black so determined ' are among the ty often indulges in a veritable romp with Paul and Pansy, but this only when she g+ts them into the secluded confines of Sandringham’s remotest lawns. It i3 said that on an average half the Queen’s dogs are presented to her. The other half she buys and the attendant cost wf keeping up the kennels is esti- mated at not less than $5000 a year. Having reen how the Queen gets her- dogs and where she keeps them, one thing remains to be told. Where does she bury them? Not in the plebeian dog cemetery adjacent to Hyde Park, frequented by such common folk as Dukes and Duch- esses, Lords and Ladies, but in a royal burying-ground of their own within the E3 = little Waleses,” This grand- “Bam,” who e biscuits on cakewalk, other entertal erse is Queen Ale sh display of dog kes even her be seen in th am Palace fre- on foot, baskets, others » tender breeds, too delicate to be are largely than dogs the Queen’s col- ous “Alix,” jan wolfhound, Majesty’s kennels the men of the dog ssessed. It is said er is now endeav- successor to the so far been er Grace the Duchess tswoman equally f the Atlantic, the admitted with fawn e dogs of the Scotch deerhound. & to the Queen purchased at the rate of $500 each, but it is possible to buy a good canines often in attendance on Her Majesty, who is sald to like them because they have such nice table manners and are rarely greedy. A certain blue whip- pet, the cleverest of greyhounds in mini- ature, is also beloved of the Queen, It is, however, as bulldog expert that Her Majesty has most recently come be- fore the public. She appeared this season for the first time as an exhibitor at the twenty-ninth show of the Bulldog Club. Her Majesty's renowned dogs, Sandring- ham Paul and Sandringham Pansy, look- ing as unlike elther a Paul or a Pansy as ossible, took all the prices in sight. skulls were the biggest and squar- eir jaw-grip firmest, their ugly noses most finely turned up and blunted. “Paul” is the son of “Peter,” the King's favorite dog at Sandringham. Of the dozens of dogs the most reside at Sandring! Kennels quite elaborate enough for the housing of men and women occupy & fine spot on the Sandringham estate, not far fram the house itself. A score of servants do noth- irg but attend to the Queen’s kennels. The sanitation of the doghouses is per- es ueen owns, fect. Her Majesty visits them while in residence at Sandringham with clock-like regularity every morning after breakfast. She will have no regal preparation made for her visits (such as carpets on the kennel steps), or any care taken which reduces the feellng of professionalism with which the Queen endeavors to breed dogs. Clad in short skirt, high boots, plain “turban” hat and a black veil, the Queen of England visits her puppies with the simplicity of greatness. Her view of the kennels is frequently followed by a waik through Sandringham Park, when a dog is nearly always selected to make the tour with his royal mistress, r Majes- s 1 Efl[]@fd 27 7Za- Tl 2able e Hass wiho e queen Llexandre, who ovtdses oll aflgz{ mfm/flff 2 TAPRIVGHIH, LoHEL. Qpeefl J/pxaflifo i 27 sjlf/ s oo 73%71'!9/ 27 d- - 4//’1)7111/) g WZ 4'/({19 /}) IN GREAT BRITAIN. + OF WHICH SHE OWNS MANY AND ENGLAND'S QUEEN AND SOME PICTURES OF HER TAKEN WHILE OCCUPIED WTH THE CANINE PETS y}UCH SHE MAINTAINS IN LUXURY IN THE LARGEST KENNELS e grounds of Marlborough House, in Pall Mall. TInscriptions such as these are nu- merous in this queer little graveyard: Tiny. The favorite dog of H. R. H, The Princess of Wales, Died 16th March, 1889, Aged 18 months. Bonny, . N Favorite rabbit of R. H. The Princess of Wales. Died June 8, 1881. Fortunatgly, there have been few addi- tions to the Marlborough House cemetery since Alexandra became Queen, so the tombstones all bear the name of the then ¥rincess of AVales. One of the Queen's most practical tri- butes to the love of dogs is the membér- snip in fl Ladies’ Kennel Club. This is H. the only woman’s club to which Her Majesty belongs. She never misscs the ancual opening of the show and sppeary dally while it remains open. The Gueen is ex-officio president of the kennel club, but has no wish to be in actual fact more than the commonest member. . She. I3 rorted to have expressed the wish that she could belong to the club in disguice, in order that she might enjoy its pro- fessional- privileges more fully and witn out the undeniable drawbacks of defar- cnce attached to Ler as a royal .ady. It fs not surprising in this land of cere- mony, of “gold-sticks-in-waiting” and such oddly named offices, to find that Her Majesty has artists, as it were, in wail- ing to immortalize with the brush the beauties of such bulldog celebrities as re- — Pau, and Pansy. Miss Elizabeth Magill, the animal painter, does most of this work for the Queen. Miss Magill is a clever Irish woman, a pupil of Carolus Duran ard a devotee of Landseer. She long since painted the beautiful *“Alix” and her picture of Queen Victoria's donkey, who was so long an inhabitant of Kensington Gardens, has been exhib- ited on innumerable occasions. The pre- sent Queen and Miss Magill are great friends, Tnen there is Mrs, Gertrude Massey, the miniaturist. Mrs. Massey makes minfatures of the little dogs while Miss Magill paints the big ones. Queen Alexandra freely admits that dogs are her favorite pets. Even her whole aviary of birds does not take orece- AMERICAN GIRL LEAVES STAGE AND EMBRACES HIGH POLITICS Eleanor Calhoun, Who Married Laczarovitch, Servian Leader, Will Aid Her Husband. ONDON, Oct. 17.—When Eleanor L Calhou the California actress, was married a few months ago to Laczarovitch, the Servian leader, who had the refusal of his country's throne before it was offered to Kara- georgevitch—she still thought she might some day return to the stage. She has now, however, abandoned all such ambi- tions and has thrown herself enthusias- tically into assisting her husband with his political writings .and into looking after his three children. So Mrs. Laczarovitch will obviously be brought into close sym- pathy with the ups and downs of Servia. It will be remembered that Laczarovitch, according to his own statement, was ap- proached by certain Servians prior to the massacre of King Alexander and Queen Draga and was asked to accept the throne as next in line of succession should the plot prosper. Laczarovitch, however, having no desire to rule the kingdom, not only refused to be a candidate, but left tae country. It was then he came to London, met the American girl and mar- ried her. The Laczarovitches are now living in unpretentious quarters near Westminster Abbey. Both intend to wrlle on matters political. Laczarovitch is much sought at present as an authority on the Macedonlan ques- tion. Mrs. Laczarovitch is a favorite with the ladies of the American embassy. Her unique scheme for staging Shakespearean plays attracted wide attention at one time and won the interest of Mrs. Henry White, wife of the first secretary at the embassy. Owing to insufficlent capital Miss Calhoun was obliged to abandon her project. Lady Henry Somerset has found a new outlet for her interest in temperance. She has given over her private temperance hospital in London for demonstrations of the Oppenheimer drink cure. Lady Hen- ry, as well as a dozen prom people whose names are withheld, will support the to be founded and from which the doctrines.are to be d nent English the present “cure’” eminated through- out Europe. Carl H. Fowler, son of Bish- op Fowler of the Methodist c America, is now 1 gt opening of the t half of the parent organization in America, among the directors of which are Bishop Pot- ter, Bishop Fowler, Jose Aymar, Chaun- cey Depew, Senator Hanna, Rev. P. 8. Henson, Rev. C. H. Parkhurst, Admiral Dewey, Lyman G. Gage and Mrs. Donald McLean. Dr. J. E. Price of Yonkers, N. Y., 1s also in London on business connect- ed with the institute. He and his wife are stopping at the Cecil Hotel and will remain here a month longer. ‘William E. Curtis, who with his nephew arrived in London from Washington two weeks ago, starts on his long journey to India via Egypt next week. Mr. Curtis has been stopping at the Victoria Hotel. London, and has been devoting most of his time to some, close study of European politics preparatory to the writing he ex- pects to do in India and the Asiatic coun- tries he will visit en route home. Dr. and Mrs. Harper of the University of Chicago, who have returned to Amer- fca, accomplished something while abroad this time of greatest importance to the university. While in Constantino- ple Dr. Harper secured from the Sultan permission to send representatives of the University of Chicago to make certain explorations and literary researches in Babylon. This permi n has never been granted to any one before and Dr, Har- per went home jubilant. T. B. Wanamaker, Mrs. Wanamaker and Miss Wanamaker of Philadeiphia have arrived in London from the Conti- nent and expect to remain for a week or more before salling home. ired S ettt b b @ dence in her affectons. The birds, how- ever, for some reason had the preference during the recent royal visit to Ireland. The Queen and Princess Victoria each took in thelr retinue a favorite songster. The cages were neatly done up in linen and occupied a secluded portion of the royal train. But none of Her Majesty’s _pet dogs happened to get the trip. Cats are rather far down in the line of royal favor; rabbits distinctly well up. Horses Her Majesty loves dearly. She has taken great interest in cab-horse so- cieties and the omnibus auestion; while as to dog socleties, Her Majesty’s name appears in connection with every one of them. "It is not genmerally known that the fa- miliar sign in London omnibuses, “Out of comsideration for the horses, kindly stop the omnibus as seldom as possible,” was placed there at the original sugges- tion of the Queen herself. It seems that some one had described to her the exi- gencies of omnibus travel from the horses’ point of view. Her Majesty thought the matter over, consulted the Humane So- clety—and tba signs went up N