Show VICTORIA AND HER REIGN The February numbr of the North American Review cxmtniiw a vary ChHtntl Csa3 on VlctorVf and Thtr nllJn y Lady deuno a wellknown lpAlhrf Loiul ° n ociuty who enjoyed the fAvor and CriendsIil ndhl i of the Into Queen Lady Jcun ra pMly ketchos the Jilt oC1ctonA from th moment then she a8 nollntfd of l > er acceclou to the thron nn l describes her as IIhQ appear to tho c who wre brought Into cIo iwrsonal contact with hr 1 Victoria had UwldHl opinion of her I on ttxid troi lIke and dislike I r The QUt4on Wai nli tye n nwwL vt hcmrnt gpiwHenc of oven movement 2 t Hh5di for Hw ulllmtll l objt the I WBhW edurutlon and ilcv lopment of mun she dIsliked the Idea of uomn education being l placed on the r tame lMLI u tUat Of mn Wth Women like Mrs Fhwcett or Ira Gar t NLt Andern she hu no Hmimthy and Uo ide a of female suffrage Wan abhorNtH to her She bad 1 the IItrongpt prejudices against pUblic men with hvrn sn differed IT 1 In l Politic and though aha WA8 tar too cowtltuUonal 1 Queen lever to allow bar feelings to In h1 tlSorv With public bUliln SIW had Uke and dllUkw trohgJ defined her favorite Pr1J1W Iort1 l1n1ster were Iboume Lorn r nl1l1r 1 Lorvj nntj L ord tltObury 11l l 111 or 11 fl I l 3 tCrnsis Liberal with dr a jWh 11 Jr n t t C PnXty cxcejjlj 1htrhu Lord iI Rosebery at the bejflnnlngr of his administration ad-ministration AK to Mr Chamberlain she had long a great fear that hp would Prove a dangerous factor In Engllsh politics but when the question at the union broke up the Liberal party nhe showed In the mOISt unmistakable manner her approbation of the Liberal Unionist leaders On Urn occasion of the opening or I the Imperial Institute It wa remarked by every one that she placed strong emphasis on the word the union of my empire It was al I waya said that Lord Beaconslleld who Influence was ji thorough courtier gained his fluence over her by giving way to her opinions on nearly every point or at any rate by persuading her that he did HO There Is a little story to the effect that In discussing literary matters with her he used to speak of we authors Her affection for him at any rate was very deep and sincere and she mourned I for him not only on national but personal per-sonal grounds |