| Show measuring the queens mouth mr gibson K A told us of his visits to windsor when honored with sittings for bis admirable bust of hie young queen un first getting the and the command to attend at the castle he was in much anxiety and trepidation concerning wt S very arst half hour punnie perfectly at case ho was charmed by the gracious and affable demeanor both of the queen and the prince and he was and delighted by the wide and varied knowledge shown by the queen in conversation for jhc frankly on many subjects al one of the sittings he said hc wished to the mouth it her majesty wohld allow him oh certainly said the queen if I 1 can only keep it still and not laugh alic proposal was apparently unexpected and so droll aliat it was some time before the queen could compose herself and only after repeatedly laughing another day be said lie to see her majesty in evening dress she came i the stairs niah the who accompanied glicr having like a fond young husband his rm round his cifes act k and said pointing to alic shoulder mr gibson you must give me this dimple the artists recollections 0 those days vas alic disturbing presence of a dear bright restless child about three who kept dodging with her doll this was the princess alice abc queen noticed the sculptors thoughts or merely as a diversion she said to the go and give mr bihson hand the liitle thing toddled up and held up her hand which abc artist took and kissed after which there was a stillness for a lorig time and alic artists was not dis after hie last sitting the queen said ow mr gibson I 1 shall have pleasure in showing you aliat is worth seeing in the casl lc and the queen ami prince took trouble to bring to w notice all aliat they thought would most interest an artist air gilison pleased to tell all details and laughed in recalling alic queens amusement on arst being asked permission to measure her adding 1 I measured also glicr to a line and alwa exactly five feet |
