Queen Margaret's Memory

Boston Hcrald. Queen Margaret, who speaks four languages perfectly, and has none of the king's constitutional shyness, is really remarkablo for the tact and grace with which she contrives to say the riglit thiag to the right person. The Covintess C- an American Catholic lady niarried to a man of high rank here- told me the other day that, after having a private audicnco with the queen she had remaiued quite astonished at the memory she displaycel of all the characteristics of persons'whomperhaps she only saw in the moro formal reunions of the court. The Count and Countcss C, itmay bc observed in passing, are of the liberal modern school of Catholics, who iind the performance of their religious dutics quite compatible with a display of respect for the reigning sovcreign. After a pleasant little conversation with Countess C. in English (which the queen speaks pcrfcctly) Queen Margarct said: "And your husband, what does he chielly occupy himself with?" "Wel!, your Majesty, at present nothing seoms to interest him more than the building of the largo new barracks in our quarter of tho town." "Ah!" exclaimcd the queen, "Iwould have predicted that. I always say to the king, when Count C. meets us out driving, that, from his mero mode of saluting, I am certain he is more vieux militaire than anything else, and that his heart is with the army." But the queen displayed i still greater proof of that keen memory of details so valuable to royalty on the recent occasion of the presentation to her of the English admiral, Sir Erasmus Ommaney, who was here for the carnival season with his family. Sho said: "I know your name very well, admiral, for, apart from your distinguishcd services, I remember that jTou wero in command of a ship at Gibraltar the first time that my brother, the Duke of Genoa, touched ' there, and that you showod him great kinkness and attention." Sir Erastus himself told me soon after the interview that he was quite strook with admiration, not only of the grace and tact with which she said exactly what was likely to be most pleasing to him, but at the fact of her prodigious memory for details, which might well have been forgotton in the passage of time. ______ To think we are able is almest to do; to determine upon attainment is frequently attainment, itself. Thus earnest resolutions have often seemed to have almost a savor of omnipotence. The evaporation of swect corn prornies to become an important industry.