The reason that the queens men are painting the roses is because they planted the wrong color rose tree so now they must paint them a different color so they wont get beheaded. Yes the Queen is completely in charge of wonderland because she orders everyone around even the king. The reason the cat on the book cover is portrayed in a disappearing fashion because everything in the book is like the cat, disappearing its constantly revolving through-out the story and for the most part never reappearing. The reason that the queen beheads everyone is because she is power hungry and likes to have complete control over everything. Finely the reason that the Hatter puts his watch in the butter is to lubricate the watch works so that they would run smoother, providing a more accurate time.