Smyrna times., 1858-09-09
SELECT ARTICLES.
manners Of Great PeorIa.

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One of the most significant signs of the time,
Is recent paragraph descriptive Of the private
lte and manners of Vctoria's married daughter
The Berlin correspondent of London paper
sIys -" You must know that on state occasions
eAere is comparatively little ceremony observed
here, while the everyday life of the royal fami.
1y seems to be regulated more strictly on the
principle of etiquette than that of Queen Vic
sosis. PraSsjan princess, for instance, is not
AH5~ed by her mistress of the robes to take up
Chair, and, after having it through the whole
breadth of the room, to put it down in another
corner 1t was while committing such an act
that Princess Victoria was lately caught by
Countess Perponcher. The venerable lady re.
m"nStraied, with considerable degree Of off.
cial earnestness. 'lll tell You what replied
nothing dauntcd, the royal heroine of this
story, I'll tell you what, nv dear countess
you are pr"baby aware of the fact Of my mother
being the Queen of Engiand!' The countess
bowed in assent. Well resumed the bold
princess. then | must reveal to YOU another
fact. Her Majesty the Queen of G rcat Britain
and Ireland has not one, but very often, so far
forgotten herself as to take up chair. speak
from personal observation, | can assure you.-I
Nay; If an not greatly deceived, noticed
one day my mother carrying chair in each
hand, In order to set them for her children, Do
you really think that my dignity lorbids any,
thing which>is frequently done by the Queen of
England? The countess bowed again and re-
tired, perhaps not without little astonish.nent
at the biographical information she had heard |
However, she knew her office, and resolved to
prove not less stanch to her duties than the
princess to her principles. scene similar to
the one narrated recently happened, when
Countess PerpOncher, on entering one Of
the remote chambers, took the princess by
S Irprse, while baslly engaged in the homely
occupation OF arranging and slowing away
quantity OF linen But all the objections the
countess could urge were again beaten back by
another equally unanswerable argument taken
from the everyday life of the mistress of Wind
Sor Castle After having gained these two i'm
pOrtant victories, Princess Victoria, true 10 the
ausp clous omen of her name, carried the war
into the enemy's camp. The chambermaids,
whose proper business it is TO clean the rooms,
discharge the duties Of their position in silk
dresses. The daughter of the richest sovereign
IN the world decided to pnt stop to this extra
Vasanee. One fine morning she had all the
female servants summoned to her presence
and delivered what may be considered highly
successful maiden speech. She began by tell
ing them the expense of their dresses must evil J
IDENTIFY exceed the rate Of their wages. She "
ided, that as their wages were not to be rails
ed, it would be very fortunate for them if they
were allowed 10 assume cotton articles of cloth l
ing. ln order to prevent every msunderstand-
ing,' the princess continued, Il shall not only |
permit, but order you to do so. You must know
that there ought always to be difference in
the dress of mistress and servant. Don't think
that want to hurt your feelings; you will un-
derstand my intention at once, if tell you that
and now came the same unanswerable l.
from the Court of ST. James. She I
told them briefly that at court people in their
position performed their duties in cotton, and
that she liked to be ruled by her mothers pruc- c
tice." q