The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-20
MISCELLANY,
A GLIMPSE AT ROYALTY.

There is general movement among the
oungers in the Park, and an unostenta-
.ious carriage with servants in red livery
-;oes slowly by. There are two ladies only
it, and there are two little curly-haired
logs on the seat before them.
The ladies arc attlred very nearly alike,
black and white striped silks, the one in
pink, the other in a blue bonnet. They
Ire not so beautiful as rumor would make
is believe. They are oval-faced, highbred
ooking women, the one whom the English
all ''our princess" being older looking,
ess blooming than her sister Dagmar.
The Czarovina is like girlish edition of
Ter sister, but though her brown eyes have
deeper lustre, her cheek riper bloom,
md her mouth and pretty chin more pi-
luant air, there is sweetness, gentle
dignity, q grace about Alexandra which
makes her loneliness more perfect, yet its
charm impossible to describe. She leans
Coward as the carriage passes, bows and
smiles cordially. ''Ah,'' said lady Of
the Queens household to US one evening,
''She is such a real princess And this
mention of royalty brings me back to a
twilight hour when from terrace on the
High street Of old Kensington we watched
the royal family returning from Chiswick
It was a fete day the streets were gaily
decorated, crowd assembled in the ter
raced gardens, shop windows, and on the
pavement. The carriages containing roy
atty fode by with unusual state; outriders,
in gay liveries, preceding them. First thu
4 christians las we might say nee Prin.
L cess Helena), a fair, rlacid-looking young
woman in white tulle hat, and a middle.
Jagged, soldierly man in uniform; then a
strap driven tandem by handsome
young man with full brown beard, rose.
bud in his buttonhole, gay debonair man.
ner (''the Duke he is called, just as his
elder brother is always ''the Prince'');
and then second park carriage, with a
bonny young Scotch cheftain in Highland
dress, and very pretty, pale, brown hair.
ed young woman in a pink dress; with
some sprays of white blossoms. gathered
doubtless at the fete, in her hands. A
shout goes up as they drive by, the good
looking young Highlander dofing his
Scotch cap airily, the young princess with
the wistful eyes smiling gently. These are
the Lornes, about whose domestic life ru
NOR is very busy. But 1t is said on good
authority they are fairly we'll content with
their somewhat unequal marriage. The
princess is very intellectual and accom-
plished, and is by far the handsomest Of
the Queen daughters. Her husband has
= many friends; he is young and has fine
disposition, and after all his family is neal
enough to the throne to silence contempt
uous gossip.
Jus; as the patience Of the crowd is Civ
ing out there goes up cry of ''rhe
Prince All what passport to favor is
this divine right Of kings and princes
When these people say 1.-The Prince il
is with an air of ''Long live the King!
Here come the Marlborough House liv
cries, and such carriage load of royalty
the Princess Of Wales and her sis.er Dag
mar, their white dresses and pink hat.
looking pretty in the evening light; op
posite them the Prince Of Wales, who
in spite Of rumor and increa sing weight, il
= vet fne.lroking, and the tall, broad
shouldered, good-looking Czarovitch
and then comes last carriage, out O
which little sleepy.loohing children il
brown holland cloaks and straw hats
with fluttering white ribbons, appear tt
he rolling. There are in truth three o
them upon one seat, and opposite, stout
gracious looking lady, of whom we re
member chiefly her brilliant smile an,
pleasant salutation. Her husband
handsomer in his dark, grand way tina,
any of the Guelphs. sits beside her
oThose are the Tecks," says somebod,
earnestly; they are so kind and simple.
Their home is in Kensington palace
where the Queen was born. where sh
hid her first council. The Duke 0