The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-08-26
ROYALTY RIDES BY.

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There is n general movement among
the loungers in the park, and an unos,
tentatious carriage with servants in red
livery goes slowly by. There are two
ladies in it, and there are two curly.
haired dogs on the seat before them.
The ladies are attired very nearly
alike, in black and white striped silks,
the one in a pink, the other in a blue
bonnet. They are not SO beautiful as
rumor would make us believe. They
are oval faced, high bred looking
women, the one whom the English call
"our princess " being older looking,
less blooming than her sister Dagmar.
The czarovna is like girlish edition of
her sister, but though her brown eyes
have deeper luster, her cheek ripper
bloom, and her mouth and pretty chin
more piquant air, there is sweetness,
Il gentle dignity, a grace about Alexan'
dra which make her loveliness more
perfect, yet its charm impossible to de
scribe. She leans forward as the car
riage passes, bows and smiles cordially.
"Ah," said a lady of the queens
household to us one evening, "sho is
such real princess !" And this mention
Of royalty brings me back to II twilight
hour when from terrace on the high
street of old Keneington we watched
the royal family returning from CHS
wick. II was fete day; the streets
gaily decorated, crowd assembled in
the terraced gardens, shop windows,
and on the pavement. The carriages
containing royalty rode by with unusual
state, outridcrs in gay liyeries preced-
ing them. First the Christians " (as
we might say nee Princess Helena, a
fair, placid.looking young woman in
white tulle hat, and a middle-aged,
soldiery man, in uniform then
"trap," driven tandem by handsome
young man with a full, brown beard,
a rosebud in his buttonhole, gay, de-
bonair manner, C"the duke" he is
called, Just as his elder brother is al
ways "the prince "; and then a second
park carriage, with bonny young
Scotch chieftain in highland dress, and
a very pretty, hale, brown-haired young
woman ir pink dress, with some
sprays of white blossoms, gathered
at the fete, in her hands. A
shout goes up as they drive by, the |
good looking young Highlander dofling
his Scotch cap airily, the young princess
with the wistful eyes smiling gently.
These are the Lornes, about whose do
mestic life rumor is ever busy. But it
is said, on good authority, that they
are fairly well content with their some
what unequal marriage. The princess |
is very intellectual and accomplished,
ard is by far the hnndsomest of the |
Gueens daughters. Her husband has |
many friends; he is young and has a
fine disposition, and, after all, his fam
lily is near enough the throne to silence
gossip Just as the pa.
tience of the crowd is giving out, there
goes up cry of 1.-THE Prince !" All
what passport to favor is this divine
right of kings and princes When
these people say "The Prince, " it is
with an air of "Long live the King !"
Here comes the Marlborough house liv-
cries, and such a carriage load of roy
,lty the Princess Of Wales and her
lister Dagmar, their white dresses and
pink hats looking pretty in the evening
ight; opposite them the Prince of
Wales, who, in spite Of rumor and in
weight, is yet tine-looking, and
he tall, brOad.shouldered, good look
ng Czarovitch and then comes n last
arriage, ont of which little sleepy
ooking children, in brown holland
loaks and straw hats, with fluttering
white ribbons, appear to be rolling
There are in truth three Of them on one
eat, and opposite a stout, gracious
ooking lady, of whom we remember
.hiehy her brilliant smile and pleasant
Her husband, handsomer
II his dark, grand way than any OF the
iuelphs, sits beside her. "Those are
he Teeks," says somebody, earnestly;
g they are SO kind and simple" Their
lome is in Bensington Palace, where
he queen was born, where she held her
irst council. Tho Duke of Cambridge,
he queens uncle, rides by, unattended,
n severely simple way. 1t is said that
he simplicity of the Cambridge "
nnoys her majesty immensely. The old
luke detests formality. He is greatly
,eloved by all the people. especially
he army, which he commands. And
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