River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-23
MISCELLANY.
A GLIMPSE AT ROYALTY.

There is general movement among the
loungers in the Park, and an unostenta-
tlous carriage with servants in red livery
goes slowly by. There are two ladies only
In 1t, and there are two little curly-haired
dogs on the seat before them.
The ladies are attlred very nearly alike,
IN black and white striped silks, the one in
pink, the other in blue bonnet. They
arc not so beautiful as rumor would make
us believe. They are oval-faced, highbred
looking women, the one whom the English
call sour princess" being older looking,
less blooming than her sister Dagmar.
The CzarOvina is like girliSh edition of
her sister, but though her brown eyes have
deeper lustre, her cheek ripper bloom,
and her mouth and pretty chin more pr
quaint air, there is a sweetness, gentle
dignity, a grace about Alexandra which
makes her loneliness more perfect, yet its
charm impossible TO describe. She leans
forward as the carriage passes, bows and
smiles cordially. "Ah," said lady of
the Queens household to us one evening,
''She is such real princess" And this
mention of royalty brings me back to
twilight hour when from terrace on the
High street Of old kensington we watched
the royal family returning from Chiswick.
IL was 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 rode by with unusual state; outriders,
in gay liveries, preceding them. First the
"Christians" las we might say nee Prin.
cess Helena), fair, placd-looking young
woman in white tulle hat, and a middle
aged, sOldierly man in uniform; then a
trap driven tandem by a handsome
young man with full brown beard, rose.
bud in his buttonhole, gay debonair liam
ner ('the Duke" he is called, Just as his
elder brother is always ''the Prince'')
and then a second park carriage. with
bonny young Scotch chieftain 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 tete, in her hands. A
shout goes up as they drive by, the good.
looking young Highlander doffing his
Scotch cap airily, the young princes 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 well content with
their somewhat unequal marriage. The
princess is very intellectual and accom-.
plished, and is by far the handsomest of
the Queen S daughters. Her husband has
many friends he is young and has fine
disposition, and after all his family is near
enough to the throne to silence contempt
uous gossip.
just as the patience Of the crowd is Civ.
ing out there goes up cry Of ''Ihe
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 Kingm
Here come the Marlborough House liv.
cries, and such a carriage load of royalty
the Princess Of Wales and her sis,er Dag
mar, their white dresses and pink hats
looking pretty in the evening light; op.
posite them the Prince Of Wales. who.
in spite of rumOr and increa sing weight, is
yet fine.lroking, and the tall, broad
shouldered, good-looking Czarovitch
and then comes a last carriage, out of
which little sleepy-looking children in
brown holland cloaks and straw hats,
with fluttering white ribbons, appear TO
be rolling. There are in truth three of
them upon one seat, and opposite, stout.
gracious looking lady, Of whom we re.
member chiefly her brilliant smile and
pleasant salutation. Her husband,
handsomer in his dark, grand way than
any Of the Guelphs, sits beside her.
Those are the Tccks," says somebody
earnestly; they are so kind and simple"
Their home is in Kensington palace,
where the Queen was born. where she
held her first council. The Duke of
Cambridge, the Queens uncle, rides by
Unattended in a severely simple way.
II is said that the simplicity Of the Cam.
bridges annoys her Majesty immensely.
The old Duke detests f0rmality. He IS
greatly beloved by all the people, espec-
tally by the army, which he commands.
And thus royalty rides by IN a gay cav.
alcadc. The bunting IN the crooked High
street wavesiairiy in the evening light
the crowd slowly disperses to American
eyes and ears il IL so strange and like a
fairy tale A princess with a gracious
demeanor, with dark eyes and sweet,
sad smile prince all decorations and
good nature; outriders, heralds, horse.
men a red brick palace flushed with