The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-17
A Glimpse at Royalty.

| Iuefe IL 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 only in it, and there are two lit.
tie curly-headed dogs ON the seat before
them.
The ladies are attired very nearly
alike, in. black and white striped silk,
the one in pink, the other in a blue
bonnet. They are not SO beautiful as
rumor would make us believe. They
are oval faced, hfghbred look ing women,
the one whom the English call tour
princess' older looking, less blooming
Is like girlish edition Of her sister, bat
though her brown eyes have a deeper
lustre, her cheek ripper bloom, and her
mouth and pretty chin more piquant
air, there is sweetness, q gentle dig
nifty, a grace about Alexandra which
makes her loveliness more perfect, yet
its charm impossible to describe. She
leans forward as the carriage passes,
| bows and smiles cordially. ''Ah," said
| a lady of the Queens household to us
one evening, "she is such real prin-
cess" And this mention of royalty
brings me back to a twilight hour when
from a terrace on the High street of old
Kensington we watched the royal FAM
lily returning from Chiswick. 1t was a
lete day; the streets were gaily deco
rated, a crowd assembled in the ter
raced gardens, shop windows, and ON
the pavement. The carriages contain
ing royalty rode by with unusual state;
outriders, in gay liyeries, preceding
them. First the "Christians Gas we
might say nee Princess Helena, a fair,
piacld-looking, young, woman IN white
tulle hat, and middie-aged, soldiefIy
man in Uniform; then Il "trap," driven
tandem by Il handsome young man With
full brown beard, u rosebudin his but
ton hole, a gay debonalr manner ('tne
Duke" ne is called, just as his elder
brother is always ''tne Prince"); and
then second park carriage, with
Donny Scotch 'chieftain IN Highland
dress, and very pretty, pale, brown
haired young woman in pink dress,
with some sprays Of white blossoms,
gathered doubtless at,the fete, in her
hands. A snout goes up as they drive
by, the goodlookiDg young Highlander
d0ffing his Scotch cap airiiy. Jne young
princess with The wlstiul eyes smiling
gently. TBese are the Lornes, ibouo
whose domestic Lille runor is ever btlsy.
But it is said on good authority they are
ialrly we'll content with their some " hib
unequal marriage. The princess ls very
intellectual ana accomplished, ana is by
TAR the handsomest o. tile Queens dnugh.
ters. Her husband has many friends;
He is young and mas a fine disposition,
and afler ali his family Is near en0uea q Eo
the throne to silence c0ntemptuOus gOs-
sip.
Just as the patience Of the crowd is
giving Out there goes up cry OF "Tne
Prince" An! what il passport to favor
is tins divine rgnS OF kings and princes!
When these people say "fhc Prince" il
is with an air OF ''Long live the KING"
Here come the Marlborough House live
ries, and such carriage full oi royalty;
the Princess OF Wales ana her sister Dag
mar. their wnlte dresses and pink mats
looking pretty III the evening nghG; op-
posite them the Prince Of Wa!es, VINO,
IN spite Of rumOr anu increasing weight,
| is YET iine-looking, ana the tan, broad
shouldered, goodiooklng Care vitcl ;and
then comes last carriage, out OF which
little sleepy looking children in brown
holland cIoaks aud straw hats with flut-
leling white ribbons, appear To be ru-
Hing. There are in truth three OF them
upon one seat, and opposite, a stout, gra-
cious- looking luuy, OF whom we relaen-
Der chiefly her brilliant smile and pleas
ant salutiption. Her bus band, hanueonler
in his dark, grand way than any of tae
! Guelphs, sits beside ner. "En0se are
| Lne Tecks," says somebody eAtnestiy;
sthey are SO KIND and simple" Theif
home is in Kenslnyton palace, where
| he Queen Was born, where she neld her
nrst council. The Duke OF Cambridge,
the Qdeen's uncle, rIaes by Unattended
in severely simple way. 1t Is said that
the simplicity Oh the "Cambfidges" AN
noys her Majesty immensely. TAe Old
| Duke detes Is tofmailly. He is greatly
beloved by all tue people, especially the