Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-06
The Neat and Nice Princess of Wales.

EApoSltion Letter New Times.
had not waited long at the door of the city
of Paris building when there was stir among
perfect, councillors and policemen. and stout
gentleman and a slim lady weye seen mount
ng The Steps-the Prince and Princess of
Wales. The Crown Prince of Denmark, a
rotler Of the Princess was with them and by
Is side walked burly Englishman, dark and
Dsecropped enough to have been born ? ID
red in trance-Mr Cunliffe owen, secretary
the British commission, behind them all a
Well.behayed person. really do not know how
else 10 characterlze him-Colonel Ellis, lin at
enhance" on the Prince, with a little lady of
middle age. in black, the Countess of Maccles-
neld, In attendance on the Princess. In at
ellaahce seems TO nave no particular mean
nS on tneSe occasions; 1t might more fifty be
allied lin the same SWIM The people of dis
lnction in question see everything better than
htir masters, Tor they have nothing to do but
ook on The real and only person "in attend
ance' is one Giles, gigantic British police
man, in plain clothes who might be said TO
loiioW me frlncess like a shadow, if it were
possible Tor her to cast shadow of such size
She is very slim, and the walking dress she
wears heightens this appearance and makes
her look like a beautiful yacht close-reefed
Her toilet Is simplified 10 the extreme of trim
ness. her hair i'll close plat, the bonnet has
hardly ribbon to tlutter in the breeze Tie
attendant countess offers marked CONTRAST
TOO many MOVERS and flying remnants every
where. You will excuse my notice of these
details OF the toilet: ii is a habit have had to
plck up IN france, where it forms part OF the
whole duty of man. The role Of the Princess
seems as simple as her appearance vet have
no doubt II belongs equally to the domain of
the most finished art. She has nothing to do
but to bow occasionally, to smile between
WhileS and al! the time to maintain a certain
conlposure OF lace and form which has its
effect as al indication of perfect compOsure of
mind. saw her at the beginning of her long,
and rather tOilSOme walk-fOr the foot paths
OF the Exhibition still leave much to be desired
and saw her at the end, and she abated no
Jot OF her Splck and span neatneSs, though the
exercise had told on everybody else. i don't
Know why, but could not help thinking that
her mind was, in this respect, quite of piece
with her person. Everything seemed to in
tereSt her, and nothing seemed to interest her,
She had Just the same smile and Slight inclina-
ton OF The head for the gentleman who ex-
planned the sewers of Paris as for the gentle
man who explained the pictures of Germany.
as though the things explained were all equally
delightful or equally Indifferent to her; YOU
had your. choice. She is mowiSe to be blamed
Tor 1t it is the polish which courts will insist
III putting on the finest natures. a composition
which also serves for the trademark of a
caste. The Prince is much more at his ease,
much more human he is allowed to laugh out,
right when it pleases him, to ask questions
and to turn from things that he does not want
to lock at to things hat he does