The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29
A SPRIG OF ROYALTY.
THE PRINCESS THYRA-HER APPEAR
ANCE AND CHARACTER.
Mag nincent Jewels for Her wedding.
Paris Correspondence New York TribuneI

tParis Correspondence New York Tribune.l
/ was shown yesterday two parmes des-
| tined as wedding presents to Princess Ihyra,
OF Denmark, sister of tho Princess Of Wales
and of the Czarevna. One OF them has been
purchased by the Grown Princess OF Den-
mark and the other by the Prince OF Wales,
| from Chrlstisen, OF Copenhagen. That cele-
brated gold and silversmith bought them at
| tho auction OF Queen Isabella's jewels Tor
S140O and $500 respectively; and he had q
very cheap at the price be asked Tor them,
but are ill-suited to the mignunne face and
| figure OF the Duke OF Cum berand's iiancee.
| The dearest one Of the two Is In coral. and the
most ponderOus suit OF ornaments, think,
ever saw. For q tall, stout Nubian princess
| 1t would be just the thing. 1t would be the
right thing In the right place, adornlng the
stalwart person OF Mile. Gabrielle kte nss,
were she personating Aida in the Italian
Opera House / could imagine 1t looking
well on Queen Isabella, who is a mountain Of
flesh, and needs jewels which draw attent on
from her uginess. The coral necklace is com.
deep pendants pointed at the lower end, and
round and thick at the top. The balls In the
central row are large as those marbles which
school. boys call alley taws. There is good
deal OF fine nfevrerie In the links which hold
Eugene, OF Sweden, the wife Of the Crown
Prince OF Denmark, is a good-natured, joyous
being, loving gaudy dress for herself, and, no
doubt, for others, and one Of the tallest women
Ia Europe. Her own iewelry ls generally Of q
perhaps, concluded would become the Princess
Thyra. The parure which the Prince OF Wales
purchased Is wreath OF rose leaves enameled
On gold, in natural tlnts The rossees.1.which,
are formed Of brilliants and large diamonds,
brooch, bracelet, and pair OF earrings to
match are included In the pnrure. The
wreath can be taken to pieces In few mo-
ments and used to loop up dress.
saw Princess Thyra at the ball given last
May by Lord Lyons. She came incognit0 to
Paris to witness the opening OF the exhibition.
She is smaller than the Princess Of Wales,
and has more character. Some would call
her pretty, but few could pronounce her
graceful OF gracious. The upper part OF the
face Is almost classcally regular, but the
chin protrudes like PATHS. | was struck by
the absence OF bloom Ia the complexion, the
anxious, worn expression Of the eyes and the
hardness OF the lines about the mouth. The
princess holds herself bolt upright. She aims
at being, should say majestic, and succeeds
Ia being stuek-up. The recollection that she
il sister to the future Queen Of England and
ever present to her mind. Her neck Is very
long and very slender, and requires the broad
band OF velvet which the Princess Of Wales
has made fashionable. At Lord Lyons ball
she wore blue silk dress, with canary
pearls and turquolses, and Of remark
able beauty. In seal-skin hat and
jacket, and high fur collar. the Princess
Thyra appears to most advantage, particular
ly after rapid walk on a cold day. 1t will
be very hard Tor her 70 keep up any thing aft
preaching to royal state In England from lack
Of money The Danish parliament is not
ss 2 grant r .ne anS T1 tbn
tune OF the late King OF Hanover, which was
SO important when he went into exile, was
nearly oil disslpated at the time OF his death.
George was generous as he was obstinate. |
Whoever suffered FOR his sake and stood In |
need Of money was given what he wanted. |
The journals which the prescribed monarch |
started and subsidized to support his claims |
we're ruinously expensive. He lived like o
but he was to the last king Ia the matter OF
= court, because the members o. his house,
hold followed him into exile. The Queen OF |
Hanover and his children shrank from ex-
planning to him how the part Of his fortune |
invested IN England was melting away like
the Duke Of Cumberland valves his preten-
tions to the crown OF Hanover and obtains |
the sequestered Guelph fund and the Duchy |
Of Brunswick, he will not have even the
Il s0 e.. personal e ssssOa res t%e
princesses, bis sisters. being each en-
titled to d fourth OF 1t. King Christian, OF
Denmark, before he came to the throne, was
worth $1,000 year, $2UOO OF when were
pension from the Gar, Of whom he was a po-
[itical agent before, and, indeed, after the
crown OF Denmark was settled on him By the
treaty OF London. The Princess OF Wales
Was brought up to make up her own bonnets
md clear starch her collars. Fortune has
smiled on the family since her marriage,
which helped to secure brilliant settlement
TO tho Princess Dagmar. The Princes 1hyra,
who has been since her childhood in the enjoy
nent OF an affluence based on a civil list, Is
tho least fortunate member OF the family.
Perhaps she will not be tho least happy.
Every one who knows the Duke OF Cumber-
and esteems and likes him. He Is o very fine
nan, and he would be handsome II his nose
1ad not been broken and unskillfuly set As
20 the Processes, his sisters, they are young
women OF almost angelic virtues, artists to
heir fingers ends and remarkable for their
beauty. They are not in the first bloom Of
youth. The Princess Frederick, handsome
blonde, with Saxe-Atenburg profile. re-
bounced marriage during her fathers life
line. He, being blind, depended on bis
daughters for companionship and they de-
voted themselves to him.