The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-02

Have / seen the Princess !" writes a cor
respondent of the Hamilton Spectator.
"Yes, and no. / have seen her in the
street but when walking, she is always
heavily yelled. will tell you something
of her habits, but you must understand that
in doing this tell you only what is gen.
orally known in Ottawa. One OF DER chief
character. tics is love Of exercise. She may
be seen in the DULY gray mornings, of
which We have 80 many since her arrival,
at as early an hour as $50, vigorously
walking in the romantic neighborhood of
Rideau Hall. She comes to town nearly
every day, not in carriage, but in good
stort English walking boots, in wirich abe
tramps through the mud and slush with
bold, firm step, which puts to shame the
mincing ladies who, If they venture out al
all in bad weather, pick their way as
tenderly as if they we're walking on eggs.
l met her last sunday, at about O'Clock,
near the Chaudiere She was walking with
His E1cellency and Lady Sophia Mac
Namara. The Princess was dressed in black,
over which she wore a long gray ulster; her
head was wrapped in white cloud, and
she carried a small cane-she always ap-
pears in the streets with cane. know
ladies who would think themselves degrad-
ed by wearing heavy walking boots-boots
fit to keep out the vet, and with which
muddy. slusby roads might be ira
versed With IMMUNITY. She delights in
them, and is apparently as much at home
and as appy.'while doing her six mile walk
on any Indifferent road, as she would in her
drawing-room, and l suppose more 80. The
party had walked from Rideau to the
Chdudiere, and when they reached the Gov
eminent House, on their return, they would
have covered at least five miles of a rough
road. This was q Sunday afternoon copsti-
tutional.
This habit of walking exposes the Prin-
Cess to much inconvenience, for there are
always ill-bred people who stare at and
even follow her in the streets. She seems
fond Of shopping, and has already visited
q number of leading dry goods houses. |
But she does not confine herself to the first |
class houses. A few days ago she was seen |
suddenly to stop before a small tin chop. |
She saw somethit in the window which |
attracted her attention, and after observing |
it for . moment, walked into the very hum. |
BILE place. Now, what do you suppose had |
struck her fancy? A small tin tea pot !.
A little common thing, with . capacity of |
about one cup, and worth twenty-five cents. |
She bought il, and, am told, put it in her
pocket, but this doubt. Now, this shows
the utter absence Of that false pride which |
makes 20 many of our women objects
Of ridicule. Plain, simple, unostenta-
sious, affable, and courteous, Her Royal
Highness has already won the affections of
all who have come within her influence
and there can be no doubt that her exam
pie will be of incalculable value to this
young country, and will go far in checking
the growth Of the pernicious modes of life
established among our American cousins,
which have already done much to make
our women unwomanly, and our girls idle
and proud and snubbish. Let the young
women of Canada watch the life Of this
daughter of royalty; let them initiate her
her simplicity, her pure, healthy,
useful life, as we'll mental as physical; let
them recollect that no life is happy which
is idle; that the highest and purest enjoy
ment in this world is the consciousness that
We are constantly employed IN doing good
and being useful, and that the most wretch
ed of all lives is that Of the woman of fash
ion, or Of the girl who spends her time in
he whirl of social excitement"