The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-06-23
PRINCESS Lovsse's LIFE At Rs0EAu


She Is, likeso many English women,
q good walker and Q fair, and during
her first winter here she could be met
almost any day miles away from her
home. She " did" much ofthe vicinity
of Ottawa on foot, always sensibiJ shOd
and dressed, and in slippery weather
carrying . cane Almost invariably
she wears veil. 1t has been the sub
ject Of much comment, and the curious
often complain that the public never
sees her face. Her reason for wearing
1t probably lies as much in the fact that
she suffers terribly from neuralgia rs
any wish to thwart the curious gaze.
Both the Princess and Marquis readily
adopted winter sports, aud many q
merry snOw-sboe tramp WAS organized
from the Government House; and
when the spring opened. and the rafts
from the Upper Ottawa began Ia come
down by hundreds, they enjoyed the
grand and exciting fun Of running the
rapids above the Chaudiere Falls, and
coming down through the " slides +"
upon these long RATS.
From this slight glimpse into 1t you
can see that Rideau Hall Is by no
means q Castle Of Incidence. The
Princess is q busy woman, and her
range If duties is a very wide one.
Her artistic duties are, without doubt,
nearest her heart, and you often see
her abroad with her sketch book, FILL
ing ii with souvenirs Of her Canadian
home. She has "A snug little sketching
l.ox, which can be whisked about from
place 10 place "a she desires. FOrtu.
nately for one Of her artistic nature.
she lives in a region surrounded by
lOveliest views, aud " hichever way the
eye turns il Is gladdened by some pic
ture never To be forgotten.
The Princess IL n communicate nj
st. Bartholomew 5, the little English
church mt New Edinburgh, which
stands near the grounds (the rector al
which Is chaplain for isideau HALL,
while the Marquis Of LOrne comes into
the city, and il u regular attendant at
I" the kirk" Her Royal Highness has
always taken al active interest In
church affairs, and to her the little
church Is indebted for fine chime Of
bells. The children Of the Sunday
school are regularly entertained Mt the
Hall with q Christmas tree and party.
She visits hospitals, schools and con.
vents, and carries on all the work Of a
charitable lady in private life. Much
of her good work Is done In q quiet,
unOstentatiOus manner, which fully
carries out the Biblical injunction
but q princess can not hide from the
public the work Of one hand, even II
she can keep 1t a secret from the other
and 80 we from time to time catch q
glimpse of her true, kind heart.
All of these public duties do moi
interfere with those Of more domes-
tic character. She. Of course, has q
small army of servants. There Is q
chef, and un ydrcOn de chef, and
would he afraid to say how many more
pour JJdire Ia cuisine; there are maid
servants and men servants for each
particular kind Of work, and house
keeper to oversee them all. But, in
spite of much aid, the Marchioness OF
LOrne Is Mt the head of her establish.
ment. She does not think 1t beneath
her dignity to go into the laundry and
instruct the maids concerning their
duties, or to give an occasional eye to
the marketing when II is brought in.
A story have just heard about her
makes her quite rival In hOusewifely
attachments the queen Of good King
Stephen, who, from the - peck o. bar.
ley meal" concocted that historical
pudding 30 well known to the student
Of Mother Goose. A friend of mine
was lately dining Mt Rideau Hall, and
during the dinner she remarked upon
the excellence of the oyster pdtties to
one of the ladies in waiting to the
Princess. Yes" she replied they
were made by her Royal Highness. "
The immediate household at Gov
eminent House consists of two or three
ladies in waiting and several aides-ie-
camp. The military secretary and his
wife occupy a handsome house near
by, where the Princess often calls in
formally, or takes a 5-o'clOck "schOol-
room tea" with the secretary's chill
dren.-Amic HOUeils Fretchette, in
HdrDers' Magazine for july.