Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
Alexandra and Her Daughters.
FIGARO

The Marquis de Lau owns statuette
of white marble by celebrated sculptor.
1t represents lady of the Court of
Henry IL Her frail and plant figure is
nodded in long brocade petticoat, slight
" turned up on one side. Her bust is
encased in a stiff waist, loaded with
precious stones. The head is delicate
and noble, with profile Of the Renais-
sance, and her features are chisefed as
finely as cameo A cap adorned with
streaming feathers hides portion Of her
hair. Such is this statuette-a jewel be-
comes a woman, little fairy--half object
of art, half apparition. 1t is the portrait
of Her Royal Highness, the. Princess OF
Wales, by NJ D'Epinay. An exquisite
and truly royal image, representing bet
ter than any other an almost supernatural
beauty.l
Once descended from her pedestal, the
princess becomes a kind, gentle young
woman, careful mother, and an unpre-
tending citizen-like housewife. 1t IS 10
ticeable that when people seek to praise
princess they call her citizen-like, while
in praise of an ordinary citizens wife
they will say that she Is a princess IN
manner. A blending of these two quail
ties so vastly different from one another,
| is necessary to the real gentle woman.
| She must be a princess in heart, In soul,
| in generous sentiments, in carriage and
! in appearance, and "bourgeOise" IN
hospitality, in the love of the fireside, in
the care Of her children, and in princi-
pies of wise economy.
| Every morning at nine o'clock, the
three daughters of the Princess OF Wales
take their music lesson. They have
| sMamma'' walked up, who few minutes
later appears in her dressing-gow and
remains with them until the lesson IS
over. Nothing interests the Princess
more than the education of her daughters
In music she can fully appreciate theil
progress, being herself consummate
musician. Her delicate, dreamy, thor
oughly Danish nature betrays itself in hel
touch. She dotes, above all, on the mel
odies of Chopin and Schumann, and she
PLAYS them with wonderful talent.
Victoria and Maud, differ as greatly II
character as in physiognomy. The eldest
Louise, has the fine features and th'
grace of her mother. She is gentle, ga.
and affable, in short, the Parisienne o
the three Victoria, the second daughter
is the image of her father. She is proud
rather reserved, and attaches hersel
little to people. When she does grow
fond of some one, however, her affection
never waivers. She unites to thorough
consciousness of her own dignity gener
Gus heart, easily moved. Her intellect
which is greatly developed, only render
her the more engaging. The younges
sister, Princess Maud, can still be calle'
baby. She is but ten years of age. Il
appearance she bears great likeness t
her grandmother, the Queen. She i
good hearted, and at times even littl
serious.
The private apartments of the Princes
of Wales, both at Sandringham and a
Marlborough House, are fitted up com
pletely in the French style. One woul
believe ones self transported to a mansio
in the Champs Elysees. Scattered abou
everywhere on plush-covered tables ar
an infnity of knick-knacks, such a
small porcelain dogs, bird-cages wit
stuffed BIRDS figures in Dresden china
tinv fower-stands of Falence or Sevre;
inkstands, blotters, knives, and what no
Just as the shops of Rue de Paix. Th
: Princess writing paper always come
from Paris, as well as her dressing table
t and all the latest fashionable bauble
Her different pieces of furniture are SUI
l rounded by low screens, which in man
: cases she herself has embroidered. Man
D objects of ivory, enamel, silver and motht