, 1881-03-15
THE AUSTRIAN EMPRESS.
Her nIaJrkty III tho Saddle, Following
the hounds or Sir Wnt1&tn Wynn In
Chek1tlre-A Narrow Escape.

WIftTcHUIiUfE, EnK. FeD. GH.-In6 Empress III
Austria lost no tifno artur her arrival IN chc-
sulru III betnkiny horsplf tu her fhvorlt pursuit.
Tllroc days OF inocssnnt railway and steamboat
travelling secsuol only to have whettcd her an-
petite for tic ollaso, md OIL tho morslng after
she rcnchod Combcrnicre eho was out with the
Cheshire hounds, This, however, was private
mcet. held tn hnnor Of tho illilstruns visitor by
Mr. Cnrtsett. md tho frat fair oppnrttlni,y Of
seeing the Empress" which tho guo1 folks or
Cheshire nild Shropshire hnd wns on Saturday,
when sho went to hunt With Hlr
WatkEn Wynn'a famous pick. Sir Wat
kin wynn-locally known rs tho "prince
In Wnlue," to distinguish hin, from
nnother popular potantate-ls tho heRa OF
n vury nnc!ont Wo!sl, fnnltty and Is lori over
IrInculy domain. The Wynnsthy Arms ts tho
colntnoucst Of sRns for tho village inn In this
nuIghborhoo4i, nnt like a Enncrous inngnRto s'r
Wn.kin provides for tho amusement OF his
ncsuhbors BY kceplna, Mt his Own cost, n tlmu
pack Of houtl,ls and II magnificent hunting e.
tabfshtHent. Macefcn, tho fesl,'euco Ut tho
Hon. Edwar1 koiiyou. was liked for the meet ut
whInh Acr Majesty bud promised to appear. md
rs cpR a' to tho Soso wcro so w
vehicles or nll kInsls tho majority of thotn il!e
with lA!'las Az tho tlo'lr drew nenr tho hunting
threes ii tho old fnsoed, picturesque hunting
!lroRs Of scnrot cpat, silk hut, nd white leather
Ts cros or foote 5 ie rrssRe. ns
siaeeIen House. ,aad 50 tho lawn VIZ loit opei,
II ' 1' tho 'Ss sst@s 's' pr erso S 'fHSs hu"sISx
s The 4s oa s1 n M ThS
cilauge Of clothing. mud Following th!s ca.,lu an
gpcn brake containing Capt, Mld,lleson. Irit,ce
i!npesiai suite. .As yoo. rs ti,ey arrived i
Macofen IIo,'so tho Empress 1ud her frirlHls
entero1 tho tlinIn9,room, whoro Il hunting
tf1nt ff1rn tr$I ftrF
who.,, wcrs W prcseats to hsr Ma5rs,y By Gspt
Middleton. Nothing IL moro ploasng tlan tlto
IIku my other lMdy. sho enter" to tho fu! Into
III Tie good Fellowship whoa oxtats IN tho hunt.
Of tho eo,,rt. but gives kindly aad atlal!le areet-
Ink to al1 WHO como IN contact with iar. s:,o
h,,ntstl,un. generally In tito furnl Of IN Inquiry
nftur his puts tho hounds. a1ld tho pensant whp
opos gsso Or assists her ~ Giiy wny l!a atwMy4
Us the EborHlIty Ut hev alujcsty. in fnet, liz IN
.nthusIustiu puEeon Aa[d 10 ING On Saturday,
And whMs Il spctIdiLly nnnl.one woman sho
Is still When. aftur llttlc ,auny IN tho housc,
so roo up no aysn9 to bo tho ancr Test "f ,o
spectators wcru fairly aston!sned. II aho lookcd
well III her walking 'tlrcss " tho railway station,
s Pn x sfthss: hs ost H e au
| und Il walst that pnir Of nut very iHrg3 hnllds
cnuh span. sho bus n aort II tue sadtliu tl,at is
In her saddle. Us stright urrt'w. st,o cu1str0ls
her horse With tho l!gl1t md Gonillent touch OF
/ somo Vt hor a.ltnirors hayo caltod her. "tho
| ,lnest horsewol,,an In Europc."''-eotao Of tho
professional lhy ridors WIN exhi1!t thoir saill II
| ihu HreAt hnrsu.all0Ws wtnlh no doubt rival II
!i ,ospers1 II bt.,is g ~ % stS%'sst sstSss soSS'
est,lcstrlcnno. and tho datcrml',ed wny In
which shc rIdess to hounds s,ows le'~ tha. @ sho
saalo- how il txud lo.'uIIar l!i.ie leather cahe
which eontnil!s fun, arid Without th!s fGminitio
ui,iro olltlt il something orluslles e .rcanl ot
with aspss. o"'y s3s IG, S wSl1,!x .t!! %nf
| Ittut. hvr ux.lulst figure without u crease Or
wrMklu and Inn skirt Wns u,t 70 ~ 1tiat tn cover
Hor l,.uk so w"ro reK,,latio,l wAito s!lk hunt.
Ing scnrf r,lsto with Holi pl'i, and her !nx!l.
sf % n,f M1s S aossr W e a It ho oaos
! her hcnG, betlcAtll tho nArrnW-brtanictl NIX nat
which IL tlV rgueur for nt!les ~ wn!i ns ggI,te-
ss. !" fs sSo@s "'! s hes = ns psis,
atx tSs.nro, ss. blc T ya '0 lost woss .,'':,
brightly tnai, When shey aro IT Mp win tho cxcto
not II ,ho slsse Tho a1tsaisnts M tgs npsn her
and, Is d inaster of course. her faithful xnlio,
CApt. Midds!on: stoppMg f"E @ 2 minute M on huF
a WI Viz s1a tie'' e 1o f to scd. his hounds nto
| Tie cuvurt. Tho Empress won't on and nhit,
| slpWy atung tho ltao Of .Ehtseers. MoAht1! and
crowd. whe1t sho halted wl!!lV tho hounds wero
"drawinx" lhe gorse. ~ Tug shYrt .!eiay f., that
atd It WIN i sjxht viii worth scs!nR. Truro
| Mcre certainly over ~ mon on lnEsctAck, for
the most part admirably mounted, had lesislas
thesu lhprp wAs u ynHt multitude Oh lk,t HIid Ill
| wlvpls. AIMING tho nluuntcd llylsinn Mere
ost ~ tho Grhe'p'aI, II, Kcsry nna h"ra ruling
i;lIt, hnnDIly. wo hM,l nut long to wHt ut the