Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-26

ana sweet desire To give pleasure
to all who approach her, which is said
10 be the true secret Of her great per-
snnal popularity That she Is won
derfully popular is certain, as | had
good opportunity for determining the
past summer, when saw her nj the |
royal fete in South Kensington. of
which ] wrote in the columns of the |
GAZETTE.
II is mentioned as another evidence I
OF this distressing loss of hearing and |
of the earnestness with which she
strives toavoid making this source |
of pain to Others beside herself, that
the constant watchfulness of her eve |
that she may see when she might not |
hear, If any one addresses her, is most |
noticeable. II is one of the rules of |
court etiquette here that conversation |
cannot be obtrnded upon royalty, nor
does any person push close up to them |
or use loud and imperative tone of |
voice. The anxiety of the Princess of |
Wales that no one shall address
her and she remain unconscious of
the fact, so as to snub them by her
silence, is shown in her looks as she
passes through throng of guests. She
has been spending some time in Copen-
land. She Is reported to be looking
brighter and better for her trip to her
native cline. She drives about daily
with her daughters, but so modest is
one of her equipages and liveries that
only those who know her cheerful and
really pretty face would guess, seeing
her out driving, that she is the wife of
the future king of England.
| expect almost every American has
read of reported differences between
the princess and her royal consort
Some years since il was quite well un-
derstood that she was not treated by
him exactly rs she deserved, and it was
even said the queen, on more than one
one occasion, interfered in her behalf.
| remember that ii was even limited
that she at one time gravely consider
ed the proposition of leaving England
entirely and returning To her father.
More recently | have heard nothing
on the subject, until to-day | noticed
it stated in one of the society papers
here, as II suggestion, presumably, that
"if her royal highness should he driven
by any body whomsoever, to take up
her permanent residence in solitary
stall at Copenhagen, along with her
father and mother, we all know what
storm would rage around the ears o.
the persons who had driven her away
from her proper station at the English
court. The very foundations of the
! throne would be shaken if this royal
wife went home to papa"
The duke and duchess of Edin-
burgh have been 'off on n jaunt," too,
visiting the duke of SaXe-Coburg
brother of the late prince consort OF
England. But they have suddenly
departed from Coburg, and the cause
that has been assigned for 1t has ere
ated no small stir in Germany, and
the duchess is generally applauded for
, "not doing at Rome as the Romans
do 1t seems that she gave party
;, while there, and refused or failed To
! invite two ladies who did not bear I'M
spotted regulations. This made the
=, old duke of eCoburg very angry,
= and he is said to have ordered all the
!, court officials of Coburg To keep away
, from the duchess of Edinburgh's par
tv. The fact is stated to be that
neither of the two ladies mentioned
would have been permitted to
appear in the presence OF
Queen Victoria or the late prince con-
> sort: but the duke of SaXe-Coburg Is
, the very opposite of his deceased
brother. and his court has long been
by no means the most correct. lie
claims to he liberal, but as an evil
dence of his despotic Instincts ii Is re-
lated of him that few years ago ne
ordered some young who ala not
dance to quit the ball room.
The Princess of Wales is not the
only royal daughter-in-law OF the
mIeen who deserves to be written
down us IA thoroughly good woman;
The duchess of Edinburgh is well
known here for her subscription to all
sorts of charitable objects, and 1t Is
said of her that she frequently visits
the hospitals and sits down by the
bedsides to talk in kind and friendly
manner to the patients.
/ see / have already written more OF
court gossip than Intended pul
while ! am on the subject | want 70
mention that one OF the queen
daughters, the Princess Louise, Is aiso
mife noted for the possession of a
thoroughly good heart when mus mus
~ratitieation in many good deeds. she
: f. aIsnnmodel housewife, and as ladies
generally like to read OF what othei
ladies do. have concluded to give the
lady readers of the GAZETTE tiol
! whom this letter is intended some
, items showing how she spent some
mart of her time while at the the gov
ernment house in Canada. Here are
few details from correspondent On
the spot: .,ra,,al,,
"Her royal highness was extremely
fond of the sun, and the early morn "
, inc visitor was welcomed by Ringing
! hack the curtains the first thing OF
the dav.' Every morning before
breakfast the princess took n Walk Oh
!, three miles over the estate OF the GOV
! eminent house and the road beyond,
walking briskly over the snow ,,, IN
winter, aided by II cane ana accom-
: more fond of sketching aud painting
than other accomplishments, but she
ia what the Germans call notable
housewife, and went into the kltcneil
every morning to give orders Tor lhe
dav. The Canadian servants aiu nov
: a at ali like this and rebelled, SO her
royai highness got out servants IRON rom
: home, who were more USED 10 nv
e af snnrpnlp WITS. LIKE