The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-16
THE PRINCESS LOUISE.
How the Royal Lady Looked and Smoked,
En- Route to the Sunny South.

En- Route to the Sunny South.
Louisville Courier-Journal, Yesterday.
After the special train had been transferred
to the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, Courier
Journal reporter once more boarded it,
bound to see the royal party if such a thing
were possible. All the way up to Lagrange
they kept themselves shut up in the special
car, but at last an opportunity presented
itself
Dinner was announced shortly after leav-
ing the Cincinnati junction, and the vice re-
gal party, evidently in the best of spirits, sat
down to the table in the following order On
one side sat the Princess Louise, in the cen
ter, with Colonel Deviation to her right and
the Hon. Mr.. Bagot to her left. Next to
Colonel DeWinton sat Colonel Tourtelletto.
and next to Aid-de-camp Bagot his brother,
Lieu tenant Bagot, facing Her Royal High
ness. On the opposite side of the
table was her husband the Marquis of Lorne;
to his right sat Miss Hervey, and to his left,
Miss Mcneil Dr. Burnett was seated next
to Miss Heryey. The party appeared to be
absolutely on the same footing, and entirely
under the sway of that peculiar charm which
will possess old travelling companions Talk
and laughter were general and the Princess
seemed the jolliest of the lot. The meal
lasted over two hours. and at its conclusion
smoking became general Instead of with
drawing, the ladies remained to join in the
after-dinner chat A package of cigarettes
was placed before the Princess Louise, and
with that ease that comes from practice, she
lit one, and pulled as even volume of smoke
from her sweet lips as ever came from the
mouth of a Spanish student She smoked
cigarette after cigarette, and talked
and laughed like young school
girl on lark. The Princess is remarkably
beautiful, her countenence glowing in every
feature with the stamp of royalty. She re-
sembles strikingly the pictures Of Queen
Victoria in her early womanhood. She has
the Prince Albert nose and eyes, however.
Her skin glows with changing tints of pinky
whiteness, aud when she laughs the whole
face becomes suifused with a healthful
bloom, and the large eyes sparkle with be-
witching mirthfulneSs. Her eyes are slightly
darker than hazel and match her hair which
appeared to be abundant. At the back it
was thrown into soft entwining braids and
gathered into net, while from the crown of
the head it fell in loose puffs on to her white,
queenly face. A dark brown satin bow
served the purpose of disdem. Her mouth
is small and the lips dark carmine, aud u
dimpled chin adds to the already abundant
charms of her face.
She wore plainly made, black empress
cloth dress, with q somewhat travel worn,
white ruche about the neck Around this
was dark, narrow, satin ribbon, joined to-
gether at the front with bar OF gold in
which were stuck three white pearls, the
size of what the boys call ''pee-wee white
alley" In each ear was pearl matching
those in the pin. Her hands are unusually
large for a woman of her size. She is about
the same build as Mary Anderson, and quite
as statuesque. On the third finger of her left
hand she wore a cluster diamond ring.
When the Courier-Journal reporter Withdrew
his gaze from this daughter of Queen-Em-
press she was holding cigarette in this
diamond hand, while with the other shs
reached across the table to fill her husbands
glass with Scotch ale,