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Is even freer than in Munich. The
princess superintends their education
very strictly, spending hours in their
school room or nursery, and in spite
of much necessary formality, engag-
ing their instructors and nurses, and
directing such herself. A moderate
sum is allowed them for pocket mon
ey, cut this is only to be spent
judiciously, and ! am told that the
little princesses enjoy the free expen.
diture of twenty-five cents quite. as
much, if not more, than would anv
small person under ten on Beacon
Street or Madison Avenue! s.. r..
Up to certain age the Bavarian
princesses are entirely subject to
their governess, who are not allowed
to treat them as if their rank, was
royal. In going Or coming, leaving
the house, a church, shop, ETC., the
governess takes the lead. the prince
or princess following her as any or
dinary child would all older person,
and they are obliged to treat their
little guest with similar Difference.
Not lorg ago one of the princesses
invited young friend of mine to
drive. The carriage was waiting and
on the governess leading the way to
it, the princess jumped in first and
took the front seat. The governess
stood still, and calmly ordered her
royal pupil to get out again ! This
was done with rather bad grace, and
her little highness murmured some
thing to the effect that she did not
see why Mile. Won B--should go
IN ahead of her! The governess
thereupon insisted upon her pupil s
waiting until every one was seated,
and then allowed her to get in unaid.
ed and take the back seat,a discipline
which her mother strongly commend.
ed on their return to the palace! -
Sometimes, however, etiquette
interferes with their amusement is
Once, at Lake Constance, when one
of the princesses wished to give pic.
mic party, it was found that not above
half-a-dozen children of sufficient
rank for SO impromptu an affair could
be found And on another equally
sudden occasion, the little guests
conld not assemble because etiquette
demanded special kind of dress
which there was no time to procure.
| A very charming member Of the
Bavarian royal family is the Princess
Gisela. She was the very young
bride whose arrival in Munich Great.
ed such sensation few years ago.
She was the daughter of the Emperor
of Austria, and was married to Prince
Leopold, of Bavaria, when she was
little more than fifteen. Being of q
very gay, ,vivacious disposition, loving
, school girlish "fun'' as well as social
amusements, you can imagine thai
her appearance in the dreariest o1
foreign courts caused no little futter
and Princess Gisela has never los
her brilliancy and gay good humor
! If court life were what she would
make it, Munich would be very
changed place. She Is rot only knowr
} for her liveliness of manner, but 70
! an extraordinary sweet temper, ant
for being the wisest Of little mother
, and one oe the best wives. 1t is prett.
) to see. her with her tiny children
e herself little more than a giri.and ye
watching them with all the fond sol
!. itude of middle age. She has no CLAIM
:. to positive beauty, but her face i
| radiant when she speaks, and at al
!. times has a charm of its own
D piuuant sort of loveliness. which j
e often more attractive than regularlt
of feature.
This princess is particular favor
: ite with the gentle looking lad.
}. whom we see very often. and who
l known as the 'Queen Mother" kin'
e Ludwig has never married, so tina
!. his fathers widow receives ever.
consideration as the Queen of Bava
t ria. She leads quiet, peaceful life
2 When she is in Munich she lives il
f the big yellow palace in the centre q
}. the town, part of which is constantl,
D shown the public. She receive
/ visitors and makes calls herself from
: time to time.
e The other dav her stage carriag
!, created quite q sensation in spel
: street through which We were passing
j She was going to make 4 call 7dpdll
SOME one who lived there; and tn
, big carriage, with footmen swinging