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THE Princess or WALES.
rho Mo.t Popular rcr.ooNe. IN Great
prnaiti--H-r EsrIy life.

rhe M"-t Popular Parsonage IN Great
nrnai,i--H-r EsrIy life.
Tho Princess OF Wales IL the most popu
lar personagc I'm Great Britain so far a.
the institution Of royalty II conccrn.i IL
can 10 truly said OF her that her life In
the most valuable In the Kingdom So
long ms sho lives her popularity viii 10
sufficient To keep the caus. OF royaly well
protected from popular innovation I
hnve tried TO obtain from those who know
the Princess OF Wales we'll the secret OF
hcr great popularity She II not brilliant
woman. she has never written anything.
and In convorsation hhe never lmprcsscs
any Que with the idea of her having any
particular originality OF striking forco OF
character In ordinary society. without
the advantage OF her position. she would
mako but llttlo Impression Sho Is cx
ccssivcly ladyllkc and refined She has
most marvellous beauty. which chiefly
consists in regular features. a fair com
plexion and sporfcctly sorcno and placid
expression
The most rcmarkabIo feature OF her
good looks Ia tho proscrvation of hor
youthful appearance In the broad glare
OF daylight she looks today as young n
not yonngcr than her eldest daughter
Her figure Is also slim and slirht as that
Of n young girl She dresses with rx
q'dsite taste aud appears To enjoy gonoral
society very much Tho secret Of hcr
popular charm n said To be- this She has
the rare and gracious faculty OF impress
ing people who come ln contact with her
In the casual meeting Of general rscep
ton or levee with her genuine cordiality
People who have bcoD presented 10 hor
mud who have simply scon her bow and
smile and perhaps have heard a halt
dozen words OF commonplace greeting,
are the ones who are the most wildly en-
thusiastic over her Ilcr bearing before
the public constitutes her chief charm
Every ono rs led TO believe that sho Is the
most gracions and winning parsonage In
the kingdom Iii this outward suggrs
tion upon tho part OF tho Princess oi
Wales Of brilliant grnciousncss that has
captiyated and thoroughly charmed the
British public Those who know her beat
say that more intimate acquaintance
With her does not boar out the public
estimate She Is thoroughly refined, as
complished and self possessed. but In not
Interesting iu general conversation.
While ! was on the continent iast
month heard number OF Interesting
stories concerning the early life Of the
Princess Of Walos These stories are not
particularly new. and do not propose 10
allude TO them except TO give tho exact
income OF her father before he waA called
to tho throne of Denmark This prince
lived In the most obscure poverty for q
number Of years lie had an Income OF
exactly Si.2O0 n year There wcre dve
children to be- supported and educated
from this bcggarly sum The young
ladies Of this household learned To cook
TO sew aud To do all kinda Of Homework
They were obliged 10 make their own
Dresses for many years No members OF
any family so obscurely placed have r4sen
TO more brilliant positions than this
Danish family The head Of the family
became tho king Of Denmark His oldest
son is. Of course the crown prince Of that
country Another son Ia the king Of
Greece His three daughters are the
Princess Of Wales. the Czarina OF Russia
and the Duchess Of Cumberland IT. q
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