The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-05
THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
The Most Popular Parsonage In Gress
Britain--Her Early Life.

rhs Most Popular Parsonage In Great
Britain--Her Early Life.
The Princess Of Wales Is the most popu
lar parsonage in Great Britain So far as
the institution Of royalty Is concerned 1t
can be truly said OF her that her life Is
tho most valuable In the kingdom SO
long as she lives her popularity will DO
sufficient to keep the cause Of royaly well
protected from popular innovation !
have tried to obtain from those who know
the Princess Of Wales well the secret OF
her great popularity She is not brilliant
woman. she has never written anything
and in conversation she never impresses
any one with the idea of her having any
particular originality or striking force OF
character In ordinary society. without
the advantage Of her position. she would
make but little impression She Is ex
cessively adylke and refined She has e
most marvellous beauty. which chiefly
consists in regular features, fair com
plexon and perfectly serene and placid
expression.
The most remarkable feature Of her
good looks is the preservation Of her
youthful appearance In the broad glars
of daylight she looks today as young II
not younger than her eldest daughter
Her figure is also slim and slight as that
of young girl She dresses with ex
quiste taste and appears to enjoy general
society very much The secret Of her
popular charm is said to be this She has
the rare and gracious faculty of impress
ing people who come in contact with her
in the casual meeting of a general recep
People who have been presented to her
and who have simply seen her bow and
smile, and perhaps have heard a half
dozen words of commonplace greeting
are the ones who are the most wildly ell
thusiastic over her Her bearing before
the public constitutes her chief charm
Every one is led to believe that she ia the
most gracious and winning parsonage In
the kingdom 1t Is this outward sugges
tion upon the part of the Princess OF
Wales of brilliant graciousness that has
captivated and thoroughly charmed the
British public Those who know her best
say that more intimate acquaintance
with her does not bear out the public
estimate She is thoroughly refined &c
complished and self possessed. but is not
interesting in general conversation.
While | was Oh the continent last
month heard a number Of interesting
stories concerning the early life Of the
Princess of Wales These stories are not
particularly new, and do not propose to
allude to them except to give the exact
income OF her father before he was called
to the throne Of Denmark This prince
lived in the most obscure poverty for
number Of years LIe had all income of
exactly 81 POO year There were five
children to DO supported and educated
from this beggarly sum The young
ladies' Of this household learned to cook
to sew and to do all kinds of housework
They were obliged to make their own
dresses for many years No members OF
any family so obscurely placed have risen
to moro brilliant positions than this
Danish family The head of the family
became the king of Denmark His Oldest
son is, Of course. the crown prince Of that
country Another son is the king Of
Greece His three daughters are the
Princess Of Wales. the Czarina OF Russia
and the Duchess of Cumberland II Q
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