The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-06
xnuHRr EDWARD At NOME.
Daily Routine of the Life of the Prime
of Wales.

/
Two distinct sets are invited to the
Prince of Wales country-seat; one from
Friday to Monday; and one from Monday
or Tuesday to Friday; the former gen.
orally including bishop, dean. or canon
for the Sunday service; two or three
eminent statesmen. and a sprinkiing OF
musical, literary, and artistic celebri-
| ties.
You have found carriages and luggage
vans awaiting what is known as the
Royal train"-a special run just when
| the Prince Is in residence-and you ana
| your feii-visitors have driven UP 90 the
principal entrance.
There you alight, and are ushered by
| the foOtmen into spacious nan VI
| salon. where you are received WIN the
| distinguished grace and courtesy TOT
which your royal host and hostess are
! so justly celebrated
You have only time for a rapid glance
| at the massive oak carving and valuable
paintings (chief Of which IS one portraying
| the FAMILY at afternoon tea, by Iichyl
| before YOU find yourself being conducted
| 10 the handsome suite OF apartments
you will occupy during your visit.
| A Gun of tea and some light refresh
| ment and the dinner hour being 7:3o, 1t is
| time to prepare II you have not been
| here before let me give you word OF
warning, or you will commit the dreadful
| sin Of unpunctuality.
Every clock on the place, form the
| Ioud-voiced one over the stables. 10 the
| tiniest Of continental masterpieces Is
| kept half an hour faSt
The ringing out Of the hour thirty
| minutes before you expect il. is starting
| In the extreme, and your maid or man
has a bad time Of il until you discover
| the discrepancy.
| At last. however, you are ready, and
| i'm due time find yourself amid the com
pany in the grand dining saloon, where
| dinner is served in state, although not
| with the frigid formality one is inclined
| TO expect
| A certain degree Of nervousness must
| be felt by all on the first occasion they
| dine with royalty but your host and
| hostess are so extremely affabie, and
have such a happy gift Of putting peo-
| Dle at their ease that you insensibly
forget their august position, and find
! yourself chatting with comfort and en-
| joyment.
The tables are oblong the Prince and
| Princess facing each other at the centre
| the floor, as are most OF them, Is or
| polished oak.
| IN Inc drawing fDuIH tlit uliltNi AH'iN
| may be musc-the ladies' OF the family
are all good musicians- perhaps tableauX
| vivants. or possibly a carpet dance. If
your tastes do not lie I'm these directions
| or after YOU have enjoyed them for
| sufficient time, you have the choice or
| using the billiard room.
| In the morning you win find breakfast
| served at o'clock i'm the dining saloon.
! As. however the Prince and the Princess
generally take theirs in their private
| apartments there is no Formally. and
you do not feel bound to the punctuality
! Imperative when you meet their royal
| Highnesses.
| Perhaps you have letters to write. and
| l may as well here remark that the
| postal arrangements are hrst-rate. There
| is a postoffice inside the house, which
| is also "A money order Office
| Three deliveries per day come In THAI
| way while mounted men meet the trains
| at Wolferton station. There is also teie-
| graphic communication with Central
| London, Kings Lynn, and Marlborough
| House. and telephone TO Wolferton sta
| ton. the stud farm, agents, baili6. etc.
The Princes morning room is a room
| plainly AID usefully fitted, and furnished
/ i'm light oak. There you Will see such
| batch Of correspondence that you will be
| inclined 20 wonder when IL will be got
| through. but the Prince Is a capital bust
| ness mar and nothing is lost sight Of.
If during your visit one Of the annual
| balls should take place you are most
| fortunate. There are three of them-the
| County" the Tenants. - and the Ser
| wants." the first, Of course. bringing the
| elite, but the two latter sometimes pre-
| sentng a curious mixture.
The tenants. ! may say. are allowed 10
| introduce a limited number Of friends,
| a privilege highly valued and much
sought after by the most remote acquain-
lance Of each and every tenant on the
estate.
A most wonderful display Of colors
distinguishes these Norfolkites, bright of
hue too. and more often than not danes
| of fifty got up In the style OF damsels
Of eighteen.
The dancing. too. is a study; country
| dances, reels and jigs following each
other In such quick succession that the
band In the gallery at the far end do
not have any too easy a time Of II.
| Through everything the same kindly in
terest is displayed by the royal host
and hostess; their interest never wanes
and their courtesy never flags, but every
one is noticed and made 10 feel as much
/ at ease as possible
! After The Prince has dispatched his
| necessary business. he generally takes his
/ visitors round to view the parks. gardens,
| model farm, stables, kennels, or whatever
! his Royal Highness thinks may interest
| them most
II YOU are an enthusiast In farming,
you will be immensely interested I'm the
Coz acres of land farmcd on scientific
principles. Every known improvement in
machinery, etc. is introduced. with re-
suits of as near perfection as possible
i'm crops.
he tramps through the fields i'm true
Norfolk garb Of tweed and CATERS. and
1t does not require much attention TO
find from his conversation that he quite
understands what he is talking about. so
it behooves one to rub up his weak
points in this direction.
The model dairy is a picture but here
the preference must be given 10 that
owned by the Princess. IL IS a Swiss
cottage containing five rooms. one Of
the five being very pretty tea-rOom.
and here her Royal Highness sometimes
favors her friends with the cup that
cheers" often, too, cutting bread, and
butter and cake with her own fair
hands.
Moreover. the same hands have often
made the butter that is used-as each Of
the ladies of the family IS skilled in dairy
management, and capable Of turning out
a good honest pat of creamy Norfolk
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