Cañon City record., 1900-08-23
PRINCESS OF WALES.

PRINCESS OF WALES,
SWEET AND GRACIOUS WAYS or
ENoLAND's NEXT oUREN
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F.ir-Pesssssss Exfraorda.s<y Ulsvs-
The future Queen Of England. ths
Princess Of Wales. il the sub1set Of m
interesting article in ths June Ccsmo-
politan by that well-vsrsed writer OF
European royalty and Eobiiity. ths
Marquise d Fontenoy. Thsrs ara
many women in English society. says
the writer. who are Infinitely moro
beautiful. whose figures conform far
more closely to the ideals Of. the artist
and who posssss q greater degree Of
brilliancy. Of dash and Wit than the
Princess Of Wales Yet whsrevsr Eng
lands future Queen appears. not only
does she become the cynosurs Of all
eyes. but more than that the loveliness
OF every other woman present seems In
some way to pale: this, too, In SPITE
OF the fact that she y . grandmother
OF SIX little ones and IL nearer % ysars
OF age than 50. Trus. she rsaains
amazingly youthful in appearances,
thanks not 20 much to those vulgar de-
vices known as making up" a. to
those judicious cares that are entirely
legitimate FOR instance, daily mas
sage with cold cream hAs bsen en-
ployed to help nature In warding on
wrinkles from her fair facs. while the
elasticity and elegance Of the figure
has been retained BY menas of exer-
eire and moderation in diet to the same
phenomenal degree n in the case OF
the late Empress of Austria at the tins
of her assassination The hair Ii
dressed in precisely the same quiet and
Characteristic manner ~ Is ysars ago.
The head retains the sams dainty
poise on neck 20 graceful that II con-
veys the impression Of q slender stock
supporting a flower. vhils the eyes A.
suredly have neither dimmed nor
changed. flashing n In days Of yors
with fun and mischief. or else sweetIy
appealing in that sort Of pathetic man
ner peculiar to people Who are hard Of
hearing.
Her Sweet aad Gr.eaeus Ma..s.
But it Is not this that makes the
princess 20 fascinating-thGt renders
her so much more attractive than wom-
en- Of immeasurably superior beauty.
Nor can 1t be described a. magnetism
For magnetism implies something that
is violent. and against which one would
be inclined to resist But IT ID the
sweet. gracious and kindly manner
that converts every man that sets eyes
upon her int her sworn admirer. and
that even disarms the jealousy OF vom-
en-. Transforming them into her devoted
friends
It has sometimes besn alleged that
the Princess Of Wales il dsAeient in
This censure II smphatieaiiy nothing
less than q piece Of Islander. True. she
II not intellectual In the sense ot hsr
sister-in-law. Empress Frederick. and
It h dimcult to imagine her In ths role
Of . politician. But sines hsr mar
riage. sevsn-And-fhirty years ago. She
has lived almost unceasingly exposed
10 that fun glare Of publicity which
beats about thrones. occupying. b.
reason Of the ssclusion Of the Qussa.
the role of ths nrst lady In the land. at
any rate in . social sense. And
throughout that entire period she has
not made . single mietaksL 6hs has
known In her own friendly and calm
manner al the people whom II vas
she should know. gAs hAs
stssred clear q all those aoauaintaness
which might have sivsa rise 70 IN
natured comment She has
NsvsR Lest 1sr HssA
never rendered herself guilty OF any
thing that eoald be construed a. par
taking Of the nature Of fanx pas. has
by means Of the atmosphere Of ideal
refinement which she sssas TO difuss
around her. kept within bounds tAs
Of modern society 70 sxuhs-
rance and vulsarity. and. perfect In
tact. has presented through her mar
ried life . picture Of most unruMeA do
nestle happiness. Finally. in an aSs
where calumny Il 20 rife and all-prsv-
alent that not even an angel descend
ed from heaven would be permittsl -
retain the celestial garments unsullisd
and the wfnss unrufned. NO breath a
scandal has ever tarnished. even for .
neeting moment. the fair name Of Bas-
lands future queen Surely. when oas
considers all the temptations Of oas
kind and another to which q woman
In ths position Of the Princes Of wales
Is exposed. every one intsnt on aattsr-
ing her. and many endeavoring In vain
to poison her mind against those when
they wish to oust from her favor, the
fact that abe could be without q sinsas
in her record indicates that,
far from being = dull or foolish psr-
son. she must indeed BE- possesssd Of
cleverness-ths most -
lightful contrast that It 10 possible to
to hsr immediate predecessor
as Princess OF Wales. the infamous.
and above all the appailingiy gross Aad
vulgar, consort Of King George ~.
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