The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-05
HARDSHiPS OF REAL PRiN
CES AND PRlNCESSES.

Many children think It would be nice
thing to be prince or princess. Bat in
truth il Is only in story books that royal
children have such delightful times.
In real life they generally are brought
up under the strictcst discipline, sur
rounded at all times by governors aud
tutors; and they must conduct themselves
according TO a set Of rules and regula-
lions, which TO healthy children must be
most aggrAvating and annoying.
The Princess Elizabeth, daughter Of the
Queen Of Bohemia, has left in her letters
an account Of the manner in which she
was obliged to approach the dinner table
~hen she and her brothers and sisters
we're receiving their education in Holland.
The children had their dinner at n
o'clock. The boys catered the diningroom
frsi. and formed in a line while their
teachers and gentle men in waiting"
lined up behind them. Then came in the
little princess.
Each princess, as she entered the room,
made deep curteey 20 her brothers, to
which they responded with io~ bow.
Then the princess curtseyed again to the
sehooimssters and others behind the
princes. but not 50 low as 10 her brothers
She then vent around the table and stood
opposite her brothers aud gave them an
other curtesy, very low. Turning to her
governess, she again curtscyed slightly.
The governcss made : low curtcsy in
return.
The princess nov took Of her gloves
which she vas required to wear - hen she
entered the diaing room, and handed then
10 an attendant with another curtesy
Having done this, she cuFtseyed 20 hel
brothers, and a man came TO her with Q
basin OF water, tn which she washed hci
hands, dropping the holder Of the basit
a curtesy for bic pains.
Afer grace Was said, all standing mean.
time, the princess made another curtcs,
aud a ninth aud final one just a. she tool
her seat at the table.
Each princess had 20 60 through thi,
ceremony as she came into dinner, an,
a. there are Ave OF them, il took som,
time 10 get the children all seated at th,
table.
The little princess, OF course, had TO re
spond gravely with low bow 10 ever,
eursesy that their sisters made to them
aud they stood in line bobbing their head
until all the girls were seated. So il va
half an hour after the sharp appetiies o
the children and the hands OF the cas;l
clock had announced the dinner hour he
tore the children we're actually eating
The boys were allowed TO have foa
hours = day for exercise and play: all IN
rest Of the time, when they we're not eat
ing or sleeping, they were studying Law
history, mathematics, languages and the
ology.
The girls we're allowed to have scarcel
any time tor play. but when not at thei
lessons they were engaged in their sewin
and embroidery.
Their food was plain aud llnited d
quantity, and they knew each day wha
: they we're 10 have 60 eat, for every Mon
dag they had the sane dishes, the sam
every Tuesday, and so on.
They attended morning and evenin
: prayers, and listened TO short serms
every dsy.
On Sunday after church they had I
I cit down and write out as much as the
could remember Of the sermon they ha
heard, aud twice week learned minis
tiers OF college professors lectared TO "a
children while they we're at dinner.
The children did not have very ga
time Of il ON the whole and freauenfl
} used to envy the Children Of the peasant
around the castle. who had rag doll
made mud pies, aud were allowed any q
mount Ct time for play.
Being prince or princess Is very We
7 IN some ways, but there is little fun in 4
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