New-York tribune., 1909-07-11

The debut Of princess is quite different from
that Of any other English girl She is not present
2 at court. Instead of making her courtesy shs
joins the royal procession and enters the throne
room in the wake Of the King and Queen taking
her place behind them the deis. When she
dances equerry informs the man who is TO be
her partner. and he, after dancing with her, i'm
medately leads her back to the dais again Al
the Princess Rlexandra's first ball, last month
King Edward led her out for the royal quadrille'
for to dance her first royal quadrille with her Is
an attention the King shows each princess as she
comes out
In bringing her daughters up 10 study hard and
live siunnIv the mother Of the Princesses Alexandra
and Maud has done as most royal mothers do. a
princess must know a great many things. and she
must have physique which will enable her to cope
with unendng duties and to discharge with smiling
ease tresome social responsibilities The destiny OF
a princess usually II 90 marry into foreign
court and whatever fairy tales the chronclers
may tell about love marriages the marriages are
arranged for of state OF course, love may
follow, and sometimes does; but whether 1t does
or not duties follow. knowledge of languages is
imperative. The Queen OF Spain, when she was
child rebelIed violently against what she called
'the different tiresome ways OF talking N the
world" She had learn the tiresOme ways, how
ever and did, so thoroughly that she talks huenty
now in Spanish, French, German and Italian Next
10 her musical ability-and to her bright and sunny
dispostion-her skill in languages Is q reason for
her great popularity with the Spanards. Much OF
the time OF the young Princess Victoria Eugenie
was spent with her grandmother, Queen Victoria
of England who believed in severe simplicity for
children, and her training therefore was conduct
ed with hrmness and her daily life very quiet
and uneventfui.
The Princess Of Wales. who always her
mothers companion, took an early and active part
I'm the charitable projects which were the Duchess
of Teck's great interest. The duchess had strong
ideas about child training, and while her children
were small made up her mind that they should
learn obedience attend their lessons and not fFe
quent many parties or keep late hours. which take
away so much Of the freshness of childhood and
the beauty and brightness Of girlhood." Now the
daughter of the Princess of Wales the little
Princess Mary is being brought up in the same
way. Every day for hour she sits by her
mothers side sewing knitting while her mother
does the same. and the articles turned out sent
to one of the needlework guilds. Queen Aiexan-
dra, too always had her daughters help her make
garments for the cottagers the Sandringham
tates. Each one had her own sewing machine. and
was instructed in scientific dressmaking. besides
her lessons In the little matters of French, Ger
man and Danish, art. music and all the other ac-
complishments, riding. skating, rowing cooking
and dairy work.
A comprehensive education is that which the
daughters of the Empress of Russia are receiving
In addition to the ordinary subjects they in
structed in French. German, English and Italian,
mathematics drawing. pedagogy and In wonder
ful needlework, such as is used In the ceremonies
OF the Greek Church.
One princess who doesn't mind studying is the
only daughter of the German Emperor. Like her
father, she is always athrst for information, and
has the HohenzOllern capacity for hard work.
From the time she gets out OF bed. at O'Clock
in the morning, until she retres, at g. she scarcely
has an idle moment. She speaks French and Eng
lish perfectly, Is very musical and has a mind
stored with cosmopolitan knowledge. For amuse-
ment she dances. plays tennis. skates and rides or
drives the fine pair of ponies which were given
her by the old Sultan of Turkey.