HOW A PRINCESS LIVES.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 10 August 1881, Page 2

HOW A PRINCESS LIVES.

The position of the Priucess of Wales is too exalted a one to permit of much social enjoyment, yet bas not the splendid potentialities of reigning royality. The Princess, too is pecu* lairly unostentatious, and evidently feels the tnnguificent loneliness of her position acutely. To be young and beautiful and idolised, and yet to be shut our from most forms to social amusement, can be by no means delightful. Yet there are of course very few houses, even among those of the highest nobility, to which the Princess of Wales can go as an invited guest. But, when she does go an awful state hedges her round. She is passionately food of iancing, yet no gentleman can ask her to dance. She it is who singles out the personage whom she desires as a partner, and, when she stands up to dance all dancers must sit down. After circling around the room some half«a~dozen times, she pauses and sits down bq rest, and then the remainder of the waltzers may take a turn, but as soon as she stands up again they must stop, This solitary Grand Lama kind of performance cannot be very amusing to his kindly gentle, am ; able lady. She is, lam told, a most accomplished dancer, despite her Blight lameness. But, of all the recreations of her life, ehe most enjoys driving in the park. In her little victoria, with her dame de depagine besides her, she is free to enjoy the testimonials of affection and enthusiasm that meet her everywhere and no one that sees the gracious smile aud how well she returns every salutation can doubt her delight at her own popularity — American paper.