AN AGREEABLE ROYAL PAIR.
King Humbert is quite nervous in manner, and takes off bis bat as though doubtful whether to toss it to the crown, throw it on the floor of the carriage, or keep it on his head. I think the last would suit him best. He smiles, o£ course; that he must do—but such a smile! It is tho mere turning up of the corners of the mouth, and seems to say, "Confound the mob ! I'ji tired, if I am a king, and shall not break my neck nodding." The Queen is simplicity itself. Her manners, however, approach nearer my idea of queenliness than ever I expected to find. I see her often. She is always simply dressed, generally in black silk.
. or satin, with sealskin sacque and seal/skin broad-rimmed hat. She makes 4/T* no display of jewellery, So far as dress goes, she is just like every other woman in comfortable circumstances. Indeed, she makes no effort to lie different. Her manner says plainly, " Circumstances have made me a Queen, but, after all, I am only a woman—no worse nor better than you."
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1700, 2 June 1884, Page 3
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187AN AGREEABLE ROYAL PAIR. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1700, 2 June 1884, Page 3
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