PARS ABOUT PRINCES AND PRINCESSES.

Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 47, 13 July 1908, Page 2

PARS ABOUT PRINCES AND PRINCESSES.

PRINCESS WITHOUT A SHILLING Princess Victoria some time ago found herself in rather a curious predicament. Escorted by an intimate lady friend, she determined to go to a picture-gallery one morning. They were out for a walk, it is said, and seeing the boards announcing the exhibition, they thought it would bo amusing to go in like the ordinary public. They reached the gallery and got into the vesthbule before they realised that there was not a purse among the two of them. The gatekeeper saw the ladies suddenly stop, but he did not recognise them ; and the Princess would neither allow her friend to disclose her identity. So it was explained to the attendant that one of the ladies would wait until the other hurried back for some money. This ho agreed to, and she hastened away, leaving the Princess sitting humbly on an otUxxian in the hall. There she sat until the hansom brought the lady back from Marlborough House with the shillings, and doubtless a mild parental wigging. PRINCE'S ESCAPADE. An amusing little story is told of Prince Edward of Wales. It came into his little royal head a few weeks ago to come to London from Frogmore by himself for the day, an intention he kept a profound secret. When outside the gates of Frogmore he hailed a cab and arrived at the station in, good time to catch the train for London. So far all wont well, but when ho reached Paddington Station a footman in the royal scarlet livery advanced bareheaded and informed His Royal Highness that a royal carriage was waiting for him, and that lunch was ready for him at Marlborough House, where a telegram had been addressed to him. Amazement fell upon the young Prince, who was too astonished at being found out to do anything but meekly follow the tall footman who led the way. The telegram which greeted him was from h.s mother, commanding him to remain at Marlborough House until the arrival of his tutor, who would take him back to Frogmore. It is said that the young Prince is not likely to repeat his escapade for some time. A FAD OF PRINCESSES. Princesses are for some reason or other all possessed of the curious passion of keeping an album in which certain curious questions are asked which they require their guests to answer on the spur of the moment. The Queen of Greece has one of these which has been signed by a large number of monarchs and members of royal families. The first question is the following “What kind of people do you find the most disagreeable ?" To this difficult question the King, her husband, replied “The most disagreeable people are those who, while skaking your hand in the most cordial manner, say to you with the greatest gravity, 'Good heavens, how you have aged.' " The Duke of Connaught replied “The most disagreeable man is he of whom you have borrowed money and who asks you to return it." The late Duke of Cambridge gave the following answer :—“The most disagreeable person is he or she who at a theatrical performance or a concert sucks candy or eats oranges." The Crown Pripcess of Sweden, who is a real psychologist, writes : —“The most disagreeable woman is the one who in talking of one of her friends say, ‘that poor Mme. So-and-so.’ "—"London Chat.”