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Show Home Life Among ILoyaltjr. Life at Sandrin.haiu is very oimpte. The prince breakfasts with his Fnng and any male 111 'inb-Ts of 1 roy.J family who limy be there; u.: princess b.'t-.ikfasts in her p:ivate apartment, while the yomi: prmcKes bivak th-.-;. fast in an old fashioued room still known as tlie schoolroom. When this meal is over they come down to say good morning to their father, and are usually accompanied by a group of pet dogs. The gentlemen go out shooting or riding, while the ladies in tlie bonse amuse themselves with books and papers, pa-pers, and, later in the day, are joined by the princess. Luncheon brings all together, and this informal meal is, when the Beason will permit, Berved in a tent put up in the woods near where the mighty hunters hunt-ers are. The princess leads tlie procession, proces-sion, going to this in a smart yellow cart drawn by the plumpest of ponies, driving herself and one of her lady guests. She is, by the by, an extremely extreme-ly good whip. Luncheon over, the ladies return to Bandringham house, everybody meeting again at 5 o'clock tea, and dinner being served in the dining room at half-past 8 o'clock. The prince and princess dine with their guests, tlie princess sitting in the center of one side of the table, while the prince is exactly opposite. "When dessert is served a piper plays the bagpipes bag-pipes in the corridor outside, in veritable verit-able Highland style that ie, paeing backward and forward. Lady Elizabeth Eliza-beth Hilary in Ladies' Home Journal. |