"Royal Gossip," Chicago Tribune, Aug 20, 1876

"Royal Gossip," Chicago Tribune, Aug 20, 1876

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904

Gossip--Published

Travel Reports

Intimacy--As Source

New York Times

Citation of Different Periodical / Reprint

Gender Norms

In a reprint from the New York Times, Greenwood writes about the garden parties of the Princess of Wales. The report describes the royal family in terms of appearance and gestures, discusses who is sitting where, and mentions who Greenwood was meeting on her travels. It also stresses the Princess's ability to hide potential domestic tensions in the public arena.

Credit

Newspaper.com

Lippincott, Sara Jane (pseudonym: Grace Greenwood), 1832-1904

1876-08-20

Reference

[...] The Princess of Wales faced the prospect of the afternoon's wearying demands on her strength and spirit with the unvarying, sweet, serene smile which at times must be the most tiresome of all her duties. If all be not lovely in her private life, if such a life she may be said to have, her lovely face betrays no hint of tears or trouble; if even storms visit that exalted domestic sphere, no faintest cloud lingers about her when she emerges into the common world. Opposite the august father and mother sat the young Princes, frank healthy, joyous-looking little lads in sailor dress. [...]

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