drosera-nepenthes: The Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria, is thirteen, and a clever bonny princess, t

drosera-nepenthes:

The Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria, is thirteen, and a clever bonny princess, the object of much affection, for her mother, the widowed Archduchess Stephanie, is wrapped up in her, and her grandfather, the Emperor of Austria, is devoted to her. She has been most thoroughly educated, and she is so naturally clever that she learns everything so easily. Her mother likes to take long walks in the mountainous districts of Austria, and she goes with her; often they sit down to rest under a tree and the Archduchess Elizabeth reads aloud to pass away the time. She is a good rider, and like her father, the late Prince Rudolph, she is fond of horses and dogs. About three years ago the Queen Regent of Spain sent her a team of lovely cream-coloured mules from Andalusia, a present which greatly charmed her. 

Atalanta 1897

Sissi’s granddaughter.