CHAPTER XXVI 198-205

Sinaia and its summer Court--Gay life in the Carpathians--Court ladies in national costume--Sinaia at various seasons--The monastery and the Queen’s room there; she decorates it with caricatures of society ladies--A fête at the monastery--King Edward at Sinaia--Lord Roberts a guest there--The Crown Prince’s residence--Princess Marie’s “cuib” or “Crusoe” amongst the trees--Her sister, the Grand Duchess of Hesse--Little Princess Ella--A merry party in the woods--A tragedy recalled.