- It is noted that of course no one else in the land has golden hair.
- Both kings are brutish to the Princess.
- Evidently her betrothed does not know her very well, has only seen her a couple of times if he's not sure it's her.
- Her way of putting little objects in his soup is strange.
- She notes at every meeting that he throws his boots at her head. It seems she's determined to draw his complete attention and show him her power.
- All the same, she is obviously seeking his protections only. She's aware of his ill-treatment of her as a servant.
- His "love" for her is forceful and brutish.
I finished Marion Harland's guide tonight and I wonder ceaselessly at two things. 1. She is so down on America! Even more than I am. She complains of things in which I am so well-steeped I could not see them for what they were. In particular, American style and cookery. It is true that our food, which we count as so much more generous in portion than the overseas counterpart, is as coarse and indecorous as it is plentiful, but as an American woman I cast up my hands and declare I would rather spend my time on something else. She makes an interesting point about American women's fashions. In France women wear what looks good on them, and in America women wears what comes off the manufacturing line in the latest style. It is very conformist, and I have to admit I feel it in myself, for I would be embarrassed to wear something that is "out" even if it flattered me better. 2. Harland's other point I feel clearly from last night's experiences. I looked in my journ...