"et l e fivritator September 15, 1849 THE Queen and Prince Albert,
with their children, went on Thursday to Braemar, to witness a fate given by the Braemar Highland Society; at which there was a gathering of Highlanders in national costume, and a performance of Highland games. The chief proprietors in the district of Braemar are patrons of this society, the basis of which is a friendly association for the purposes of mutual relief in sickness ; and each year there is a meeting of the members, with public games. The Queen was present last year, and it being understood beforehand that she would be there this year, " an unprecedented assemblage " of the gentry was collected, and the clan-gathering was brilliant, though not very numerous. . . . The Queen arrived at about three o'clock, with Prince Albert and the children. She wore a white satin bonnet decked with tartan ribands, a dress with a Victoria tartan skirt and a blue velvet body, and a Royal Stuart shawl. She was noted to be in joyous spirits, and healthily embrowned by exposure to the sun. Prince Albert wore a Stuart tartan, and so did the young Princes; the Princesses displayed a repetition on infant scale of their mother's costume. The Queen shook hands and chatted affably with the Dutchess of Leeds, Lady Duff, and Mrs. Farquharson ; and the young people showed their gentle breeding to younger companions.
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