, ▁and ▁had ▁social ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁pat rons ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁were ▁establish ing ▁art ▁soci eties ▁and ▁building ▁their ▁own , ▁individual ▁art ▁collections . ▁She ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁society ▁of ▁L achine ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁move ▁to ▁Montreal ▁as ▁well , ▁which ▁was ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁her ▁presence ▁at ▁festiv ities ▁that ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ' ▁visit ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁A ▁local ▁newspaper ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁festiv ities ▁shortly ▁after ▁they ▁took ▁place , ▁stating ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁three ▁women ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁and ▁that ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁Hop kins ▁and ▁her ▁sister , ▁Miss ▁Be ech ey . ▁Hop kins ▁also ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁produce ▁some ▁sketch es ▁during ▁the ▁festiv ities , ▁which ▁she ▁later ▁developed ▁into ▁large ▁water col ours ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ) ▁for ▁h anging ▁at ▁W inds or ▁Castle . ▁ ▁Through out ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁Canada , ▁Hop kins ▁accompanied ▁her ▁husband ▁on ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁voy ages , ▁especially ▁after ▁Edward ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ' s ▁Montreal ▁department . ▁In ▁Montreal , ▁Hop kins ▁joined ▁Edward ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁t ours ▁of ▁ins pection ▁of ▁his ▁fur - tra de ▁posts , ▁which ▁stretch ed ▁from ▁the