The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-31
A Queen Of Hearts.

WHICH WAS 50 suspicious Il year IOf the
young colonies in America, gave also
to Germany beautiful child, whose
future career as noble queen, de-
voted wife, and a suffering, heart
broken witness of the misfortunes of
her country, which she could not alle-
viate, has made her deifed presence
in the hearts of the Germanpeople. On
the 10th of March, 1875, says the Ber-
lin correspondent of The Cincinnati
Gazette, just 100 years after the birth
of this remarkable woman, whose
Christian character, whose loneliness
and grace, and whose heroic fortitude
and tender heart, after forced fight
before the French soldiers, amid the
SHOWS Of winter, and the sickness and
death Of her children, amid the suffer-
ing and privations Of her brave SOL
diers, still remained the inspiration
and hope, of the defeated army, who
presented herself before Napoleon with
fearful eyes, and, on Bonded knees,
begged for a more favorable treaty for
her people-this people celebrated this
anniversary with hearts overlooking
with love and praise. They have not
only paid respect to her memory by
endowing new works of charity in her
name, by valuable gifts and donations
to those she founded herself, but they
had taken occasion to express anew
their love and confidence in their VEN
cradle sovereign, her son, of whom she
wrote description to her father of
her children: ''Our son Wilhelm, if
am not deceived, will be like his faith
er. plain, honest, and judicious, resem-
bling him also the most in person, but
not so handsome The little room
she occupied in the corner of the pres
ent palace of the crown prince was gar
landed with flowers and hung with
banners. All day stream of people
poured down the Linden, and raised
their hats reverently before the VIM
dow. The emperor, touched by the
respect shown to his idolized mother,
came repeatedly to the window and
bowed to his subjects, who received
him with loud cheers of ''Long live
our brave EMPEROR
In the mauSOleum at CharlOttenberg,
where rests the exquisite marble statue
of the beautiful queen, executed by
Ranch, services were held in the morn
ing, at which the emperor and whole
court, and all the princely guests, who
had come from far and near to cele-
brate the day, were present. The Luz
isen Island in the Thuigarten, the
queens favorite resort, was converted
into an island of fragrant flowers. The
hyacinths, lilies Of the valley, sweet
scented violets, and heliotrope per-
fumed the air for many squares dis
tant, while the azalias, camelias,
broad-leaved palm, and trembling
maiden-breath ferns gave the tiny
island the appearance Of fairy land.
The narrow stream around was filled
with, floating mounds of flowers, and
gondola, in imitation of the one in
which the queen set herself over on
the island, was formed Of green plants
and loaded with beautiful flowers. For
many days this fairy island was the
Mecca of the Berliners. The serpent
inc walks on either side passing over
the rough bridge lead to the fine statue
of Frederic William the Ill., by Deake.
Somewhat earlier than usual, in honor
OF the day, the winter covering had
been removed from this fine work of
art, and the king, who is represented
holding in his hand portrait of his
beautiful wife, was garlanded with
wreaths of laurel, while the fancy
beds in the charming grounds around
were brilliant with gorgeous tulips
brought fresh from their warm winter
quarters, and who seemed to look down
with contempt on the modest crocus
just pushing her snowy bud through
the moist soil.
The Berlin public in these days was
a sight worth seeing. I No carriage
would roll it's titled owner up to his
temple of love and honor. Prince and
plebean alike come on foot and offered
their homage. Gray-haired heroes,
hung with orders, who had seen her