, 1879-05-15

EnlnE MI nrniltlu Tho head, and MaHo
# so ~ ;f to FS' ocs s;sS wSr s'fy Il. young u yn!si III
rccelves rs a present from her betrn:lMt'. n'd
which Rho PLACES OIL hut head 'wi,ati sl'c IL 4
rralMltHothcr. ntl1ltre the c9'nforIabie tneans
OF thrse farmers, whs offer scsl colllurcs to 'iio
!lc temperament Of these womct!, wtlo carry so
lIuhtly such weight around their heads.
As ttts sunday, all shops arc closed, savc sonln
stationery -atorca, where tho portraits Ut tho
x a pss s ss Is sS u s ss % asas ss
prevented tie nrogrcss;pt the 'nnrringe.fe.cs.
Primes Henry. who .ll4d III l,fs h'th year, was,
II We n!ny judge from Ills portraits. q largo aud
lat.1sosno 'nao. well preserved, ana of an a. *. +
orr tniacrable humanity ID not worth ,llt,cl,
Wien nc sec those prcscntug s,tch robust All
penranco stricsen and carried away by dcath !"
'S% hrqs as1s i bpsies In til, unexpected death et
freaks Of destiny, Prncu Henry of tllr Pays
Bas, brother Of tlc present King, decided lnat
year, after bu!ng wLlo*cr vcry short period,
10 n,arry ,aRal,,. lIo found Aancsa IN the
ing 10 ii. vnn bismarck. Tilc Chancellor Ind
bren cntlcavurimu tuf . long time to w!u shih
bruthcr of TIN King Of Holland oyer tn German
politics, Ntll the asllnnre Of the Prince with thu
daughter Of Prince Frederic Chnrlcs tlltght lo
considered as Ii fornlal dedication to prussfan
politics.
'rhe marriage vas surrounded by great cclat,
and the German officers received orders 10 pro-
claim or al oesaslnns ts bubble at,i private
ists STRAINED tl,c potus littlo In opposing tl.o
Prlucu to hls brother, t,r King, Ii Nil pnr:icu-
lars. They Ind lllc wAut OK int " inslnuate
that tflls marriage cleyatct prlncc Henry above
lila bso!'yr IN socihl Mint Of vies, Us the iat.
ter. despite Ills wlIitu hatr, ranked atIlunC the
Don Junns o! the high I'ceruge.
Tile King was sonlGWhat plgucd lk tllpsc com.
paris0ns, and dGsire1 to prove Tint he also was
rapnbIu Of giving to tue people OF Holland a
showing hintke1f as good IL husband as bis
brother, provided Its tiancce was very young
un.i pr1tty. 49,. 49,
Apnrt from parado1cs, 1t Is certain that 70 tho
nar1nge;,fctcs Of his braihrr King William
III. ovid tie !tlca Of entering into second
marriage. Germany has always a number Of
l'rinccsscs in reserve. whose fortunes arc not
great, but Who're nobility ranks vory high, and
who ase educated III conformity to all lhe de-
Mnin1s Of Royal marriage.
The Crown Of Pays-l'as Is, In fact, Jewel Of
great value: md, when ono has lived in u little
place of 50O0 or 10,U0U inhabitants, whero the
prinecy chateau ts the only house In soillo meas
urc llab!table, the Court Of Ia Hayc, very ele-
giant md luxurious with its fttes ntld balls, Ap-
pears an enticlng paradise.
King william Ind only to choose. lie decided
rs lover, perhaps, to takc Youngest and most
modest of the Prtnccsses WHO wero offered to
hlttls
The rrinclpality Of Wa1dcck Is the most In
Significant OF ill the Stntcs Of the German En-.
p!re,-ita Capital. Aroiseu, containing but 6Vd
moi. But tho daughter Of the sovereign vi
this estate was 10 years oil, and King William
was &c: anl, while older than his brother, tho
Prince, hc married. u younger Indy thun tic
latter.
As The two bfothcrs wera devoted to each
otler, ftwRs resolved tl,at Prince Henry should
assist at tho cclabrasIon Ut thu botsoihal; but
Illness prevented him paying hts homage to this
young and hutds0,nu sls.er-n-law. Tho I'd OF
january he wns Obliged to ro,,tlno hmself to
bed, instead of go!nK 10 AroIsen.
Is tlere nut so1ncthlnE pniin0us fn tho dcattl
OF this Pssnce-HhD was the Indirect causc OF
the marriage OF his bro,l,er-just at the moment
thu utarsiuge WIS tonsuMInateu!