, 1879-01-17
CYPRESS AND MYRTLE.
Itoyaf Deaths and Royal Marriages Tread
ON One Anutliera Heels.
Nx.t Earl 1ltdrfd

.Hyr rork tlinrtd.
The marrta9e.fcast and the fnDern1 bakett-
meats follow eacf, other With strange rapiity "f
late in the Royal households Of Europe. The
wedding Of ths Princess Thyra OF Denmark re-
called that OF tte late Grand Duchess Of ,icssc,
which was celebrated under the shadow Of the
death ol the Princn Consork OF England. her
father. II was noted At the time Of the Grand
Ducless' wedding, by tl's way. as Of cvfl omen
Tint Queen Victoria refused To dof1 her wccda
even to brighten tht marriage OF her farorIte
siunq1,tcr. And now, within week frotl TIE
weluInz~day uf bis brother, King William III.
ot Holland, Prince ilenry ot tho Netherlands
has died. leaving his uwn bride Of less than
| year widow, 10 dsrken With thc gloom OF her
bereavement the approaching nuptlala u her
sistcr, The csrothct! bride Of Il. II. II. the Duke
| Of ConNlupht.
Prince Henry Of the Netherlands vas born at
socstlyk, June II, ISM liz wns tho youngest
owna, H. daughter OF Inc Eupc1or Paul OF Russia.
For many yeasa Prince Henry ndmuktcFcd thu
Dughy of 1-uxcnburG will! great SUCCESS, and
lie held The high o'fl'e of 1.c,stcnant-Admiral
commanding the Dutch navy, aswelI rs . high
numtnal rink In tile navy Vi kussIa. lie WIS
the most popular ptince q tho House of Or.
ahgc, md At the inauguration Of t!c lathus VI
suez Canal hc represented HOLLAND with great
Princess Amelia 0f saxe. Wcinhr-E -Etsenath. THIS
ladv dcd!clhldless, Atay l, 1871: and tn August
ot less year Prince 1ienrs was married With
the EI,cd Pr;nyt,r Frederic Charles OF Prussia.
For soma time past Prince Henry has bceu
looked uGon i; ,;sm the here s, of n. H. 1 pn's
Orange. bcinr u notorious proalgase wao rnrcly
visits Holland ut all: ut1 lis sccond sou, Prince
Alexander, pcrson Of delicate health and IN.
s9 1nrs e,ry aaae on IN: @ 10
SECOND marriage, MIL Il was chiefly OIL account
Of Prince Nenry's SECOND marriage that hls
brother, King William, determined to be mar
Henry, therefore. will greatly, enhance the in-
lcycst takcn by the people Ut Holland In tile new
Queen ttlat King William l,as giyeu tflcn. For
every tna1,, woman, mud child In Holland knows
Dntcll ttrpue tnny mean tho ahnihtatlon OF s'lc
ancient independence Of the Dutch people. nnd
tho absorption VI the fertile provinces aud the
fine harlort nf the Low Countries into the
gigantic Euupirc which tho Prince Of B!O>d oilu
lrnu Is building up SO ssernly In Central Eu-
The new Queen OF Holland, Queen Emms,-
Or, u give les nano in full. A'lelais!c Ern'na
Wi!llel.nlna rE,ercsn,-Is Just turned of ~, nav
ln1 bcc,I lNrn OIL the atth of Au1nst 1858
llcr owu se1 will be pleased ~ know tint She
Ia Of medium stature and nLccly.turncd figure,
With animated features, a fnu complexion, q
tfcst, a.,I laughing mouth, aud m abundance Of
chestnut ll1ir, which she wcfrn In waves down
OH het fozcl," nd. She Is delightfully."-. short.
sighted, anu Inns tn make as tt,i: USE 81 hual.
,lcss-ltkc est-gIass Us II .hc lad hscn born oi,
I,cacon Hill, Boston. This quality--it must
t1ok bo called dclrct-is Inherited frou, her
mother, The lrlneess 1lclcn, daughter Of tho lats
William DUKE 81 Easaall, n1,ee one Hf tue most
beautiful, stately, nnd gracious women Of der:
many, but fur some ycars past r1nilrn,ed
invalid, wiu never leaves her led stll In ths
evening, uhd then las 10 be borne through the
cllair. On this nrro,nt the new Quccn's lifc
Inns hccn very quiet nne. Her father. Prince
ticorgc Victor oi Wahleck.rrymont. Count 81
| Kappol.trit, Lord Of liot,cnegk and Ncrolsce;!
by t,is 67, n. subjects. The pritrcsa Emna Il
tic third OF l4s ttx children, five of whom arc
. daughters. She Ia the second to make . iloya
| marriage; her !minctl{Ato scllibs, the fslnetaf
I Marie, was married two Sears aNo 10 l'rll.ce
| william OF Wurtchibcrg, Thu couhfn 1nd htlf
apparent Of King Charles l. Tho Princes q
Wasdeck-pyrn,ent arc a1nong tho tt'*t nteirnl
: rr!9nipg soycrcuns VI ticrmany, wlillo on bel
mo,i.tr'K sIle Tie young Quee, y allied 70 .eI
h.,sua1.i's ilussr.oits House of Suseau WHICH
having ita origin somewl,rrc at.ont 9ld, bra 1cfl
j I'd off into two lines In l1I5. Tht king Of ltnl
land il lie ,cat oi lhr younger hrn,,ch and It.
estates of tlu elder Grunrli o. Wnirnni wtre IN
; rospuraltA with Prussia In 1906. Tie Prnva q
, Wallrrk- ryr,nont rcta!nd ,ltcrrly nominal
I power IN his rIiu:tpaIity,, whielL, under 'he
I Arolien, lis little wa'dcck Capital, is a .lca
| little Town UI .,1Ju souls, un IHo Aufs 1pou
thrre hours by post-ruau from hcheElcll, th'
i nearest 4tsttni, III tho Cassel Railway. Thu
country arO,Inu Is soter us.u not aycrcrttle; art
i tho Ilt'r Cnpltnl IL nent. quilt, auQ slceptat
comfortable. The raatie y ans one, thonsl
not a.chitcpturaify lrrtentloaa. There nru tw'
1ar.u brick buildings !ortnin. denl-luno ah'
! the cntra..cc to tho first ctmrt; fro,n this, OF
y the left, between two massive granite tower
:. coycsrl with tvy and o;rnplrd t.y the Prassia
= guard. bridge. replacing the n'd dtawbH,gc
lads to the Court ut liuor, OIL The three al'lt
OF wf,,ct, arr The buildings lortntng tho cast
II uro.pr. Along the wings run ,potti"os, ~hte
nre eloscd with glass doors tu shs winter. Th
facade Ut tic ee,,iruI building, WHICH IL ni1ic
i ulIcr than the wiuts, bears tho OLD csc1ltGheU
. al tl,c Wu!cr;;s, WIN claim dc.ernt froMl VIII
l. kini, surnountri b. a closed crown. The Gu
I. tru,,ee here ts tn superb hull, FROM Which
Il really grand stairway rond,,ris tn the oparl
# | mcu,s Of lnllor which wero otrtlpied ny II
:. King Of liulln,lh turIue tliA recent visits. tn
Il dining alt a,nl salons aud the apartments Of I'll
family asc 81, tho right wing, 1as'king tut o.,
T. beautiful English sWarl bounded by pretty llssl
. plantations.
= HENRY NJ. STANLEY
Pa sEtns