The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-02
Princess Daymar-A Sketch Of the New
Empress OF All the Russians.

The Princess Dagmar. as the Empress
is still called in The land of her birth.
grew up with her sister Alexandra. now
the Princess of Wales, Ut the Danish
Court with very moderate surroundings.
The Queen was IN excellent mother
and sought to develop in her daughters
the woman rather than the Princess. II
used to he said ut the capital that the
Princcsses were made TO help in making
! their own dresses, and that the furni-
ture in their common bedroom was
covered with inexpensive calico. A
story of the naive admiration expressed
by Princess Dagmar on being shown
the wedding trouSseau OF one of the
noble ladies at Court, and her Ion ling
wonder whether she would ever herself
own ..such handsome things" was tod
with a touch of sympathetic pride by
the people Of Copenhagen. with whom
the two Processes were great favoritcs.
Dagmar had won her way deepest into
the peoples heart, however. Her
sweet disposition, the winning grace
of her manner, and the Iersect
freedom with which she. Ike
her sisters (and indeed the whole royal
tamily), moved among all classes Of the
people were well calculated To gain for
her an affection that followed her to
her new home. and found expression at
her wedding in q score OF ways that
touched the heart of the Princess pro-
foundly. At every subsequent appear
ance at her fathers cOurt she was re-
ceived by the people with an enthusiasm
that even embraced her husband. de-
spite the rumOrs of his sinister charac-
ter and violent temper that from the
beginning had threatened TO make the
match an unpopular one. The Care
witch apparently took kindly to this
popularity, and when at Copenhagen.
mingled freely with the populace. His
bluff. soldierly way Dol found favor,
! and when Dagmar's children. in little
killed suits and with dark hair chang
ed" over their foreheads, began to be
seer about the park at Fredensborg.
'grandpapa's' summer palace, the
reconciliation TO the foreigner was com
plete.
One of the causes that contributed TO
| the popularity of the Princess Dagmar
was. perhaps, her lame. Her father
had wisely given to all his children. ex-
cept Alexandra. cd. historical Danish
names, identified with the past of the
Nation. Frederick Christian, Naldc-
mar and Thyra are all names that hold
a high place in Danish history and live
in its songs and traditions. But OF all
the Nations great names none is dearer
to the heart of the Danish people than
that of Dagmar. the Queen of the victo-
rious VaIdemar, and the friend OF the
needy and oppressed throughout the
land. whose goodness was SO great that
on her untimcly death bed, according to
tradition, no greater sin weighed upon
her conscience than s'sewing alacc sleeve
on Sunday" The people of Copenhagen
among whom the Princess Daginar
moved liked TO compare her virtues
with those os the beloved Queen. and
at her departure for her Russian home
the fervent wish followed her that she
would prove IN truth a veritable
Dagmar "a ..Harbinger Of day" to the
unhappy people whose Empress she
was some day to become. The Princess
| Dacmar was not n handsome child, her
features being clumsy though pleasing;
but she grew into n beautiful woman.
like her sister Alexandra In every print
shop in Copenhagen pictures of her
and husband, with their children. are
for sale. The children have little Of
their mothers looks. but bear a strong
resemblance to their father. IN. y.
Tribune.