New-York tribune., 1885-07-23
THE PRINCESS BEATRICE.

THE PRINCESS BEATRICE.
HER MARRIAGE TO TAKE PLACE TO-DAY.
CONGRATULATED IN VERSE BY TENNYsoN-To BE
MARRIED IN THE ISLE or WIGHT.
LONDON, July 22.-The wedding OF the
Princess Beatrice will take place tomorrow. In the Isle
of Wight. Newspapers to-day print short poem by
Tennys son to the Princess her coming marriage.
Princess Beairce's bridesmaids will be Princesses
Louise, Victoria and Maud Of Wales Prncesses Marie,
Victoria and Alexandra Of Edinburgh; Princesses
Irene and Alice Of Hesse, and Princesses Victoria
and Louise Of schleswg- -Holstein
The Queen ordered silver and bronze medals to be
struck commemorate the marriage. All the prepara
tions for the ceremony have been completed. The
Queen Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Batten
berg inspected the decorations Of the church yesterday
THE PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT.
SKETCHES OF THE PRINCESS BEATRICE AND
PRINCE HENRY.
BEATRICE MARY VICTORIA FEODORE, Prin-
cess OF Great Britain and ireland and Duchess OF Sax
ony member the Royal Order Of Victoria and Albert
First Class Lady of the Order of the Imperial crown OF
India and Of the Royal Red Cross. etc. member OF the
Russian Order Of St. Catherine and Dame Chevaere OF
st. John Of Jerusalem, win to-day be married IN the
parish church, whppinghaIn, Isle OF Wight to
HENRY MAURICE Prince of Battenberg, Lieutenant OF
the First Regiment Of Prussian Guards
The bride was born April L. 1887 the youngest child
OF Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Five days later
her father wrote thus his mOtbernaw the Duchess
of Kent your latest grandchild Is thriving famously
and ia prettier than babies usually are" fortnight
the Queen wrote to King Leopold "She Is to be
called Beatrice, fine old name borne by three OF the
Plantagenet princesses and her other names Will be
Mary (after poor Aunt Nary, Victoria (after
Mamma and vicky. who. with Fritz Wilhelm.
ha the and
Queens sister, Four years later the Prince Cousort
died. and the little Princess was the Ia
vorite child and the companion OF her widowed
mother In Of this her life has been largely
q secluded and ded with hard work Ruinor. prob
ably astray, has 1t that for many years she has
only the companion Dut the secretary nurse
and general factotum of the Queen, whose retired lire
and have made not the most agreeable
environments Nor has gossip hestated even 10 declare
that the Queen, not wishing to lose a good servant
would allow Beatrice to be married and when at
last the engagement announced there pretty
general sigh Of relief she is to be set free at last.
poor girl all this may be- the Princess never
has betrayed discomfort with her lot even though
much restrained from enjoying the society OF her favor
ite aud dolzed brother, the Prince OF Wales, and his
family She has devoted herself largely to study and
especially to music and the sciences. In
childhood she bewildered Dean Stanley with
her ptecociou mental ability and she has grown up to
be intellectually by far the most notable member OF her
family. few years ago she published richly
illustrated Birthday Book, which set the fashion In those
publications aud speedily became most popular
gift-books The Princess derived handsome profits
from sae which she devoted 10 charity she has often
taken part in popular movements OF charitable or edu
catonal nature, and her proud and cold Jhough hand
some face familiar to the British public There
a little talk about former love affairs
and matrimonial alliances arranged for her. IL was
said that secretly betrothcd to the illfated
priua lynpe rial lofE a
friendship existed between them. The Duke OF Baden
and Prince Thomas of Savoy brother Of the Queen oil
Italy sought her hand. but rejected. There was
her wedding Prince Louis OF Battcnbcrg. elder
brother OF the present bridegroom but he was married
more than year ago her niece the Princess Victoria
of Hesse. Then the report that the Queen
wished to marry her to Prince Louis Of Hcsse the
widower OF the Princess Alice and BeatrIce's own
brotherinaw but restrained by the Parliamentary
ce ised wife's sister This story was ended by the
'Kalominc affair" Finally engaged her TO Prince
Frederick William. Of tle late ex xLandgrave OF
Hesse that story proved TO be false when at
last Nrw-i Years time. the Qheen male In me Court
Circular the fcia announcement Of the engagement
The brideSroon born October 5. 1853 the fourth
child of Prince Alexander and Princess Julie OF BatteD
berg. Alexander IA an uncle OF the Grand Duke Louis
Maurice Won HaaeKs Minister Of War Of the KinsiOn
OF Poland before it's spolaton an was Mail o Honor
Alexander. The marriage between them was morga-
nac one and it, fruits were daughter and four sons
British Navy and, stated above is married toa niece
OF the Princess Beatrice The seconds Alexander l..
Prince OF Bulgaria The third Is the subject Of this
writing the fourth Francis Joseph. yet unmarried,
Is lieutenant In Prussan regiment. They all |
handsome, intelligent and amabe young men. Of
habits. and In all respectssave pecuniarily for
they richdecidey above the Of modern
European princes. Prince Henry has made bnself
known as an accomplished scholar aud man Of ambi-
tion and force OF character.
A brief notice OF the other members OF the Queens
family and their marriages will he devoid of interest
here The first child, Victoria. Princess Royal. was |
born November u. 1910, and married. January rs. |
1858 to Uuser Fritz" Crown Prince Of Germany The
second, Albert Edward, nce OF Wales. born |
November 1871 and married. March 10, 1868, To the
Princess Alexandrs OF Denmark. The third Alice, was
born April 25, l5i3 married July l. 1852 10 Louis
w., Grand Duke OF Hesse, and died December
ii. 1873. The fourth Alfred, Duke OF Ednburg was |
born August 1874 aud married January %, 1874 to
the Grand Duchess Mary OF Russia The nftn Helena.
was born May 25, 1s46 and married July 5, 1866. to
Prince Christian OF scheswg- Holstein. The sixth.
Louise born March lS. lSfS, and married March 81.
1871, to Jonn Marquis OF Lorns Tho scyenth Arthur;
Duse OF Connaught, born May 1880 aud married
March 13 1879, TO the Princess Louise Margaret Of
Prussia. The eighth Leopold. Duke OF Albany born
April T. 1853 married April 81, 1882. to the Princess
Helen wadeck and died March 70, 1854. The ninth
Is the Princess Beatrice.