Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-28
MARRYING A PRINCE.
Stories OF the Courtship and Wedding Of
Albert Edward of Wales.

Stories OF the Courtship and Wedding OF
Albert Edward OF Wales.
Two stories are related on creditablA
authority of the manner in which the
heir apparent to the throne of England
first heard of the charms Of the prince
of De7mark's daughter; and both Of
them form pretty incidents in the pro-
logue of what is regarded as the most
charming royal romance In modern
times 81. r. 81. Albert Edward CHANGED,
80 it is said, to be Willing away part Of
long summer afternoon with two or
three oongenial spirits, young men of
rank and position near enough to his
own to make even discussions on do
nestle questions possible, and the mat
rimonial outlook for one of the party
was brought up. Col. - drew from
his pocket a photograph, as he sup
posed, OF his fancee to show it
proudly to his companions. But in
stead of Lady IS likeness there ap-
peared rather poorly taken carte de
visite OF the most charming girl the
princes eyes had ever rested upon-a
girl wearing simple little white gown
and loose white jacket, with black
velvet ribbon circling her throat, and
her hair smoothed back from her brow,
leaving the beautiful young face to be
admired for itself alone The eyes and
lips seemed to be smiling at the prince,
who gazed at the picture, demanding to
know who in the world this lovely
Country girl" might be. "The daugh-
ter Of the prince Of Denmark" was the
answer. and, naturally enough, the
carte de vislte changed owners. 81. R.
II. showed 1t that evening to q conf
dental friend-one who knew of the
matrimonial designs of the queen for
the prince Of Wales, bride from one
OF the well-known German houses hav-
ing been selected. The quaint little
photograph had not left the princes
keeping when few days later he again,
and quite by chance, encountered at
the house of a certain duchess the same
noble young face, this time exquisitely
painted in miniature, the property of a
lady who had just returned from Den
mark.
Never, so it is said, since the days of
Queen Elizabeth, had there been any
thing so sumptuous as the preparations
for the progress Of this royal bride from
Gravesend to London, thence on to
Windsor Castle. It seemed as though
the whole nation had swarmed into pub
lie view, so crowded were the thorough
fares, the countryside and the shores
which greeted the eyes of the Danish
girl, whose new dignity seemed to have
acquired something positively spec
tacular In the splendor with which the
people set it forth.
Early in the day sixty young ladies,
attired in the red and white colors OF
Denmark, assembled at the wharves to
strew flowers beneath the feet of the
princes bride. The moment the yacht
came in view bearing it's precious
freight the air was rent with cheers, at
which, so relates a lady in the party,
Alexandra turned pale with excite
ment and chung to her mother, hardly
knowing what to do or say in an
swer to the wild tumult of the people.
Those upon the shore saw a pretty
sight-a timid, girlish figure dressed
entirely in white, who appeared on the
deck at her mothers side; then, return
ing to the cabin, was seen first at one
window, then at another, the bewitching
face framed in little white bonnet,
the work of her own hands-that which,
1t may be remarked, had to be replaced
at Gravesend for something more suited
to the bride of the Prince of Wales.
The princes yacht approached that of
his bride. the gangway was thrown
down, and Immediately he was seen by
all those thousands to rush across it,
and, waiting for no formal word of
greeting, and to the delight of the on
lockers, caught the princess in his arms
and kissed her, Just" as an honest
Yorkshire man said to me in describing
the scene, "as though she were any
other lass. "-Lippincott.