Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02
MARRYING A PRINCE.
Stories of the COurtship and Wedding
Albert Edward of WaIesx


Stories of the Courtship and Wedding
Albert Edward of Wales.
Two stories are related on credita BILE
authority of the manner in which the
heir apparent to the throne of England
| first heard of the charms of the prince
| of Denmark'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 III. r. Ii. Albert Edward CHANGED,
SO it is said, to be Willing away part of
a long summer afternoon with two or
three congenial spirits, young men of
rank and position near enough to his
own to make even discussions on do
mestic 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 APP
peared a rather poorly taken carte de
visite of the most charming girl the
princes eyes had ever rested upon-a
girl wearing a simple little white gown
and loose white jacket. with a black
velvet ribbon circling her throat. and
her hair snoothed 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
.3r.tp de- oh II
H. showed it that evening to 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 certain duchess the same
noble young face, this time exquisitely
painted in miniature, the property of Il
lady who had just returned from Den
mark.
Never. so it is said. since the days of
Queen Eliza beth, had there been any
thing so sumptuous as the preparations
for the progress of this royal bride from
Gravesend to London, thence on to
w lnC.SOr NdSIlc. IL seemed as tnOuPn
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 its precious
freight the air was rent with cheers, at
which, so relates n lady in the party,
Alexandra turned pale with excite
ment and chung to her mother. hardly
knowing what to do say in
swer to the wild tumult of the people.
Those upon the shore saw 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 be witching
face framed in little white bonnet,
the work of her own handS-that which,
it 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, aud 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, las though she were any
other lass.
What Chill Has to Sell.
Mining is reckoned as Chili's most i'm
portant industry, and agriculture next.
Among the articles of export wheat
and flour figure prominently: also bar
ley, potatoes, corn, wool, hides. dried
and sailed beef, honey. beeswaE, beans,
hay. butter and cheese. Most OF these,
however, go no further than Bolivia
and Peru, the countries Immediately to
the northward. CHILEAN wines are also
highly esteemed. and have not only Il
very large consumption at home, but
millions of gallons are annually eX-
ported. In South America, as in Europe,
every body drinks wine, a2d water on
the Ginner-table would be considered
such a mark of barbarism that even a
TERRA del Fuegoan would not indulge
in it if he became sufficiently civilized
to own a table. Yet there is little
drunkenness here. and what there is is
mostly among foreigners who have
learned whisky guzzling at home and
los pobres who are obliged to confine
themselves to chicha. The latter bev-
eraees in Chilli is not all like the corn
chicha of the northern countries. this
being sort of raw cider distilled from
the grape. Pittsburgh Dispatch.