The sun., 1893-08-14

which only. half dozen Capteins and Lieu
tenants ofthe navy are present; For womer
the Princess shows ext cmciy little interest
SS we'll II Known iDe w1S That She S Is fond Of chat With
| the poor creatures who scrub the stairs OF the
palace and do similar humble work. She has
| raised their wages considerably. and one hon.
with the lack OF her hand: -"ft is Just like get.
cess speaks to YOU; it cheers you u aud makes
you work better all day. and, oi course" she
adaed Ishe Gsner1,Iy r., does give you some
Willie Prince Valdomar was on his first trip.
efter bis mntMriagei ria % some one told Princess s.s
sent Tor friend 9f her husbands and asked
that 1T yas at least the general rulc. where-
upon Princess Marie. ordered him to find a
foF hs snPsbG % Ling ii the y.
insisted; and want to do just as the
At last an old tar was sent for who was con.
sidered an expert In the art OF tattoong. and
tosrnph w pr"ve to the reader tbnt he Pr6
cess is not afraid OF exhibiting his handiwork.
But great was the horror. still greater the
the anchor on the arm of the Princess. How
ever this tnunder storm like oil others, passed
mother-in- law has long ago given up rebuking
Princess Marie. Probably she has begun to
see not only that it lis Is thanslefs task to re-
that these have been. to great extent. her
vcry,s;epping stones to the high ennence OF
popularity to which she has undeniably at
tained.
1t goes without saying that eccentrcities
alone do not make princess popular, at least
rot ia the most desirable sense OF the word.
but whatever of Il startling character the Prin-
cess has done has been indicative not only oi
huoyant spirits and independence OF mind but
often also OF Kindness 81 heart and OF that dis
regard of petty formalities which. in royal per-
sons. is sure to appeal to the fancy oil the
And the Princess does captivate the masses.
She delights in wholesale conluests. and after
nilied and experienced Admiral down to the
cabin boy. whose chief lualif ifcation for naval
CO chewing. she turned to other fields. and sud
denly came down on the flremen. 1t was
during u great fire last winter in Copenhagen
that she made her iirst appearance among tho
heroes OF tho hose. She ran everywhere through
the burning houses. often getting SO near
had to warn her. But she didn't care. giving
proof here of the same reckless courage which
She has always shown on horse back. For every
and. still better. she brought, wine and other
refreshments to the hard-working men.
was wildly cheered. and since, then no fire OF
any Importance is considered complete with
in the spring she asked and obtained perms-
sion OF the Chief OF the Fire Department to
wear its uniform. and on photograph not on
but also the helmet OF the Fire Brigade. or
this picture a COPY has been presented to each
engine house in Copenhagen. whore 1t is now
TO be seen in prominent place on the wall
like that of some patron saint. 1t is not neces-
sary to add that the tiremen have returned the
compliment and presented the Princess with
their pictures.
Once popular with the Fire Department
Princess Marie Is ready for another battle.
Recently. when her husband was going abroad
she. as usual. accom- panied him to the place
where he was to embark. The seaport. situ-
ated at a considerable distance from Copeu-
hagen. is reached hy rail- and the Princess had
made it n condition that she should be per-
mitted to make part OF the trip on the loco
motive. There she stood. chatting with the
engineer. covered with coal dust and chok-d
with smoke but smiling. charming. fasci-
mating as ever.
As a matter OF fact the Danes have long ago
forgotten that they did not always consider
her beautiful They are all at her feet. and
they are perfectly right: she is adorable. And
II som ebo iy would now look for an analogy In
Danish history it would not be poor Princess
Caroline he would settle on. but her aunt tho
famous Louise Augusta. who was 80 univer-
sally beloved that when. about a century ago.
the Castle of Christiansberg was burned she
alone could record no destruction whatsoever
OF her property. for the Sailors the students.
and numerous other citizens volunteered to
save everything she possessed. even to the
tapestries on the walls. and succeeded in do
ing So
Princess Marie. no strangers need apply: the
fremen will be able to manage the lob all by
themselves