The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-06

Europe by the throat. and the people OF all tn
States must combine and make a common oil
fort to cloar themselves Of the grasp befor
they can succeed. They cannot act sinRly wit
much promise Of success and combination
di'ficuit, 80 that there is a substantial justin
cation for even popular party In kingdom
so well governed as Holland to content itscl
with such amelioratlons as II can exact undo
it's Constitution. knowing that little by litt
they will lead In the end to the extinction o
that last absurdity -hered tary. authority.
Another reason there Is why the people o
Of the hereditary power. This is the chsraete
OF the reigning house. The Orange family 4
gent and respectabie. They do n Of pun them
selves with vain airs and idle pretensions an6
they are not vicious or tyrannicaL The result
tcpate that a pam pered family. having moth
ing 70 do but to enjoy the ilrst honoEs ~ !
at least be good natnrod and civil and make
ing the recognition OF any special m erit for such
50 much IN il the habit Of thinEins that they
Providence, a, divine right to their priv.
leGes, that, they have not, always so be-
gard the exceptional cases as meritorious.
The King is large flne-looking, athletic man
Down sms one vi his and Ss
the temper, to do 1t II occasion called. He
isa man OF good impulses and good sense.
our strnsee He meddios little In Il, affairs a nd
trusts to Mr.. Thorbecke, to. carry on the Gov
OF animal energy which he finds 1t diflieult. to
ny mas thouaS but Of M h
books. and he usually passes his summers at
some watering place. p Germany; His mGther
sia, q gentleman whose habits became SO way
ward at one time that was thought best to
insy assassinated ed by lis relatIons She was
also the sister. Of the Emperors Nicholas and
Alexander. and set great store by her connec-
in life. and died with great dignity In her bed
in 1853; She was one Of the many that be.
peary gates and golden 'y paSoinents ' in tho
kingdom Of heaven. and that she would not
bsre $500 as she nwa Hnd n as
possessing an excellent physique and most
superior to anybody about the court, and prob
ably as capable as any member OF the Govern.
he she
less tervor. and her talk Is loud and animated;
She does not allow herself to be trammelled
tertInipment she attended an election at
Parlam ent in London, applauded the speakers.
and went homo and dined with the Mayor. At
p% she stays at the but does not
hostile to tho imperial Government to be In
vited to. court. She processes liberal IDEAS
Her father was Ming u apd Ra
mother another sister Of Alexander and Nicho-
BAND with whom her 'I relations are e rie e
Paul and Catherine Of Russia in their GU Veins rs
siona Il excuses for their conduct But Justice
compels the statement that, while this blood
Green S5Ss os wRos se in from n' ns ta tns
The other members Of the royal family are:
Frst d Fringe Frederic uncle Of the King born
richest men f. H9lland: HIS income is es-
tensive estates which he Possesses in Silesa
IN Prussia. He married daughter of the old
hs Snd f S ahS Sg pu
her family as seems 70 mark her royal brother;
no eE
to srsa1 sR ss
but tSo @ Inherit his sf5sa! estate
She married At the age Of g. IN the Year 1885,
King, By him she had two, children: g son
tS e IN 1887. and daughter born in 1872 In
os o%n
wants. She left, Berlin, and with her pleb ian
lover took UP her residence at fine palace
@ mhs at s see reaDns se
Is rich. tra .sis, much and is lavish
to be epy Religious. and says she will yet be-
justified before the world for her conduct. Her
paramour is represented as coarse and brutal
princely husband live at Berlin. whore they
Blood. Without al any talnt by her last UNION lon
she fortunately has no issue.
Ths snG sho1 hs
scaHdalous conduct
Another member OF the reigning family is a
worthy man nj me o, A. Admrsi Of e ths eet WSc
married a daughter OF bernhard. Duke Of SAKE
ana 1 bof opt
us in an amiable spirit. He made marriage
Of affection, but has no children.
the Prince OF Orange. young man OF 25. and
E|IrrospeetIve King He is good looking. has
smilar circumstances, Is accused OF wasting
much Of his time. But he inhcrits, abilities
His moer for @sny
years to 3 marry him to one Of the daughters Of |
This cursory view. though 1t does not aim
to TOUGH upon the historic or industrial side |
81 Holland. would yet be Incomplete without |
a reference to the face OF the country and its |
Holland is swamp But swamp we'll
drained and under the best Of care. The most |
great herds Of black and white cattle which
throng these natural meadows: And the most |
picturesque is that q the solitary sloop you
belled out by the never falling winds which
sweep over the long dead levels ofthe country. |
streaming along the surface OF some hidden
bread OF water. and looking as II it were sail
ng over tho land.
The broad. fiat fields are, fringed by forest
rees, tall. even. and luxuriant. which mostly
mark the path of the we'll paved roads. which
It that interval appear to interest one mother
It right angles all over the country. These
ields have the boundaries of proprietorship,
marked by little or great canals. which form
he m ost universal and monotopops feature Of
hem perpetually tnIl Of staeh9nt water;
he arrowhead: and often decked with tho
\, OF the white and yellow lily.
'trekschuit; which performs nearly all tho
ho sands OF the dunes and the Immense hay
rops OF the meadows. These sands are part
I the great water system Of Holland and
heir levels are regulated by it. They are
worked upon by windmill pumps. which re-
eve them OF tho superhuous water. which Is
oured over the banks which wall out the
long banks fringsd with small reeds and
alerian. or through rows OF pollard and alder.