New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05

lands II do not allow you to entertain your fiends
IN my presence" sho remarked to lady-'h'wai'lhs
upon whom acquaintance hai called one "ay
when IN. rrlnccsa had attained the mature az" OF
four, And much more rcccntly-ln fact wlthih 'hs
last year or two-,hcrc was curlouSy amusing
,ccnc botwoon the Quoon-l,cgcnt ana her ro'wIlIea
littlo daughter arising out of tho strong desire OK
tho latter be- present at banquet given W honor
Of the German Emperor who has greatly ih'eres'ea
himself IN the question OF queen Wilhelminas mar
rlagc To all the ploadingB OF her dausn'er VI"
Queen Regent turned deaf ear repeating that she
was too young to attend State ceremony no mat
ter OF what description. and more especially IL "ih.
ncr "You are too young. and must 20 to bed Az
however the childQueen persisted In her dema'iu''
and would take no denial. there remained FOR the
Regent but one alternative-to herself conduct tho
recalcitrant young lady to her bedroom This sne
did but not without final energetic protest from
the disappointed Queen of the future. i VIII 20 VI"
tho balcony and tell the Dutch people now you AUS"
their Queen. $500.
The dutch marriage question has long formed
tho subject OF weighty discussions at Continental
courts and there is reason for believing that the
members OF royal family nave dspaseo
no little interest in the matter Nor can we o'e'-
look the fact that the visit or the Duke OF oa~e
Coburg -Gotha Ito be almost Immediately ioNo"eo
BY the arrival OF the Duchess has Immediately pre-
coded the coming OF the two queens OF the Netner-
lands: for the Hereditary Duke OF Saxe-CoDurs mas
been frequently mentioned as the probable soh-'h-
law Of Queen Emma; indeed within the last Few
DAYS the impending betrothal Of the young couple
has been reported. The number of suitable candi-
dates is limited; for. as a matter or course, lne
future consort OF Queen Wilhelmna must be a
Protestant. The Dutch, as a people, are not as
posed TO look favorably upon German Prince; pue
there 10 suppose that even the iaintest
objection would be raised TO the son OF the Duke
and Duchess OF Saxe-Coburg the grandson OF oue
own Queen-a prince whose father is English and
whose mother is Russan-whle he himself, in the
natural of events, would succeed MS ia'her
| as the reignng duke Of German state Sucn an
alliance that foreshadowed would undouo'ediy
| be a popular one In this country and the Du'ch
nation would probably stamp 1t with unhestatng
approval.
The marriage Zen secondes noces) OF the late King
| OF the Netherlands to Princess of Waideck-Pyr-
mont particularly fortunate one ior inc
Dutch who have found In the Queen-Regent tenn
porary ruler of whom they are proud 20 enthusiasm
From the first she has 3uperIntended the education
! OF her daughter with the utmost care, ana mas
worked in complete harmony with her Ministers
and has i.''i maernal feeling Tor her people. She
trains her daughter in the tradltional sentiments ~
| Of those over whom she will Ice called on TO
rule. and the people in her true r,presen,atve
| When Princess Emma OF Waldeck- Pyrmont was the
Sent To- Arosen to teach her the Dutch language
and instruct her in the political art ana i.eI "a
! about to unite herself. The Princess gave me
| savant the Warmest of welcomes But she said,
| 'as have only three months before me III when
get all these subjects up. 1t Will be best Tor mo
| to devote that time TO the study or the language
alone. When ! reach The Hague 5hall nave the
! requisite leisure study politics. literature ana
| art" and when. three months later, count van
| Linden Van Sanderburg minister or FOfelgn AZ
| farsl went to Arosen in order 10 prepare the mar
| riage contract the Princess was able 10 converse
| with him in Dutch. Il remember says friend
| OF the writer before King Williams last illness
| OF Germany some day or other attempting an m
yasion OF his country. In that case. replied the
| King there would be more dykes IN Holland"
| And Queen Emma has become so thoroughly Dutch
in time Of danger, and echo her deceased consorts
| memorable words There shall be no more dykes in
| the Netherlands. .
| Illustrated hy another anecdOte which has not yet
passed beyond the somewhat restricted royal en-
! courage \ foreign dpiomatist wishing 10 mako
himself agreeable Her Majesty, addressed her in
! German: but Queen Emma replied In French, You
: forget that | am not German. but Dutch" When,
in 1879 the King Holland took his young bride 10
| The Hague she was as simple as chll, looked
| upon the palace something too magnificent Tor
| words and danced and sang for very joy seemingly
| Unconscious OF IN" fact That her courcrs were
| crltlcisng her every gesture "And those pres
| King then sxty-two. led his young wife up TO tho
portrait OF hts mother. tho proud Anna Pauowna,
| ana whispered. 'She nevcr danced! \ queen should
meyer laugh In public" There * not now IN all
| Emma OF the Netherlands. She has dark hair and
hears "A striking resemblance 10 the Duch 80 ~ Al
bany one who can speak from personal knowledge
says OF her: Her Majesty IL most Imposing In APP
seen any one manage a train with the grace and
allll displayed by Queen Emma Her luanner Is
| very gracious and charming when she Is engaged
I'm Conversation and she speaks French and English