Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-13

Slsu, Dul mat was ABOUT all the
erumbllng inhabitants OF the Danish
capital could say in the way ot praise
that praise which once Tor al has
becn put down as the due Ut all
royal ladies. Her features possessed
mono Of the classical regularity OF those
of htT s!ster-in-law, The princess vi
Wales, nor were they mellowed by the
indispensable sweetness ;hat lowered
upon the face OF tho lovely Caroline
Amalle the widow Of King Christian
VII, whom she survived so long that
TO nearly every one OF the generation
mat greeted Princess Marie her mem
DRY WAS SIN familiar as that Of The
ideal woman aud queen.
There were. however, some few--a
very select number. indeed-who, with
out talking too much about IT, assumed
the liberty TO think that the much
Wanted beauty Of the princess OF Wales
Is, after all, rather monotonous. with
total lack of any expression whatever;
that good Queen Caroline Amulic was
almost too good that wit. force of
character, and well-devcloped intel
lect are not qualities absolutely OBJ
noSious In queen or princess. And
somebody suggerted that TO find a
princess at the Danish court whom
the French newcomer recalled II was
necessary TO go back TO old Princess
Caroline. who died a few years before
her favorite granddaughter. Waldcmar
brought his young wife 10 Denmark
About the first action Of the princess
on public record was her cscapade
with Prince Karl when, shortly after
her marriage. her husband had gone on
n cruise with the mnn-of-war Of which
he Is the captain Prince Karl is the
second son Of Prince Waldcmar's eldest
brother, the Danish crown prince, and
thus Princess Marie Is his aunt But
they are both Of the same age-thnt Is,
eighteen yenrs Mt the time here re-
forred to--ag Prince Karl Is an OH
Ger In the navy, he and Princess Marie
from the first formed a firm friend
ship. Now, these two ohlldren-for In
reality they wcre little morc--easily
agreed to slip away from the castle
one cool fan afternoon and they roam
I'D through the city wheresOever their
fancy led them. { Is said they staid out
Cor moro thnn i've hours. and, as they
had left no word as 10 where they had
gone, the whole court wee nuttcring
about like moiherlcss chickens, when
finally, The futgitives returned, the
aged quecn gave them tremendous
scolding. hut doubtless this was only
what they had expected, and what
with shopping In all sorts Of store,
drinking chocolate ut cheap cnicsI ana
peepng through the doors Of saloons
and concert halls, the two runnways
must have had glorlus time.
Shortly after in honor or her young
est dnuphtvr-ih-law, the queen gave
reception. 10 which were invited several
girls belonging 20 the highest nobility
the object OF the royal matron being
10 have the princess form the acquaint-
ance, and perhaps friendship OF some OF
tlgege young women, 80 as 10 procure
her suitable company. The result was
dscouruEing. Seated IN chair by the
side Of the queen, the princess nodded
slirhtly as often as countess or bar
opess was presented TO her uttering
every time these words only. "Passe1-
Ia. s'il vous plaltw c'please move onHD
SO that the poor titled girls could do
nothing but courtesy and then move
ON, giving room to those behind them
who In their turn were treated Just the
same. The fact was Princess Marie
then cared frat OF an and above all,
for her husband, whom she loved In
tenacly and noNt fpr his fellow-otiiCers
IN the navy. They idollzed her, every
one OF them, ana the initiated assert
that nothing could be more delightful
than the little suppers which tho prince
~ couple gave quite frequently In the
winter and Mt which only half n dozen
captains aud llcutenants OF the navy
wcrn present In women the princess
always has shown extremely little In
forest. that IS. for women OF the higher
classes. for II is well known that she
H. fond OF chat with the poor crea-
tnres who scrub the stairs OF the pa,nce
and do similar humble work She rails
cd their wages considerably. and one
honest old soul was heard TO say. wip-
ing her eyes with the back OF her hand:
at Is Just like the getting a cup OF
good hot coffee when the princess
speaks to you; 1t cheers you up and
makes you work better ali day. and.
OF course" she added, "she generally
does give you something to buy a cup
of coffee"
While Prince Wnldemar was on his
first trip. after his marriage, some one
told Princess Marie that all the wives
of Danish adilors have an anchor tat
tooed on their arm. She at once sent
for a friend OF her husbands and asked
II this was 80. The lieutenant could
not deny that IL was nt least the gem
ernl rule. Whereupon Princess Marie
ordered him TO find sailor capable OF
performing the operation. The lieuten-
ant objected, but In vain.
II am Danish sailors WIFE, the
princess insisted. and want to DO just
as the others do"
At last an old tar was sent for who
was considered an expert In the art,
and an anchor was forthwith tnttooed
on her arm. But grcat was the horror,
SIN greater the wrath, OF Queen Louise
when first she beheld the anchor.
Princess Waldemar became popular
with the people when they got TO know
her. She did all she could to captivate
them. She delighted In Wholesale con-
quests, and, after having bewitched the
navy, from the most dlgnlncd admiral
down TO the cabin boy, whose chief
qualification for a naval career would
seem to be his passion for tobacco
chewing, she turned 10 other folds. and
suddenly came down on the hremen.
II was during great fire In the winter
OF 1856 in Copenhagen, that she made
her first appearance among the heroes
NJ the hose. She ran everywhere
through the burning houses. often get
ting so near the most dangerous places
that the fremen had 10 warn her But
she did not care. giving proof here OF
tho same reckless courage which she
has always shown on horseback. For
everyone she had kind and encourage
Ing word, and, still better. she brought
wine and other refreshments to the
Woodworking men. When. late In the
night, she left the place. she was wildly
cheered, and. after that, for years no
fire OF any Importance WAS considered
complete without the attendance of the
princess. Some time IN the following
spring she asked and obtained permits
zion OF the chief OF the FIRE department
to wear It's uniform. and on a photo-
graph not on sale. she Is seen wearing,