The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-14

They had a good deal OF difhculty the
first year or two after her fathers death
in restraining The natural eXcesses OF spirit
which seized upon the little girl, in con-
sequence Of the new and important posi-
ton I'm which she found herself. with
all child's love for new experience, she
had apparently determined to make the
most OF her new dignities. She was fond
or reminding everybody about the house
I hold that now she was queen matters
should go after her way of thinking;
studies We're to be taken according to her
maJesty's will; teachers We're no longer
10 reprove parsonage so potent; and
madame the regent was to remember
that the Queen Of the Netherlands must
not be sent Off to bed at an hour when
other persons were beginning to enjoy
themselves. There was a sense of fun
as well as of Importance in this The
run survived; the Importance was checked
by the sensible Watchfulness OF the re-
gent, and the little girl was brought to
see the proper proportions of things.
Naturally the girl queen has seen COM
paratWely little Of court life as vet for
her youth has been devoted chiefly 10 her
studies and to healthful exercise. She has
not come out yet, so to speak. The
ceremonies in which she has taken part
nave been dress rehearsals for the role
that she is TO play later on. Great care
mas been taken to keep her an unspoiled
siri ana so the fashionable sets and the
intriguing partisans that always encom-
pass royal court, are strangers to her.
The Dutch court Is very formal: the Eng
llsh is democratic by comparison No
,herce light beats upon the throne OF
sip about the court. They are bound our I by
a conspiracy of silence" They UNDER
take to publish nothing about their royal
Iolk, without first securing the approval
or NJ. de Ranitz. the regents secretary
All that concerns the strictly persOnaf''
rs Kept from the public. The Dutch people
know as much about the life OF the inner
circle at the palaces of The Hague. So
estdl1k and Het Loo as the English know
OF tne etiquette and theology Of the Pata-
Queen Wilhelmina Is very fond Of ami
mals' and especially of fine horses and
dogs. Her faVCrite dog IS a red Irish set
ter named Swell. This good fellow Is a
close companion of MS mistress. He goes
with her everywhere; sleeps at her door
at nlght and waits outside the schOolrOOm
while she has her lessons.
The young queen has a strong will
which she exercises on occasions She
VIII doubtless make a good constitutional
sovereign, but she will not be a dummy.
nor mere hgure-head to the state She
Is lmpulslVe, generous, sunny-nat ured
fond of country life. She Is essentially
Dutch, practical rather than idealistic,
ana vastly proud OF the stanch little
country that has held its own, and made
50 large a place In history, and preserved
its individuality through centuries of
change. She is a clever girl. NOT n nIoS-
ding pupil, but one who grasps informa-
ton quickly assimilates Il, and has a
caplta5r memory, which she knows how to
use. Inc motherly care which has al
ways encompassed her will provide her
country with a queen well suitel to the
requirement of the Dutch monarchy. And
hardly less than the mothers influence
has been that of the devoted English
woman, Miss Winter, to whom the young
queen is as tendery attached as IL She
were sister. To Miss Winter Queen VIII
helmina owes, among other things, her
excellent knowledge Of English. and her
sympathy with the English people. Some
times. when she was much younger. the
girl queen used to chaff Miss Winter IL
penalties had been imposed for imperfect
lessons. She would draw a picture on
the school room blackboard, representing
a fierce sailor going up a river in a boat.
and sweeping the banks of the stream
with a broom, while a lot Of queer little
figures on the shore were shown as il
running away in alarm. Under this mas
terpiece she would write for Miss Winters
delectation next morning: THE Thames,
the English and De Ruyter." There were
rnany good-natured hits of this sort, back
and forth. But the young lady Of IS is
getting much too dignifed for pleasant
ries of that kind. although she will al
ways be fond of a Joke. But not long
ago. when she unveiled at Flushing a
statue of De Ruyter whose memory is
as dear to Dutchmen as Nelson's IS to
Britons. she turned to Miss Winter and
whispered: isn't It a pity, dear; they
have forgotten his brOOmp'