Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-13
THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM.
A Self-Reliant Princess and Her Mus
cular, Athletic Husband.

A Self-Rellant Princess and Her Mus
cular. Athletic Husband.
Princess Maud, who has just welded
Prince Charles of Denmark, is an odd
creature, with mind Of her own. She
has been betrothed n half dozen
sprigs of royalty by the queen, but she
seemed never to have met her affinity
until Prince Charles proposed. Her
displays Of democratic tastes and artis-
tic bent have made her prime favorite
with the English people. Her pet name
is Harry. and all the members of her
family SO speak of her. If she keeps
on developing in her chosen paths she
may some day bc the most eccentric
princess in Europe. But for the many
conventional ties which bind royalty TO
prescribed forms of life she would have
made name for herself before this IN
the ranks of new womanhood She
will be u years old on November &c
next She is short, dark and viyacions,
and has opinions Of her own, which
She does not scruple to express. Be
sides bearing the name of Harry in the
royal family the princess is also
known as Miss Mills In order 70
avoid the ceremony which must newt
ably attend the doings of princess
she has made visits TO the country
under this name, and insists that Fer
host and their visitors and servants
should regard her as an untitled young
woman. This was, no doubt, pleasing
for the princess, for after a few years
experience it must be rather wearisome
to have nobody speak until you start
the conversation and nobody do any
thing without your permission.
AS Miss Mills, she made many friend
ships, and 1t is said that many young
Englishmen have lost their hearts to
that lady She made one visit of two
weeks where her rank was not known
to the other visitors the whole time.
Princess Harry rides, drives and skates
with much skill and is proficient II
other athletic sports, but does not
shoot She is particularly clever with
her hands. being able to carve wood, to
make pipes and to work little things in
copper and bronze. She also stuffs
and mounts birds Pipe-making IS
said to be the gift of which she is the
proudest. She has presented pipes
handsomely carved by her own hands
to several of her two or three hundred
cousins. One which she gave to her
cousin. the Emperor William. greatly
pleased him. Princess Harry also
wears a monocle, is an expert amateur
photographer and a good violinist She
has mingled with the crowds at public
exhibitions, very unusual and not
always all easy thing for royal persons
to do, and has ridden on the top of a
London omnibus
Prince Charles is burly fellow. an
athlete, being six feet il stature, as
strong as a lion. He s "a years old
three years younger than his bride. He
is an officer of the Danish army, an ex-
pert bicyclist, has been carefully edu-
Gated. but is quite democratic in mis-
tastes He is not brilliant but il is
said has good common sense, and if not
a worthy descendant of the Vikings he
will probably make a good husband.
Princess Maud and Prince Charles
are to spend about half of each year in
England. Appleton house, a place
close to Sandringham, is to be their
residence, and will be lent to them by
the prince of Wales, to whom it be-
longs Appleton was the ancient seat
of the Pastor family, but the moaled
hall, with its Roman Catholic chapel,
priests rooms and secret passages and
chambers was burnt down in the reign
of Queen Anne, and replaced by a
large farm house. roughly built among
the ruins. Appleton then became the
abode of a succession of + .rmers of the
old school until 1868, when the house
and buildings were pulled down by the
advice of the queens land steward at
Osborne, who surveyed the Sandring-
ham domain for the prince Of Wales
and the present house was erected,
which is spacious and well arranged.
There are charming views over Sand
bingham heath, with the pine woods
beyond, from the windows. The
grounds are small. but the old nut
walk the sycamore and lime groves
and the ruins of the ancient church
have been preserved. and it is alto
gether a very nice place. There are
extensive model farm buildings, which
were put up by the prince Of Wales
about thirty years ago and the water
works which supply Sandringham are
within short distance.
Princess Maud is to have $4,000 a
year out of the allowance which was
granted by parliament in 1889 for the
family of the prince and princess of
Wales. The crown princess of Den
mark is to make an allowance of
either 10000 or $4,000 year to her
second son. The couple are to occupy
a suite of apartments in the palace of
the king of Hellenes at Copenhagen
and one Of the royal villas near Bern
storff castle will be their country resi-
rlence In Denmark, 1t Is well known
that the crown princess does not like
the marriage, as she had quite made up
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