The herald., 1896-06-21

ters married the late czar of Russia and
is now the dowager empress of those
broad domains. Another daughter Is
the Princess of Wales,wh in the natural
order of things, will one day be queen OF
England. one of the sons is king of
Greece. and it is said that the old couple
are now planning to marry off a grand
son to Whilhelmina, the girl queen of
Holland.
In marrying Prince Karl. the Princess
Maud will be taking for husband her
first cousin, but this is an everyday
matter with royalty His father, the
crown prince of Denmark, is a brother
of the Princess of Wales. so the marriage
viii knot still tighter the ties which
bind together the royal house of Eng
land and Denmark.
1t was at first intended to make a gala
time of it at the wedding of the young
couple but as English royalty is still in
mourning for the fate of Prince Henry
of Battenberg, the wedding will be as
quiet as possible out of consideration for
his widow. The ceremony will be per-
formed in the Chapel Royal of st. James
palace. the archbishop of Canterbury,
primate of all England, assisted by the
bishops of London and Winchester. Of
ficiatng. Princess Maud will have eight
bridesmaids. her sister, Princess Vic
toria of Wales; Princesses Ingeborg and
Thyra, of Denmark. sisters Of Prince
Karl: Princess Victoria, of Schleswig-
Holstein Princess Beatrice, of Saxe-Co-
burg and Gotha; Princess Alice, of AL
bany. and the Princesses Ena and Vic
toria, of Battenberg.
SOCIETY DISAPPOINTED
Many of the people who make up Lon
dons smart set are sorely disappointed,
because the wedding will not be con-
Quoted on the large scale as originally
intended. The new arrangement pro-
hibits their participation in the affair.
Even some of the royal cousins aunts
and uncles will be left out in the cold
There will be a family breakfast at
buckingham palace. at which the queen
will take part. This feast will be given
In the state dining room, and If it Is not
large enough to accommodate all of the
royal personages other tables will be set
in the state ball room.
After the wedding the young couple
will spend the honeymoon at Appleton
house on the Sandringham estate, the
country residence of the Prince of Wales
The prince has had Appleton house re-
decorated and refurnished especially
for the occasion.
COMMONPLACE PRINCE
Prince Karl, the bridegroom to be, has
mad an uneventful life for prince He
was born August Sd, 1872, is not quite "a
years old, and is three years the Junior
OF his future wife. He is six feet tall. as
strong as a bull, and cares more for out
uoof sports than anything else. He is an
ardent bicyclist, and something of a
scorcher. He is an officer in the Danish
navy, and until recently was stationed
In the West Indies. He is good natured.
and inclined to be democratic, Alto
gether he is regarded by the English
people as very suitable young man as
a husband for Princess Maud.
Whlle he is commonplace, his future
Wife is quite the reverse. Her pet name is
Harry, and all the members of her. fam
lily so speak of her. If she keeps on de-
veloping in her chosen paths she NAV
some day be the most eccentric princess
In Europe. But for the many conyen-
tional ties which bind royalty to pre-
scribed forms of life she would have
made name for herself before this in
the ranks OF new womanhood. She Will
be " years old on November 26th next
She is short, dark and vivacious' has
opinions OF her own which she does NOT
scruple to express, and, moreover has
a pretty sharp tongue for young
woman.
KNOWN AS MISS MILLS
Besides bearing the name of Harry y,
the royal family, the princess is also
known as Miss Mills. In order to avoid
the ceremony which must inevitably at
.en9 the doings of a princess, she has
Inaoe visits to country houses under this
name, and insists that her hosts and
lneir Visitors and servants should re-
a, garo her as an untitled young woman.
Inis was. no doubt, pleasant for the
young princess, for after a few years
eAperlence. 1t must be rather wearisome
70 nave nobody speak until you start the
conversation, and nobody do anything
'A Sou give them permission. AS Miss