New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

70 anv other Young girl in Chr.stendom-co
tlona government International la" the legal ana
moral relations OF the sovereign toward the sew
eral estates OF the realm-and other themes OF the
dry-asdus order. How much she knows OF th ssr
list OF studies. and she has to grind away at them
woman has caiised her ,tie daughter to be
fully trained FOR the respons Diltles OF quetsnp,
ana the girl is beginning 10 realize what 1t means
10 be as she Will be four years hence. the head OF
the state The girl has had 10 work regularly ana
persistently since she began her studies Iete
has never been any favor shown her Tor rank Whei
the requirements OF pupage nave been c3ncsrN h
and indeed. almost any other girl In Holland mas
had more freedom and fun and young companion
ship than she has known. .- l., ,ho
The young Queen RI ISIS AT every morning h III w
year and she has 70 be rSussd BY her ma h.r
lessons Il 30 she goes Tor drive, an hour ta,e.
she lunches with her mother. and AFTER iunshe con
lessons claim her until O'Clock For the next two
hours she amuses herself as she likes go din-
Wihe,u,na takes her part In the conversation with
out appearing IN the least precocous. ana as she
any one who talk with her. even though the other
person he courter In addition to Putch ,,; she
q hs i9res tonnes 1e shs SS ns e use oesi
speech she has had an English lady. Miss Winter.
for companion; rovernesS ana frrnd. histor! So, -
ttle She plays and sings rather mechanicaLy.
and she IL TOO young to Know or care inucn apoat
other arts But whatever pertains TO outdoor peas
ure she is fond OF
wllhclmlna is a fervd little patriot. and she says y,
sho can - encourage tho perpetuation OF the pct
ureSpic old Dutch ways ana COSTUMES Al
towns the dro old s,ye OF dress has almost ds.
appeared hut tho country folk still cling to II
them shs degh.s the r,srics by wearing the char
acterst.c dress of FrIesland. oielder,and ICELAND
Dutch woman has a photograph OF her In one OF
thesc curious ana quantity becoming gowns
her mother is up to row the marked trait in
her character. one day she said TO the queen Re-
Il don't want to become 0ueen II IL means sseosd that
led
be only natural and right Mothers have s aiWays'
Hesles il will not be- 50 hard TO lose the first place
in the stat As TO lose the first place In my laugh.
ter's heart. But that, too VIII happen some DAY
when a husband comes along.
no my dearest. dear mother. exclaimed me
girl YOU shall always have the first place IN my
love | don't want husband. shall reign alone
Ike Elizabeth OF England; go - .,, ..
say on thai score. and already busybodies are
rolling their tongues over possible aance' ,oa
Vuherilna one morning in her eleventh year
You mean Madame the Regent" answered tho
yes. Your Majesty Your mother. the Queen
Regent is now giving audience to the Minister OF
Thsq will g and H ana Rer sn Madame the Re
gent your mothers. AZ have said. particularly
engaged" , 49,. ,so ora.n 81 ,,o
Naihnriande can 20 10 her mother whenever she
plcases' And with that the child went out OF the
They had good deal of difficulty the first year
two after her fathers death in restraining me
little girl in consequence of the new ana important
position in which she found herself With all a
determined 10 make the most OF her new dgnities
She was fond OF reminding every body about t the
sssken According 10 Her Majesty's will: teachers
we're no longer 70 reprove a parsonage potent,
and Madame the Regent was 10 remember that the
bed AZ an hour when other persons were beginning
to enjoy themselves There was sense Of fun as
the importance was checked by the sensible watch
fulness OF the Regent. ana the nttle, HirI was
brought to the proper proportions OF things
Naturally the girl Queen has seen comparatively
little Of Gonr e ss yet tor mei yoI sa nas os zen
ercse She has come out yet, so TO speak.
been dress rehearsas for the role that she Is 20 play
later on. Great care has been taken TO Keep her
the intriguing partisans mat aiways encompass a
royal court are strangers % her. The Dutch
court rs 1ery %o Aerce ght beats upon the
throne of Holland. The Dutch papers do not gossip
OF silence They undertake to publish nothing
about their royal fok. without FIRST securing the
XII that concerns the strictly personal is kept
from the public The Dutch n, people Know h as mucn
The Hague. SoestdIjk and Het Loo as the English
know OF the etiquette and theology Of the Pata-
Queen Wilhemina is very fond OF animals and
esSccailv Of fine horses and dogs Her favorite dog
ts red irish setter named swell This good fellow
is close companion Of his mistress He goes Win
and waits outside the schoolroom while she has her
lessons.
The young Queen has a strong will. which she ex-
ercIses on occa sion She will doubtless make n
good constitutional sovereign. but she viii not be
dummy nor a mere igurehead to the state. she
is .mpulsve generous. sunny -natured. FOND or
country life. She is essentially Dutch practical
rather than dealistic. and vastly proud OF the
stanch little country that has held its own. and
made 40 large a place In history and preserved It's
individuality through centuries of change. She Is
clever girl not ploddng pupil. but one who grasps
Information quickly assimates 1t. and has CAPT.
tai memory which she knows how to use. The
motherly care which has always encompassed nes
will provide her country with Queen well suited
10 the requirements OF the Dutch monarchy. And
hardly less than the mothers Influence has been
that OF the devoted Englishwoman Miss Winter,
10 whom the young Queen Is as tenderly attached
"a n she were a sister To Miss Winter Queen
WIlhelmIna owes among other things. her excellent
knowledge OF English. and her sympathy with the
English people. Sometimes when she was much
younger the girl Queen used TO chan Miss Winter
II pcnaltes had been imposed for imperfect lessons
She would draw picture on the schoolroom black
board representing a fierce sailor going up river
in a boat and sweeping the banks OF the stream
with broom. while lot OF queer little figures on
the shore were shown II running away IN alarm
Under this masterpiece she would write for Miss