The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-20


IN this reign, and this, in no small degree,
was due 20 the influence of the prince con-
sort Another new notion of this time was the
ballot act to prevent voters from taking
brides, which was the introduction of voting
by ballot at elections.
In 1871, shortly after the marriage of Prin-
cess Louise, the queen opened the beautiful
Albert hail. and little later, with tender
courtesy, went to visit the exiled Napoleon
and his empress at Chislehurst. Just ten
years after the death Of the prince consort it
seemed that the queen would again be called
upon to sustain terrible loss for the Prince
Of Wales was attacked by similar illness
to that which proved so fatal to his father.
We can feel for the mother in her passionate
anxiety for her first-born son, the one who
was to succeed her on the throne, and every
day brought with it a remembrance of that
sad time when death had lowered near the
prince consort. But, happily this time
their mourning was turned into Joy, and the
beautiful letter which, week later, the queen
published on her behalf and that of the
Prince Of Wales, in acknowledgment of the
heartfelt sympathy they had received from the
nation during the days of their bitter anxiety,
seemed to still further cement the bond of
union between the queen and her people-that
queen whose life as daughter, wife, mother,
and queen will always appeal TO the sympathy
and romance of her women subjects.
IL now seemed as If every year brought
some trouble to the queen; the death of the
exlled Napoleon on the first month of 1873 &C.
casioned her much regret and in May her
heart bled for her beloved daughter Alice,
whose infant son died in her arms few hours
after terrible fall from her bedroom window
to the stone terrace below.
The marriage of the queens second son, the
Duke OF Edinburgh, with the Grand Duchess
Marie, OF Russia, was celebrated in st. Pc
tersburg in the beginning of 1874 the young
couple driving little later through London
with the queen, and receiving right hearty
welcome.
In April, 1877, the queen invested twelve
ladies with the Imperial Order of the Grown
OF India, and in November of the same year
her majesty bade adieu to her daughter the
Princess Louise, who went out to Canada with
her husband. A month later the hand of
the Reaper was once more busy in the royal
circle, and on the anniversary Of the prince
consort's death, the broken-hearted mother
learned Of the death of her dearly-beIoved
daughter, Princess Alice. The fate of this
weli-beloved princess, who, unable to refuse
her chids plea for kiss, drew the terrible
infection of diphtheria from those pleading
baby lips, and speedily succumbed to the
cruel malady, made a profoundly sorrowful
impression on the English nation
In 1879, ere she had attained her sixtieth
to the first-born child of the Princess of Sake
Meiningen. Turning to other events, one
marks the marriage of the Duke of Connaught
with the Princess Louise Margaret of Prus-
STA, and when the young couple were feted az
Balmoral, the queen, on her pony Jessie, rode
nearly to the heigth where Arthur's Cairn now
stands as souvenir of the young couples
homecoming.
In November, 1882, those men who had dis
t1ngu1shed themselves in Egypt were decorated
by the queen with medals and ORDERS An
event of domestic interest in the commence
ment Of this year was the marriage of the
queens youngest son, Prince Leopold, Duke
OF Albany, to the Princess Helen of Waldeck.
and as the year drew near its close her
maJeSty delighted her people by opening the
new law courts in the Strand in person
serious accident caused the queen some
pain IN the ensuing year, her majesty having
received an acute sprain, caused by slipping
hn tot
and following close upon this came the death
OF her favorite personal attendant, John
Brown.
far heavier bereavement, however. fell on
the queen in 1884, when her delicate son.
Prince Leopold, who had been temporarily ex-
lled to Cannes on account of his health, died
very suddenly, leaving, to console the widowed
young duchess, little daughter and a son,
whose eyes only opened after his fathers
were closed.
Since the sumpuous ceremony of the coro-
nation there had been no pageant like the
jubilee procession when the nation delighted
to do honor to their beloved queen on the COM
pletion of her fftieth year of sovereignty.
This happy event is still fresh in the minds
OF most OF US. The loyal subjects who thronged
the streets on that golden summers day will
not readily forget the wonderful ceremonial,
the noble array Of royal guests and the con-
course OF distinguished personages who fig
ured In the gay procession. 1t was unani-
mously conceded that the bravest figure in
that splendid train was the Crown Prince of
Prussia in his handsome white uniform and
the ready sympathy of English people was
once again extended to the queen and her eld-
est daughter when, scarce year later, the
prince, having succeeded his father as Ger
man emperor, he was cut down in the hey
day of his manhood by that most dread of all
diseases, cancer, and the royal circle included
yet another sorely stricken widow. From the
brilliant jubilee year pass somewhat
quickly over the peaceful years that have fol-
lowed, till the present day. when every loyal
English heart triumphs in the fact that our
beloved queen has accomplished the longest,
most glorious, and most remarkable reign Of
any British sovereign. Considerable interest
has centered round the private life of the heir
apparent, whose eldest daughter following
the dictates of her heart, became the Duchess
of Fife in 1889, and who has added two little
girls to the list of the queens great grand
children. One of the most tragic events in
the royal annals was the sudden death of he
Duke of Clarence and Avondale, who in the
natural course of events, would have one day
assembled the throne By contrast, the year
of 1893 was the most brilliant since the jubi-
lee, the season eliminating with the wedding
Of the Duke Of York and the Princess Victoria
Mary, of Teck.
An event of much interest was the birth of
Prince Edward of York, the English great
grandchild destined one day to wear the
crown. In latter-day politics Mr.. Gladstone's
resignation, on account of increasing years,
was followed up by the accession of Lord
RoSeberry, who, after somewhat brief term
of office, went out. Lord Salisbury then came
into power, and is at present premier in ad-
dition to which he has accepted a new office
for himseluf as warden of the Cirque ports.
The most modern engineering feat is the
great Tower bridge, which the queen opened
in person in 1895, and the most recent event
of royal interest is the marriage of the Prin-
cess Maud of Wales with her cousin, Prince
Carl, of Denmark, which brings US to the
close of the season of 1895.