The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-15
Reads the Story of the Good Little
Queen WilF1eImina and Her
Ten PrinCely Lovers.
WHICH SHALL IT
She May Marry None Beside-She Alone May Choose
but She Will Wed For Love Alone-And If
She Love Not?--Poor Little Queen!

New York. Sept. 1.-THE Journal thus
describes me matrimonial outlook which
confronts Wilhelmina, the girl queen OF
Holland:
Facts about the girl queen:
Queen WuheImina Helena Pauline Maria
Queen Of the Netherlands, born August
81. 1850, daughter of the late King VIII
liam III. and Of his second wife, Queen
Emma.
she is the only unmarried queen In Eu-
rope and great catch for young princes.
she rules over the most prosperous and
contented nation in Europe.
she receives 100000 guilders $500 ooo)
a year from the Dutch nation and has an
immense private fortune.
Her possessions in the East and West
hides include $4,000 square miles and con-
tain 100000 people.
She is good looking. amiabIe and &C
complished.
She is a perfect Dutch housewife and
loves domesticity.
She wants to find a prince she can fall
IN love with.
Facts about the ten eligible princes:
Prince Bernard of Sake Weimar, aged
q. cousin of Queen Wilhelmina possible
heir to Grand Duchy of SaxeWeimar.
2-Prince Harold Of Denmark, aged .,
grandson Of King Of Denmark, handsome
officer In Danish army.
3-Prince Nicholas Of Greece, aged "a
son Of King Of Greece. Captain Of artil-
lery.
4-Prince Alexander OF Teck. aged a.
cousin of queen Victoria.
5-Prince Max Of Baden, aged 81, nephew
OF the Grand Duke OF Baden, famous for
good looks
6-Prince Alfred OF saxe-Coburg. aged
q. Oldest son Of the Duke Of Saxe-Coburg,
grandson OF Queen Victoria.
Duke Of Aeruzzi, aged %. nephew Of
King Of Italy.
S-Prince Eugene, fourth son Of King Of
Sweden, aged "a.
9-Prince Frederick OF Prussia, aged "a,
cousin Of Emperor William.
10-Prince Bernard of Schaumburg-
Gc2e, aged "a. possible heir to Prince Of
Schaumburg-Lippe.
While the cable dispatches last week
told Of the pomp and glory of the coro-
nation Of little Wilhelmina, the Girl Queen
OF Holland, there was one rather sombre
side Of the festivities at the Dutch CAPT
tai which was not mentioned.
As the young Queen raised her head
after the crown had been placed upon it,
her eyes met the ca gre faces Of ten roy
al princes. and she knew that among
them stood the man that she must soon
marry. The youthful monarch has known
& .E,-a Lem RI.
childhood. and she has tried in vain to
find a man among them that she could
learn to love. She realized that she mad
not the freedom of the poorest peasant girl
10 marry the man she loves.
There is only one unmarried Queen IN
Europe today.
She is WIIhelmiua, Queen OF Holland
in many ways she is the most interest
ing young woman in the world.
Her splendid coronation, which has just
taken place al Amsterdam is not the only
cause Of the universal interest that she
excites.
The fact that the young Queen must
marry before long arouses the sympathy
and interest Of all humanity. That is
now her chief claim to attention.
To Americans the position Of Queen
Wi'hemina is especially worthy OF study.
They VIII marvel to see one SO highly
placed. So attractive, so powerful in many
ways, and yet possessed Of so little free
dom with regard to the disposal OF her
own hand and heart.
Queen Wilhelmiua is the most desirable
royal wife in Europe today.
No- since Queen Victoria assembled
Engiands throne. siXJy-two years ago.
has there been such a match to make.
Never in our time have 50 many princes
sued for one lady's hand
Although these princes may be called
suitors it is in a different sense from