The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09
d1TDripcess 0armips," Duchess of
L York, Future Queen of Britain.

soyD0N. Jaa. s--The good ange! Of the
p,s.ssh ROYAL court is uaauesfionsbiy the
Sr,ehess OF York. wife % itttasn's future
go and daughter Of ne kindly AMI Ia
-.rssa Duchess 81 Teek, whose recent
s.w,s made the rsifon uuaTeetcEIY sad 4
young woman. old II sorrow. is Prince
Cecrss's pretty wife. The whole wo.Id
rngxs of the death. 0n Ihe eve u his Tsar-
.s.0s Of her fret afSiaHesd sne Duke az
rfsrence, elder brother Of the present hue
s.rd Now 20 tina sorrow has been added
80 aeath Of her Eaether. 10 whom she was
-.rrs IKE q sister than Al daughter. always
.or,nnpanying her on her many missions
- mere in the Beighbofhood OF White
frsre .he seau;ifg! residences OF the Teek
f.artIy ut Richmond Park.
err. esrly life Of the Duchess OF York vas
"a .sed In the a1artEne1ts al Kensfngtnn
naIsee. where SIC was born. "a were her
three brothers The only girl In the fam
~ X vas perfectly natural tina; she should
h. The ~ OF both parents and brothers.
RI, IT'S boyish association. and the shar-
tur with her brothers in all their sports.
.as.lr1es. joys ard SORROWS did not In the
sfixhtsst degree spoii the beautiful woman
BresS Of her character. az her life since has
horne witness. Il simply caused her tn
sr,v up typical English girl, full OF
heaith. life and Yvacity. fond OF fun and
exssedlnsiy kinG-hearied.
Referring to her early years the duchezz
has said. II was very naughty very
happy and very embarrassing" She was
nd 3cafed by gorerness. who n now gouy-
sYaante O. the ROYAL children. The musical
par, OF Princess Mays education was en-
trusted to Sig. 'fosti. the composer. and
uraer mis- care she Became an accomplished
st,aisf and q sweet singer. German and
Fresh she OF course acquired In her earIi-
ess years. and today she can converse lu-
eHtjy IN either 10 lgge. Drawing and paint
sry DO not appear to have been favorlta
G1eIss with the young princess. bur che
vu devoted TO books, not merely OF tho
story.book order. her delight being In the
great masters Of English prose and verse.
The Duchess OF T'eck was not unduiy strict
REGARDING the books which her daughter
read. aud Princess May was permitted
little stronger mental food than the liter
ature specially prepared for the '.young
p-son" The choice OF books was left
largely To the princess taste and discre-
ton. With the consequence that she was
generally acquainted with the book OF the
hour. This habit OF her girlhood remains.
ard In spite OF the m1ltitudinous duties Of
the last few years. the Duchess OF York
IL one OF the best read women OF the day.
When the Princess May was about Is her
arief uneveniful life at Ksnsington pal
ace came TO an end. and the next year or
two was spent in foreign travel with her
parents. largely In Italy. The winters were
spent IN Florence, where the young prin-
cess studied under Italian masters and de-
ytioped her artistic tastes Upon return
ing 10 England the Duke and Duchess OF
Tttk took UP their abode at White Lodge.
Princess May passed an uneventfui life
In White Lodge, her chief duties being TO
assist her mother IN her charitable work
and her pleasures 10 ride and drive with
her brothers and tend the flowers that grew
lsxuriantly In the grounds around the
house. Society she had no particular fancy
Ger. but when she did attend a ball or CON
cert during the London season her tall
graceful figure. fair hair. blue eyes and
fresh young face captivated everyone.
The princess own pleasure really lay In
simple and free life in her country home
eae would visit the infirm and sick people
Ia their cottages near White Lodge. and al
ways set aside a portion OF her by no means
eztravagant allowance OF pin money for
charity. OF the many stories told OF her
Kindness to the sick. none is mare touch
iEg than the one relating to cripple lad
In Richmond who was dying OF consump-
ton. The princess used 10 visit him al
most daily during the last weeks OF his
Illness, and her visits were not mere formal
calls and doing out OF iellies and grapes
she gave her time and sympathy 10 the
sick lad, and would sit by his bed and talk
aEd read 10 him. Her last visit was paid
10 him one Sunday morning on her way to
the pretty little church In Richmond Vale,
where she always attended II was appar-
ehs that the boy was rapidly sinking. and
feeling that she might not see him alive
sxain. the princess stopped down and
kissed him, her own tears mIngiing with
those o. the mourncrs around his bed. 10
was little acts like these which made the