New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
A ROYAL ROMANCE.
THE LAST OF THE ORANGE STOCK COM
ING OF AGE-QUEEN WILHELMlNA
FORTUNE AND PALACES-THE
PRINCE-IN- WAITING.
The Hague. July 80.


crlands to welcome the accession OF Que."
,,.,,o,,oiro 10 the throne at the close Of the
r..-,ncv in the first week in September. me con-
eo~r.ti,o Marty has ceased to exist as hohio-
,,o,oous nolitical organization. There are TWO
,,couns in its place. the Roman Catholic ana 'he
,rich church Lutheran but they are leep'e
,,iroritv In the States General. and do not ac'
.c~cthor The remaining groups are known as
7 u,orals and Radicals and the Ministers OF 'he
d., renresent the more advanced BODY lhe'e
o,o eight Ministers Of the Crown. one OF "ho'"
&C. Premier and President of the Councli. lhe9
,o canah,e and saga ious leaders, VINO are pre-
,,snosed TO favor the masses rather thah 'hc
classes Democratic simplicity rather IMAM
stately dignity IS the note which they Ha|e
sorndod for the approaching fetes. Ihey oesic
IN bring the young Queen into close 'ouch WIZ"
the masses and to appeal strongly 10 the l'e"' 20
q, her subjects. Queen Victoria WAS ''SH''
favored at the opening of her reign ny ""''
wise advisers among her Ministers ll'i'c WIN
show whether Queen Wihelmina is eiu""S
Fortunate but her Radical Ministers are ''
tainly we'll advised in doing everything III 'l''
rover 10 make the approaching ie'es a popu'"'
festival. with the girsh sovereign fam'iiaf
fgure among her own people
This policy naturally commends itself TO 'he
Queen Regent and her daughter. VINO are s''hP''
and unaffected in their tastes ana manner "
life. The Queen Regent Is the soul Oh aii''ao''
;ty and good nature and is conspicuous 'or sra-
cious manners ready tact and consideration TOT
tho feelings Of others The young Queen, WINE
not deficient in pride and sef-will. has no i"'e
Of ceremony and ostentatious display. she mas
been accustomed from her early girlhood 10 go
about freely among the people Every H"hua!
when she has been at The Hague SINCE hef
fathers death she has attended service al uhe
Great Church near the Binnenhof almost d.
quietly and unceremoniousy as though she were
not the greatest lady OF the Dutch realm. She
has gone with her mother and one OF 'he 'a"'es
OF the court to her pew without other a''ehu'
ants and sat through the prayers ana s'''"o''
under the eyes OF the large congregation close
around her. In her daily rides about The Hague
she has been accompanied by lady -"a'ths
and one or two officials or grooms. and has
neither attracted nor evaded observation Inc
palace here is small and unpretcrtious and the
court while not lacking In dignity ana dls'"c-
ton Is conspicuous for simplicity. The en-
ylronment OF the Queens grlhood has hited hef
for quiet and unceremonious sovereignty III
what is virtually Dutch republic
II has not been difficult for the Radical Min
Queen that a coronation was neither advisable
nor practicable There is no Archbishop OF Can
terbury at Amsterdam or at The Hague. Not
even extremists among the High Church section
OF the Dutch Reformed Church have been able
TO designate any ecclesiastical dignitary compe-
tent for the function o. bestowing the crown
and amounting the sovereign. The Queen could
not receive the crown from the Queen Regent
nor from the Prime Minister even II so sound a
Radical We're willing to offer IL. She could only
have crowned herself, following the example o'
enc or two European soveregns who have no
ecclesiastical dignitaries to fall back upon. and
this would not be n procedure in harmony either
with Dutch prccedents or with the temper Oh
TIE people. coronation is consequently out o'
the question. and the republican ceremony OF
taxing the oath in the presence OF civic dignl
taries, diplomatic representatives and other wit
nesses in the new church at Amsterdam has
been wisely substituted for it in the arrange
rnents for the fttes.
1t has been equally easy to reconcile th'
young Queen and her mother TO all the details
Of a democratic festival conducted mainly fo
the entertainment OF the masses. The Queen
when she enters Amsterdam in triumph. vii
drive through the poorer section Of the city a!
well as through the finest residential quarter
and every day for fortnight she will be II
plain sight Of the people both there and at Th
Hague. There Will be a series OF popular f"tcs
with fcw special privileges for the aristocrat
classes. The attendance at the installation ccrc
monies in the church will be limited to tw'
thousand and the state dinner will be mainl!
an official and diplomatic affair. with not NOR
than 90 guests. There Will be a single fcstiva
performance at the principal theatre in Amstcr
,I.. Ia yerv ~. hal