The age-herald., 1898-08-28
CORONATION OF
 HOLLANDS QUEEN.
An Interesting Event For the People Of the Netherlands Personality Of Their
 Beautiful Young Sovereign.

the Dutch character has always been notable.
 Remembering all this can any one doubt that the interest which America feels in the crowning of the young queen of the Dutch is very personal one?
 Queen Wilhelmina when she receives her full name is Wilhelmina Helena Paulina Maria, and her birthday on Aug. 31 will make her IS years old. In Holland a woman is not of age until she is 23, but as Wilhelmina is a queen and her country requires her services an exception is made in her case.
 Queen Emma, Wilhelmina's mother and the real ruler since the death of her husband, the young queens father, King William III, which occurred in 1890, is very good woman, but she is a German, and the Hollanders do not like Germans. They have an idea that the German nation is always reaching out to extend it's territories and would like to absorb the Netherlands, since it is through Holland that the river Rhine finally reaches the sea.
 Queen Emma is daughter of Prince George Victor of Waldeck-Pyrmont one of the vassals of the German crown. The people of Holland therefore think it is natural that she, should have special liking for Germany, and they fear that she may influence her daugh- ter to marry some one of the German princelings who are under Emperor Williams thumb. It was once gossiped that she and the German emperor had | in view the Crown Prince Frederick, | who is now IS; years of age.
 | h ordergto avoid any. appearance of I fox xycv-ipo fba Carr1oar, VVilbalr1aiI1a has l been brought up with as little knowl- edge of the German language and the exceIlences of the nation as was possi- bIe. It is quite likely that German is the only language of Europe that she cannot speak. French, English, Span ish and Italian she uses fuently.
 England is, next to Holland, Will helmina,s favorite country. She her. self says that when she marries, which she very independently asserts she has no notion of doing until she Is quite well suited, she will select an Englishman. Her liking for the English is possibly due to the fact that she has been edu- cated by a very charming and accom- plished English woman, a Miss Saxton Winter This lady was wisely given en- l tire charge of the little girls education. Under the general direction of the queen | she decided what the little girl should | study and was present when the mas ters gave their instruction to see that
 Wilhelmina was attentive and did not frolic, as she had great tendency to do when given an opportunity.
 In the afternoons Miss Winter accom- panied her young charge on her drives or walks and saw that she went to bed early and did not eat unwholesome food. In fact, this English woman in meas I ure took the place of mother to the l little girl. Queen Emma's official duties I occupied much of her time, and she was glad to think that during the long, busy days so wise and so excellent woman as Miss Winter looked after her daugh- ter.
 Queen Wilhelmina has been brought up more simply perhaps than most girls, even than the daughters of the well to do burghers whom she has often openly envied, because of their less re- stricted lives. A little story is told of her that shows how early she had learn ed the truth of the saying, Uneasy lies | the head that wears a crown"
 | She had great number of dolls, and after any court ceremony in which she took part she was wont to put them through the same performance. To them she also recited her lessons every day. One afternoon one of the dolls would not sit up quite to please her, and after placing it as she wanted it she shook her finger threateningly and said Be careful now, or I will make you a prin- cess, and then you will have to Sit up and smile at the people whenever you go out until your poor head aches and your back is nearly broken" Being i princess seemed to her the worst thing that could possibly happen to any one.
 -wiIhelmina has never had any friends of her own age. Sometimes when she is at the country palace, Het Loo, the daughters of the neighboring aristocra- cy are invited to spend an afternoon with her, but before leaving home the children have been so lectured about their manners that they are frightened and stand in such awe of the little queen that they make poor playmates.
 FRANCES HYDE.