New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14

try. Pacific in diplomacy and abstainine 49,
ousIy from meddlesome activity in vha, W
not concern them they are united in N.
tional policy Of maintaining their indepena.-
without alliances and by their own unaidoa =.
forts. II Is from this point OF view that o..
man prince-consort is likely to be an unnorr,'
parsonage; yet apparently the Queens choic. :
restricted to two princes with Orange blood ~
the mothers eide, unless she prefers to wal,
few wears and take a husband younger ,h.-
herself.
The Queen Is a rich heress In her own r,eh.
apart from the liberal allowances which sho :.
ceives from the State Treasury. The HOUSE =,
Orange has always known how to invest ..
money to good advantage big private forum.
WAS made by King William / mainly in cor
mercial undertakings and this was enlarged h,
his successors. Queen Wihelmina as the lac,
survivor Of the line has inherited great wealth
and with her fortune. her crown and her CON.
tented. easily governed people she has much IA
offer to a royal sutton. She has several palacs
and country houses and II these are not amonr
the finest royal residences in Europe they ar,
well furnished and with one exception comfort.
able although adapted only to the requirements
Of a modest. unpretentious court.
The largest Of these palaces Is the massy.
Town Hall in Amsterdam, which built in
the sixteenth century and presented in 1903 TO
King Louis Bonaparte as a royal residence En-.
ternally it is not a palace for there Is no en-.
trance in front, and the marine vane on thu
tower, like the sculptures in the gables, indl.
Gates It's commercial character. Internally Il "A
sumptuously furnished and decorated The great
reception room is really palatial, with roof
hundred feet from the floor, with walls Of white
marble and with much fine sculpture The Tea.
room and two dning-rooms have deliberately
painted ceilings and side walls, immense chin.
ney pieces and well-eXecuted statuary and ne.
liefs. The paintings throughout the palace are
by Dutch masters. and all the decorations an
rich in color. In the royal apartments and wait.
ing rooms there are heavy silk haneings stump.
tuous furniture OF the First Empire, delicate
Italian mosaic cabinets, rich services OF Sevres
and beautiful statuary. 1t is anything but
shabby genteel palace within, announcement as Il
may be as a royal residence and U..dsguised a,
its municipal character may be externally
The palace at The Hague is small and unpre.
tentious having been designed the residence
Portable. well-furnshed apartments for the royal
household and the walls are lined with family
portraits. but there are no spacious rooms for
Court ceremonies. AT present there are many
handsome ornaments in the halls and reception.
rooms. for the so-caled coronation gifts have
come from the European and Asatc courts and
from the colonies but there can never be Z
brilliant court at The Hague until palace
worthy Of n royal city is built. more interest.
ing residence is the House in the Wood, wills
surrounded with verdure. II was built 80 year
ago and is we'll stocked with Oriental tapestrs
and embroideries and Delft porcelain. Largo
portrait Of Mr. Motley hangs in one Of tho
rooms. The young Queen is said to be very
fond OF this old house, and the dning-cor
Chinese and japanese rooms certainly are Il.