The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25

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M, muiIi,nu engagement to the Primes ~ VIM
MIL Nh DC matte. This engagement ms nfr"aSc
t vgh varicusiy announced in difefent auTr.
general 1t must be told by Wilbelrni,s 49,,
~ me sneni aud to the entire royal family,
u,i, hc rumor was circulated in Europe tj,a,
of We'd nals nau ~ refused 10 marry the PiincS
the,riority on the throne. She would mi nav
M NM , ealied the Prince Cousurt, no nlttat IN
o ore fringe Of WED Holland. husband Of ,he
as Wilhelmina, though wiIfnl. il ~ ,n,,sn
in love with him. - 's's Much
,oi Upland Is to have one mad feast Of re.
ia.Siins O. CHRISTMAS day, for Wilhelnina hes
9tHetueu that an the poor shall receive praut
u .,ier ana this means very larga feast f,r
under the head of the poor come MI hs
p psasants ana those who are not actually land
omueis' Holland has no beegars but those
VINO do not own land are called poor.
Her maiesty's private charity, which Is n
Iii piVepeIous orphan asylum at the Hague
VII, VIII ENJOY marvellous Christmas. and h
VIVA ieast those old women OF Amsterdam
apout whom you have heard so much. These
are the aged poor who knew her father. ana
VINO blessed Wilhelnllna because she was tue
daughter of the crochety cid king. whom they
loved IN spite of his crochets
Vh christmas day these toothiess old crones
MIL MIL get together and rehearse tn tales OF
o mnnei ~ chiidhood They VIII tn how
siueu teacup together which he had broke n
anu haa the servant bring 1t to her al the
table. hlled With cold tea. When il was SIT
father" exclaimed she. II have broken yonr
best teacup. You said you would dismiss from
the palace the one who broke that cup
ga hlng William was MS wise as he was old
ana cross, and he saw through the device of
his baby daughter to save the servant and
he loved her all the more
~ is fourteen years ago this Christmas since
Wilhelmina was brought In to the table DIS
guised in basket of flowers Her mother
the young Queen Emma wanted to please
the old king. and she ordered the baby girl
covered with roses When the king laid down
the papers, which he persisted in reading at
the breakfast table like any commoner up
popped Wilhelmlna with q Merry Christmas.
The little children of Holland are all Sc ting
out their wooden shoes for the advert oil St
Nick, who comes very regularly every year
but Wilhelmina will discard the wooden shoes
this year, for she realizes that she must be A
grown up person. or womans size and wom-
ans estate. she has become very feminine
and is taking the greatest pride in a beautiful
robe which has been made for her to wear
Christmas evening.
The Prince OF Wed will get very charming
wife, when he weds Wilhelmina. for she Is as
sweet as she is fair to look upon; and though
wilful she has such a fund Of Dutch com
mon sense he can think his Christmas a lucky
ono as well as a very merry one.
The prince lives at Amsterdam. for he has
nupie siooQ III him, and has always spent part
of the year at the Hague and at Ans :er IAN.
For years his quiet wooing has been going
on unsuspected in Europe aud, since boynood.
him. to see IL his traits were such as to make
her girl queen happy.