The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-14
Hollands Young Queen.

Wilhelmina Helena Paulina Maria,
Queen of the Netherlands, was born on
August 81, 1880. Her father was the
late King William Ill, and her mother
the kings second wife, Princess Emma,
daughter of Prince George Victor of
Waldeck. The young queen succeeded
to the throne on the death OF her father,
on November %, 1890. Her mother
was proclaimed Queen Regent, during
the minority of the queen, on Decem-
Der s, 1890.
The Dutch people, sever, ly practical
as they are, have almost an idoatrous
affection for the House of Orange.
The resoute courage of William the
Silent and the remembrance of the way
he brougl his people out Of the house
of bondage have never been forgotten
When in the old age of the king a
daughter was born who should perpe.
tuate the house of Orange Nassau the
people were filed with Joy.
The royal daughter is now eighteen
years of age, and becomes the reigning
queen. 1t cannot have escaped the
peace-loving Dutchmen that progress
sive countries have been made happy
and prosperous under female monarchs.
They cannot but look back across the
sixty years of prosperity which Great
Britain has enjoyed and recall the SIM
ilarity between the coronation of queen
| Victoria and the installation of their
queen. Both queens were eighteen
years of age when they came to the
throne; their respective peoples sought
in each the perpetuation of family to
which each is pass;onate'y devoted, and
the people of Holland see in their
young queen the same elevation of
character which from first TO last has
been the most important element in
perse rving the enthusiastic tyalty of
the British people toward their sover-
eigp.
1t was not until 1914 that the Sale
law, as apl lied 10 Holland, was revoked
and the succe sion was altered to per-
NIT the crown TO 90 in the female line.
In 1854 the arrangeme mt was con irmed
by which the infant daughter of the
aged king could one day be queen. In
1890 he died, and Wilhelmina became
queen under the regency of her mother,
Queen Emma. The queen mother is
possesor of sound and sag cious judg-
mt mt with respect to the bringing up of
her daughter. The physical, moral and
into lie ctual education of the daughter
leaves no hing 10 be desired. She is
exceptionally strong in body and mind
is active, wellschooled in all pl ysical
exercises ordinarily practiced by wom-
en-, thoro ughly versed in all sorts OF ac-
complishme nts, and, for her age, an ad-
vanced scholar in the more serious
branches of learning. She is good
linguist, speaking English, French,
German and other Continental lang
uagos, and is pre- ficient in the history
of her own and other countries and
somewhat read in international and
civil law.
But this young queen of eighteen de.
votes by no means l of her time to
studious occupations. She dances,
walks, rides, drives, skates, rides bi.
cycle, romps with her dogs, in fact, in
dulges in all kinds of out of door sports,
which have developed her into a robust
girl. She is of mt dunn height, SYM
metrical figure, has fair complexion,
with glow of perfect health in her
smooth, plump cheeks. Her golden-au-
burn hair is abundant, cut short over her
broad brow and gatht red up in heavy
knot at the back of her head. Her
eyes are bright blue, her nose slightly
turned up and her lips are full and red.
She has short upper lip, long, grace
f, lily rounded chin and well-ordered,
strongly marked eyebrows.-N. Y. Sun.