Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-04-12
QUEEN AND MOTHER.
Strict Disciplins Under which He
Children Wore Hrou~ht Un

Stract Disciplins Under which Res
chilAren Were Brought Up.
It was said Of the late Queen Louise
sf Denmark that next to Queen Vic
toria. she of all women in Europe ex-
erted the strongest influence In the poll
tics of the continent. "Shs 10 the t.
male Bismarck Of Europev' exclaimed
Bismarck himself once. In admiration
Of her diplomacy and political fore
sight. Her daughters became Princess
Of Wales, Empress Of Russia and
Duchess Of Cumberland. One Of her
sons IL the King Of Greece: anothes.
the crown prince. married the daugh
ter Of the rich Carl XIV. King Of Swe-
den, and the third Is the husband Of
the Princess Of Orleans. the daughter
Of the Duke Of Chartres. These ALL
ances put into the hands Of Queen
Louise many wires. whereby she kept
In touch with Russia. England and
France.
O.. King Christian being too easy
going. the Queen took upon herself the
task Of educating and disciplining her
children. She was both their mother
and their queen. She taught her daugh-
ters housekeeping. dressmaking and
the art Of spending money. The sons
were trained to keep an account Of
every penny they spent out Of their
weekly allowance. to dress plainly. and
to be courteous to interiors. A writer,
Danish baron, thus describes the
Queens family discipline: +
While q mere boy her eldest son, the
crown prince. was caught trying to get
the better Of one of the sentries OF the
Royal Guard, Of whom the little prince
demanded that he should present arms
to him. According to court etiquette.
q royal child is entitled to shoulder
arms" salute until its confirmation.
whom present arms is the salute
given.
The boy prince demanded the latter
salute, but the sentry stuck to his or
dsrs. The Queen obliged the prince
to 90 down and ask the soldiers par
don "for unbentting attitude and rude
ness" and having done this properly.
he was locked into his room for two
days.
At the royal table, to which her chill
dren were not admitted before their
tenth year, they were not allowed to
ask for anything, but had to wait until
they were served. according to age. by
the steward.
II something was served which thef
dill not like. they were forbidden to
open their mouths about 1t, and had to
eat little Of it for ''politeness' sake. =
and out Of regard for table manners.
Those who are to rule In the world
must first taste rule themselves, and
find out what it means to obey without
murmur," said the Queen.
When her youngest son, Prince Wal
demar, married the Princess of Or
leans, this young lady at once moved
about in the castle as though she did
not know that there was a queen abovS
her. During hunt the Princess horse
fell, and gathering her skirts rather
high," the intrepid girl jumped the
ditch herself and took another horse.
The Queen found 1t out. The fol-
lowing morning the Princess woke to
find herself a prisoner in her own bed
room. A message from the Queen was
handed her by a GENTRY, informing her
that by jumping the ditch in such
fashion she had been guilty Of breach
of court etiquette. and must consider
herself a prisoner for seven days.
Another time the saucy Princess
drove out with the royal children. and
dismissed her driver and footman at
the first inn outside the city. Some
how the horses got frightened. over
turned the carriage and SPILLED" the
Princess and the children on the high
way.
They were picked up by a peasant,
who brought them to the city. The
Princess laughed, the children cried.
an the Queen ordered the arrest of
I, the Princess at once, and detained her
in her bedroom for fourteen days.
may add that by this time Princess
Marie is fully cured, and is doubtless
now mourning the loss Of Grandma
Louise, who was, after all, splendid
teacher.