The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28
's,IupstS OF ROYALTY.

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"a, pcst r0p'' the duchess was MISS
4 snflano .h,er Of poor country
tf''a. IN 10 duke maIrleu ,h a,i guided !
W y, y. aid that had amO Oi,sn IN all
~ ttsfs WI ~, not have won. once
sap 'l,a accounted the ~ the r,tVi sweet. IN
~ n ne kss ~. yorxe no pursued IL
p, i /. owner his wlie ,n, ies W was
% p'y' .sy queen. a fortune teiiet
.ns w, districts. one day about
pa' ' 'ss" h duchess. then hen, . y n"r,S
r,' 'sa 4, = tesus, went with a party
Is %. :, neytl's Dyka." near Brish'oh,
/, s.a their hands F anS very Hn, Sg rucs
q "a hat young anu w.
a ss marry Miss YoFks'
..,.,,, Duke of Portland she had
ls'su0us var seen. Shortly afterward
y 'lns Ming IN Tendon by the Flying
y ar edinburgh. The duke was
sss'H ., y, goodbye to some friends
;sa v ~, ~ leave the station wnen
y uDsp the pale yoan ls, lazy ts s,,,ue
y "a ~ Compartments Wl. .,u ~ .aO rsr'
~ - man. without which no Eng
sii's. .os,,,on travels, the duke stepped
~ = s in the next carriage ana
s ,or edinburgh on the same IAN ,o o,r,"
~ nat had caught his heart
y ~ Ne looked out to see II the
". m tho train. but the ai VIM u ea
r'ss sr,,, edinburgh was reached Here
w. = ,,verled man servant met her'
y Y. ~ into carriage and whirled away ,,y
~ ~ ssss,s sight. Telegraphing for MS
!. rortmantea the duke remained !"
~ :. entIre week searching in vain
1. roman with whom ne was u'spS "
ION, hack to welbeck Abbey. his
u. y D,,cc in Sherwood Forest His en-
- -. included for August house party
g. !, scotland, the place of an old
N y ~ p4nt,nck family. Arriving i'm
~, mtore dinner he dressed hastily
~, II the drawing room The room
70 ave for tall slender girl VINO
j /, his entrance and disclosed to him
III !, the lost divinity At the end OF
IN, stay in the country house tn'
I, ~ nropOsed, was accepted and shortly
[s.,,,t married. So the gypsy prophecy
4, .ulflled after all
~
vr a Ne room at Windsor in which The
I,,,,, .cd plate of Queen Victoria is KEEP
|, 4. rl,ts room at Marlborough house. II
,,sor ne town residence OF the Prince o
I'M. This room is absolutely freproo
|, u Il rpsrded with unceaslng vigilance Tn
|,w tiled and the woodwork is of hight
|rHtst mahogany 1t is In this room that tn
|rssil dinner services are kept. besides tn
|lrs for ordinary use. One of the Dime
|vs Il scd, finely chased, excels in beaut
| IN. est anything that the queen hersel
vslssss There are presentation services @
| IN irds. christening gifts. yachting cups
hns, tarsards. TASKS and choice pieces c
rr description. In the center of the roor
ID special case, with glass on all sides
III, ID the silver wedding year of tn
int and princess to receive the magnificer
| ratnts the occasion called from all owe
trcps The lining of this case is light blu
dah, and the upper part is made OF silvt
air ornamental foundation OF mahogany.
ias Grand Duchess Marie NJ Mecklenbu,
aivGn Is one OF the most musical OF II
fgi women OF Europe. Her devotion
wagner !; well known, and the music roo
fts palace in Schwerin has big portra
alA' great composer hung beside the plan
~ ailshter OF the duchess, the wife of Il
h'faliry grand duke OF oldenburg, shar
u usnt and together they often play due
q lhs pair of grand pianos in the mus
'''n' The grand duchess has led very sir
v llls since her widowhood and has W,
'NaaFlty through her kindness TO the 20
~ suffering around her. Her royal hlg
isa vas princess OF schwarsburg- Rudoi
sel and her marriage to the late Ora,
y'Ae Friedrich Franz II took place VIII
W vas only IS years old. At the time t
r'M duke was a widower twenty seven yea
" senior, and the father of three sons a
" daushter. The post of relgning gra
s Y. which her marriage gave her, was
.lAuA one for so young girl to fill. {
fl'lly as her husbands oldest son was o
Wy aeF senior and the other princes a
~' Hlncess were close to her own age. S
70 however. gifted with a slngularly che,
y and tactful nature, and she soon esta
~. herself in the hearts OF her HUSBAND
9a'rea and the other relatives.
~
no stepdaughter is now the wife of
u'la Duke Of Vladimir of Russia, and is
s ss 10 the Russian court circles for
.l'ance Of intellect. Besides the Ora
, asa'ss Of 0ldenburg. the Grand Ouch
4 ~ Asd three other children, all sons.
~ Duke Friedrich william, was the oldc
Il IS afterwards became prominent in
y sTlaa navy. and was accidentally drowl
I ssAusSen last September. The others
S,l' Aa'iph Friedrich. in the Prussian gu
any - '''' -
y marriage OF the only daughter, Pr
- -''sostn' was sore trial to the gri
, ,.s''s who dreaded to lose thu close &C
s. .1Saip- which had become nearer al
49,. ,n q the grand duke. Tho warn
n,.s. 4'p Aaa existed between the first CIR
IA 81 oldenblrg and tho Princess Ell
~ 'na this fact was dwclt upon by
{. sui''g when the proposal of marrl
,',. -'ue' TIE union has proved a '
I'M, Vue aud the grand duchess still c
A. ~ see much OF her daughter. E
,A.,,' women have doae much to |
A, : better knowledge Of music.
i A. sss look upon their hours Of ST
,l.,.r,' sf'al musical masters as their c
! u The grand duchess is also a fri
~ 0Y'aoor sports, aud encourages no
''s'e'se as well as bicycle riding.
~
l,,a :. ~ ol Mansfield, tall. slender, ca
~. old man hna H. a