The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-11
AMERICAN GIRLS RISE.
Daughter of a Poor Tailor, Became q
Real Queen.

Boston Special n. Y. JoUrnal)
Miss Anna Perkins Slade, a niece of /
the dOwager queen of Portugal, was
married in Brookline a few days ago in
a beautiful dress given to her by her /
aunt, the only American woman who
ever became a crowned queen, and who
, now lives in luxurious privacy on the
beautiful Pena estate at the mouth of
the Tagus, in Portugal
The bride whose atint's career was
almost as romantic and magic as that
. / of Cinderella, has no royal ambitions
( ! She has married a plain American. He
e is all the king want" she says.
H The dowager queen, who gave Miss
i.I Slade her wedding dress and wished
that she might be happy, was Elise
Hensler. She was born siXty-four years
al ago in Boston. Her father was a poor
I Jewish tailor, who lived in a back
til street. Often the girl who was TO De
leI queen and her sister Louise delivered
tel clothes at the homes Of their rather
vH patrons They carried to its deStIna-
,sd ton raiment that they had collected
for treatment in accordance with the
. sign in the window Of their father S
bishop; Pants neatly pressed.
COZ Elise who was to be queen, had a
A natural talent for singing SO had her
sister. When the elder was 10
be1years old she gave concert in Spring
hpfffeld this state. where the family were
tiorthen living, and it was her intrOdUc-
,arItion to the musical world
de- The old tailor, eager for the success
the5f his daughter, took her TO Europe
-bpvsoon after she was IS years old. she
al La Scala and then in New
49,
We then she sang in the opera house OF
ican an Carlos in Lisbon. The opening
light of the opera was on the birthday
Don Fernando, the king, and he sa
INC, the royal box with his eyes fastened
AIS bon the fair American on the stage.
lit was a night of triumph for th'
Not ilor's daughter. The king, VINO nae
arried his first wife in the year o
iSe's BIRTH was himself d musician
Eng became attracted by the voice an'
been inner of the girl from over the ocean ocean
s,rb- hey met at the palace OF the KING
at. the Infanta Isabella. Don Fer
- ndo threw himself at the feet OF IN
build kton girl
peri D Europe they keep up their old-tlm
sue tories that blue blood runs in IN
Ns of kings of hue deeper tina
bem Il in those of ordinary Iolk-
roger nte their social levels more equal Do
rards Fhando induced his brother, IN
the De of SaEe-Coburg, 10 make ne
IS its CRtess of Edla.
n Fernando was first cousin
hood Pre- Albert the husband of Quee
MIR. Vbria. The queen dOwager an
level tar's daughter IS, therefore d COZ
cient neon by marriage OF the Prince
,sses- VS.. the German emperor, the czs
own / of issia and a handful of other kins
mys S. anQobles.
mited u Fernando, IKE PrlIlce :. 1AL .s!S,,
power mig be termed SqudW man, Silr
and he tafns all his honOrs by marrlaS
keel He Id welded PortugaIs queen, b'
If instd Of remaining prince conSoTI'
it'll a Albt did, the title OF KING was
% sit stow upon him. When his son su
ceed to the throne he became so
Mr. ! of dagger king of Portugal
I last Toarry the American, Don Ferna
T de- do h to obtain the consent of his SO
ia, The nerican queen ~S s I,9I 80 :
thoua She was the stepmOtheU of t
kingAId an inferior social position
the Get.
1t y a happy marriage, howev'
- as DdFernando was man with
charrf manner and temper and of
tempement exactly suited to that
his BON bride.
For | wife he fitted up the old co
vent dPena. built on a mountain
Cintra fteen miles from LISBON, an
grand n picturesque surroundings
d" In trhaDel of the convent the ma
the rage y solemnized. Don Fernan
and hihvife led an ldylhc lire, n
from etv care. domestic or polite
: The kirdevoted himself to gardeni
a and stu Their life al Cintra was
y happy 1t in 1869 Don Fernando 81
that hesrefeTred 1t 70 the throne
Spain. Hch was offered to him.
The Rce of Wales visited the p
t hand ace in 5. and two years later O.
y Vo,1 eral anAIrs Grant were there
+ mat their waaround the world.
My if In the Y mohtl % Aooo 80 ! : -
on oct the Penaastle and one-third of
~ a. other pretty He expressed in
=, - a. al last wore the hope that she wo
:, ooi,s keen UP le palace according TO
. d coiu wavs in emory of their love.
ilufcIl: only siste,f the dowager queen, L
re- ~. Use. MARI DR.. Slade Of Brookline
us 'ne well know physician and writer,
use IL If was tn daughter who walked
nd will - PC" 80. 49, dress sent to her bv
royal aunt
ne care NJ. uaaky's stock Of sheet M,
all all - ,,5,,uiT instruments were d.
mailed aged sligh by smoke, and he I
noses to ce out his entire stock
-edicine Drices thaviH astonish buyers.
; 10ns formerly sold