The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-17

and even to-day, as many happy couples
can testify on the annual show day, II
is capitally fitted for the circumstances
alluded to. Here the Queen and the Prince
might often have been seen, a charming
pair of lovers, during those happy months
of 1910, and this spot has always been in
high favor with Her Majesty, doubtless
from those circumstances
The Prince of Wales had met his fu-
ture wife at a continental town, and had
first set eyes on her while visiting a ca
thedral there, some time before he went
| to Denmark to visit her parents and make
his proposal Ills was a case of love at
first sight. He was 50 struck with the
| beauty and grace of the princely maiden
whom he saw in that cathedral that he
made many inquiries about her and
sought an introduction. Then the later
S cps came in due course.
1t was al the castle of the Danish roy
al family at Rosenberg that the Prince of
| Wales had his private interview with the
! daughter of the sea kings" and proposed
/ to gladly find her an English home and
happiness for the remainder Of her life.
And here she accepted him.
There never scenes TO have been any
doubt of the answer to be given by
Princess Alexandra. however, for she was
as much in love with the line-looking heir
to the British throne as he was with her.
And 50, after this auspicious day. all
went merry as a marriage bell" and Eng
land welcomed the Danish conqueror once
/ more to her domains wi welcome very
different to that Of Canute in 1910.
When, in 1874, the Duke of Edinburgh
took to England his Russian bride it was
: considered a good omen by the many
Britons who still recollected the terrible
days of the Crimean war and the former
feud with Russia. And the omen has so
y
peace with that great nation for the past
Quarter of a century. No more splendid
surroundings could poss bly, be imagined
for proposing than the precincts and
salons of the grand palace at St. Peters
burg, where the imperial family resides.
And here it was that the Russian Prin-
cess first received the proposal of the
/ English Prince for her hand and heart.
She accepted the sailor prince" whether
with or without hesitation we are not told.
But probably like even more lowly mai
dens, the daughter of a Gar would like
being asked more than once and would
not be averse to a little pleading upon the
part of her royal lover. And we know that
the Romanon princesses are not lightly
won
We can well imagine. therefore, the
scene which the rooms Of the St Peters
burg palace saw during the visit of the
Duke of Edinburgh on that occasion, and
we shall go far before we find an apart
ment more suited for usherng in a royal
betrothal Plants, flowers and decorations
have ever been reckoue1 as the proper
accompaniment Of a wedding ceremony,
and those in this room would DO equally
well for royal proposal
II was In 1857 that two lovers might
have been seen on a Scotch moor in the
district of BalmoraL They had gone suit
for the day with a party of friends. and,
like many other lovers from time imme-
mortal they had managed very beautiful
ly to lose The party and 20 lose themselves
and their nearest way. Nevertheless they
walked gayly along back toward Balmoral
over The springy turf evidently anything
but cast down at the loss.
Suddenly the gentleman spied a piece OF
white heather growing close by. He gath
cred It and presented II to the girl beside
him. For she was a true girl, barely Is az