The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-04
ROMANCE AT BALMORAL.
Auspicou. Happenings al King Edwards
Autumn Residence.


Nusp'O'Ous ''appS"1SS a. Nns Gu"a'" ,
Autumn Residence.
King Edwards FIRST tourney IN Rllroora1
since his oc,os.io, ,,l,o. o,,.o ,i-,l.. ~,
" N''" '"N'N t'"'' "'"''N' va
9rtly forty-SiX years after Queen Victoria
ard the prince cnnsort first entered the
castle e,,. r,. To,,lo, nan. ,f.u
r,. .,., s,,,,..
lH' prince ta'e-uiiy chose 'Lt -.tn of the
castle with o view 90 securing tle greatest
possible alnonnt or supIjrrt s,r co. q, ,g,.
furnish ID roTrorTaSlr SIN ,I-,r ,'.fb
much rurctls-on ~ ,..,rf,. t,,.-'t. I ~
I1,aror. 5 ma" ''-lP.5 i'' ..'5 ~ ,!g
smart Vfrtorio ,i,I II -,,,.r'i ,ftt L.
last 4 raubiuatlori of cniars fu'.c,,,,,5 i,.
Prince Albert himself an1 i, ,,g. ,lrhei
M H.. i.,,,,s 10 ~ -, e.,
wer" airen br rbe Pines. l exam ,o 'e,
mother and The ,onvrnfiouoiizsI semi i,
thistle which forms their pltteln was 6sr
own design. Outside anon tho T,y,.r
FmnerH- &Vu' g"5e i"I i p''sSh rta ny
T." our lare , queen agi s' tb s'I a. ,ir5 KEW
present rae nriuce ru-IsoIf ra,..,,I t...,
his elIps. ..'s.ier after her mgri.i1-a NJ s
an iron seat for the garden from Ipru,1.,,.
BESIDES these and many ,fb., r-li,,t,. ~.
rooms contain a perfect record In bronze.
silver and black and white ni.fnriaf an. ar
the royal family AT various 1grs anon.
them eouestrlan' statues of princes tII,S
grand duchess Of Iesse and M. duke az
Canuaught and Princes. IIenry az p"tt.r.
q
cite at the late duke OF Clarence All lBa
children Of King Edward In fpinjatil-n fbo.
tographs. and marble busls OF the late
grind duke az TTpssa ANA m. d,,l.o ~ Al
6any. Also during the late ue S SIng o. Ir t
there were busts OF DR.. Norman Mcleod
and Principal pulluch a bronze hust of tbe
late Emperor Frederick and life size
marble statue of Prince Albert wearing
a kilt one hand holding a rde ana The
The very iiTst break in tie tie ROYAL Circle
was arranged at Balm oral for il vas fbero
that the wooing of the princess royal Of
England by the crown prince Of Prussia.
afterwards the Emperor FreJerick cnl
membered that the prince nroposod Nv
handing the princess rovai a sI,rid az v-hite
heather
At Balmorul in those early days the han
Ply young pair were Ike children ana t6e
crown prince when the cotfer Girls usrJ 10
curtsey low to him would Iron a curtsey
In return, laughing wIth deIipbr NJ Tho
Joke.
As II to Intensity the romance If her
Highland home. il was the nieen.s rra,..
Observation-Disclosures ~ bo cos,e J,cVsot III !ne
Of the marriage Of each of ber "hiidrcn
The practice had it's origin IN tbe 'oir,.
a.Guheen, or Cairn of Rrmer1br1r, q, ~, a. a.,
Of the ancient Deeside deirns hiiit ~. t Xxx
Farquharsons. whose battle cry tbot v,as
The clan when IL mustered in tbe ciinn
days of internal warfare w1uld brinV for
each man a stone which stones were Sfter'
wards carried away. one nv escb man So
that from the rpuainder cG,,ld hs l lo,,,+ ~
the loss of men the clan had sustafurJ an,
the battle
King Edwards II arrlage cairp crowns
one Of the three mountains on Rirtnll
estate the Coyles; that Of The Int t5T,
press Frederick Is on n hili in C;Ian S.lIa,
and those az Tho rrst ~ ~ , NM 'srtt'
lily are near the castle. Ali afo aho1t ~