Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14
THE BRIDES CHOICE.
Her Cousort Is Acceptable to Her
 People.

oueen Wilhelmina, who was married am Feb. 1, to Duke Henry of Mecklen- hnru-Schwerin, has been queen or Netherlands. so far as the title Is cOn- c.rnrd, since the death of her father, Einy William III, m November 1890, IT. K only since she attained her major ity last August, however, that she has baen a ruler in fact as well as in name. nnrinr the minority of the youns oueep the reins of government werc intrusled to her mother, Queen Emma, rbo proved one of the wiSest and best rulers modern Europe ever had Queen Wilhelmina is of medium stature and has pretty, girlisn hg urc fair complexion and blue eyes. She k an excellent lingulst, well skilled musician, a clever artist and an eypert in outdoor sports and recrea- tionS. Besides the various accomplish mentS of womankind she has oeel I carefully educated in statecratt con & >timntiOnal government, international & law. the legal and moral relations oi a X sovereign tO her people, and other N ,rudies necessary for the education Co, T a ruler of nation.
 She iS an expert horsewoman. bot. jn the saddle and with reins in hand | AL the Chateau Loo, where the honey moon is to be passed the stables arr &fullof thoroughbred horses and ponies and there are also we'll equipped kel. pelS, for the young woman, like all ul ber countrywomen, is very fond ol Hogs.
 Though her majesty speaks English,
 rench and German perfectly, she ls d teryent patriot and will neither allow mother language than Dutch spoken + In her presence nor admit that Holland < odds second place in anything, She < las always expressed great admiration < pr England and the United States. ! she is greatly interested in the affairs
 
 ears. has ideas of her own in such < AatterS, and indeed she has in ali mat 3 rs. Her tutors and like wise her off z Rers of government have found out hat her mind is not one to be easily
 ltluenced,
 W In regard to her marriage, as in other 2 latterS, she followed her own choice
 gardleSS Ol reasons of state. For
 Veral years the Dutch marriiger
 lestiOn disturbed a good part of
 urOpe. First one prince and then DOther was suggested as suitOfs fur N axe Weimar, Prince William uf Wied
 bd Prince Frederick Henry uf Prussia
 ere some uf those mentioned. But the I bung queen did just what she dlSal S
 lredtened tU dO-snapped her iiugrfs
 tiIr Dutch cabinet and made pure
 I've match, regardless of the poll tlcal
 tereSts 0f her country. Furtsiatcly 3 e match proved highly satisfactory K the people Oi the Netherlands and
 all others concerned.
 The Dutch peoples delight over he
 lcen'S marriage arises as much from
 luke Heurys evident attachment to
 s royal bride as anything else. Dutch & uSlC and artistic circles in particular Z e highly pleased over Wilhelmina 's
 boice Of husband, and are expecting
 feat things from the prince cuusOrt < uke Henry is not only devoted t0arJs X all kinds but is an accomplished
 inter and musician. The husband Is V lSt four years older than his. bride. < hose who know the duke describe
 m as bright cOnveTsatiOnaiIsU and 4 interesting companion. Like the 4 leen, he is an accomplished linguisJ. hUugh not exactly handsome. he Is \ bod looking, possesses we'll built, < acclul figure, dignided bearing and
 frank good natured countenauce
 hc grand ducal house of Mecklen-
 lrg to which ne belongs IS the only lM lgnng family in western Europe of N iavunIc origin, and claims to be the
 deSt sovereign house in the western N Orld.