The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-22

no longer: that she has ceased to be
the girl-queen except to the pOedcal
and the sentimental. whose mind pic
lures and day dreams always die hard
Queen Wilhelmina is a wholly grown
up. stout, determined matron Of a rus
tic German type. She is a thorough
daughter Of the house Of Orange, about
whose members there was always plen-
~ that was admirable ana not so much
that was lovable. A very few years
go. as time speeds. the Princess VIII
helmina used to drive about The Hague
and Amsterdam, often with her mother
and often alone, visiting the shops ana
figuring very pictuTesquely in the fond
and loyal public eye of Holland. she
was a very pretty girl, with sparkling
eyes, rosy cheeks and a firm little body,
whose gentle curves were 50 precoclous
as to foreshadow very pronounced out
lines should she ever become a natron-
But who thinks OF such things at the
sight Of a pretty lass2
At that time she wasted little time
upon the etiquette OF royalty toward its
subjects. You know that IN democrat
&c countries like England they even
provide mechanical seats in some OF
the royal carriages Cor sc It's said TO
keen the bodies Of the princes and
princesses moving 10 and fro as If in
constant saIutatiop Of the people. There
was neither natural nor mechanical
attention to the people in the pony car
rage or the person Of the girl Wllhe'-
nina. She went about her business IN
a business-Iike way, and the Dutch
people instead Of missing her bow and
smiles saw only her pretty face and
healthy body and were delighted.
8 % @
Above all things, they wanted her to
marry and continue the royal house to
which she belongs. It is not particu-
larly nice or delicate thing for a ma
tons whole population Il look upon
yolrg girl in this way. It better be-
comes the staff of a racing stable OF
The owner of choice herd of cattle,
but kings and queens and princes ana
princesses have their peculiar obllga-
lions and pay for their hOnoTs in some
disagreeaPle coin. WHhelmlna stood,
and stanls today, in the estimation OF
her subjects, as a buffer between them
and the devastating ambition Of Ger
many. She is the last Of the blood
of the house of Orange. She rules On
overtaxed and disconnected people, VINO
heed the fate of Spain. As Spain had
colonies she did not Know now TO man
age OF profit by, so has Holland, and
as SPANS possessions Grained the
blood and crippled the muscle OF her
neonIa SO 90 the outlying lands Of the
Dutch. The. result is such state OF
discomfort and such a might OF social
ism that it Is feared that II Wilnel-
NINA died without an heir the people
would set up a republic in a month.
The men who lead and live upon the
government do not want this to hap
pen. therefore, they prayed for WI
halnina To continue the royal line.
The mass Of the people, democratic and
s0cialistic at heart. believe that Ger
many wishes to seize Holland IN Order
to give herself a sufficient seacoast
with good harboTs, but they also De
ueve that Germany viii Keep her
hands of the Netherlands as long as
the House OF Orange lasts, because
the Kaiser Wilhelm believes IN the
divine right Of kings" and would never
dethrone an old royal house Ihere-
fore. people and leaders alike agreed
I'm hoping that Wilhelmina would mar
rs and give birth to an heir to her
throne.
Three years ago the too rapidly
aging and stoutening queen came TO
her 18th year and the throne. She had
heard so much talk about the desire
fol-. her marriage that she grew vexed'
and before she went to be crowned she
said to her ministers:
Let me hear no more about my mar
rage for two years. I viii not con-
slider it until then"
The blood that is in her veins is that
of fearless, dOmineering, willtul,
strong and obstinate race. Anarchy
was disturbing Europe when her
GROWING came about, and all her court
feared for her when she came 10 walk
as She must, a quarter Of a mile OF
more from her Amsterdam palace TO
the church between the masses Of a
double cOnCourse Of people in the
streets.
She herself dreaded assassination
bu. she did not fear it, for fear is not
in her blood.
She said sfterward that when she
reached the comparative shelter and
safety of the crowded church sbc felt
her knees weaken and she thought she
would fail, 50 great had been the strain
upon her. But only she knew this. All
that tho. people saw was that her face
was ashen gray. Her head was held
as high as ever and her step was the
gait Of Il queen.
AT the head of the church, in a
great omen space such as would be the
chancel in most church buildings, were
two thrOnes-a large one pushed vel
forward and a small one few feet II
the rear The large one was for Viii
hclmina and the other tcr the queen
dowager. then giving up her reign
When the crown had been laid lightly
Of soft brown hair, and the
ceremony OF making her queer
indeed was finished, she rose and
turned toward her mother. Her mother
rose also and sDrang forward with
arms outspread TO catch her child e
her bosom and strain the queens hear
ans her own together in a supreme en-
brace.
Then all the people saw Of what met
tie Wilhelmina was made. Then they
learned that she was rot heir to the
throne alone, but 70 the blood OF hel
fathers.
Instead OF falling in her mothert
arms and on her breast, she stepped
back, stood still and put out Ter righ
hand, palm down, Tor her mother Z
kiss in token Of allegiance to her SOW
ereigL.
That required nerve.
Many said that they had never seei
50 cold FLOODED a performance or al
ct so eloquent OF self-will in all thei
lives a shudder of surprise shook tn
whole churchful. But ali agreed tina
in no other way could Wnheimina hav
so effectually declared to the who'll
people that the rule Of the Germal
woman was at an end and the rule o
the House Of Orange had begun again
''The Cermtn Woman thus did tn
nation speak OF the gentle, kindl.
-.-f=.rr- rsrhr had 4-afc rranF -o rIn1T MI hill
her daughter grew TO womanhOod Thu
did the new queen interpret the pop
ula- wish. Thus do royalties come L
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