Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-31

! sion of his fathers coronation be de
clared prince OF Wales and heir ap
parent to the throne. Prince George
is exceedingly popular throughout
England just at present because of his
recent determination to serve his
country in Africa during the boer war
Prince George.
Born in 1864, Prince George was
educated for the navy. In 1883 he be.
came a midshipman on board the
Canada, which was with the North
American squadron. In 1895, having
passed splendid examination, he was
promoted to a lieutenancy. His first
command was that of the gunboat
Thrush at the West Indian station and
while occupying that post the prince
opened the Jamaica industrial expo.
sition of 1890. A year later he was
raised to the rank of commander and
might have seen active service had
not the death of his brother, Albert
Victor, given him importance as the
heir presumptive. This put an end to
his naval career and however ambi-
tious he may have been for honors
during the boer war he was not given
the opportunity to earn them. He
urged in vain to be put in command
of a warship in south African waters :;
the war office never had ship which
needed commanding by prince OF
the blood.
In 1893 Fl4nce George was be-
throthed to the princess of Teck. The
marriage was celebrated with great
pomp, although the world, and the
English people generally, gossiped
about previous marriage which the
prince was supposed to have contrac-
ted with the daughter OF a British
admiral. However, the marriage be-
tween the Princess May and Prince
George was pleasing to the queen, to
the prince of Wales and to the Eng
fish public generally. Princess May
is very popular, since she follows
closely the example set by the prin-
cess of Wales, and is most generous
in her beneficence. She has a number
of fads, among them a fondness for
lap dogs, which have, however, lost
interest for her since the arrival of
her three babies, whom she feared the
dogs might bite
The duke of York is one of the most
enthusiastic stamp collectors and he
has collected to such good purpose
that he now possesses one Of the
finest private collections in the world
and its value is estimated at over
$150,000 at present "philatelic' prices
The poet laureate, Alfred Austin, is
another stamp enthusiast"
Princess Popular.
If the former prince of Wales is a
popular and busy man he is not one
half so popular nor one-half so busy
as is Princess Alexandria. She will be
very different, though no less worthy
and in many respects a far more
splendid queen than Queen Victoria
She is proud and queenly woman
who regards it her duty to play her
role with the splendor betting her
title. A woman of naturally simple
and thoughtful habits, her Danish
childhood impressed her with the du-
ties of queen toward her people and
in her after life she has never failed to
acknowledge them. A simple incident
is sufficient TO show what a reputation
this habit has given her. An Ameri-
can woman was one day walking in
Hyde Park and there was an unusual
crowd of ladies along the pathway.
She asked one of the number if any
thing was going on.
eyes," was the polite reply. srhe
princess rides today"
She waited some little time, hoping
to see her, and the royal turnout did
not appear. Then with true American
impotence she approached the lady
and suggested that perhaps she would
not come. The English woman's
manner changed. She turned and in
quite an indignant tone said:
you are mistaken. The princess
never fails u.s.
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became an Englishwoman, as she
soon did, she at once became popular.
Among the workingwomen of Great
Britain the princess of Wales was
speedily made a popular favorite ow-
ing to the interest she manifested in
developing and stimulating the home
industries. This was particularly the
case in the manufacture Of lace, which
was in a condition of collapse conse-
quent upon continental competition,
wnen the princess took English lace
under her fostering care and by max
ing the wearing of it fashion revived
this industry and placed 1t upon its
present sable basis. The princess
collection of English point lace IS said
to he the finest and most valuable of
its kind and a sure approach to her
,o-sl highness' favor is gift of a
dainty piece of lace.
Collector of China.
The particular fad of England s
future queen is china. of which ware
she is an indefatigable collector, her
specially being Royal Worcester. In
the drawing-room at Sandringham
hall, the country home of the royal
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