Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-06
A ROYAL PENELOPE.
Preparations for the Marriage of the
Queen of Holland.

VI Tofs"""s
The young royal bride to be, Queen VIII
helmina Pauline Helen Marie of Holland,
has had almost as many suitors as Pene-
| lope herself For every royal house In
Europe, except Roman Catholic families,
that had marriageable prince to offer has
had designs upon wilhelmina's heart and
| hand.
! bill approving the queens marriage
has been presented In the states general,
but the question OF an allowance to her
prospective husband will not be raised.
The question Of precedence has not yet been
settled and whether the prinz general walks
before the queen dowager or follows after
both his wife and his mother-in-law Is yet
an unsettled question.
! IL is, by the way, to king" Wilhelmina,
not queen" that officials and other pub
lie servants take the oath Of allegiance.
This was decided upon some time ago by
the Dutch High Court OF Justice and was
in line with Queen Emma's wishes. Il
desire to make Queen Wilhelmina some
thing better than strong woman. WISH
to make her king"
The nuptial ceremonies will last week
and will take place at Amsterdam instead
OF The Hague, the palace OF the former be-
ing the more commodious. The throne
room is one OF the magnificent apartments
of the world, with its superb marble col
umns and crystal chandeliers OF near 400
lights The throne itself is covered with
ruby velvet and edged with ruby and gold
fringe the back Is surmounted by crown
containing sapphires, with lions in support;
another crown and the letter "W" Is
wrought on the velvet just beneath. The
front OF the chair is a footstool to match
the canopy. The canopy is curtained In
ruby velvet with gold cord; 1t Is sur
mounted by a crown and ostrich plumes; on
the inner center are embroidered the royal
arms and motto, "Je Maintien Drai."
The style of the ball room is empire
with a small French piano at one end
while crimson and gold are the colors.
The order for her wedding gown the
queen has given to the women OF the
School of Art Needlework in Amsterdam
who so successfully embroidered her cor
onation robes. One of her ball gowns will
be of white satin, embroidered all over
with forget -me-nots In silver and pale
blue.
The women OF several different prov
inces will present their queen with nationa
costumes That OF Friesland. the gift o
s, 900 women, is described as quaint, II not
strictly graceful, with its amplitude o.
drapery and silver hair ornaments. Tht
gold and silver ornaments for the queen
headdress are preserved among the crown
jewels as the property OF the nation.
I'D to the time she was II years old thu
little queen was dressed entirely in white
even to her little kid shoes and silk stock
ings.
The queen has always dressed YER
simply. indeed there is story that sh
often wears last season" hat, and
moreover, one trimmed over by her ow,
royal fingers. "As plain as the queen o
, Hollands petticoat' is a byword with
certain young American girl, who cam
across the two queens few years age
when they were doing London in quie
way. Both queens wore very plain stou
shoes, and the upifted dresses reveale
> white petticoats absolutely devoid of trim
ming OF any kind.
The queen dowager has always bee
simple in her habits. On one occasion
, when she visited an empress her ertir
, sute-much to the surprise OF the empires
consisted only OF an aged chamberlai
and a lady OF honor, Upon occasions tn
queen dowager has even travelled second
, class, preferring to do so on account c
meeting although less elegant, far NOR
!, interesting people.
Nor is the etiquette OF the Dutch cour
rigid, the queen being quite accessible t
the people, Persons wishing to pay thei
10 RESP ects call at the palace about Ave day
previous, write their names In book keI
; for that purpose, and II there Is no reaso
for their exclusion. they are admitted upo
9 the specified day. In the matter OF retainer
\ and attendants there has never been
great amount OF pomp and circumstance.
No ruler in the world attends NOR
strictly to her duties than Queen vii
" 4.
. matters which her ministers lay befor
I her and with the affairs OF her court Sh
y has said OF herself that she never plays
y but always works. These concerns, whic
n we might rashly consider to be her pleas
s ures-her receptions and state banquets-
4 are, in fact. her irksome duties. Durin
J, the season" she is bound to notice, wit
u exactly equal attention, each one of tn
Z 400 or 500 persons OF the court. Note
G kept OF these courtesies and OF the orde
e In which she pays them and she has pune
n tliously to acquit herself OF the whole dut
II down to the properly timid and measure
l. chat with the last diplomat and his vii
a before the close OF the last levee,
II The young queen is not beautiful. bl
6 very good to look upon-wholesome an
n frank, with pleasant smile for everyon
y She has blue eyes, clear complexion
It Greclan nose; her forehead is broad an
3 rather high and her teeth ere large, whit
IS and even; her blonde hair, which is slirhtl
j. wavy, is brushed back to show the "orang
., ear" She has a well shaped head and
= slender, graceful figure. with queenI
a bearing.
h She inherits her fathers taste for music
r. he once wrote an opera which was muC
q praised, at least by friends. Her educatiC
= having been conducted in the most COZ
" servative Dutch fashion, IL follows that 81
lie Is thoroughly versed IN domestic scenc
is knowing how to cook and sew; she also en-
broiders beautifully
II Deny Reduction of Wages.
PITTSBURG, Feb b.-Postive denials a