New-York tribune., 1901-08-06
fore be sailed tomorrow. but IL is not known
y neither the Meteor will compete.
SKETCH OF DEAD EMPRESS
A LIFE JOYOUS IN YOUTH, CLOUDEI
BY SORROW IN LATER YEARS.

Her Royal and Imperial Majesty Victoria,
Dowager Queen Of Prussia. Dowager Empress
Frederick 9f Germany. and Princess Royal OF
Great Britain and Ireland was born on Novem-
Der q, 1910 She the first child Of Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert her consort and was
christened Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa. She
received careful education under the personal
supervision Of the Queen. her mother. In an
early letter Prince Albert described his daughter
as very intelligent and observing" and the
words We're mertted Intelligent and observing
all through her clever childhood and brilliant
wOmanhOOd, ''one of the most distinguished
women in Europe" she certainly had been
In the carly summer of 1857 the Crown Prince
Of Germany. Frederick William Nicholas
Charles the only soh OF the Emperor William 1
and the Empress Augusta. visited the royal
family Of England. He was then twenty six
years old, having been born on October Is, 1881.
In the youthful Princess Victoria he found the
fairy princess Of his dreams. and straIghtway
worshipped her Queen Victoria has related In
her Diary" how. in the of an excursion
TO the Highlands, the princely hearts came to
an understanding, and how the royal parents
wished to postpone the proposed marriage for
while, because Vicky was still so young"
MARRIED IN THE CHAPEL ROYAL.
The marriage took place however. on January
-. 1888 in the Chapel Royal. London. The
Prince OF Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh
were present in Highland costume. The Crown
Prince stood nervously in the asles twitching
at the plume in his silver helmet and waiting
, the arrival Of the bride Queen Victoria sat In
the royal pew with her younger sons and daugh-
ters. Lord Palmerston bore the massive Sword
Of State in it's gold and crimson scabbard
Amid sound of trumpets and beat of kettle
drums the Lord High Chancellor entered this
chanel in his rOhes o.
among the peers was the Duke OF Athol ubo
wore the full costume OF his clan-tartan and
philibeg, claymore and heron's plume Mr. La
bouchere, afterward Lord Taunton dis
tinguished himself by wearing the extraordinary
uniform of Elder Brother Of the Trinity
House. The bride. in rich robe of moire an
tique. ornamented with founces OF Honiton lace
the pattern Of which was formed Of bououets q,
rose. shamrock and thistle kneIt before ,ba
Archbishop OF Canterbury who was arravad !,
his lawn robes and episcopal wig, and replied
To his questions in a chdIke and tremulous
voice After the ceremony the young counIe
went by train TO Windsor. where the Eton bovs
drew their carriage to the castle. State concerts
were given. London was brilliantly Illuminated
and staid citizens wild with enthusiasm
week after the wedding the bride bade fare
we'll 10 her parents AT Gravesend a beyy OF
pretty girls went before her TO the steamer
scattering roses in her path. Princes and civic
authorities. statesmen and town clerks stood
sobbing the pier. The guns OF Tilbury Fort
thundered out a salute and the royal yacht set
sail for Germany The bridal party reached
Berlin February s, and the Princess was re-
ceived with a warm welcome. The Thergarten
was decorated with wreaths and garlands OF
hothouse flowers, looking curiously out Of place
I'm a wintry landscape. The Linden was spanned
with triumphal arches. The houses were deco