Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-31
LOVABLE NEW QUEEN
WIFE OF EDWARD VII. THE IDOL
OF BRITAIN.
HER SWEET WOMANHOOO
Takes Deep Interest in Woes and
Joys of Her PeopIe-Though Sc
Years She Retains Her Beauty
an Honor to Her Sex

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her. She is woman truly, woman
who has done many brave things for
women, who has recognized the needs
of working women and who has rec
ognized their victories as we'll She
has given her personal attention to
the. establishment of working girls
| homes in London and for a number of
years was director of an organization
| endeavOring to better the conditions
of labor for women. She is a firm be-
! lever in the ability of a woman to as
sumo position of business RESPONSE
/ bility in the world and it was through
| her suggestion that a number of or
| ders were established for the purpose
/ of honoring women.
Aside from her interest in societies
for the aid OF. women solely she has
been generous with her time and
thought in all charitable works. The
conditions of the children of the Lon
don slums have received her attention
with most effectual results. She con-
tTibuted to the establishment of fresh
air funds and country hospitals for
sick babies. Numberless hospitals
have benefited by her charity, for
Queen Alexandra is as ready to give
money as advice, or vice versa, as the
need may be. 1t is one of her great
pleasures to be present at the open
ing functions of these institutions and
she often appears with her arms filled
with flowers, which she gives to the
poor people who are always out in
crowds for such an affair. On one &C.
casion some years ago, when a home
for working girls was being opened
and the people of the sIum neighbor-
hood were invited guests, the princess
received each one with pleasant
word and a hand clasp.
Incident in SIurs.
On another occasion when a great
crowd had gathered to see the prin-
cess pass a lame child cried out that
she could not see the ladies. With
motherly smile the princess turned,
and, catching the child in her arms,
clasped two dirty arms about the
royal throat and the mothers of the
neighborhood wept with Joy for the
honor thus conferred upon the most
pitiful of their babies. The same
ready tact and sympathy with which
she meets people from the humblest
homes characterizes her entire So
cial intercourse. Men and women
Of aristocratic lineage are as charmed
as were the mothers by her impulsive
simplicity and at the same time they
are impressed with her proud dignity.
Alexandra is ore who does pretty
and kindly things. One thoughtful
little deed is recorded of the morning
after her daughters wedding, when
the princess detached the lovely
sprays Of stephanotis gardenia and
orange blossoms from the brides
bouquet, and, bearing them off to a
London hospital she often visits, laid
a flower on the pillow of each little
patient.
Alexandra Caroline Marie Char
Iotte Louise Julia-that is her name
is the daughter Of King Christian of
Denmark and as such was bred to a
realization Of the duties Of a princess
and a queen. She has the greatest
regard for the masses and has made
an interested study of their needs.
| The simplicity of her early life gave
| her a charm which has never quite
lost its power, and for good, sterling
| qualities there is not woman in Eng
! land, nor in Denmark, either, for that
matter, more blessed. The princess
was a favorite Of her father, whom
she accompanied upon many small
| journeys about their small kingdom.
1t was upon one Of these occasions
when the two were exploring a
cathedral that she first met the prince
of Wales, then in his school and travel
! days. It may not have been a case Of
| love at first sight, but that it was a
| heart affair there was no doubt, and
! Prince Albert, who had the direction
of his sons education and hoped for
brilliant marriage, was much
pleased. 1t was not long after this
! that visit to Denmark was arranged
Courtship Recalled.
! The friendship begun in the cathe.
dral thus grew into love. With much
rejoicing, both on the part of the
people of Denmark and the English
the marriage was celebrated at Wind
sor castle on the 10th Of March, 1863
The princess was welcomed to Eng.
land with much ado and proceeded to
| become thorough Englishwoman, to
| the great delight of her already loyal
subjects.
! Although she is Sc years old the
princess is today as beautiful as she
was when she first set foot in Eng
land and her youthful figure and a
face unmarked by sorrow are the
envy of all The princess is an artist
Of some ability and delights to use
her palette and brushes, although she
acknowledges her chief accomplish
ments is that Of musician.
The prince and princess of Wales
| have five children. The eldest son
died some years ago, to the great
grief Of the English people, with
whom he was immensel, popular.
| Prince George, duke of York, being
the next eldest, will upon the occa-
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 1T present because of his
recent determination to serve his
country in Africa during the boer war
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