The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-07
WILHELMINA, QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
The Little Sovereign Of the Dutch Whose NuptialS Were
Celebrated Today in The Hague.

seeing and loving mother. She is an only
child. and was left fatherIess when she
was a mere babe, 50 that her childhood ;
years were wholly under the care Of her
mother. The little future Queen was
brought up in an atmosphere of devotion
to her native land and people She knows
the history of the country of her birth
she has Dutch ideas and convictions and
is the idol Of the Dutch people. No mat
ter in what part OF the globe they may
reside She has received q thorough
training in the duties of a Dutch house
wife. which means that she should be
practical. thrifty. and efficient. Whether
skating witnessing the maGeuvres Of her
troops. heading her staff on horseback.
presiding at councils of state. or open
ing agricultural fairs, WiIhelmina is he
idol of her faithful people She is one
Of the wealthiest sovereigns Of Europe
her yearly income from the civil lists
being $4,000. 600. In addition to tn s she
has large private fortune inherited
from her father.
It vas at one time taken as settled
fact that WiIheImina had chosen for
husband Prince William of Wied. The
news was published everywhere that the
match was definitely settled, when she
made the acquaintance of Duke Henry,
which finally led TO the contamination
of the royal wedding today.
The world has always subscribed TO the
idea and it has been a generally accepted
fact, that marriages between persons OF
royalty did not find their origin in heaven
but in the cabinets Of the royal counselors
But times change. and people change with
them. The women Of today. even though
they be queens and princesses. will not
bow to this time-honored and altogether
unfdealistic custom And so little" and
"~iIlfuf' Wilhelmina. the young girl
Queen of Holland has thrown tradition to
the winds. and chosen 4 husband after her
OWN heart Duke Henry, upon whom her
final choice fell. win be known as the
Prince Consort." and is a credit to the
ducal house of Mect1ienburg-Schw the
little grand dUchy on the northeast coast
Of the German Empire. H is reported to
be gOcd-looking young fellow. four years
Older than his royal spouse, and is said to
possess a vast amount Of good common
sense. He was born April -. 1875. as the
youngest child by his fathers third mar
rage, and he is an uncle Of the reigning
Grand Duke of Meckleaburg-Schw
Friedrich Franz ". The Prince Consort
is closely attached to the German court
holding the commission of a lieutenant in
the chasseur battalion If the Prussiau
Guard. stationed at Potsdam
The Grand-ducaI house of MeckIenburg
is the only reigning family in Western
Europe OF SlayOnic origin. and claims TO
be the oldest sovereign house in the West
ern world. IN their full title, the grand
dukes style themselves Princes OF the
Wends. The genealogical table of the
reigniug grand dukes begins with Niklot.
who died in l1g0. and comprises twenty
five generations.
Queen WilheImina's next heir to the
throne of Holland at the present moment
is the young Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar.
who. besides being her cousin. is reported
to he one of her rejected suitors. He is
unmarried and said to sc in delicate
health Next to him in the line Of sue
cession comes his aunt Princess Marie OF
SAKE Weimar, who is married to Prince
Henry of Reuss. formerly German Ambas-
sador at Vienna, and her three children
After them comes her childIess sister, wife
of the Duke of Mecklenburs-Seh
rim q half-bFother of Queen Wilhelmina's
husband. the Prince-Consort. Then comes
the Princess OF WED, who prior 10 Ter
marriage was Princess Marie Of the Meth
erlands. Finally come her two soas,
Prince Frederick of WJed. married TO
Pauline of Wuerttemberg. 1nd the rejected
Prince William Of WED