St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25

1929 - ~saSiif6S446Ws
THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
waiting, her experiences more varie'
than fall to the lot of many women
queenly or otherwise.
Victoria Mary came into the worlt
in pretty country house, Richmond
lodge, and when she came to the re
alization of anything she knew tina
Victoria, and that her fourth or fifth
cousins were the little English
princes, Clarence and George.
She knew that sometimes whe1
there was a holiday she could go tx
Marlborough house and play will
them, and she knew that at home
she was desperately poor, with two
little brothers, and mother sc
charitable that all the family income
went to the infrmaries and outdoor
reliefs.
The little Princess May of Tecl
grew very pretty and strong, and
when she was 10 her cousin Edward
who was then the duke of Clarence
proposed to her.
Clarence expected to be king Of
England some day, and May accepted
him.
She said she did so because she
loved him, not because of his posi-.
ton. The invitations were sent out
and the wedding gifts were in when
Clarence died and the princess was
left all but welded. The next year
George, Clarence's brother, sought
her hand, and after all the delay
that goes with royal weddings they
were married.
July 6 marked the ninth anniver-
sary of their wedding, and in the
nine years that have passed the peo-
pie have come to know Princess
May" as they have always called her,
better and to like her more and
more.
And they always did like her, for
she grew up among them, and where
other queens came from Germany,
from Denmark and from Austria,
this queen-to -be came from Richmond
lodge, and English home, and she
was English to her finger tips.
Victoria Mary, after her marriage,
went to live in York house, and there
she bore her children, there she
brought them up, there she drove
and walked and received her friends
and there she lived the plain life OF
an English matron absolutely with
out ostentation, absolutely without
foreignisms of any kind. Queen Vic
toria loved her. Queen Alexandra and
King Edward adored her. She was
an ideal daughter-in-law. She was
the best of wives.
On the day when George, who will
be known in history as George ",
married Princess May he said to his
mother: 81 have the handsomest
wife N England"
If he thought SO then he thinks so
now. In the kingdom there is not q
man more devoted; he takes her
everywhere, he buys her gowns and
Jewels, he drives daily with her, he
goes to church with her every Sum
day. Daily he strolls out with the
babies, every night he dimes at homo
unless at state dinner with his wife
along.
He travels with her, quotes her,
walks in York grounds with her and
tells his mother how much he likes
her, And if mortal man, be he king
or huckster, couldAdo more than this
then let him come forward and pick
up the gauntlet of George V.
At one time it is said that the hap
piness of Victoria Mary was marred
by gossip concerning the princess OF
Pless. who is accredited with being
the handsomest woman in England
If this were SO, the princess certainly
hid her grief well, for she and George
were seen daily together and the
princess of Pless was a visitor at
their home and went out with them
both quite, frequently.
During the nine years in York
house Princess May has been rails
ing family. Four little children
were left by the stork in rapid sue
cession.
These are: Edward, Albert, Vic
toria and Henry, the latter being
only two years old.
Prince Edward, heir to the throne,
is eight years old and big boy for
hia size