Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-19

THE PRINCESS OF WALES
vat,ng, her experiences more varied
than fall to the lot of many women,
queenly or otherwise.
Victoria Mary came into the world
in pretty country house, Richmond
lodge, and when she came to the re-
alization of anything she knew that
she was n second cousin of Queen
Victoria, and that her fourth or fifth
cousins were the little English
princes, Clarence and George.
She knew that sometimes when
there was a holiday she could go to
Marlborough house and play with
them, and she knew that at home
she was desperately poor, with two
little brothers. and mother so
charitable that all the family income
went to the infirmaries and outdoor
reliefs.
The little Princess May of Teck
grew very pretty and strong. and
when she was 10 her cousin Edward,
proposed to her.
Clarence eXpeeted 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-
tion. 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 8 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,
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,
thisqueen-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 ostontation, absolutely without
foreignisms of any kind. Queen Vic
toria loved her. Queen Alexandra and
King Edward adored her. She was
an ideal daughterin-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: II have the handsomest
wife IN England"
If he thought so then he thinks so
now. In the Kingdom there is not a
man more devoted; he takes her
everywhere, he buys her gowns and
goes to church with her every Sun
day. Daily he strolls out with the
babies, every night he dimes at home
unless at a 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, could do 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
pness of Victoria Mary was marred
by gossip concerning the princess of
Pless, who is accredited with being
the haudsomest 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 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
his size.