Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
.'QUEENLY W OM AN
Finds Her Greatest Enjoyment
III the Hoinely Cares of the
Family
GOOD PERFORMER ON VIOLIN

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BERLIN. Oct. o. Empress. Au-
gusta Victoria was forty.iive years
old today, and flags were displayed
On all public and many private build
Eings In recognition of the anniversary.
There were no court festivities, but
at happy family gathering the en-
fperor II il understood. gave his be-
loved consort a pleasant surprise by
adding substantially to her superb col
lection of pearls already one of the
most famous in all the world.
Though the empress Is slightly old
Eer than her husband, with her fair
complexion and Mxuriant hair, she
looks, II anything. younger than he
does, The preservation Of her youth
full appearance may be ascribed to her
freedom from worry aud her happy
home life She is one of the few
lfeminine crowned heads who might
ltruthfally be described as finding as
much solid homely contentment in
her husbands palaces as any honest
workman's wife in her vine-ciad cot
/ Itage.
| This Is a good deal more than can
be said for her sister majestles, who,
probably. with the exception Of Queen
Alexandra. are weary and unsatIs-
fed class of women, at least their
faces bear all the marks Of rather
peeyish discomfort and unsatisfied
Ilongings Not ID, however, does EN-
press Augusta Victoria, who was nov
er an heiress in her girlhood. who at
|, eighteen was told 10 marry young
man deeply in love with another and.
who, between clever, critical moth
. erinslaw and her husbands chief po-
J litical adviser seemed likely to find
life at the imperial court anything
. but bed Of roses.
I, After her marriage. which took
place in February. 1881. her trials be-
gan In earnest. for intrigue was rife
at the German court, Bismarck and
the Grown Princess Frederick were
sworn enemies and Prince William
took a prominent part in all these DO
ings, but his wife trlumphed In the
end. She remained the same, cheer
full. busy. amiable young lady OF her
girlhood days, healed quarrels by q
mild word at the right time and pre-
sented her husband In turn with six
rosy, sturdy boys and a dainty little
princess.
Her whole object In life seemed to
, be toward the perfect achievement
of domestic duties and when she
, changed her title Of Princess William
] for that OF queen OF Prussia and
empress Of Germany she did not at
tempt any vocations more ambitious.
/. There has never been the slightest
effort on her part TO lead In the social
world and, in fact. we're any one prob
ably to ask her why she does not
. read more or undertake the first place
In society. she would explain that she
had not the time 70 spare.
She Is a most devoted wife 10 her
husband. and often spends the morn
Ing with him helping him with his
business, for with al her housewife
ly qushties she possesses clear
. brain ana calm judgment. which are
often of great assistance to tho en-
peror. Her happiest hours are spent
with her children. Of whom she Is
doyctcdly fond, and the birth Of her
little daughter completed the happi-
ness OF her home life. The empress
Is also extremely fond Of music. aid
: 10 fair performer on the violin. and
often when In priyalc the emperor
and empress hold a little concert, and
he Is also d great lover OF music and
: Possesses very good and correct
, ear.