The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01
Royal Woman
Who Ere T0mb0uS

among his majesty's daughters. Prin-
cess Charles, of Denmark, used to be
very proud Of her reputation as a reg
uIar tonbOy." She never resented tha
sobriquet of "Harrie" which fitted her
temperament like glove and her
ABUNDANT animal spirits made her the
pet of her brothers, who had 10 sub
NIT 10 good deal of railIery on occa-
slons OF wOuld-be solemnity on the
eve or his engagement the Prince Of
w Wales happened TO be sitting beside
his youngest sister at a state concert
AT buckingham palace and his obvious
efforts to maintain due gravity showed
lhat ne was being made the butt OF
| some good humored chaff on the part
or Princess Maud. In the saddle her
royal highness would often set her
brothers daring tasks, from which she
| herself did not finch. and when a cy-
| cllng run is organized I'm the environs
OF Copenhagen the princess will some
times forge ahead, with her hand lock-
ed in that of a companion. and svyaep
the road clear with the utmost ADAM
don.
Two Of the Younger Generation.
Happily for the glrlhood Of thu
Prince OF Wales only daughter. little
Princess Victoria is disposed tn enter
| con amore into the serious pursuits
o. her obstreperous brothers When
they are playing at soldiers she insists
| upon taxing her place in the ranks.
and she can dress by the right, " right
| ABOUT turn and perform all the reg
| uiar drill movements with consum-
mate solemnity Her favorite role IS
| that of color sergeant Of the con1pany,
| and she takes a sColding from her OH
| Ger as sturdily as a line recruit. When
| she hrst began the study of hOrseman-
snip on the broad back of a rocking
morse, she insisted upon riding astrad-
ole IN imitation Of her brother I'D
dle' and was rather inclined to the
idea that she did it better than he. The
same prank used to be PLAYED by Prin-
cess Ena, OF Batteuberg, her stead he
lnS the patient draught ass whose mis-
sion II was to draw Queen Victoria's
chalse about the royal demesnes.
True Soldiers Children.
The two Processes OF Connaurbt
| are true soldiers children. They usa5
70 delight in being taken to RurnbaIn
Ioe5cIes lor the express purpose OF
9PeHuIHS the morning in the endowment
! OF slXpenny donkey rides. and ar Iast
prevailed upon their parents In mr.,
muse a Jerusalem pony OF their own
| Lneh they became bitten with the -
CilhS craze and one day. without INV.
mint of their intention, they orparfzed
anus musical ride for the amusement OF
grandmamma," who was yssti,- az
NeTted by their antics.
Those Young Pickles"
II was when the two families thu
Oohnaught and the Battanberr- ,-,,,,a-
sters. got together. that IN. Olli ing
trlVed the greatest mischief VIII.
Ihelr parents were at dinner tbo,,
would roam about the castle nolrlng
run at the courtierS on duty. u,irnicl-
ing their stately movements ara
o'It sing 81 OUT INTO shrieks Of laughter
oOI Vi Sheer JOY of living. They would
coHceaI themselves I'm dark corners
ana spring out upon an unsusneatt,e..
Lelalner who had no redress. but could
hutter a maledictiOn upOn .tbosa
Souus pickles. Perhaps the private
band might be engaged in practicine
a delicate thing of Chopin's. and IN
the midst of a tunefuI MASSAGE m
! air would be filled with a rauco,7s -
feature or the music. followed nv
| screams Of laughter.
In Courts Abroad.
Child-training at the courts NJ E,-
rope is not favorable to the da,.aioT,
ment OF tombOy propensities. Tba
empress OF Russia owed To her Enc
Hsh mother the joie de vivra which
made her in her sirlhood the madc9n
t oI tHe Hes5e household. The same
temperament in the case Of the pin
| ces Stephanie Of Belgium led her. when
| she became an Austrian arcbdlIcbass
TO indulge in field sports with the ro.
Dust enjoyment that was dfspIavad nv,
her mother-in-law, the HI-fated m
press. Queen Wilhelmina. I'm the stoI-
Id fashion that one would expect Of q
daughter of the Netherlands. sneDt
many OF her girlish days in the mr.
sult or military recreations. ana moth
/ ing delighted her more than To- invite
her girl companions to a picnic i'm the
| nelghborhoOd of Het-Loo. and In ro,nn
with them for hours together TO her
hearts content and the scandal OF tbe
queen doWager.-Men and Women.