Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-01

pied the throne OF Saxe-C0bur- and
tiOtha. bur preferred remaining an Eng
iishman to becoming a subject Of the
sovereign kaiser
No wonder Margaret and Patricia.
whose ~uncles. auuts and cousins occupy
all the thrones OF Europe. are prouI
prjncssses-the are known as the
proud sisters Bur gossip SAYS IL was
rot merely rank that caused the suitoTs
to select them for future thrones. Cos
SIP goes SO far as tn say i, vas suod
clothes. and good clothes bought under
the ssneralship Of their mother.
When the girls came out she made ur
her mind they should cause a sensation.
and at once set 70 Work 20 enhance what
harms they possessed by all the arts
Of gown maker and ieweler. The society
journals we're fnli o. the dresses worn al
his SQUIRT function. a. that one. Let rs
glance at the manner In which mamma
decked out herself and the girls The
duchess q Counaught. arraye,i IN ivory
satin and wearing a superb tiera AMI q
diamond dog collar. vas accompanied
By her daughters. dressed exactly alike
Ia turquoise and pearls. They carried
themselves as proudly as queens Do
ale girls. evidently
And listen TO this account The
Princess Margaret - C8uuauSht wore
gONn q crushed ruby velvet made in
evening fashion Her form is 80 slender
E that she eoHid well wear the volumiuous
,olds in which the gown vas laid. Her
ornaments were old gold. deeply en-
[ trusted Nth rubies and diamonds. and
[ 10Th she and her sister. Patricia looked
the ROYAL priressSss to the notch.
When the young ladies Travelled. their
ambitious mother saw To it that
{ they we're attended b. full state and
ceremony she believed in no modern
/ nformality fer her daughters. And the
+ ains o. Sweden who thinks maiden roy
alty should be properly hedged about
approved Of these carefully brought-ru
Z pFincssses- He entered into re-otia
tons leading to procuring one for thu
future queen OF Sweden Gustavus
AdolPhus, son Of the crown prince ne,
with the Princess Margaret. He pro-
posed and she accepted.
Margaret IS - years old. She made
her debut in 1872 and. rumor saws. since
hat event has had numerous amor.
sunities 10 we'd Bot no less a person
Ise than Gustavus AdoIphus seemed
fitting to the mother.
VINO was the duchess of Couuaught7
Daughter OF Prince Charles Frederick
/ II Prussia When first she came to Eng.
and she showed much timidity and
nervousnsss- her shyness made the de.
mands Of court very difficult. In ,omes
tic life she has been happy. and is very
proud Of her husband who IS immensely
popular The daughters. who are
spFishtly- as well a. qusenly are
thought to take after the father.
Princess Patricia Is 70. the same ars
as her betrOthed- Aiphouso OF spain 1.
Is told the love story Of these two has a
bit of romance as well as parental ma.
nipulation. AlphOnsO saw Patricia.
picture. and declared be loved the err
a. once; likewise Patricia became en-.
amored of the young king. Maybe s.. Ie,
Us hope II is.
Naturally shy or not. the duchess NJ
Counausht has accomplished wonders
attn her two girls in the way OF natri.
moniai prospects. has earned the titI.
Of royal matchmaker. And in some va,
or otner. pretty griev0us obstacles hav,
been overcome 1t is said King Edward
AZ lrst opposed the match. and Is vel
known that Spain favored a princess o.
the Catholic faith An eligible Catholi,
mate was proposed for the young ruler
nut the ministry pointed out the benefit:
seeruinS to the nation from an aIIiane,
with the retsnins house of England
and the Catholic mate faded into OBJ
security And then, too. the king saw
Patricia's picture.
l DOROTHY SIMMER