The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-02
Queen Wilhelmina's Happy
4$ss ' ' Holland Marriage s::: Three

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painful accounts Of the unhappy mar
riage Of Queen Wilhelnina. Some went
so far as to enter into details relative
TO the cruel treatment which her hus-
band, Henry, Duke of Mecklenberg-
Schwerin, bestowed upon her; and. as
consequence of his 'immOralities. the
total failure of her health. It gives one
a positive sense of relief upon arriv-
Ing in the Netherlands, to learn that
not one feature of the dreadful state
ments is true. wilhelmina deliberate
~ chose her iife-compamion: her mar
rage was, distinctiveIy. a Iove-match.
and all Of her welded days have been
crowned with happiness. For this, we
nave the testimony. not only of persons
high in authority in Holland. but of a
prominent foreigner who has resided
~ that country Tor many years hold
ing position Of honor from the gov
eminent which he represents This
gentleman describes Henry. who in
Holland is always called Prince Henry,
of the Netherlands. as a good, whole
some fellow" Many of the wrong do
1ngS Of the princes brother having been
attributed TO him; principally the debts
which the young man contracted and
which were laid to the door of Wilhel-
mina's husband. Prince Henry was
Duke of MecklcnbeTg when he married
Wilhelmina. and was only a lieutenant
a
not quite p years old. He was sta
TONED in Berlin when Wilhelmina was
visiting the court there and it was on
that occasion they met. A princess of
Mecklenberg is to marry the Crown
Prince of Germany; she is of the same
family as Wilhelmina's husband. The
Dutch people frankly acknowledge that
they would have been jealous of any
one whom their queen had married out
side of their own nation. Her mixture
- hsG n96ea her- frnG
of her grandmOtherS was a Russian.
Wilhelmina IS only p years old; she
and her husband are about the same
height. She is every inch a queen; is
very stiff on all occasions when she
appears before the public. but unbends
when i'm society of her friends.
The Queen No Lover of Music.
The queen does not love music: she
goes occasionally to concerts, but this is
largely perfunctOTy: she is well edu-
Gated but is not considered bright al
though she is very lovely and her peo-
pie adore her. They speak of her af-
fectOnately at the young queen. and
give every possible evidence of their
devotion to her At ApeldOOrn a mon
ument has been erected in honor of her
parents and for love of her. Wilhel-
mina'S mother is still living. and is re-
Garded as a most noble woman: she
reared her daughter as a queen When
the latter was married. her mother re
tanned completely. saying that she was
no longer needed. She delights in
speaking of the JOY OF her daughter and
Prince Henry in their marriage, eN-
claiming, the dear children are so
happy When Wilhelmina was
crowned at Amsterdam over six years
ago her mother sat on throne by her
side; the two royal seats are now eX-
hibited in the thrOne-IOOm close to-
Sether at the palace: the queens and
that of the queen-mOther. Wilhelmina
i. IL
matters When she VetOes a bill. it is
because she has been told to do so.
She never talks with any one about
public matters. and for a foreigner
TO gain an audience with her is absO-
lutelN out of the question. The court
of Holland Is the Strictest in Europe.
At The Hague, the ambassadors are
rarely invited to its functions. In all
the years that the Hon. Stanford New
ell of the American legation has repre-
scented the United states i'm the Neither
lands. he has never been able to Sc
cure an interview for any one with the
queen and only once has succeeded in
getting a seat for 2 foreign visitor in
the chamber when parliament is opened
by the sovereign. In Amsterdam. the
rules are not so strict. There cOnSulS
are invited to functions. and things are
on a different basis Wilhelmina has
certain times for receiving visits from
the women of the people. for the pur-
pose Of listening to their requests. In
order to see the queen. these plain
women have to register their names at
the royal palace in Amsterdam and
aWkait their turn ON the day that has
been set apart for her TO give them an
audience. The prime intermediary is
the young and charming Countess
Naan Loon. Who is lady OF the palace.
To talk with this little woman. dressed
AIS UupreteHtiouslv as school girl. in
her morning costume IF shirt waist
and short skirt constituting a regular
business suit. il is difficult 10 place her
as a. parsonage occupying such a dig
uiied pusitiSn.
Her FaVcrite Home.
Among Wuhehnins's many homes.
sae prefers The palace at APPEL
doorn, where she was born. It is
situated lu the heart Of a beautiful for
est. cut from q small village, and there
she Is free To- walk and drive unob-
served At Inc rear of the palace
stands thc famous Ole castle. so close
"a connected with the history or the
Netherlands. Prince Henry is very
fond OF forests. as most Germans are,
and is rCW encouraging the planting
&c trees nu the sand dunes o. Holland.
where nothing grows at present but
rrI,Grr. Al the time OF the queen
marriage. she presented him with for
,-t Prince Henry IS very stiff and
small and boyish. While he makes no
effort 20 gain friends among the Dutch,
yrC be is very good To his servants and
10 3CrGons generally OF the lower
grades; he has had the wages of the
former raised and they all love him.
Occasionally ne and the young queen
throw or the cares of state. which are
rroba bly, never heavy for either, and
take expeditions. Last year they paid
a visit to Boes lie Due, town in Hol-
land on the border line of Belgium. The
king of the latter country sent his suite
accompanied by general. TO salute
them. When they go 10 Germany, the
emperor dispatches "A guard of honor.
which Difference is always shown when
the ruler of one country approaches the
border land OF another: unless. of
course, ne chooses TO travel incoSnito.
Prince Henry once confided TO one of
his friends that playing the role of
husband to a queen was very tryin e
and embarrassing. which one can Wen
imagine II is the clerical party in HOl-
land. that is the political Organiza-
tion which Is in such direct opposition
TO the government, which has told all
the untruths about Wilheimina and her
Consort.
Holland Has Eleven Political Parties.
The political situation in Holland
hinges on a religious question. Christ
is the storm center. Regardless of the
tender love which the people of The