Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-13
~, Little Boys and One Girl in
Nursery Already and the
Nation is Happy.
slApsoME EVENT GUESSED.
. pev Hours After Wee Daugh-
tor, Arrival News Was Hawked
BY Post Card Dealer


Of an eventful season was the
~ nr,h 10 Prince and Princess AL
=, Belgium OF the first daughter
~ wy =. ,oy Of all, the baby's birth took
-, me height OF the season. It's
.,,, had been eagerly awaited. For
All month the news was expected
moment, and every strange sound
4,., vas heard In the air was taken
:, made by the booming cannon
.,h seralds a royal birth. Prac-
,,otsrs took advantage " the peo-
y, expectancy and a week before
=, Nah, came, kilograms to the gov
,,,o, Of the 'neighboring district OF
o.o,s, announced the safe arrival OF
,rlncsss and brought forth showers
:, ,oneratulatory addresses from high
oNc,,l, and from civic bodies, as well
q, preliminary display OF rejoicings
Win their full accompaniment of
b,S5s and cannon, flags and flowers.
AN EMBARRASSED FATHER.
Prince Albert Of Belgium. the baby's
h,her though the father already or
tvo sons as we'll as heir presumptive
"A The Belgian throne, Is not free from
b,shfulness on these occasions and the
wemature congratulations confused
KIM but the incident had no dampen-
lrg effect on the people; II only led wise
women to nod their heads and aver that
ne baby would surely be a princess,
b- they said, everyone knows a girl
nsss longer In coming than a boy. As
natter of fact. tho good women Of
Belgium wanted a girl. for they were
convinced that their friend. the prin-
He wanted one-had she not two boys
tWadye-and they would have been
tliey disappointed had she falsified
Nsl predictions and presented them
sA suother baby prince instead. AS
GyU, they were as hugely delighted |
sA1 xAat they foretold came to pass
uaa
SgGshad doubted how II would be.
Tn haay was born at three I'm tho
morning by breakfast time land peo-
pc breakfast at dawn in Belgium) the
hEEes on the Ostend plague were |
sling postcards with pictures on them
lNe infant shown In its nurses arms
" Dat same plague. Dispatch could
ny have been more happily Joined to
Intelligent anticipation.
QUEEN LOVES QUIETUDE.
Thu wife Of the Belgian heir loves
faielness. but she does not resen, The
salch which the people keen on het
ioS Intimate affairs. There Is no such
ulng as prylng Where a princess in !
hs dilect line of a throne Is concerned.
va thrones have been lost and coun-
ue' plunged into war befo.e now be-
case events were surrounded with
fVacy when state Gust om and poi
~ 0fda!ned thdre should be none.
'wlofdil' however, had little to say
V me lnblic interest In the newest
'Nal birth. the two sons alrea dy born
Y lhe bahy's parents rendered the con-
hs q third child a marter Of small,
EaVeal Importance: Ii was the popu-
ny arecuon for the baby's mother
sam made the coming Of the little
' '"Sss sum great event.
THE PEOPLES IDOL.
le oaoys mother has long ago won
ss,%l INTO The hearts of the women OF
Ssum oy her gentle w0manllnesS, by
II ~ days to come will he known
sH motherliness, but which has not
"1ane to be so called because some
~ YER small youthful personality
her appear In the light Of a very
~ mt rVelously unselhsh, and deeply
sister, a young sister whose
: WV, ~ ln INC sagacity causes her 10 iake
' ~. ~ place fitting FOR ono Older
49,, I've. I'seli, rather than IN that Of m
So royal mother. All the women
-. Y" :, poorer classes know that Prin-
~ ", hlnaoeth, as they call her--using
y oeu name, which tn them seems
~ ~ personal than her official title
.I4 daughter VI great doctor. They
49, uot unjustitiably, that with her
oss Klhdllness, she has inherited
NJ, " her fathers learned magic, and
accept with her help. her advice
!, eyonolte matters regarding infants
,,sn 0al all the time, even when they
WI Ni'h awe To her instructions,
y ~ FOUND something OF a protect
A. sput mixed with their affection.
y ~ 40 hot call her so. but they fg-
n. ~, 70 themselves in their minds as
' ", n,te princess, the kind and wise
S~ery little princess whom they so
" 70 think Of with a little baby
's boys ~" WV
CHRISTENING OF BABY.
now the desire Of princess and peo-
|. glatlhed and the royal household
\, ~'led down again to It's custo-
4, n, toutlne Before that was posi-
=, A., ntre mad OF course to be great |
u polher over the christening Of
! sy Ministers Of state had to
Nm" hdant on its birth (nominally
AZ esnl and call, but only nom
~ these days. and special train
! other ministers had to come
registration Of the event.
" mat registration itself. difficulties
EeI,I. W COPIED with which kept the
rate W Ostend, great and small,
r,bs,a ha troubled for a full week be-
y Nv while the newspapers chroni-
m w ns perploxlty. Every baby's
sciai vs. De registered In book OF
: ~ sn, .orin Kept IN the record Office Of
M, hune All men, even when
'lrsn are equal before the eyes OF the
4 sle,aSs NV and this baby had to be
bah,ssu N me same book az the 9TH
lce AMI 2, me commune. In its proper
rlheS ong the others. properly de-
4 Win 4, q baby OF the feminine SEX
y Of /. 'se proper name and descrip.
ord AZ n ,s,her added, he signing tho
~''ness OF its correctness.
,,,.. WAS NO DIFFICULTY.
w. Rov S signing there was no aim
It they , ., persons are 10 mighty
ne as ,b nsn their Christian names
~0usn. even among royalties