Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
QUEEN NINA GOES
IN FOR SIMPLE LIFE
NO FRILLS OR FURBELOWS TO
DUTCH COURT
Any Well Bred Rich Woman Might
Well Initiate the Young
Dutch Sovereign's
Existence
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
THE HAGUE. Holland, July 27.-Nc
gentlewoman in Europe who has wealth
to indulge her every wish lives more sim
ply than does Queen Wilhelmina. MOI
is any more truly and unostentatiouslJ
religious.
The queen rises early and takes a CuI
of tea while still en- deshabille, about
o clock every morning. After this sht
says her prayers and dresses. Her morn
ing costume is always a plain, tailor
made gown. Then her majesty passes g
short time in considering what shall be
her duties and employment for the day.
At o'clock the members of her house
hold, led by her chamberlain, assemblies
before her, the queen reads a passage
from the Bible to them and they pray to-
gether.
Next in her customary routine, the
young monarch opens her letters. She
reads them all and either writes or die
tates replies. The prince consort does
not help to answer her voluminous CORE
spondence.
Then she takes a walk or drive, or a
ride in an automobile, according to the
weather.
Her majesty's luncheon is served half
an hour after noon. 1t is very simple
meal and the choice of dishes indicate
the queens tendency toward vegetarian
ism.
At o'clock she gives audiences. First
come her ministers She desires that
their reports be succinct, free from ver-
biage, giving facts and figures. She
listens attentively to the reports, steadily
regards the parsonage who is reading OF
speaking and asks many questions, which.
oftenest, are brief and to the point Not
oh ia
ports. All the while her manner is a
happy compound of seriousness and
smiles.
After the audiences the queen takes
a promenade or pays brief visit to
one or other of her intimates. She dimes
at o'clock, the meal being far from
elaborate. Sometimes, though rarely,
the queen goes to or gives ball In the
evening; much more often she has a
small dance or passes the evening in
the music room. Her majesty never
plays cards, and usually goes to bed at
half past 10 o'clock.
Had she been blessed with a child, a
son particularly, Queen Wilhelmina
would be entirely content If not per-
fectly happy. But she fears she will have
no progeny, and this dread haunts her
because of the political atmosphere that
surrounds her and her realm. She her
Hollands constitution be amended SO
that should she die childless the govern
ment will be carried on Professionally
by a commission of sixteen which shall
determine whether to institute republic
or call to the throne the Duke of Or
leans possibly or any candidate whose
choice shall exclude German prince.
But the queen is still young, strong
and full of life and her beloved sub
jects are hopeful that an heir Will be
born to her. For they have a constant
fear that ere long Germany will attempt
to control this country. Recently the
kaiser wished to send some of his tor
pedo boats up the Rhine. Holland OBJ
jected because the Rhine's mouth is In
Dutch territory, and the German gun
boats did not enter it. But 1t is said
the kaiser exclaimed petulantly:
I'VE will change all this. Every drop of
the Rhine shall be German"