The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-18
SPAIN'S QUEEN IS
DENIED The RIGHTS
OF motherhood
Traditions Win and Heir ls
Suckled by a Common
Peasant Woman.

LuGrid, Spain. Special; 1t has been
o hitter disappointment to most Span
Ierds that their little prince of the
Asturias. the heir to the throne, should,
after all, be nursed like any ordinary
Spanish baby, by a wet nurse.
1t is true tina when the young Eng
lish bride of King Alfonso firmly an
bounced her intention to nurse her own
baby, the Spanish physicians, the la
dies Of the court. the royat tlatterers.
raised their eyes in horror. "A queen
of Spain feed her child like u
poor woman of tho people, lmpos-
sib!e,, 1t could ltot, and must MOI be.
There WAS tradition to he considered
and, besides. what would She patriots
say in the provinces. whore Wet nurses
are as plentiful Us oranges III Anda-
lusa" Rios, trouble al future cleo
tons. labor strikes and -! dlolican aGi-
ta1ions We're limited al. ali a no
nurse was to be CHOSEN from among
that herd of women Wnu live and keep
their lazy husbands or io.crs by feed
ing feeble offspring OF Ladies WHO, tc
avoid fatigue CT Worry, hand theii
babes to foster mothers.
Her majesty's yerN natural intention
amazed some Spanialds, delighted 9th
ers, and approval VAS echoed in the
daily press. Bat. alas, the Spanish
co@rt is still Il place of intrigues and.
according 10 etiquette. Il Spanish ply.
stefan had to be present With the Eng
1ish doctor at the queens bedside Wheel
the sturdy little prince of hi AstuliGs
came into the world. May 10.
Mother!y Love Praised.
The happy Young mother began %
nurse her little son With the same Oh
world love tina distinguished her
grandmother, Queen Victoria. Her own
mother, Princess Henry, of Battenburg
was pleased. as was DIR. G~lendenning,
the English physician, and all Went
We'll. The Spanish papers were full OF
articles from physicians and mothers
s1raising the lovely motherly instincts
and devotion of their English queen.
But suddenly a change took place.
The queen complained of a slight in
convenience, Il mere momentary pain,
that could easily have been overcome,
and she could have gone on nursing her
little boy like so many other young
mothers. But the Spanish physician
had already brought q nurse into the
palace from his own village i'm the
province of S~antander. and with a lit
tie soft persuasion and perhaps a
Ing from the hoy papa, the mother, for
getting her enthusiasm and the fact
tina she had become a heroine in the
eyes of many Spanish mothers, handed
he: son over to the nurse.
NaseIng tho Newcomer.
lEe INCONSISTENCIES OF lle spanish
character are very noticeable. For in
stance, many OF those persons who were
angry with the queen for not showing
sufficient strength of will to carry out
her Intention Of nursing their prince
of the Asturias, are now saying ugly
things about her having brought SO
many English servants into the royal
household. They complain tina there
are now an English butler, a footman,
two ladies maids and two nurses.
They also think that Princess Henry
made too long a stay with his daugh-
ter last winter, and every Monday
morning there We're little allusions in
the morning papers to the regular at
tendance of the queens mother at the
ironically that a Protestant ~ &c of
worship should dc Gtted up In the royal
palace for the exclusive use of Princess
Henry aud other Protestant relations
OF her majesty.
Often Looks Sad.
Queen Victoria EuseEie, rs her Span
fish subjects call %England's Princess
iIna. has changed III appearance since
she has been here. She now looks much
more won,anly. and often a sad express
sion clouds her pretty face. which is
members the marrow escape she had
from the anarchists bomb or the day
of her marriage. She is Inclined 10
stoutncss. but Spaniards like matronly
women. and consider her al. the more
beautiful on that account.
Apart from the occasional sad ex-
preston she seems to be quite hapny.
to her. Nor can she complain of any
tack of affection from her royal mother
1n-law or the other members Of the
Spanish roya! family.