The National tribune., 1908-05-14


been stabbed, were carried out of the
theater amidst great excitement. The
wild scene frightened and disgusted the
Countess inexpressibly, and she insisted
upon leaving the circus at once. The
Count was equally disguised, and said
he had never seen Hungarians behave
like that before.
An observing clergyman advises all
girls employed in the large department
stores who want to get married to
choose the pajama, sock, necktie and
pipe counter to those where only femi-
nine articles are sold. The girls who
sell these masculine necessities in the
| big stores are always changing, this
reverend gentleman says, and he natur-
ally concludes when new face appears
J that her predecessor has fascinated
some purchaser and married him. 1t Is
propinquity that generally does the
work in these matters of the heart, and
the man who finds an attractive girl
behind pile of pajamas is apt to re-
quire a good many of these articles in
his business, and after number of
such shopping expeditions he not infre-
quently comes to the conclusion that
the attractive saleswoman would not
make an unattractive wife. At least
this is what our reverend friend thinks,
and there is undoubtedly something in
| it. Trained nurses also have wonder
full opportunities for matrimony, he
| thinks, and this certainly no one will
deny. What man, not already in love,
nursed thru fever or anything else by
one of these delightful creatures in the
spotless, Fascinating nurses dress,
soothed by her gentle touch, and during
the days of happy convalescence talked
to and read to by such one, could re-
| sist her? 1t is pretty safe to say that
nearly every man falls in love with his
nurse, but every nurse by no means
| falls in love with each of her male pa
tients. Professional nurses seem to be
almost always young and rather un-
usually good-looking girls. OF course,
I they must have the great attraction of
vigorous health else they cannot think
of taking up any work as eXhausting as
nursing. 1t pays well and it is interest
| ing work, and these are the reasons
generally given for its selection as a
vocation. Who shall say that some
girls take it up, hoping thereby TO make
a good match; and if they do, who shall
| blame them for it?
There has been considerable dissat-
! isfaction felt by the Dutch people at the
Inon-appearance of a royal heir and the
| fact that their hopes have been raised
to the highest pinnacle three times,
| then dashed to the ground, has created
| the fear that no cradle will ever hold
child of Wilhelmina, and-that an heir
| to the throne of Holland must be looked
for elsewhere. Accordingly, in October,
1905, the young Queen reluctantly con-
Sented to issue decree ordering a
commission to study into and report
upon a revision of that part of the Con-
| stitution which deals with the success
sion, and in September of last year an
nounced in her speech from the throne
that the commission were ready to re-
port on the matter, and, 1t was pre-
sumed, favorably to the revision. The
subject became the topic for conyersa-
ton all over the country, and public
opinion was loud in expressions of SYM
pathy for the Queen and against any
revision of the Constitution which would
cut off any possible child of hers from
| the throne. Quite Unexpectedly the
Cabinet, supposed to be in favor of the
revision, went out of Office, and the new
Cabinet, it seems. has announced that
they will abandon all consideration of
the report of the commission, at least
until after the next general election,
which takes place during the last part
| of 1909. 1t is believed that the matter
will not be taken up again, anyway not
for several years, as the Queen is much
beloved by her subjects, who are well
aware of the sorrow this matter has
caused her. She is naturally very SEN
of her people, and feels that they have
| been hard and UNJUST She is still a
young woman. not yet out of her twen-
| ties, and her husband is about her age.
| To be so absolutely certain that her
marriage will be without issue, she feels,
is assuming a good deal. She confident
/ ly expects to present her people with
an heir some day, but feels that the
realization of her hopes will be decid-
edly retarded by this attitude of skep-
ticism on the part of some of her sub
jects, who are SO fixed in their present
opinion that they believe in settling the
matter at once and for all by making
provision for the succession elsewhere.
The Marquise de Fontenoy, who is rec
ogniZed as an authority on all such
matters, and from whose interesting let
ter this account is taken. tells US that
| the idea, at one time quite generally
entertained, that the young Queen was
not happy in her married life-that is,
not satisfied with her husbands en-
| tirely false. Wilhelmina and Prince
Henry, her royal spouse. have been fire.
quently compared to Victoria of Eng
land and Prince Albert in the perfect
harmony and happiness of their mari
| tai relations. They share each others
tastes, occupations, interests and amuSe-
ments, just as Victoria and Albert did
and like Prince Albert Henry of Meek
| lenburg- -Schwerin acts as chief conf
dant and advisor to his wife on all
public as well as unofficial matters. He
| has completely won the confidence and
respect of the Dutch, and has convinced
them of his devotion to their interests
| Nothing mars the perfect happiness of
the royal pair but the empty cradle in
the royal nursery, which they confident
| ly believe, by the blessing of God, will
some day be filled.
4 The extremely novel method of break
ling up gossipng by inviting the women
4 of his congregation to meet at his home
and abuse their dearest friends and
neighbors to their hearts content has
been acknowledged by its originator,
the Rev. Henry Mcilravy. of Little Falls,
TO be total failure. The uniqueness
of the idea appealed tremendously to
Il the women at the start, and the first
two meetings were crowded, but the
!. novelty being over. the attendance
dwindled down to nothing, for the wo-
men found that the entire satisfaction
was lost by the elimination of the ele-
: ment of secrecy, and the feeling that
!; they were expected to air their opinions
|. freely, no bar being placed on their
: words. Naturally, when they could, they
4 didn't want to, and they speedily re-
turned to the good old methods insti-
tuted by Mother Eve and destined tc
enure to the end, or at least till the
millennium strikes us. The Rev. Henry's
! idea was to trace the slanderous tale:
to their source, then to corral the gos,
: sipers, investigate the condition of theil
! brains, and IL necessary clap them into
= insane asylums, for he thinks that in