New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15

from the start S0'ed
The good elder sister did the best she oor,,
for the bride with the funds she could command
but the trousseau was so scanty that tho ma
ern girl would turn up her little nose a, !,
In curious contrast with the pitif;I Ust a, H.
riette's most intimate garments is the Hg, .,
attendants:
A Chamberlain over the household. with ,b-a.
Two ushers. with each one servant
Court Preacher. with a servant
A physician. with q servant
secretary, with servant.
Two Pages
Two Lacqueys
A Tailor
-Four Coachnen
Two FOotmen
A Groom.
a Cook. with two underIings
A Mistress OF the Robes. with n Mid
-Four Maids-of- Honour. with two Maids
Two Prncey Ladies' Maids.
Two Laundresses.
All these people had to have horses and car
rages and your highness's minister's" vzritaa
Elizabeth. have omitted 20 order anvtbirg h.
lievinG, apparently. that they are so light thew
can travel upon wings" It was thus thew snent
money three hundred years ago. Prince Sig
mund out Of fuller purse spent more Eliza
beth is careful to tell Charles that the proposed
brother-in-law kept always two hundred men
alarms and fifty gentlemen in his suite. and
that his household served on vessels OF
silver. He was fine young fellow and pretty
Henriette's romance was the only genuinely sat
isfactory one in the family 1t did not last
Three months after her happy marriage she died
OF fever. and the young bridegroom survived
her only few months. Il hold my life for Moth
ing worth" he wrote soon after he buried her
and. not caring to live the fever took him. TOO.
Henriette's death made the first break in the
group Of four Palatne princesses. Louise HoI-
landine the clever. artistic one the pupil OF
Honthorst turned Catholic and became the pop
ular Abbess Of Maubuisson. near Paris: lively
Sophie married the Duke Of Hanover: and the
learned and stately Elizabeth turned in middle
age to the pleasant and busy retirement OF the
Abbey Of Herford The author Iaments that she
did not make this Protestant abbey home OF
learning and philosophy INSTEAD OF letting il
sink into a mere asylum for narrow minded
fanatics. who tried to persuade her that all
secular study was worthless and vain" How
ever this may be. il is pleasant to recall the fig
ure Of the stout and kindly abbess attending to
the government OF the little territory belonging
TO her institution William Penn visited her at
HerfOrd and wrote OF her: "She would
stantly. every last day in the week. sit in judg-
ment and hear and determine causes herself:
where her patience, justice and mercy were adj
mirable. frequently RENTING the forfeitures
where the party was poor. or otherwise meritOri-
Gus. And what was excellent though unusual
she would temper her discourses with religion
and strangely draw uncOncerned parties 10 sub
mission and agreement; exercising not so much
the rigour of her power. the power Of her
persuasion"
The portrait OF Elizabeth in her youth. which
We reproduce. has the Stuart characteristics,
though it is not beautiful The dark eyes and
the somewhat melancholy expression recall those
OF her unfortunate uncle. Charles L Her nose
was ugly in its excessive length. and. 70 her
sorrow. IT often. because OF i'll health. became
unduly red Would you have go with this
nose" she would ask despairnsly when the
daily visit TO her mothers apartments was TO
be made; and the sharp little sister Sophie
would answer. We'll. you can't wait till you
can get another one" She decidedly did not
have anything of the beauty OF her great grand
mother Mary Stuart-but will not forget
that she did inherit something of the nature OF
her paternal great grandfather. William the
Silent