The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-31
EH0EEhDSB lgHEN
notsbIe .SipdffEance Of Birth .oi
Heir to Dutch Throne.
ROYAL HuRsERY'H Emn6ELEn

NURSERY HEmn6ELEn-
oussN W1lksinina -Hsrssif Dsxised the
Plane Frem American -and EnStlsh
Medsis-Ao~ Event Was Csls-
1hrstsd-Many Qlsss zFsr ts.s beloved
- 0irts osvsSsfan.
cTherarrivalsof~an heir to theethrone
OF Hollandtby tire birth the other day
of q fbabyis girl to- Queen Wlahelmina has
brought Joy to the heart OF every patri-
otto Dutchman throughout the world
and has laid the ghost that has haunt
ed not only the homes OF Holland, but
the .chanceiieries@ of sBurope-the fear
of the extinction OF the house OF Or
angelNassau.a Should this house pass
out OF existence it would mean either
the blotting out OF kingdom OF the
Netherlands rs q separate entity or
else a return to It's seventeenth century
status of q common wealth.
Ordinarily the Dutch succession Is a
simple enough affair. as there are no
~pretenders or claimants to the throne.
But prior to the birth of the present
heir the question of whether or not
Wiihelmina would a a successor as
a nler over the Netherlands was one
OF grave concern, as her brothers by
King William HIS first marriage all
died chtidiess, n there was no pro-
spective heir to the throne up to the
time of her birth by her fathers sec
ond marriage. That occasion was one
for greet rejoicing throughout the king
dom.
oSo@saH Holland is happy over the
event which Is to affect its destiniesl so
powerfully. Everything was ready for
the arrival OF h expected little stran-
ger at the 9unpretentieus royal palace
at The Hague.
The nursery occupies part OF the Sec
ond story Of the palace. comprising six
wide and spacious apartments, besides
separate rooms for thesattendants. The
wing~of the castle has bee remodeled
In its entirety. The walls and cell
ings Of all the rooms were scraped
and new woodwork, as well as new
floors, heating apparatus a hot and
cold water put In under the queens
own supervision. She devised the
plans from English and American
models, ordering that everything old
fashioned about the nursery be abol-
ished and insisting that she would
have none OF the Did time nursery with
its fnsanitary surroundings.
The only old fashioned things about
the nursery are the various cradles,
heiriooms of b Nassau royal family,
some Of them nearly as large as a
state coach The queen had them thor
oughiy overhauled. and only their elab-
crate shells remain.
Throughout Holland OF late there has
been q brisk trade in orange paint, In
red white and blue ribbons, in flags
and dagstafs. In secret many peas
ants painted their best wooden shoes
orange, putting them aside until b
festive moment. Careful housewives
had the dagstaffs Of their houses new
~ painted and the flags cleaned SO that
everything was in readiness. What
with every house displaying the red.
white and blue. with the bells ringing.
the old churches playing their CARL
Ions and the crowds singing in the
streets, the towns were festive enough.
Queen Wilhelmina signiied her WILL
ingness to accept the suggested work
Of the pupils OF a needlework school
at The Hague, who made six sets OF
Infants clothing. which were present
ed to the women who had the good
fortune to become mothers on the same
day rs the queen.
At Winschoten It was decided to
employ all the money collected in es-
tabiishin1 holiday settlements In three
provinces, to which poor md weakly
children can be sent to recuperate. In
every town and village committees
had been formed to allow all the wo-
men Ia the place to contribute. A cen
trail committee was appointed for eT-
cry province to arrange one gift in
the name OF b whole province. In
this way enough money was raised
to present the queen with an article
of value, and sufficient was left over
for charity.
Thee province of =rZeeland, for In
Stance, presenteda white perambulator.
The lace-sunshade over 1t for summer
use was made by the famous Sluis
lacemAkerA The Hague gave q cra-
die, the embroidery OF which was In
trusted to. the same hand that en-
broidefed the queens coronation robes
and e wedding dress Leeuwarden
gave A-silverr book o. ar antique oak
stand, In which the events Of baby life
win denoted -down-the baby's weight
Of the drst step. Of little ailments, etc.
Rotterdam gave q silver mug, plate,
spoon and egg cup;Amsterdam q wash
stand With silver .ewer basin, etc. A
screen panied BY Dutch artists. an an