Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-03

"call them Bonnetts Amelie," she
said, land tell your customers they are
made after the queens designs" Within
two months the girl took larger premises
and soon became prosperous.
Some years ago. the queen won a medal
for saving the lives of two children from
drowning in the Tagus Her majesty is
strong swimmer, and seeing the children
In peril, plunged into the river and rescued
them.
Spain's Popular Heroine.
The queen mother of Spain is almost as
popular amongst the people of her country
as Queen Ena is herself. She is extremely
democratic and mixes with the populace
with a simplicity that has won all
hearts. At one of the vintage cere-
monies so dear to the hearts of the
Spanish country folks, which took place
a year or so back the queen-mother showed
great interest in the proceedings One of
the observances was TO slide down a giant
cask of wine and with characteristic good
nature, the aged queen solemnly perched
herself on the cask and gracefully slid
down it amidst the plaudits of her delighted
subjects.
Kind MRrEheritn of Italy.
Queen Margherita, the Queen-mother of
Italy, has won the hearts of her poorest
subjects wholly and solely on account of
her never-failing, loving kindness Although
she rarely subscribes towards ordinary
charities, she goes amongst the poor and
finds out for herself their particular wants.
She takes a special delight in making
presents of beds to the poor. These beds
are all after the same style, and are so
familiar that no dealer dare take them
in pledge or purchase.
Her majesty has always been popular,
but the facts of little incident that oc-
CURED year or so back have considerably
enhanced her popularity Her majesty,
the king, and a hunting party, were sitting
round the campfire, when an equerry, in
tit OF bravado took leap over the fire
and set his clothes alight.
All lost their presence OF mind except
the queen who, flinging herself upon the
burning man. so enveloped him in her
skirts that the flames were extinguished
and the victim escaped with a, few slight
burns
Marie of Russia.
Marie Feoderovna, dowager empress of
Russia, who has been in England on visit
to her sister Queen Alexandra, Is woman
of remarkable character and brilliancy.
She never travels abroad without being
accompanied by a gigantic Cossack. who
is devoted to his mistress, and is ready 10
die for her at any moment. He is a
magnificent specimen of manhood, having
va chest measurement OF nearly fifty inches
and he looks extremely picturesque in his
Cossack uniform trimmed with fur.
Together with the queen-mother OF
England, the dowager empress shares a
sweetly pretty little villa on the sea coast
OF Denmark in which by the way, il is
most probable that Queen Alexandra will
spend good deal of her future time,
Young Asduith tO Wed.
IL is announced that the prime minister S
second son. Mr. Herbert Asquith. is en-.
gagged to be married. His fianeee is the
Hon Cynthia Charters. eldest daughter OF
Lord, and Lady ElchO granddaughter OF
the veteran earl OF Wemyss andNof Hon
Percy Wyndham, father OF Mr.. George
Wyndham, NJ, p. The bridegroom Is
already connected by marriage with the
brides family. for Mrs Asquith Chis step
mother) is the sister OF Sir Edward Ten
nant whose wife is the aunt Of Miss
Charters.
Queen Mary possesses one OF the most