The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-01
DOWAGER QUEEN ALEXANDRA OF ENGLAND,
 PASSES 70th MILESTONE

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 Dowager Queen Alexandra, the eonsort of the late King Edward VII, joins the ranks of the septua- genarians to-day, as she was born in Denmark just three score and two years ago, Dec. 1. 1844. She was the daughter of Christian TX. of Den mark, and was christened Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julie.
 The mother of King George T., is related, more or less closely, to near l ly all of the rulers of the powers now engaged in war, as we'll as to the mon archs of several neutral nations.
 Edward VII. and Queen Alexandra had six children. The eldest, son was born just half a, century ago, aud died in 1892 The present king, born l in 1865. then became; heir to the throne. Louise sVictorias the Prin- cess Royal, married the Duke of Fife, who died in 1912. Of the two daugh- Iters Of the Princess Royal, the eldest, bride Of Prince Arthur of ConnaugEt, last year. The DoWager Queens second daughter, Victoria Alexandra, remained a spinster. The third daugh- l ter Maud, was married to Prince Charles of Denmark. the second son l Of King Frederick VIII, nephew Of Queen Alexandra, who now rules Norway as King Haakon VII. Queen 1 Alexandrass last born, rince~Alexan- 1 der, died in infancy.
 The Dowager Queen is the aunt Of l the Danish and Norwegian kings and
 also the mother-in Jaw Of the latter ruler. She is the sister Of the Dew- l ager Empress or Russia, and the aunt of the present Czar. The late King IGeorge Of Greece was her brother,
 and she is the aunt of the present lruler Of the Hellenes, King Constan- 1 tine.
 Of her royal nephewz Haakon Of
 Norway, as previously stated, mar ried Queen Alexandrass daughter; Christian K of Denmark took as his
 bride the Princess AIexandra Of l MeckIenburg-Sch Constantine I of Greece, whose mother was the Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, mar l rfed the Princess Sophia of Prussias sister of the present German empe- TOT. and Emperor Nicholas IT married I Princess AIix of Hesse- -Daru1sfadt, 1 daughter of the Grand Duke of liIesse and Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria. s4&s ssss I Queen AIexandra is related to tlae Swedish royal house by the marriage of her brother, the late Frederick lSvIfI., of Denmark to a cousin of the I present Swedish monarch. A young CT brother of the latter also married a niece of the Dowager Queen of
 Britain. Queen Victoria of Spain Is l a daughter Of AIexandra's sister-in-
 law, Princess Henry of Battenburg.
 By blood and marriage, Queen AL exandra is fe3ated to many other Flu l ropean royal houses. The new I Queen of Rumania. is a, daughter of I her brother-in-Ia the late Duke of Edinburgh She is likewise related I to the ruling families of a number
 of German aSates, including Hesse,
 Saxe-C -Coburg- -Gotlas Saxe- -Meiningen.
 Meckfenburg -Strelitz, Saxe- -Altenbure and Schaumberg-Lippe
 The Danish royal house not only
 supplied kings for Norway and Greece l and expresses for Great Britain and 4l Russia, but Prince Wa1demar of i4 Denmark was offered the throne of
 Bulgaria. which he dee1ined
 I It is declared that Queen Alexan- dra attributes her youthful appear
 ance at so advanced an age to absten- I ton from beef pork. mutton and in T deed, all meats except poultry. fish I and game. Spinach, cabbage, peas
 and beans are the homely and chear 4 vegetables on her diet list. Pastry
 and puddings of all kinds are ta+
 nuts comprise her dessert Her
 bread is nearly always toasted. She
 drinks large quantities of hot nnilL Il and consumes much rich cream. but
 takes little butter, and abstains an. tirely from wines, coffee, cocoa anc T even tea. Her meals are extrennely
 simple. and present no wide variety | of foods. When not especially hun,
 gry. she often confines her lunch
 con to almonds and WaInuts, dipped
 in salt.
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