Evening star., 1914-08-09
A ROYAL WIFE
THE richest prize in the royal matrimonial

eldest son of King George of England, who
passed into his twenty first year last June.
Where lies the Sleeping Princess? How and
where is Prince Charming to seek and find
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Of all the interesting things that occur
quaintest happening is this, from the life OF
Henry VII of England. In the loneliness of
his old age, the king was minded to take
wife, and a likely consort was the young
Queen of Naples, who was famed for her
beauty. Yet, Henry was not inclined to
trust popular report too rashly, and, to the
end that he might make quite certain as to
the lady charms, he dispatched an embassy
to Naples to investigate. Instructions IN de-
tail were given to the ambassadors. These
items, along with the replies thereto, make
gives sufficient understanding of the old
Kings particularity, and, some knowledge
of the Queen. But, in spite of these pains,
the marriage never took place.
ITEM. Especially to mark the favor of her
visage, whether she be painted or not, and
whether it be fat or lean, sharp or round,
and whether her countenance be cheerful
and amiable, frowning or melancholy, stead
fast or light, or blushing in communica-
tion."
ANSWER. "As far as we can perceive or
favor of her visage is after her stature, Of
very good compass and amiable, and some
what round and fat, and the countenance
cheerful and not frowning, and steadfast and
not light nor boldhardy in speech; but with
a demure womanly, shamefast countenance,
and of few words as that we could perceive,
as we can think that she uttered the fewer
words by cause that the Queen her mother
was present, the which had all the sayings,
&1,a
maiden, and sometime talking with ladies
that sat about her, with womanly laughing
cheer and countenance.'
ITEM. "To note well her eyes, brows,
teeth, and lips
ANSWER "The eyes of the said Queen be
of color brown, somewhat grayish, and her
brows of a brown hair, and very small like a
wire of hair
ITEM "To mark well the fashion OF her
nose, and the height and breadth of her fore
head
ANSWER @The fashion of her nose is
little rising in the midward, and a little
coming or bowing towards the end, and she
is nuchlike nosed unto the Queen her
mother
ITEM. @To see her hands bare, and 10
note the fashion OF them, whether the palm
OF her hand be thick or thin, and whether
her hands be fat or lean, long or short.
ANSWER: ave saw the hands of the said
Queen bare at three sundry times that we
kissed her said hands, whereby we perceived
the said Queen to be right fair-handed, and
according to her parsonage they be some
what full and soft, and fair and clean
skinned"
ITEM "To mark whether there appear
any hair about her lips or not
ANSWER. "As far as that we can perceive
and see, the said Queen hath no hair appear
ing about her lips, nor mouth; but she IS
very clea--skinned.
ITEM. "That they endeavor to speak with
the said young Queen fasting, and that she
may tell unto them some matter at length,
and to approach as near to her mouth as
they honestly may, to the intent that they
may feel the condition of her breath, whether
it be sweet or not, and to mark at every time
when they speak with her if they feel any
SAVIOR of spices, rose-waters, or musk, by the
breath of her mouth, or not
ANSWER. "As to this article, we could
never come unto the speech of the said
Queen fasting; notwithstanding at such
other times as we have spoken and have had
communication with the said Queen we have
approached as nigh unto her visage as that
we conveniently might do, and we could feel
no SAVIOR Of any spices or waters, and we
think verify by the favor of her visage and
cleanness of complexion and of her mouth
that the said Queen is like to he of sweet