Evening star., 1925-11-20

f CURE In crinolines won their hearts.
She was barely l9, and generally con
ceded To be the most beautiful prin-
cess IN all Europe. Her sInLt was
enhancing then. as It always was.
even in her last public appearance in
London as q woman OF nearly 50.
Beauty Captured Populace.
In fact. her smile Is credited with
having saved many lives in London
the day Of her arrival. All England
seemed TO thTong to the capital to
greet the prospective queen. But the
arrangements for the procession
through London were not equal 70 the
enthusiasm of the crowds. there We're
not sufficient soldiers along the line
Of march. and the crowds were 50
ecstatic over the beauty Of the new
fairy princess from the North that
they overwhelmed the procession.
1t was delayed for nearly an hour
on London Bridge by the congestion;
many persons We're crushed to death,
and even Princess Alexandra herself
helped TO save unfortunate ones who
were crushed against the royal car
riage in which she was riding with
the Prince of Wales.
Showered With Gifts
Denmark had given her a rousing
farewell on her departure. King Fred
erick XII had showered her with
gifts. and she had been royalty enter
tained by a public which looked upon
Il ROYAL alliance with England as q
guarantee that German aggression
against Schleswig Holstein would be
checked. But Alexandra was equal
to all the strain to which she was SUBJ
tected on her formal introduction to
the English public and bore up brave
" under the ordeal OF that Well-meant,
but mismanaged, procession through
London. And she was always equal TO
every emergency afterward. Despite
! her own troubles and bereavements
she always found time to serve the
English public. No worthy charity
! vas ever ignored by her.
For the thirty-odd years she was
the Princess of Wales. she really car
ried most OF the public obligations
| that would naturally have been Queen
| Victorias. The aged Queen Victoria
| was so saddened by her husbands
death that she gladly turned over
most of her social obligations TO the
| Prince of Wales and his wife.
4 Practical Woman.
| Princess Alexandra was a thorough
! " practical woman. Her mother
! Princess Christian, taught her to make
I her own gowns. to cook and manage
her household economically. Alexan
| dra and her sisters were all accom-
plished musicians. and lived Il simple
| home life in Copenhagen.
! Until Alexandra was s years Of age,
| her father, Prince Christian, was only
an officer OF the Danish army, with
no fortune and small pay. Then he
was made heir to the throne by legal
| ~ allowance
| forthcoming which eased the financial
| straits of the family.
| AleXandra's skill in domestic affairs
ard her thrifty spirit endeared her
| to Queen Victoria and enabled her TO
win the affection of English women
| OF all classes.
Her family life was always ideal.
| King George and the Prince OF Wales
| had been especially attentive TO her
after her health began to fail and
| she withdrew to Sandringham, which
| Is more than 100 miles from London.
| King George and Queen Mary lived
much of the time in York Cottage,
which Is within the same grounds,
and Queen Maud Of Norway, third
! daughter of Alexandra, was frequently
/ at Appleton House. her home. which
/ is nearby.
I Beloved by People.
! Alexandra upon the death of her
! husba nd, in 1910, became the queen
| mother, 1t title which had been In dis
use since the days of Henrietta Ma
ria the consort of Charles |.
| The eldest daughter Of King Chris
tan IX of Denmark, Alexandra was
married to Albert Edward, then Prince
! of Wales, on March 10s 1863, and for
3S years. during the reign of Queen
| Victoria, although somewhat In the
background. was greatly beloved by
her adopted people. Born in Copen-
F.; hagen. December /, 1874, she went to
England as the bride of the future
King the same year her father
was crowned the ruler of Denmark.
She was then 10, a girl of rare charm
and beauty, and, by reason of the fru-
gality of her own family, of simple
and unextravagant tastes. Upon the
death of Queen Victoria. in 1901, when
her husband assembled the throne
! Alexandra became Queen and reigned
with him for nine years.
alexandra Day
Alexandra adopted the title OF the
queen mother in 1910, when Georve V
her son, and the Princess Mary were
crowned upon the passing of Edward
VII. For years, as Princess of Wales
her name had been associated with
most of the great public benevolences
and charities of England. On June
20. Alexandra day." each year thou
sands of pounds were contributed nv