| Show WILL PRINCE 17 CONSORT T TO 70 wilhelmina her choice will influence political europe and each country j is trying to win the prize on the ot ft much Is likely key to of f the destiny destin 0 europe hanc banc her pa position aitio tod today L 3 r 1 la 8 not dissimilar m ilar to taft t or of queen aten victoria c or a rome borne and amil while she may sixty at y years OZO ayo some four our or rf postpone apone the event tor for maiden five doirs ell rs sooner booner or later thia to share her will ask some born a prince throne it la Is from her that tb proposition V 10 v I 1 ja 14 prince nicholas of greece must alrtle though unofficially and privately it may be hinted to her that a certain roan man ot of royal blood Is 19 in love that she will mil remain a queen no IYO one believes because ca u se of her temperament her ideas HS as to domestic life ond and the well known wishes of 0 her subjects subject cl net her choice in may ty decide much of tile the netherlands future and Is an important question in the politics of 0 europe not for or halt balf a century has there been a marriage ot of such euch significance as this will prove to be since victoria came on the throne there liters has not been a queen to be wedded and europa la Is anxiously awaiting wilhel minas choice the netherlands are it not t freto re heard of 0 in the diplomatic diploma a bat mx to V prince albert crown prince princ of belgium 11 a between the powers but for that v y reason neutral firm on the shores her or the north sea subject to no dentan wing alliance they are a factor actor on the cOnLin continent elit this girts barl choice ot of a 11 husband wilt will probably do much for either the weal 0 or r the woe of 0 europe ton and d I 1 it t may a atrie have a an n effect on changing ti ire e 0 ts political face the royal maiden herself r coo cool despas dispassionate bonate lonate and brilliant haa haa no d doubt abt all 0 f this it in her mind it Is not that the prince consort whoever he may prove to be i will III have any real power even it lie he prove a most able man ito ho will have agal not him ini the iho jealousy ot of the dutch people 1 1 and nd WIlliel mInas own will hach velch 1 Is very do decided e aided the really import important t consideration consider a tion of 0 f the young queens marriage Is the ties it will viii bring about between betwee to holland and sonic some other nation russia germany belgium or even france and possibly iceland diere at are e no lie lack of aspirants for the post of prince consort of the netherlands I 1 a because 0 this nearly every royal house in europe has some young man it would be overjoyed to see wll wit husband the queen is beyond all doubts the greatest matrimonial prize I 1 in x the wor world I 1 d today poll terlly I li ii i this said cald and yet even were not a queen she still be sought after because of her hc r attractions tr what queen matrimonial to 0 id ideas aas a atre e no one has the faintest es t 1 I X it Is likely moreover that with I 1 ith the excitement of 0 her new duties and the clamor of queens bip fresh and undimmed upon her she will A ill not think zealously sly of wifehood for sorn some few yeara but the statesmen of 0 europe 1 tile the royal families and the women that I 1 10 6 4 princa princ a Frede frederick riols of prussia are behind thrones and control poli politics delo have it all in mind and from now on there will be some mighty wire pulling i secretly ec rot I 1 y it Is of the possibilities that one hears since the younk young queen rout marry a prince of the tha b tood lood royal the core or so BO ot of men avails available ble and suito ae ie from whom sho she must cho osel can 1 picked out without difficulty ilu st t practically marry a ot of the blood royal has been said this brings up an interesting point may as on an actual tact fact mm mmry marry ry anybody it in 1 her own tree free will she may even marry a com monr r high or low but in the bercot event e of her not marrying acceptably accept abl th the e states general the pari parliament lament of 11 holland olland would not ratify the marriage this would prevent her sons succession would prevent his becoming atter after her the king ot of Holia holland md thus it Is certain that a prince will bo be chosen end and nn an acceptable one it e cannot annc t be said that there are I 1 out suitors t ors for none of oc the princes can avow their hopes openly or cr even convey them quietly to the 1 queen but as mentioned above there them are ing aspirants pir by the score nearly all are ot of course very young the i biord od has im rii 1 A III 11 zut af ani II 11 I 1 I 1 al gj 4 1 1 J A 1011 0 t jr AIR ti E Z V III 1 I 1 ar 7 P M I 1 k it 1 I e X I 1 4 A 11 I 1 i 1 10 1 I 1 NJ I 1 I 1 I 1 H I 1 J 1 aule ab i 0 1 in I 1 ji 1 I V J Wilholm ina queen of holland gone gon abroad that while a prince ince between J othe the ages acca of oc 20 and as all other things being equal will be most accey 2 I 1 I 1 a k I 1 I 1 R r prince prenco wilhelm crown prince of germany t tabar 1 b to yet a man of 0 tower fewer years will not 0 find his youth ili the way As it stands stand it Is a question of politics of 0 diplomacy the nations will try to outlet this slip of agirs to ca I 1 lola jole her into in an alliance which may be of enormous importance it Is quite the bounds of however that the girl herself may do the outwitting alcer all A host of ce german r man princes of 0 the bluest b blood of old pr prussia naich me inide ns rauch much are known to bo be in ili the field fl id there thera are ar opposing them several Rus fAns the sorts ot of grand dukes an english prince a french monarchist or two and have their eyes on the prize holland a influence lit in some future day clay of burone may serve to turn the scale and besides these there Is tiro son of 0 the th crown brince ot of belgium available in every way war except his religion the question of 0 religion plays an important part in the situation it will be b noticed that no princes ot of austria 6 italy or spain are ape mentioned in I 1 n the above list those these countries are catholic the church of holland 1 Is dutch reformed while there then is a strong clerical party in the states general i the aul n would never dare to attempt pt to force a a catholic prince consort on oil the country with the son of tho lite crown prince of belgium the heir presumptive prince albert now 23 years of age it Is however somewhat different ho he Is a catholic it 1 li true but holland and belgium fire are bound closely together r by many ties bics they were under one government less than a century ago affo they i seem to be drifting di closer together today tho popular feeling of holland 1 somewhat favors Delg belgium lurn it pleases she is the greatest Mitri matrimonial catch of the day I 1 both for her beauty and her position many pooch crople in the netherlands to think of 0 lite hie union ot of their queen with Uel glumB king prince aali albert ert of 0 1311 glum Is twerp f or e I 1 a deela decided possibility though hardly y as much line 11 thought ot of as aa one ot of the german or tho the Itu golan princes but holland la Is doubtful malich alch union would give lve hr her h r tile the greater power the name nc r Ger Germany manylo fl crown prince wid and future emperor son eon of emperor wilhelm Wlllie lm la Is mentioned ty t hellm to ea in connection with though but a boy in yeat deais it he la Is now new clow close to manhood As prince contort consort ot of tile netherlands and emperor of germany CenTi imy his power would won be far ar greater thai than that hl father at present enjoys holland would be more of 0 a factor actor than ever put but may not nol fare eare to forge such clone clot e ties with germany germ any she can find several other princes of notable blood there are arc the sons of 0 prince albrecht regent ot of prince lrich heinrich 24 years yeara of 0 axe and prince joachim albrecht ni 22 trio the grandsons of albrecht trotha trot hr of 0 emperor 1 I of germany mar blar make to either of 0 these two princes would give wilhelmina vast german power her ter ail larce Is talked of too to one of the princes of 0 wied the rhine province herman or henry they ore are sons of 0 prince wilhelm of 0 wied v w I 1 ho 0 Is now president of the lious house ot of lords in derlin berlin their mother was a holland princess the daughter of 0 frederick uncle un of qu queen n wil helminak hel mInas father marrying any of 0 ili these might eventually as aa regards tier her son on or grandson merge meree the netherlands into the german empire sa as baarda bin aria is merged but the same possibility lity would han hang over an alllice all mice 4 t 0 jr I 1 6 I 1 I 1 t f dl it prince harold of denmark with the royal house of 0 any other country should she turn to russia 13 she oho has the choice of 0 a line ot of th the sons 1 s of 0 notable grand dukes cyril 0 or r boris sons of 0 vladmir vla lmar uncle 0 oc f the emperor nicholas and george so sons 0 of f michael granduncle grand urcle of 0 the elp emperor poso r I 1 both rather old being over 30 Diml trl son ron of 0 the late grand duke constan alne and perhaps nicholas eldest son of the late grand duke nicholas A ru Ilus m 1 l ariage for or the queen Is certainly jr tal ay iy anent mentioned lon d en cn every hand and d f roin a political standpoint has much to commend it it would give elve holland a new and d powerful friend for foreign pol policies icle and would make her position in europe more secure yet other princes are arc in the held field denmark D contributes one on L in be person per n ot 0 harold thaid son BOO 0 the 1 I crown prince and a nephew of the kieff of gr ece but kal aff illation with i denmark would mean little nor would a marriage with either prince or prince nicholas tons loons of the iho king of to boreece reece mesa much morel more union bunion with england Is remotely possible ble by Wilhel elminia mInes alfred altred eldest son of 0 the th duke of edinburgh also duke of 0 saxe coburg gotha but there 18 1 little chance ot of this far more likely la Is the marriage with one ot of plon plona two sons who v ho are now ot of marriageable age these young men will ill have gabat fortune for lunea from hi ir aun aunt t the emar ms eugenie eugenic yet ethere there would be b no political advantage I 1 in the virran arrangement gement A union milli A alexander alexande r ot of teck brother ot of tile the duchess duchac aa of 0 york tork who he T III some homo br bol queen of eakland En Kland tas ta belm bein hy day of 0 but the teck bloo 1 baraty pak enough CHILDE good bool cop right isis 1855 IN lh ili lilt literary a and nd N new we ocl |
