= ERR EREROE GR RECEGee% 30% = HOUGH the angry , noise of war now dins in the ears of the Old World and the New, there comes from Hol- land, the land of windmills and dykes, a peaceful, happy note. The TT whole of the pros- perous little kingdom has been busy for months getting ready for the time when the young Queen Wilhelmina comes of age and is installed with every circumstance of regal pomp and ceremony as sovereign of the Nether- lands. Queen Wilhelmina now holds a posi- tion in the eyes of the world much like that which Queen Victoria held sixty-one years ago, when she began her unequalled reign. All the world regards with sympathy and interest a fair young queen. She is likely to prove a better sovereign than a man would, because she has a woman’s goodness and a woman's defences against the temptations which assail a king. That is why the young Queenis a centre of attraction. Wilhelmina is now a fair-haired, AS A CHILD, 1884. pretty young woman, with a well de- veloped, supple figure. She is essen- tially womanly and gentle in manner and looks. The Queen has an unusual claim to the attention of ordinary human be- ings. She is the only Queen who in- sists on marrying according to the dictates of her own heart. She has fiercely resisted all the attempts of her mother and her Ministers to choose a husband for her. Last year it was announced she would marry her cousin, Prince Bern- hard of Saxe-Weimar, whom the au- tuorities had selected as suitable. She refused to marry him, because he | was ton ugly and because she did not love him. Other matches have been suggested for her, but she rejected them all on sentimental grounds. The environment of the Queen's girlhood has fitted her for quiet and un- ceremonious so¥ereignty in what is vir- tually a Dutch republic, although the ceremonies attendant on her corona- tion are of an interest only equalled by the coronation of the Czar and the ~olebration of Queen Victoria’s reign. It has becn casy to reconcile the CORONATION OF HOLLAND'S GIRL-QUEEN. A Series of Human Documents Showing Wil- helmina at Various Ages From Baby- hood to Young Womanhood. RR Ge Bee NE Re CRO RRR young Queen and her mother to all the details of a democratic festival conducted mainly for the entertain- ment of the masses. The Queen, when shg enters Amsterdam in tri- umph, will drive through the poorer section of the city as well as through the finest residential (quarter, and every day for atfortnight she will be in plain sight of the people both there and at the Hague. There will be a series of popular fetes, with few WILHELMINA AND HER FIRST SHETLAXND PONY, special privileges for the aristocratic classes. The attendance at the in- stallation ceremonies in the church was limited to two thousand, and the state dinner is mainly an official and diplomatic affair, with not more than 250 guests, There will be a single festival performance at the principal theatre in Amsterdam, and there may be a very small court ball at the palace at The Hague. Everything will be done for the pleasure of the masses, and very little for the entertainment of the privileged classes. The Queen Regent andher daughter have assented readily to arrangements which are in accord with their quiet tastes and simple manners. They prefer to please the many rather than to gratify the exclusive spirit of the favored few. According to present arrangements, the Queen and her mother are to leave The Hague, after the celebration of the eighteenth birthday anniversary. Arriving at Amsterdam, they will be met by the leading citizens and repre- sentatives of the Government, and, es- corted by hussars, will drive through the city to the palace. Between the hours of 7 and 8 on the QUEEN WILHELMINA IN A DUTCH NA- TIONAL COSTUME, 1894. following morning trumpeters will arouse the citizens from sleep with sacred music from the steeples of the various churches, 11 o'clock, the installation of the Nieuwe Kerk. In the afternoon the Queen will again drive through the city, visiting the Jordan, the ghetto of Amsterdam, where some 70,000 Jews reside. Atnight the city will be brilliantly illuminated, and again the Queen will drive but to see and to be seen. A sacred reveille will usher in the next day, on which the Queen will be serenaded by the Netherlands Choral Society. In the afternoon she will witness an allegorical and historical procession illustrating in picturesque fashion the chief episodes and stirring events in the nation’s history from the time of the eighty years’ war down to the nineteenth century. Besides all this she is to witness a water carnival, and on the next day go over the House of Orange section of the Ryx Museum, attend a ‘‘matinee musicale” and a gala performance in the theatre. The following morning the Queen and the Queen’s mother will take their departure. At the present moment the shop windows of Amsterdam are filled with portraits of the sweet-faced Queen. There she is as a baby in the arms of her mother; as a little girl playing with her dog or fondling her pony; while more regal, and eagerly bought, is the picture of her majesty in robes of ermine and rich velvet, with the Crown jewels adorning her. The Dutch Government has ordered home from Java all the jewels in the Treasury, which have been taken from the rajahs and native rulers of that vast island, in order to make for the young Queen a crown, a sceptre and an orb. Among them are some of the most splendid jewels in the world. The following is the oath taken by thé Queen: ‘‘I swear to the Dutch people that I will observe and always name of Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria. Tt is doubtful whether the loyal Netherlanders would to-day ex- \ : eZ 7 IN i THE PICTURE THAT IS MOST POPULAR— WILHELMINA DRESSED FOR A DUTCH EKERMESS, change her for any male royalty in Europe. A HOME-MADE FILTER. It Will Yield as Good Results as a High- Priced Apparatus. A home-made filter for purifying drinking water for domestic uses is described by the New York Herald as consisting simply of an ordinary de- [as 2 NN WILHELMINA'S PALACE AT AMSTERDAM. maintain the Constitution. I swear that I will defend and guard with all my power the independence and the territory of the empire, that I will protect public and private liberty and the rights of all my subjects, and that I will use every means confided to me by the law to foster and uphold the national and individual well-being, as a good Queen should do. And may God help me.” Queen Wilhelmina has been trained to possess all the qualities of a typical Dutch housewife. As a little girl she had a little house of her own, where she did all the housework herself. Her portrait in the national costume of a Dutch housewife, with a linen coiff over her head, is one of the most pleasing presentments we have of her. THE LITTLE QUEEN AT THIRTEEN, 1893: Many clever or curious sayings are attributed to the young Queen. Once she said: ‘I will never marry. I will reign alone like Elizabeth of England.” Again, when her mother wished her to go to bed early, she said: ‘I will 20 out on the balcony and tell the Dutch people how you ill-treat their Queen.” From now on the subject of matri- | mony will be inseparably associated with the Queen. She is going to marry for love. Who will he be? She is good-looking, amiable, accomplished, rich beyond computation. He will be a fortunate man. Queen Wilhelmina is like Queen Victoria in that she inherits the throne after a monarch notorious for his. de- pravity. Victoria’s accession was separated by only a few years from the death of George IV., the worst de- bauchee in Europe. iWilhelmina’s father, King William III.,, who died in 1889, left an un- savory reputation behind him. His intrigues were the talk of the world. He frequented the concert halls, where jokes were made about his ad- ventures. He laughed asheartily and applauded as vigorously as any one. He had no sense of shame, no con- science, no scruples, no affections. ° He was a standing satire upon monarchy: It was something of a disappoint- ment to the King when, on August 31, 1880, the heir to his throne proved Then will come, at | to be agirl. She was baptized by the domestic h canter, a lamp glass, such as can be purchased anywhere for a few cents, by way of a funnel, and a piece of sponge or cotton wool. Some people prefer cotton wool because ft can be thrown away after a time and renewed at a nominal cost. If the sponge is chosen it ought to be taken out often, cleaned in hot salt water and afterward rinsed in cold. The sponge or colton wool is placed for the distance of an inch in the lamp shade. This is then covered by a layer of fine white sand, which has been washed very clean,and placed in a fine lawn bag. This must be packed through the top of the glass, and spread. out to fit across by the aid of a long pencil or a skewer. On top of the sand must be placed a layer of animal charcoal which has been thoroughly washed by putting it in an earthen vessel and pouring boil- ing water upon it. The layer should be at least an inch deep and should be pressed down upon the layer of sand. The filter is now ready for use. Water is poured into the lamp shade and al- lowed to percolate slowly through to the decanter beneath. After a time the charcoal will be clogged and a lit- tle must be taken from the top and boiled for a few minutes and then spread out before the fire. It will then be as good as ever, and ean thus be cleansed indefinitely. From time to time, also, the whole apparatus will want cleansing, and the whole of the charcoal, as well as the bag of sand and the cotton wool qr sponge, will have to be taken out and thoroughly boiled, or, better still, replaced with new material. Provided the filter be thus kept BS CHARCOAL HOW §"0 MAKE YOUR OWN FILTER. thoroughly clean, the Herald assures its read@rs that it will yield as good results a§ any of the patent filters on the marlet costing many times the value of this simple apparatus. A Favorite in Sheer Fabrics. For lawns, organdies and all sheer fabrics this style of waist, designed by May Manton, is a great favorite, , It can be made up perfectly devoid of decoration, simply trimmed around the epaulettes and wrists asshown, or lavishly decorated with insertion, lace or ribbon, in straight, cross, diamond, LADIES’ FULL WAIST. horjzontal or perpendicular lines, as fancy may dictate. A perfectly fitted lining of colored lawn is the foundation over which the full white organdy isadjusted, Valen- ciennes lace and insertion * being chosen for decoration. The fronts and back are gathered at the neck, shoulders and waist line, the skirt being worn over the lower edge of waist. The front pouches slightly in up-to- date style, but the back is drawn tightly to the waist line. The wrinkled sleeve adjusted over two-seamed linings (which may be omitted at will) and the gathered epaulettes are a stylish feature of this pretty waist. The mode is especially adapted to thin silks of India and Japanese weave, mousseline de soie, liberty silk and grenadine, while silk, embroidered chiffon, passementerie, gauze, net and ribbon ruching and with it under any circumstances. Too little attention is given to minor acces- sories of this sort. Young persons do not seem to realize that a trifle of pre- caution may save many wearisome days of illness if not broken-down health. An Empress Who Loves Birds. The dowager empress of China is devoted to birds of all kinds, and in- numerable bird pets are kept about the palace. She is reported to have wept copiously about the death of a favorite nightingale not long ago. Upon being told of a Chinese girl who had complained bitterly of the dreari- ness of life, this exalted lady remarked sagely that a woman ought to take so much pride in her home that it could be a heaven to her, adding: ‘There are always birds and flowers.” She is a clever artist and delights in paint- ing from nature. The Capes of the Season. Capes of a’ couple of seasons ago were so full and voluminous that the owners of them are finding them avail- able for Eton jackets, boleros and various uses. One cape will cut a handsome Eton and will make sleeves if it happens to be of the full average size. Even the very small ones work over in this way to the most excellent advantage. Women’s Rights in Canada. The new charter of Montreal, Can- ada, gives full municipal suffrage to women, either widows or unmarried, who occupy, either as lessees or own- ers, property in the city subject to taxation, A Pretty Frock. A black tulle frock which differs from other black tulle frocks is spangled with jet and silver from the bottom of the skirt to the curve of the hips, leav- ing a free space of about a quarter of a yard from the waist downward. The bodice is made of gauged tulle, trans- parent upon the arms and upper por- tion of the chest and back, and forms a sort of cuirass to the waist of heavy steel and jet embroidery. No color is CHILD’S GUIMPE DRESS. woe Bore AOA frilling can be used to trim a waist like this very handsomely. To make this waist for a lady of medium size will require four yards of material thirty-six inches wide. A Dainty Little Dress. White lawn, tucking, Valenciennes lace and insertion combine to make the dainty little dress shown in the large engraving. ’ The design provides for a short, low yoke, that is simply fitted by shoulder seams, to the upper edge of which the skirt portion is attached, the fulness being collected in gathers. The skirt falls freely from yoke to the lower edge, which finishes with a wide hem, over which two evenly spaced rows of insertion are placed. An at- tractive feature is the bertha, shaped with square corners at the lower edge, which is also edged with lace headed by insertion, the round top being gathered and sewed on at round yoke outline. : Plain or figured organdie, dimity, nainsook, India silk, swiss, challie, cashmere or any soft, becoming ma- terial in silk, wool or cotton will make pretty dresses by the mode. In place of the insertion can be used ribbon in plain or gathered rows, braid, gimp, embroidery or ruchings of the material. As illustrated, the dress is worn with a guimpe of white lawn, the yoke of ‘which is tucked. ) To make this dress for a girl six years of age will require thre and one-half yards of material thirty-six |, inchessvide. A Bainy Day Waist. A good rainy day waist is made of | One practical damsel | fine mohair. has a mohair waist which has been made waterrepellant. Another always carries with her a littlecape of mohair which has been similarly treated. The cape rolls into a space not over three inches square and can be slipped into the pocket or bicyclekit and the space will never be missed. Its owner de- clargs that it has saved her many a cold and that she would not dispense No. 1. worn with this frock, and a pretty touch is given by a white osprey in the coiffure. : A Notable Feature of the Season’s Styles. Sleeves of material that contrasts with the gown and harmonizes with yoke, vest or accessories are a notable feature of the season’s styles. Light-weight textures, such as veil- ing, grenadine, mousseline or soft silks, are tucked by gathers at each edge over fitted linings, as shown in This style adds greatly to the comeliness of a rather thin arm, while disguising the one too generously pro- portioned. Forheavy silks, brocades, velvet and broadcloth, a plain, close- fitted sleeve is chosen, as represented in No. 2. Both styles are included in the pattern, with double-gathered caps that may be used singly or to- gether on either style of sleeve, or omitted if not desired. Sleeves in either mode can be worn with basques or waists of wool or silk. WOMAN'S SLEEVE. < To make No. 1 will require one and one-eighth yards of nraterial thirty-six’ inches wide. To make No. 2 will re- quire three-quariers of a yard of the ! zame width 1aa*crial
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