THE “GIRL QUEEN.”

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 34, 9 February 1901, Page 2

THE “GIRL QUEEN.”

The muffled bells were heard last week for a Queen who had lived to a. ripe qgc, and this week, as our cables this morning show, the marriage bells have been ringing for the beautiful "girl Queen" who took

as her model the good Queen Victoria. “ The most arrant flirt in Europe ” was the title given to the beautiful Wilhelmina, the Queen of Holland. She is still called the “girl Queen,” though she has now reached the twenties. Since she was a child she has declared that she would marry for love and not for state reasons. The Queen Regent tried to convince her daughter that royalties should think only of politics and not of sentiment in connection with marriage. “ Mme. Mamma,” said the self-willed young lady, “ when it comes my time, you will see that I am a different kind of royalty. It takes two persons to marry as well as to make a quarrel. When I marry I shall marry for love. When I quarrel it shall not be with the Queen Regent, the best, the dearest mother that a stubborn little girl ever had.” And then there was an affectionate hug, and Wilhelmina was still the Queen Regent’s darling. The young Queen was called a coquette for the reason that she was gracious to all the lovers who sought her hand, but gave preference to none. Then came a true love match, and the young Queen gave her heart and hand to a noble fellow, and in her choice gave great pleasure to her people. As the young Queen has taken our own good Victoria for her model in life her people and the happy young couple themselves may well have the warm congratulations of all Britishers.