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EDWARD VII, ENGLAND'S NEW KING. The Kind of Man Who Comes to the Throne j of Great Britain After Many Years of Waiting ? His Gracious and Noble Queen, Alexandra?Some Facts About the New Heir Apparent. -? - Edward VII, tiie new king of Eng ami emperor ot India, It in his six? tieth year. II? Is well preserved, of av? er* *? height, of portly baild. florid as Io complexion and of an even, placid temperament. In ths shadow of the throne he has Ihred an almost uneventful life. While .waiting for the scepter and royal robes be has had little chance to show what kingly mettle was In him. The world knows him only aa r jolly prince who baa done nothing: very p>od nor any great evil. Perhaps the most notable feature of his life thus for has been his fondness for sports. He has raced horses, sailed yachts, shot birds, played cards and gambled mere or less, with more or leva discretion. He might have come to the thr one as Alt ert I. stattin:: a new line of kings. EDWA1 hut many years ago be announced that when be ascended tbe throne be would use tla second name. Edward, und be known aa King Edward VII In prefer? ence to King Albert 1. The English people have always looked forward to him as Klag Edward VII. His eldest son. tbe Duke of York. WhA becomes the Prince of Wales by hat father's accesslou to the throne, has also an Edward In his Ion? Hat of names, and bis eldest sou. who will be king of Eoglaml some day. If ho lives, bas also an Ed word In Iiis nnme It has been argued that by calling him? self Edward VII the now klug could wtvlvo Ibe line of kiugly Edwards snd Jo time 'hey would exceed lu number tbe Ueurys who have sat upon tho Kmjllsb tbroue. ^it was long the fond hope of Victo? ria's heart that her sou should reign ander the title of Albert, the uan e of his father, her beloved husband But Albert Is o strange name lo Rogllah ears lu tbe lint of royal titles. The prince himself jislrsd to he roiled Ld ward. Tin- queen's ministes ami the queen's subjects desired It, m* at last the mother so fund of her own w: y in everything', saw that It were hotter to yield. Hut she is reported in have shed tears over it. It was ou the morning or the tit It of Noven.^' ft MM1, thnt an anxious group of personage* waited in the i:rout , rooms of Ituckinghatu palace They were dignitaries of ehtireh and | t?te who had l>een summoned tn nccordauce with royal etiquette to tie presort at the arrival of a possible holr to the tbrouo of Kngluud. They gathered io getber In the anteroom close by the queen's bed chamber Among them were archbishops aud bishops, nrnytd In silk shovel huts and gorreosji aprons: members of tbe cabinet, headed by the prime minister; nurse* and doftOfl by the score. Ifor hours tljls motley assemblage awaited tbe event. Their patience was rewarded. ?*le It a boy?" anxiously asked the Duke of Wellington of the nurse. "H Is a prince, your grace." answered tb< wonmn, with DOratiled dignity. When It w.'im announced that the hopes and wishes of a natiou had been fulfilled and that a boy bad been born, there was universal gratulatlon. Prel? ates and statesrueu embraced one an? other with uucontrolled effusiveness. Cannon from the grounds without thundered the news to all the surround? ing districts. Thousands of church bells took up the glad tidings and peal ad out the announcement to an expect? ant nation. Early iu the morning the privy council met in state to ordain prayer and thanksgiving from ono end of the country to the other. A few weeks later, on the occasion of the prince's baptism In the Koynl chapel of Windsor, he was shown from the balcony to a huge crowd of persons, who went wild with delight. The boyhood of the prince was un? eventful. His early education wos conducted ni homo under the tutelage of the !?ev, II. M. Rirch, letter of TreMwIch; Mr. Gitta barrister at law: I ID 711. the Rev. C. F. Tarver and Mr. H. W. Fisher. Ho then studied for a session st Edinburgh and later entered Christ church, Oxford. Here he attended pub? lic lectures for a year and afterward resided for three or four terms at Trin? ity college. Cambridge, for the same purpose. Ills earliest appearance In n leading I*art ou any public occasion was In 1859, at the laying of the foundation stone of the I.amheth School of Art at Vnux lall. After the death of his father In Dcccmlier, lStil. he naturally became the must desirable functionary at all ceremonies In which beneficent or char? itable undertakings were to he rocog ulxed by royal approval. This work has over since occupied a large share of his time and has always been per? formed with dignity, tact and patience. Indeed no piince of any couutry hay ever personally exerted himself more faithfully to render services of this sort to the community. The multiplicity ana variety of his engagements on bo half of local and special enterprises make a surprising list ami ne cessarily Involved I sacrifice of ease 00d leisure which few men of high rnnk would care to make. Among lbs aSfaObsrl of the royal family the j rinse of W?lfl has been called Bertis from his OOltdbOOd. Ills father rolled him by that name: his mother SOtSred It In her daily diary long after he hud grown to manhood Slid become the father of a large fam? ily: his wife . alls him Bertie t. day. Hut tree be 10 any outsider, however Intimate, who dares address the prim e by that name! An adoring I'.ritish aristocracy has appltrd all sorts of names to the DODth lar heir apparent, which have beeil taken up by many Americans who have met Mm and a great many more WOO have not. Some of these pet names have not been altogether dig Ullled. or even respectful such as "turn-turn." Bot tOO prince has put up with them all good nnturedly. Hut BtrtIs was for the family alone. The Princess of Wales* wedding ring Is set with a beryl, an emernld, a ruby, a turquoise, an laclnth and a second emerald. The Initials of these six gems spell ?'Bertie." It was the prln ccaa' Idea. lathe summer off800 thajjiynce. pale} a visit t? Cafiad.r V.nd' We United States: Everywhere, he W*f"ret*eftM with boundless, ypihqsia-.m... Jl^ymc ?d at a tall given in his hoimr at. Wash? ington, whore he was cordially wel? comed by President- Buchanan. The United States indeed was pre-1 pared to revive,him with open arms. At Hamilton, the last place. In Canada where bo made a halt, he had spoken some kindly words, which awoke gen? eral approval here. "My duties." he said, "as representa? tive of the queen cease tlds day, but in a private capacity I am about to visit before my return home that re THK XKW PRIXCK5S OF "WALES. markable land wh<ch claims with us a common ancestry and in whose ex? traordinary progress every Englishman feels a common interest." In 1802, accompanied by Dean Stan? ley, lie made a journey to the east, In? cluding a visit to Jerusalem. The young prince was now of a marriage- 1 able age. Speculation was rife as to i who would be the Lady of his choice. ; Tho questiou was settled in the early I part of 18Q& when his engagement was I announced to Princess Alexandra, ths j eldest daughter of the king of Den? mark. She was three years younger than the prince and, though compara? tively poor, was beautiful aud accom? plished. The marriage was celebrated In St. George's chapel, Windsor castle, on March 10.1SC3. All England rejoiced o\er the event. Tennysou, who had Just been made po? et laureate, wrote one of his fine poems, "A Welcome to Alexandra," on this oc? casion. The princess soon made her? self vejy popular with all classes of the r.ritish public, not ouly by her out? ward grace of mauner. but also by her virtues and amiability. The prince himself has always shared In this pop? ularity, although the sterner puritan Itn of his potential subjects has often been shocked by stories of his dissipa? tion. As a social factor In England the prince has always been supreme. Ward McAllister called him "the great social dictator." It was largely through hid I Influence that many Americans?a na? tion whom he has always liked?have received their entree into the iunei circles of the r.ritish aristocracy. Nev? ertheless tbe social aud fashionable side of his life lias been more of a duty than a pleasure to him. lie has always been most content when surrounded by a circle of ids old friends at his palace, in Sandringham. a small village in tho county of Norfolk. There he has lived the life of an English country geutle mau. The affection and esteem in which tho prince has been held were never better exemplified than in December, 1871. when he was nttneked by typhoid fever and for some weeks hung be? tween life and death. The anxiety of the public was iuteuse, and the news of h'.s recovery was greeted with great joy. On his first appearance in public to take part In the memorable "thanks? giving service" In St. Paul's cathedral on Feb. 27, 1872, the streets along the line of his route were crowded with a cheeriug multitude. Since then the prince has been put? ting in several years of quiet work, tak? ing a great deal of the responsibility that attaches to sovereignty off his mother*! hands. He visited India and Ireland, engaged In solidifying tbo empire, lb' staiked intercolonial and international^ exhibitions. He encouraged and liber ally subscribed to public charities. lit has been a liberal patron of art and of, tin* drama/ It is Impossible to overs*; ttntnte hisjs^wer as a social factor lb has dicta ^^toshlons and dominated manners ^?-yv^^b'" ''" full respon Plhflilt <mm\m ^mm%v''' ,ul t celebration Of bis .mother's Jubilee, in 1S87. lie worked like a slave. It Is Impossible iiot to mention two ?notable things of recent years?the bac? carat scandal and the death of the prince's eldest son and his heir, the Dttke.of Clarence. The card scandal came up In the winter of 1890 while the prince was visiting ,Mrs. Arthur I Wilson at Trauby Croft. Sir William |.Qordon-Cumming, a cavalry officer of i good family, was charged with cheat I ing. It'was said that he increased hi? I stake after seeing that the cards were j In his favor. It was a famous trial; I the priuce was a witness, and Sir Wil , liam Gordon-Cumming lost. He mar ! rled the daughter of an American mil j lionalre. Miss C.arner of New York, and I retired Into private life. ] Two years later the Duke of Clar? ence fell a victim to the grip. It was j a great blow to both the prince and princess, a bereavement from which, they have never fully recovered. After the funeral the prince retired to the i deepest privacy. It was many months I before he could take up his public du? ties. Of late years Marlborough House has become the center of the prince's social and official life. His study, where none but his Intimates is admitted, looks like the room of a hardworking man of business. He works at an old fash? ioned pedestal desk table. The desk shuts with a spring and can be opened only with a golden key, which the prince carries on his watch chain. Ev? ery hour of his day Is mapped out for him. First comes his private corre? spondence, which is very large. From 10 till 11 each morning is spent In talk? ing over and dictating replies to letters that have been sorted over by his sec? retary. The remainder of his day is j governed by his appointment book. I The social feature of It is very large. I When the prince does have an idle j hour, he enjoys a new novel that . ? has picked from the bookstall himsel No political party lias < vor been abk to rightly claim the Prince of Wales as an adherent, or even at an active ! sympathizer. He has always managed I to keep conspicuously clear of party or sectional interests and still remain an aggressive Englishman. Iu 1808 the late king of Sweden ini? tiated Albeit Edward Into the myste? ries of Freemasonry. His father had refused to associate himself with the craft, but the prince had views of his own. In 1875 he was elected grand master of Euglaud. At one Freemason dinner, when the prince presided, the list of subscriptions reached the enor? mous sum of $230.000, the largest amount ever raised at a festival dinner In the history of the world. Americans know the new king as n \ game sportsman. He began that ca? reer early. When he was only 15 year* old. accompanying his father on deet stalking expeditions, he was the best shot In his family, lu manhood the royal colors?purple, gold band, scarlet sleeves and black velvet cap with gold fringe?have been a familiar sight on all British race courses of the first class. His name has often stood high in the list of winniug owners. He is general? ly agreed to be a capital juoge. of a horse. His greatest triumph was the winning of the Derby by Persimmon in lSGti. During the past few years King Ed? ward VI1 has seldom been seen follow? ing the hounds, but in the game season he Is foremost in big shooting parties. As a yachtsman he has been particular? ly fortunate, lie Is the owner of many splendid prizes. While no one can confidently say what political changes the advent of the uew king will make?and it is pos? sible that his rule may materially af? fect the course of British |>olitlcs?it Is kuown that he has always had liberal leanings. He detested Beaconsfield; he felt a warm admiration for Glad? stone. His most intimate frieud among the leadlug politicians of England \a Kosebery. It is already predicted that the uew king will work for Uosebery for the premiership. As for the uew queen of England, shu Is a daughter of the north who at 56 Is still beautiful. She Is a splendid type of woman aud was Princess Alex? andra of Denmark prior to her mar? riage to the Prince of W'ales 38 years ago. A very pretty and romantic story I* told of how the Princess of Denmark became the wife of Prince Albert Ed ward of Wales. The prince chanced to be whlllng away part of a long sum mer afternoon with two or three con genial friends when one of them, a colonel, produced from his pocket tt photograph. The prince Immediately became struck by the beauty and simplicity Ol the young person in the picture and soon b>came possessor of It. Within a very short time bv bail dispatched a continent ial emissary to Denma/k to carry his suit fo the princess; ' The emissary was struck by the simplicity I of the royal personages, but particular? ly by the grr.ndeor and beauty of ihe young prtnceas. Becar.se of her simple homo training the princess was best fitted for the pomp and honor of her station, she Is a brilliant woman, strictly conservative, of commanding presence and stature. Her character is at once strong and sweet, and she shows a kindly consid? eration for all who approach her. As a mother she is Ideal. Her cbil ?drcn were reared and educated as be tits their station, and their discipline Is a matter of comment in England. She is a thoroughly practical woman, fond of the best literature aud an accom? plished musician. I young prince, like bis brother auu sis* j ters, was brought up with the most studied simplicity both in London end j at Sandrlpgham and mocb-more like ' the child of a plain country gciii Ionian j than \ho son of a royal prince najracfc i bringing up is Ulidfl Hood in oiher I countries. Tbe Rev. J. N. Dal toft was selected by the Prince of Wales as his son's tutor,,and under Iiis snperiatend I enoe the first few years of the youug ! prince's life were passed tq quiet study and In a happy home life of which b^ was tbe leading spirit. In 1S77 Prince George and the late Duke of Clarence and Avondalo be? came naval cadets and entered on I board H. M. S. Britannia, the training I ship stationed at Dartmouth. 11 ere th ? j young prince entered upon his truitiing l for the profession to which his after I life was to bo devoted and showed a | great deal of taste for naval studies, ? ? ALEXANDRA, TH An intimate friend of the Princess of Wales?for only an intimate friend can be pardoned In so describing her?says tbat she Is "sweet, noble, pretty, snap? py, arrogant und disagreeable." Her temper is quick, disagreeable and un? certain." Yet. withal, this friend adds that she is "just the most lovable wo? man in the world." Queen Victoria during her long reign lias shown heradf to bo more a man than a woman. Her conduct in time of trouble has been calm and se? rene, and in.time of peace she lias dis? played the stolidity so admired by Eng? lishmen. Queen Alexandra? on the other hand, is always a woman. Excitable at times, fervent, pathetic, variable?aud womanly always. ThO strongest feature displayed by the new queen of England is her clique. No one ever knew Vlctoi'iu to have au intimate friend. Even Mine. Albaui was kept at length, but Queen Alexan? dra has her friends and fells out witli them in a woman's way. At one time she loved Lady Brooke, but her love cooled: at another she and Lady Randolph Churchill were insep? arable?one never shopped without the Other?but at a later date she took Lady Craven instead and insisted that she become ?nie of her ladies of honor. It is not in temperament alone tbat the new queen differs from her prede? cessor, but in every- other detail. For years Alexandra has been not.nl for her taste in dress? an accusation never mode of Queen Victoria In admirable characteristics Alexan? dra is not wanting. She Is the only one of Queen Victoria's royal daughters ill-law who has been able to get along with her. Even her daughters have found little sympathy in the cool rigid* neaa of the throne. Hut Alexandra be? gan by detenuinitig to like her mother in-law. and she has kept it up. Queen Victoria declared that she liked tlio Princess of Wales l?etter than any one of her own family except Beatrice and that she would sooner see her ou the throne than any other one that she could mention. The new Prince of Wales, like the new king. Is a man who lias sown his wild oats with a princely and lavish hand, lie has. however, settled down and become a man of family and dig nlty. Ueorge Frederick Ernest Albert, tbe second and eldest surviving son of the new King Edward VII, has iong been known as the Duke of York. He has also been called "the sailor prince" from the fact that he has had a naval career. He was born June 3, 18G3. The E NEW QUEEN. ; applying himself in praiseworthy DBOaV i nor to the intricacies of navigation and j to the mysteries of knotting and splie j iug and the other details of a seaman's ! education. His elder brother, Albert Victor, the duke of Clarence, died in 1892. ant* George took his place in the succession. York's training has been altogether naval. In 1S83 he became a midshipman on board the Canada, with the North American squadron. In 1S85, after passing the examinations with great credit, he was promoted to a lieutenancy. His first command was PBINCB SLBSOT RDWARO OK COM that of the gunboat Thrush on the West Indian station, nud while occupy? ing thai post he opened the Jamaica Induatrial exposition in 1&)0. .lust one year later the young man was raised to the rank of ooiniuaudcr. but Iiis actual service was brought to a close by the death of his brother and his own suddenly acquired Importance as heir presumptive. The Duchess of York, his wife, was formerly the pretty Princess May of Teck. The marriage has been very happy, and this royal couple are prob abl\ the most democratic of thclt' kind in Great ItrltOlD. They have throe pret? ty children, two of whom are princes. The new Prince of Wales has earned for himself a warm place in British hearts, lie is extremely popular, for the English heilere him to be thor? oughly manly. Only I year ago. when the situation Id South Africa developed Into a serious war. he declared his eagerness to go and fight the Boers. Only peremptory orders from the queen herself kept him at home.