Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-17

at four clock on the goth, the infant
daughter of their royal highnesses, the
Prince and Princess Christian of Schles-
wig Holstein, was baptized. The spon-
sors were Her Majesty the Queen, their
Royal Highnesses the Prince Louise and
the Duchess of Cambridge, their Serene
Highnesses Prince Edward of SAKE
Weimar and Prince Waldemar of Schles-
wig Holstein; the Duchess of Roxbnrgh
as proxy for Her Serene Highness Prin-
cess Augusta of Schleswig Holsteini
Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and
Princess Amelia of Schleswig- Holstein.
a3t.a THE QUEENS GARDEN PARTY.
For several weeks past the public has
been INDUCED with full particulars of
the lavish preparations being made for
fete chdmpetre, to be given at Windsor
Castle Immediately on Her Majesty's re-
turn. Superb were the epavilions erected;
everything was to be in the open air; no
preparations were made against rain
was not Her Majesty always sure of
queen weather g'--besides scarcely a
drop of rain had fallen for weeks,
and rain was feryently desired. The
garden party could hardly be
called a luncheon, and as the guests were
invited from 4:30 until 7---too late for
luncheon, too early for dinner 1t was
garden party" let that suffice, for
much wasaexpected of this royal expert
ment. The day came yesterday, and
to the CONSERVATION of the royal hostess
and the invited guests, with it came the
farmers longed-for showers, beginning
at early morning and never clearing away
until about 6 o clock. At I the guests
were expected to 60 homel The queen
had no alternative but to welcome her
guests in the state departments, all OF
which, except the Presence Chamber
were thrown open. Every one looked
rather draggled and moist, and woebe-
gone, and the general dampness certainly
was not thrown off until the first rays of
sunshine, at o'clock, invited the prison
ersl forth No lovelier and no grander
spot exists in England than that on
which the queens pavilions had been
raised. Beautiful in itself it commands
a prospect of unbounded beauty; and
not to have been able to enjoy it to the
full upon an occasion long anticipated
must have been a severe disappointment
to the guests who had confidently oalcu-
lated upon queens weather" The
Prince and Princess Of Wales and other
royal guests left the castle at 70, and
drove 10 the railway station in open ear.
riages, "All's well that ends well"
The rain was over and the tete. naioai
3r5ff .Ii MISS HAYYER.
| The highest praise, the highest honor,
is due to Miss Rayner for her brave,
strong, efficient conduct in taking the
command to help the wounded She
showed that she had the nerve, and yet
| the womanly tenderness and knowledge
and skill that was needed to make her
bear mental torture unmoved, and ac-
complish a, noble work for the alienation
of others. .rl4 d, .,.-
/ MRS. CHARLES DICKENS.
has been seriously ill since the death of
her husband. We hear that she has been
attacked with commissions, which has oc-
casioned her friends great alarm. Her
! sister, Miss Hogarth, and Miss Dickens,
! her daughter, have called upon her, and
been received During her husband $
lifetime all intercourse between her and
her sister, and, if we mistake not, her
daughter, had ceased. The sons sided
with the mother, while the daughters
I continued to reside with the father. Her
son Charles dutifully took up his resi-
dence with his mother. Much sympathy
is felt for her. 1880 3cH4
QUEEN IsABELLA's ABDIcATIoN.
"As loving mother, SPANS sons are
all equally dear to me, was truly an
unfortunate little burst of affection for
a retiring sovereign under the circum-
stances. How could her ex-majesty
hope to escape the comment mo doubt
good many of them are dear, AID with
strong reasonp' The fair Isabella is said
to have been as gay as her dresses while
going through her abdication. She wore
a peach colnred silk, trimmed with the
most superb, rich white lace and dia-
monds, and appeared to be in excellent
spirits, While the ex-queen was at
tempting, with inconseqqent hands, to
| fit q crown upon his head, the young
Prince of Asturias was wholly engrossed
! by a new yelocipede, which had just been
presented to him. Small chance has he
of having his bicycle, converted into a
| thronel
IA PERIcHoLE." atI
"La Grande Duohesse" having be-
wildered heads dd HbituDl, aud ogled,
and danced, and nudged and kicked
we fear this last is a most improper
word to use, and will quite shock your
refined American readers-but we have
never heard whether they have invented
some modest term for the upward lifting
j Of a lady's tiny foot with an obvious
| purpose and really they must the
softners OF expression must turn their
attention to this matter, since graoaful
feminine kicking has actually come into
vogue, at least on the stage. The story
| ofsLa BeIicbale" is somewhat less OBJ
jeetiopable than that Of ALs Hrande
! Duchesse '-somewhat famer and less
suggestive of all manner OF impropriet-
les, aad, In consequence, cannot be ex-
peoted to achieve as great q success.
! Mile Schneider depicts with positive
Do,,ss- the tortures of hunger, aud later
sgSs s'dsser;bes IN a maryellously telling
manner, the sensation OF 49,. 'ing p'nsu
WE'LL" but how are we to get over tine
little fact that in her fascinating song,
"Ah qHeldiner je reiBs Dc .JFire I she ZEN
ders 4 very obvious that the sparkling
goblet was no. omitted at the liberaA
banouet-in that plain language which
! has erown so objectionable Of late. La
Perichole has very decidedly the air of a
I drawinc-room Bacchante. is or IS not
this a Wholesale exhibition Of fascinat-
ine power7 The charm Of novelty it
certainly possesses, At least We cannot
recall any opers or domestic drama in