The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-30
AS A MOTIfER-IN-LAw


Ash mother-n-Iaw Queen Victoria Is
not amablc. Visited the other day by
"Our Fritz" and his wife, her daughter,
she took pains 10 avoid thom. Shc offered
thom no courtecics whatever, and sbey
were Obliged TO choose bctwe coinr 4,
hotel and accepting tho hospitality OF
the German minister in London. ,Wbat
is the matter ~ ask the Londoners "Does
the Queen still resent the interference of
certain parties in Berlin In the matters OF
thesmarriage between the Princess Louise
ard the Marquis of Lorne, or has some new
cause of disagreement arisen betwsen moth
or and daughter, or between mother-in-law
and son-in-law2" However, they, we're
we'll received By the Germans and 1 good
many others. "Piccadilly," the London
corr respondent Of the World, writes under
date July7 1n f.tq e1l F..
The Prince and Princess arrived at
Gravcsend yesterday at o o'clock, In the
| yacht Victoria and Albert, which brought
them from Ostend. They were met by
| Count Bernstrof and his attaches, Lord
Sidney, Lord Fltzroy and Col. Du Plat;
and they landed amid the noise Of salute
from Russian corvette which was living
In the hArbor, and from the guns Of the
batteries on the shore and the cheers Of a
crowd Of spectators. The royal party
came shore in plnnace, and jumping
ashore tho Prince extended his hand 20
the Princess, who quickly followed, and
their imperial bighness then stepped out
briskly, preceded by Lord Sidney and Fiz-
roy the Princess: Gaming on her consort's
arm, while Frederic William, q sprightly
lad Of eleven years, linking his arm in that
Of his mother walked fauntilyalong. Then
came nurse with tho bsby Alice and
Heinrich, bringing up the rear of this lit.
tie procession. At the embassy, where
the royal visitors arrived at o'clock, q
very pretty little fete had been arranged
in honor OF their arrival. Tho hall was
filed with flowers and plants, and on the
table lay boquet for the Princes and a
laurel reath for the Prince. In the house
were the Prince and Princess Of Wales !;
but they shortly took their leave and their
imperial highness then went 70 dinner.
After dinner 100 singers from the various
Germen musial societies in London, I'M
der the leadership Of Sir Julius Benedict,
assembled on the terrace in front Of the
house and sang "Der Gesang," Gan das
Vaterland," and "Das Deutsch Lied" and
then they presented TO the Prince an ad.
dress. The same writer say. I1 1871
The Prince has grown since ! last saw
him-he Is Al years old now-but he
looks every inch a soldier and King
The Princess, who is ten years younger,
seems TO grow more and moro like her
royal mother. She is herself now the
mother Of six children, and has had to
bear the sorrow of the death Of her fourth
child, who died five years ago Some OF
the papers say that the Prince has come
over tofpy out the weakness Of theland, and
TO visit the field of the Battle Of Dorking"
but probably he is on more peaceful
thoughts intent.
The 'Battle OF Dorking' business has
as much 10 do as anything else, probably,
with the Queens curlishness but even
this should no. induce her TO sacrifice her
reputation as Englands best Queen, best
widow and best mother-in law. And Our
Fritz has certainly conducted himself as
becomes @ Prince Imperial and q soldier,
however little the Queen may sympathize
with his action in the field and his anbi-
ton regarding the future.