New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-06
ROYAL BETROTHALS.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND HIS RIIs.
SIAN BRIDE

| man seated behind pair Of good horses holding
! whip and reins, and looking as though he had The
best Of wines, the best Of cooks, and the best Of
tailors. :" rs-rate specimen Of the bullying Lon
don swell,r / said TO myself. PLENTY of money,
did days work in bis life thinks the world
was made for his pleasure, is selfish surly and
generous, and would make a mean enemy" That's
| the Duke of Ednburgh," whispered the porter, as
entered the door, evidently very much affected by
the presence Of royalty. looked again. 50 it was
and If had failed to recognize Queen Yiotoria's
second son. it was because he appeared infinitely
| redder and more plethoric than his photographs. 1
| could excuse my ignorance much more readily than
| could the Englishman up to whom the Prince OF
| Wales once rushed and cordially shook bE
| the hand, greatly astounding the EngiIshmsn.
| who exclaimed Pardon me, your face il
very familiar, but l have not tho remotcst
idea who you are!" After being enlightened as To
the London SWELL felt quite pleased with the little
sketch previously drawn Of him, as IL answered TO
| the reputation the Duke of Edinburgh enjoystO
among oil classes of people. g Prince Arthur is
charming in his manners the Prince OF Wales
! good-natured and easy but nothing can make the
Duke Of Edinburgh gentleman" says more than
| one courtier. The young man whom Lavater would
not trust was then about to be engaged TO the Gar
| of Russia's only daughter.
| The marriage has since been arranged, and the
English press breaks forth in hallelujah leaders.
such as are made to order for the royal family. ana
| so much alike that a japanese student would vow
they were all written by the same person. am IN
efably touched by the sentimental language OF one
journal in particular, that certainly must keep hall
| dozen poets otherwise it never could drop into
poetry so soon after the hymns of praise
| shouted over the Shah. 1t Is pleasant
! when the scent of orange blossoms is waited
| over the somewhat fOweress fields OF poll
tic =" sings the eaderpOet over his Sailor Prince.
with such effect that all London shifts orange-bos
| sons and the fields Of politics have bioomed into
so aromatic flower garden that members Of Par
| lament now wear wreaths of roses around their
| massive brows while conducting the business OF the
| country and never dine out without presenting
their hostess with an orange tree and bottle OF
orange-ilower water. The latter is sprinkled upon
the guests, that they may be baptized in the name
of Alfred and Alexandrovna. For think OF II,
/ the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandroyna, only
daughter of the Gar of all the Russias and sister OF
the Czarowitz who will ascend the throne of Russia
as Alexander H. allies herself to a Prince Of the
| Blood ROYAL of England, heir TO the dukedom OF
| Coburg brother-in-aw of the Crown Prince of Ger
many and of Prince Louis of Hesse, both bride and
bridegroom being connected with the Crown Prince
| of Denmark and the King of Greece! Does not this
glance at the AlmdHach de GothG convince the
most skeptical that. matrimonially speaking, this
| is the most eligible part in Europef" Young as
he isl pursues the poet " he has more Of men
! and cities than Ulysses ever dreamed Of" Hence
forth the "Sailor Prince" is to take the
wind out of the sails of Ulysses. Poor
! Homer! poor Ulysses After many
centuries monopoly too. Having snubbed the
classics, our poet INDUCES in a spasm of questions
regarding the royal marriage. VIII it take place
III the Cathedral Of St. Isaac at St. Petersburg in
the Chapel Royal at st. Jamess, or at homer VIII
there be a dual marriage ceremony seeing that the
Duke is Protestant of the Church of England and
| the Princess q member of the Orthodox Greek
! Churchp
Why does a son of Victoria break down precedents
| dear to the Crowns heart by marrying ont of the
| Church of Englandf Hesrken unto The Spectator
wherein have found marvellous article When
the Prince of Wales married, his choice of neces
sty limited to six possible persons-too limited
number, lucky as all England pronounced him
| to be-and the extension of the right TO
| Princes of Greek faith is q very percepti-
| bic and advantageous addition to the
number of eligibles." The children will be Prot
estant and The Spectator tolerates the Greek Church.
because it "does not persecute anybody, except
fools and Catholics" The Spectator means Jews and
Catholics. for if the Greek Church undertook TO
prosecute all fools what would become of say, for
L
| and Catholics were born TO be prosecuted.
| so this marriage is, considering tho
state Of the market, quito correct. Capital open
ing now in Europe for Protestant princesses" said
a clever politician the other day. Never was such
fchance. Such call for them that no questions
are asked about dowres. Look at the Princess Of
Wales. Married without penny. I'm so glad to
get married. she exclaimed, because then shall
have some new gowns"
What entertains me most is the patronage of
Russia and the sudden discovery that Z" on Russia
| and England alone among all other nations of the
earth at the present day, seems to- have been i'm
posed the task of colonzing and ruling the Eastern
| World" Heretofore Russia has been Engands
| b6te noire; in one brief hour they become tho
| saviors of Asia. we were obliged to go 10 war
| with Russia in 1851 but really we did MT
| mean any harm. 1t was intended TO be
| taken in a Pickwickan sense, you know.
| Mutual civilities were frequent during the
short-lved and loosely-conducted bOstlties'
| loosely conducted, of course by the Duke of Cam
| bridge (who had to be sent home in order to save
the British army from annihilation) because the
| Queens cousin knew intuitivey that his royal
relative would marry Russian princess then four
Years old and it would MT do TO kill any but British
soldiers IL any Russians wof5 sent to their long
home it was entirely due to the stupid pertnacity
| of the French $50 soon 40 Sebastopol had falleu"
| continues the leader-poet
| made the very greatest haste ~ sp0w that wa
had always thought the Russians to bs tery exceient
f1ioWs. And SO they are the occasionally strP pracr
| Russian and You viii lind the Tartar, Napoleon dis
paragngy remarked; but how Is IL when, the Tart1r
| and goodnatured sample OF humanity-a little Epugh
perhaps little too much addicted TO superstition but