The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-11
How He Travelled and Whom
He Met by the Way.
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.
Diplomatic Scandal---The Bride.
groom Slightly Unpopular.
Patti in Opera-The Blessing of
the Neva.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. 20, 1874.

may be remarked with equal truth that each
special has hrs speciality. There is the topo-
graphical correspondent, who ID SO elaborate IN
his descriptions Of churches and public buildings,
And whom we should think so wonderfully erudite
we did not know the assistance derived from the
copiOus handbooks OF Appleton, Badeker and
Murray; the statistical correspondent who pill
lagos blue-books and ltures jaunes for details OF
numbers Of population and area Of territory; the
rhetorical, the romantic; the d1ettdnte who raves
about art and the practical who discourses OF the
style Of eating and the price OF overshoes. Finally,
there s the HERALD correspondent, the special
Of specials-the man VINO, at q few hours notice,
starts OF to penetrate African deserts TO wander
through Caucasian steppes, threading his way
whittier child OF civilization has ever previously
penetrated, holding his life in his hand, enduring
such hardshiDs as one only reads of In the adven-
lures of the old navigators the earliest pioneers
OF humanity, exciting the astonishment and win
ming the admiration not merely Of the gentle
men who live at home at ease,n but of
the natives OF the great lone lands into which he
penetrates, and who stand awe-struck at the
Americans safe return from dangers which they
have never ventured to face. Such o correspond
eat having, in the discharge of his duty to the
HERALD, made its readers acquainted with the
Utmost recessess Of this great empire OF the North
having depicted with vivid pen the manners and
customs OF Its inhabitants well as his own hair
breadth Escapes and accidents by flood and field,
1t would seem worse than impertinent In me to
attempt TO generalize upon Russia and the Rus
slams after a few days. residence in the country,
and I imagine I shall best fulfil my mission
by combining myself to the description OF what
passes under my observation at this somewhat
peculiar time when the honored guests at the
Winter Palace Of st. Petersburg are the British
princess one OF whom Is about to be married to the
only daughter OF the Gear.
THE ROYAL PARTY ON THE JOURNEY.
1t happened that travelled on the same train
from Berlin to the Russian frontier with the Prince
Of Wales and his party, for whose use had been set
aside one OF those commodious saloon carriages q
combination Of drawing room and sleeping car.
which the enterprise Of Colonel Mann, an
American gentleman, has recently introduced on
the railways Of continental Europe. The sight at
the Ostbahn, or Eastern depot, at Berlin was
eminently comic. The place was thr0nged with
English nunkeys, the "Jeameses" whom Thackeray
has immortalized, and who, In their long over
coats reaching to their heels their cockade-bearng
stovepipe hats, and with their furry, their
self-importance and their impossibility OF
making themselves understood, looked thoroughly
out Of place. The Prince of Wales and Prince
Arthur with their usual gentlemen in attendance,
were standing by the steps of the car in which the
Princess had already taken her seat, and the
dandy officers OF the English Guards, in their caps
with gold bands and peaks; their neatly-ftting
blue body coats, trimmed with braid, and their
white kid gloves, formed strange contrast to
the crowd OF busting travellers, habited in every
variety OF costume, and among whom were to be
found English newspaper correspondents, German
merchants, Polish Jews, in long, greasy gabar.
dimes, and two or three pretty French women.
After the train-an enormous 0ne-was put in mo-
ton, about Quarter I ai!es eleven O'CLOCK ?: NJ,
saw no more OF the royalties until three O'Clock
the next afternoon, when we arrived at the
German frontier station OF Eydtkuhnen, where, on
the opposite side Of the platform, was waiting
special train, composed OF three imperial Saloons
some ordinary cars and baggage vans, which had
been sent to meet the distinguished guests. The
train was decorated with Russian and English
nags, and on the platform were some high Russian
ofcials, in full uniform. The royal rarty at once
passed from the German to the Russian cars, and
then an indescribable scene Of confusion took
place, In which the British funkeys again came to
great grief, being surrounded and hustled by great
hairy Ao,tEs, In long sheepskins who, at the word
Of command, hung themselves upon the baggage
and occupied themselves with It's transport push.
ing aside the English foOtmen who endeavored to
interfere, and uttering what seemed to be frtghtfu
travels with a few garments when tell you that
their baggage weighs seven tonsl And since their
asriyal here Queens MESSENGER mas brought out
going on the people at the station amused them-
selves with staring into the imperial cars, in one
OF which a long table, duly set for dinner with
plate, glass and china and lit by wax candles with
silver branches, was laid out. At length, the trans
Set forth. We plebeans followed humbly some
hair hour after, and twenty-seven hours later ar
rived IN st. Petersburg, without one event Of any
interest to break the monotony of the Journey
yes, one AT the second station after passing the
upon the American principle, save that the ordi-
nary seats are at either end and the private sec
way q Russian ofricer, followed by soldier ser
want who handed In q bag and retired. The officer
dung himself into corner, and after minute or
loudly. My travelling companion and 1 thought
the man was ILL., and. touching him the shoulder.
to Sit upright, swayeo heavily over. looked
gisring idioticaiy before hln. Then we dis,
covered that this Russian of1lcer in fun uniform
cradle amount Of Of many COUNTRIES IN
the world. can safely say never witnessed such
OUT and went reens about the seesn
ment room, where, however nobody seemed to
ne any Prince ana Princess of Wales and Prince
Arthur are lodged in one wing Of the winter Pal.
ace, magnificent butlding-ot stucco-on the left
sumptuous rooms allotted to them. Their equerries
and attendants are at the Hotel Bellevue, which
order that The Princess ef Wales might have longer
time with her sister Czarevna that the party came
have been no specai Festivities and the heir to the
British crown Is said to be feeling b0redw In the
company Of her sister the Princess OF Iales 10
always sweet face loses that settled melancholy
expression which It constantly wears, and IT was
eyitch and his wiie were staying at Hamilton
House that whenever the sisters were seen In pub.
rom time to time bre ss into hts Of hearty
on @ Inc NE Of the Princess Is not too happy