, 1874-06-06
1.-THE LITTLE TARTAR.1

| EUROPE can breathe moro freely. Tho placc
OF the Duchess Of Edinburgh in the Royal FAM
LILY OF England Inns boon definitely sottlod. Whom
thoy 90 out wal1iing, aho knows wtoso bnok sho
10 to sec. and to just how many people sho will
havc tho sublime pleasure OF presenting her
back. Tho trouble Inns bocn betwoon tho Duoh-
ess on the one sldo aud tho princeBsoa Christian
and beatrlco, backed by tic Queon, On tho othor.
The decision 10 that tho Russian shall procode
her rivals. II 10 based on two grounds, Tho
Duko Of Edinburgh Is lioir to the Duchy Of saxo-
coburg-6otha, aud, therefore, q future soyoroign
In his own right. Moreover, tho Duchess Is of
1mpoFial birth, and has boon, since tho confirmed
sickness Of hor mother, tho "arst lady" Of
hussla. sbo will, therefore, fall into limo diroct-
" behind the Princess Of Walos and before tho
two minor Princesses. The lattor have showed
true feminine spite md ingenuity by staying
nway from recent Royal gatherings, IN order
that tlioy might not have their beloved relatives
bac)e-hair 1aunted in their faces. So It is not a
"happy family" that rules England. Tho
British lion and tho Muscovy boar do not lio
down together as amicably as thoy do inside tue
circus cage. My, 1t is whispered TINT tho
Duchess Of Edinburgh has been dubbed "tho
little Tartar" inside that family circle, which
thinks 1t has caught Tartar. It Ia said that she
knows nothing, oaros for nothing, autlia dowly. A
woman who is called dowdy In England must dress
shocktngly indeed In ono thing, however, tho
lttlo Tartar iB moro fortunate than tho big one,
Hor title Satisfies her. She is to DO ptylod. 60
aays tho Court journal, j" Hor Imperial and
Royal Highnoss." a tito I've words long ought
to Batisfy anybody.
Tho Car, however. ia not 30 happy. When
he carne on to England to settle thia little quos-
ton about hiH daughters rink, all the papors
called him Il tho Gar" This titlc has, 1t soons,
boon allowed to lapse. It auggosts Tartars, and
Cossacks, and traln-oil, and that sort Of thing.
30 tue Court Journal forwarded to all tho LON
don newspaper offices, and to all tho reBidont
agents Of tho American md other foreign
journals, noto sotting forth that tho Imperial
visitor would prefer to DO spoken of
as tho Emperor Of all tho Russias."
and mover otherwise. Ho evidently thought
that he could dictate to tho proas Of tho
world as easily as ho has to his own. Throo st.
Petoraourg newspapora sent special correspond |
onts to England with tho Gear, only to discover
there m ukass forbddding tho publication Of any
reports Of his British visit savo those printed in
tho Official Journal at st. Petersburg. So It
aeems that both the Big aud tho Little Beer
hare not enjoyed themselves in England. Tho
papers aro filed with scandal about them, aud |
tho pregnancy OF young wifo becomes q mat
tor Of national discussion. Need wo add the |
striking thought "Uncney lies the head" otc. ? |
Poor A'exandrowna. What joy is tlore au q |
rFince1y husband who loves you, In IN Imperial |
father WHO showers wealth upon you, in poet
laureate who singa to you, in q nation that
5roots you,-if your Royal mother-in-lav doesn't
ko you7