New-York tribune., 1876-02-26


by tie way, seems great fayorite with the people.
| Notwithstanding that he owes something more than
| n half million pounds. He is a good fellow ana
spends his money freely they say. And there is not
one of his specially appointed wig-inakers or pan
| dowdy bakers probably who would refuse even now
! TO trust him. But the Duke of Edinburgh who
had supposed was anchored deeply in the popular
| heart. has no hold there at all. As the Sailor
Prince" q majestic Tar, he vas once In excellent
| odor; but now that they havo him on shore the
SAVIOR is less sweet in the nOsrils Of fhiscOmnOnaty,
and they accuse him of being " mean "-paTsimoni-
Gus in his mode of lfe Certainly be of thrifty
parcntage enough the private fortune of the Queen
mother accumulated by saving being estimated at
some millions of pounds-four or five, think. With
this money on hand, and employing very little
of it in business, one would think the good lady
might dover off her daughters occasion makes
necessary, without calling the ma; on to do it.
But rGenops nos moatOns, the town houses of my
noble friends the Dukes Marquises. Earls, and ALL
of this great realm Some of them erect a coat OF
arms over their doors, hut the majority go on and
keep shop without hanging out any sort of sign
Just as well. no doubt they probably get all the
custom they care for without sticking out silngle
But you must not infer that those residences are as
plain inside as ont. Not at ALL You iaud your over.
shoes III wide and stately halls, and the hight and
breadth of the rawng-roons the effect OF the great
dininc-room when, at the request of the Duke who
insists that you shall stay TO dinner, you hand the
Duchess ir-the effect Of all this is very stunning
and calculated to make your republican hair curl
The dinginess of exterior the absence of door-pateS
is all affected; old families leave that sort Of ling
20 the new, prelelrns that house shall look as
though somebody's grandfather once lived in 1t.
TIRE LORD CiIaMBERLAINs AMERICAN COUSIN.
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the Queen, owing perhaps, to her Majcstys being at
Osborne. 1t WAS my intention to LOOK IN at Back
ineham aud leave our pasteboards, Notwithstanding,
but after considerable correspondence with Lieut.
Gen. Sir Thomas NJ. B;ddu.ph, Il. &. b., whom / ad-
dressed Oh the subject, | learned that the Lord
Chamberlain al st. James WAS the one to whom APP
pcation should be made. So with all the prompt
ness and pOliteness OF nation at once wrote to
Mr. Chamberlain, in that easy and graceful STYLE
with which the readers of your columns are so hap
PLY familiar. telling him that | knew Johu-who
had deal to d IN a business way with kings
queens land iacksl-very well, having frequently
been in mis- MOUSE at Long Branch. Aad that had
had 40 ohicctioutO bucbing" little at Buckingham.
with lis kind permission. The return mall brought
polite communication ~ tine effect that tie pal
ace was not now open 10 tie public. and
not wishing TO disturb private game
SAID no more about il, friend who had the
run of the rooms offered TO tahe us in but II 50 hap
peued thar on that evening We ver' engaged ont T.
Madam, Tus,aud's the next DAY We were down for
a uuch at Westminster Abbey Gt l. a solemn pleas
ure to eat veal and ham pie on top Of monument.
and for the next We had al invitation to London
Bridge. Thus it comes about that we have not seen
the interior of one palace. Loo,inc ba. now at my
correspondence with Licu'.-G'a. Sir Thomas Bid
duyn and the Marquis Of hcrtford il is a sat siac-
ton 10 r,feot that conducted it in proper way.
inclo-ing postage stamps in every Instance and
always getting reply 30 THAI though out few
penny stamps personally the honor of my country
has IN no way bceen compromised.
CoCRT GOSSIP.
Whether or not W. shall be presented formally Of
Court before leaving London do not know. ii ~''s
our intention ~ be. certainly, for Mrs Paul has
black silk that would do ycryWcl 10 wear If turned.
and Jonathan Edwards could go in the character Of
a chcrub which would only require the sirappius ON
his shoulders of couple of fcathcr-dn,ters; Mr..
MorInglory las ncT cora-colorcd poplm similar
10 one she suy., which attracted the attention oi
The Prince of Wales at the ball given to him in New
York some years since; and Jones and have both
got the drc,s-coat. we were married in; one of the
tails of mine is eaten oil by the moths, bat Poole
could patch il probably it would do. All equipped
as we are however, on reading the Instructions
which aIc published for the benefit oi those wi,uIl
10 be presented. find that "any noble or gentle
man" ambitious OF this honor must lcayca card
with bis name plainly Written t,cr. Ol at the Lo.d
ChambrI.sius Office, two clear days before the
lev6rD Now we've not had even ore clear day
since I've been here and how two are reasonably 10
DE looked for between this and the middle of next
month. do moi see.
But for all our not being acquainted with any OF
the royal family, | question II more interest
s felt ia them by those permanently at
tached ~ their respective and Respectable
persons If YOU could but know how my
Wild heart beats of morning when read on the
editorial PAGE of my dear Time, C3d that the lrn-
cess Beatrice yesterday drove out with the Queen,
and that in the afternoon the Duchess of Edinburgh
aud the Princess of ales luuched with their royal
mother-il.-law All, me! TO know just what they
"fopped their noble lips over" a. my friend from
Dutch Fiat would say, To know exactly what the
spread WAS, whether scOllOpe1 oysters, Yarmouth
Blnater Paste from Fortnum d Mason's nicely
spread on bread and butter, or oae OF those com
posite pies of antagon,lic meats, SO dear Ia the
British heart, so perfectly ruiuous to the Amer
lean stomach, would be bliss indeed Bat
The Times is silent rs TO these deas-thc bald fact
alone it thunders out and tnen reapses into the ma
iestic rcicencc OF the sphinx. Could you but see,
too the ccstacy of Mrs. MorAluelOry when under
the heading of Court ami Fashion" in our Sunday
morning CJserrp she rea Is that the Right Hpnora-
bic Countess of Mulligatawny, wife oi the noble
Earl of Mullipatawny, Count Vermcelli and Baron
Mockturlle daughter OF the late Marquis OF West
phala, Earl of Aitchbone, Count Caontchouc and
Baron of Bcefbone, has been safely delivered of a
son and is doing as well could be expected under
the circumstances, you must indeed realize that
there are chords in the human breast which may not
be twangcd with impunity.