Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-11-28
From the y. Y. Tribune.
Adventures Of the Guelphs.

The good people Of Halifax are now
splitting hairs over points OF etiquette in
regard 20 the comparative Importance OF
the Marquis of Lorue and the Princes !,
Louise. The Hat has already goue forth
that lt Will be an act OF gross dscourtesy
To oser gloved hand to the Queens
daughter at any private reception; but the
question Is still under dispute whether any
one Ia leaving her presence shall bow aud
back out, a is the custom at the receptions
of the Qucen and the Princess of Vale.
lnasmuch as the Governor General Is &
member of the Royal Family by marriage
and not by birth, 1t will not be necessary
To remove the glove before him, except at
representative receptions at the opening or
prorogation Of the Dominion Parliament
when he will stand in the place OF the
Queen. before whom both hands are un-
2loved II Is plain that the official station
Of ths. me" Is "var-hadnw.d hv th. social
distinction of the woman.
The Hanover stock has always been a
fruitful vine. The Queens family is large.
and a she has been dependent upon the
civil list she has been forced TO ask the
House OF Commons for special grants
whenever she has married OIL her children
IL was only a few months ago that the
Commons added so. 900 to the income OF
the Duke OF Connsught, raising IL TO Sl25,-
900, and settling $50 900 on his BRIDE the
daughter OF Prince Frederick Charles Of
Prussia; and il was not many years ago
that there was wrangle in the same
House over the marriage settlement OF the
Duke OF Ednburg, who is now awaiting
the arrival OF his sister at Halifax. The
English are 100 sensible to tolerate any
thing like shabhlness in the Royal E.tab-
lshment, and as the Queen was favored
,pirb "a 70 flt-. MI, r,l,, k.a
an expensive luxury. Although the Duke
OF Edinburg is thorough sailor, the Duke
OF Connaught Il toierable soldier. and the
Prince of Wales an admirable Exhibition
Commissioner. the Royal Family has been
ornamental rather than useful. For the
first time, one OF the Queens children is
10 he directly utilized IN atfordDg 10 the
colonies semblance of personal govern.
mcnt. BY the close connection OF the Gov
emo -GeneTsl's wife with the Crown the
American Provinces and the mother coun-
try are 10 be knit together. The Marquse
OF LOrne. merely AS the son OF the Duik
OF Argyll. cannot be expected to do better
than his predecessor; but as the husband
of the Queeus daughter he may hope TO
quicken the devotion OF the Provinces to
the Crown. Since the acts OF Federation
were passed. loyalty has Increased in pro-
creased, and doubtless if there shall be
war between Russia and Great Britain
there are entire Canadian regiments that
will volunteer for foreign service. The
presence of the Queens daughter will stim-
ulate this feeling and render the Canad-
ans more demonstrative In expressing IT,.
The Marquis of Lorne may have less tact
and discretion than Lord Dnfferin. and
yet succeed in his mission. inasmuch as
that illustrious lady stands by his side.
" While Princess Louise is reading her
husbands poetry on the seas and sailing
toward the harbor where she Is to receive
RI. .ht royal H..CuMe, there is another
member of the House of Hanover whose
luck has not been so good. We refer to
her second cousin, the Duke of Cumber-
land, who. like herself, is great grand
child of George III. The father, blind
King George ", was driven into exile in
1866, when Prussia conquered and annex
ed the realm where his family had reigned
! for more than 800 years; and after sQuand-
ering his private fortune in stock specula-
| lions, he died ln Paris few months ago.
The son. Ernest, Duke of Cumberland,
now has a mother and two sisters to pro.
vide for. and is anxious 10 marry Princess
Thyra OF Denmark, who has no money,
albeit she is connected with all the great
royal houses in Europe. Now. when his
father lost the throne, the private estates
were alienated, and some OF the Hoheozol-
lerns, the Crown Prince for one, have IA
vOred partial compensation for the con-
fiscated property once belonging to the
| Guelphs. The Duke Is as obstinate as his
father, and will not resign his claims to the
throne Of Hanover, and his chances of re-
| gaining either his realm or his estates are
slender indeed. He lie, however, next heir
to the Duke of Brunswick. and If that rep
resentative of one of the oldest lines on the
! Continent dies betimes, and the German
J Government offers LO resistance, the Duke
may be able to 60 to housekeeping with
Princess Thyra. At present. he is wand
ering heir, and. like Henry V. and NapO-
leon w., is waiting for general upheavsl
OF society. Times have changed since the
Four Georges dispatched their Governors
to Hanover, just as the Queen is sending
her daughters husband across the sea. 1t
Is only forty years since the crowns OF
Great Britain and Hanover we're divided
by the Saic Law; and now when the first
cousin dies in exile there is scant mourn
ing 10 the Queens household. and the sec
ond cousin Is bluntly told to give up bis
claims to his throne and to drive as good a
bargain with the HOhenzollerns as he can.
To the young man who intends to pre-
side for the first time at the Thanksgiving
table-Have the turkey riveted to the plat.
ter. 1t may save q Bfteen-dollar pair Ol
DaDtalOons-NeW Haven Re0isfer