, 1879-06-11
THE PRINCESS BEATRICE.

onmare'ou Daaghtef TO Become tls Step-
f.,rrs.rnnd.nr. ,.'n yars u...a,a
Loxnom. Nav MMWith,n t,,o ' ls.. u.ot y,
ton dovs n rnre fuura mioht h.v. ho", ..ss
rnorr than onc, tak,no tie ar IN ,ha .nnxarss,
aris,ocr,,ic f.,b;on 1m,. xas NJ o,,,pl ppess tss
the Empress OF Germany-tl'o "Augusta" Of
the Franco German war tclegrams. sho Wa
generally in comn.nv with tha pr,ncs a,,d
priursss Of waIes. sho annearsd. howsver - r''a a
ii.tto ,1.tr,urht M, ,o. ai a, nonsve.,
With her MaIesty's sudden visit and still
more sudden departure ion Saturday,
IL serving n. mottre for tbc no..,,, -,
.no.S ~ ~. ~ ,,'a t.a,. T., ~. .,ns.s sos''p ~
circle Ia London. The clubs arc considerably
uonplussed, but the saions--neyer taken abacr
bv difficulty, and se,t,om mt mt of conntcn,rre
by imDossbilltY-hayo lecItled upon ti1a beltsr
they mean to entertain with regard to the rea-
sou Of her arrival aud the shortncss OF her stay
at Windsor OF couree the object of tie vfeit
can be noth,nr lesa than matrtrnonv. O1d
!aa'es o. every elass deem that subject Tue only
one worthy Of occupying tho nttcnttou Of thosa
tcma!es who, having themselves loyca and mar
rled, are delighted TO assist ,u forwarding TIM
Views Of others IN tho same direction. ~
more, believed In the society salons Of tho me-. g.
tropolls It Ia said tElt the Queen Is herfnn tnp
to wish to sec her only rcmaIninr da,,rl,.rr ',n'
malfieu-Me sfincess Beatrice, to-Sit-con,-
foftably settled, and, moreover, would reiofco
ip the idea Of being able to enjoy her society "a
often ~ puss!blo, md had aeeopted proposi-
with member Of tbs Imperial family Of Germa:
nj. This al,iance--the faYorita am of H..
Princess Imperial. the pet object Of
the Emperor, the common.scnao view Of tbs
n.HFA Al.
snss @ assaa s.se Md@a @ ao sad s,ss S one
Prince Dislnarck-had suddenly collapsed, aud
the Prussian clique bad been suIjeniy antl
abruptly told that the Queen had other designs
in VII" Tor the Princess Beatrice, and tiIat ill
much careful consideration before being nc-
crpted In tho hot haste with which tho Prinsess
Imperial had submitted IT,, The fact Is, list
tl!s rrlnsess, Fl s wig, lixe others of the Royai
Meanwhile Loudun gosspy. aver IN ihn watch
did not lal to obacrva very sineujar IN md a. se.
ni'tcant fact M n The simultaneous. yote Of ths
favor Of legallzlng marriagc With y deeeaseI
wlfe's sIster. ThIs was IN enlightenment. n
public manifestation OF tie feeling oxperiencei
br the Royal family upon this monsntoua sub-
jcct, and was evidently meant to nrenarc
tho pupllc miud for D. development of n
novel, not to aay extraordinary, natura
When the Grand Duke Ut Hesse mid hIs
recent mournful visit to Osborne Tho
Princess Beatrice was constituted he snreial
guardian Ut tlH children. As was natural. !"
great attachment on both sides bccano Tia cny.
sequence Ut this gentle guardianship, and md.
denly, say the eossips, no ono cati fully tel1
how, boti the Queen una tho Prnre of tyoIns
wero struck with the idea Of tbs norfcrt NJ.
rangcment OF ul things which wouft1 rcanit
from the Princess Beatrice becoming Stsns
mother 70 her deceased sfster's chldren,
The double vote, which took every nns
by aurpriso tic otler DIV ID Tia
House Of Loruk, 10 thus HccountrI f,r hv tho
goasips, und they arc bcglunlug to inaka tl,er
arrangements III anticipation Of flla nvemt. Far
luore out of the way nud aunthinlnhf" !, ftn
use Carlylism) marriages llaye husn rom roctrd
lu royal eirrles than tt,e rcfzaton ~ this U.ss
yip's yatlcluatiori would be-. The Enofta nm