The sun., 1881-11-27
BRITISH ROrALTT AND PROTECTION.

The Prince OF Wales, if not a great mnn, is
ono OF moro than ordinary capacity. This is
shown by his public speeches. which arc always
appropriate to the occasion. and by his ready
discharge Of duties multifarious enough to tax
tho endurance OF tho strongest constitution.
And now. from something which has just Oo-
Cured in England. 1t is evident that his wife.
the Princess. in addition 10 the graces OF person
and OF manner which have endeared her to tho
British people. possesses n strong vein OF COM
mon sense.
Some English manu- acturers OF woollcns and
certain wool-growing farmers who had become
alarmed at the depressed condition OF the
British woolsn trade. and attributed Il to
foreign competition. hit upon mn ingenious plan
some months ago to stimulate their languish-
ing interests. 1t was To excite q national feel
Ing in favor of the sole consum ption and use Of
British fabrics. In furtheranoe OF this pur-
pose young and fashionable woman OF rank.
Lady Dective. was induced to organize an as
sociation for the announcement OF British
woollen manufactures. Tho Earl OF Beehive.
her husband. Is tho oldest son Of the Marquess
OF HeaJ!ort and has been for years personal
friend Of tho Prince OF Wales.
Since the formation Of her society tho Count
ess has been very energetic in the matter. She
has published n pamphlet setting forth that tho
into fashion the use OF British -matlo wcollen
materials. She obtained the coo Grafton OF the
Associated Chambers OF Commerce. and excited
considerable interest and sympathy. Accom-
panied by her husband. not long since. Lady
Bective visited Leeds. where she received
deputation Of disafrseted manufacturers. by
whom she was regarded as n beneNcent spirit
about to secure for them a new era OF material
prosperity. And only a few days since she
opened a bazaar at Bradford. whore all the stall
keepers wore dresses made from cloth pro-
duced on Bradford looms.
Among the 200 ladies who were secured as
patronesses for the new association were tho
Duchess OF Edinburgh. the Princess Christian.
and the Duchess Of Teck: but IN their latest
and most ambitious effort to induce the Princess
OF Wales to allow her name TO be used the pro-
moters OF the society have met with failure.
Lady Leicester. whose husband. a Fox. Will
upon Lady HoIlani's darh be,ome tho owner
Of the celebrated Holland House. wrote to the
private secretary OF the Princess OF Wales ask
ing for her patronage. The correspondence
has Just been made public. Lady Leicester
writes: An the best shops in London AMI the
best dressmakers have taken il tthe ass socaiionl
most wsr@y nr1 dsps Nona all 1fy ssn TO
would allow her namo to appear II would do
more toward in'!uGlng many others TO JOIN IN
would be- the very greatest possible help to what
seems likely to help - mitigate in some meas
ure the distress prevailing IN tho anufRctnr-
ing parts Of England and among thu farmers"
Mr. HolZmann. tho secretary. In u very care
fully written letter. states the reasons which
prevent the Princess of Wales from joining the
society. and they are clearly expressed and
convincing enough to satisfy any who not
pstticoat protectionists. IL Is pointed out that
the main reason OF the depreelatsd vaius OF
wool IL its raw state Is the enormous importa-
tion Of colonia wons. which will be apt TO in
crease: and attention ia drawn to the fact that
large proportion - the imported goods Ia ac-
tually the product ~ the raw material bought
in tho London market. That the foreigners. in
spite of the disadvantage OF greater cost OF car
fully with the home manufacturers is believed
By the Princess tn he owing to the cheapnesS of
labor abroad. and to the formers enterprise in
ADAPTING their machinery more readily to the
vary ing taste Of the uublic.
As in tho United Kingdom tho decrease In
tho use of home made worsted manufactures
affects in reality only one kind. that OF the So
called lustre- wool /" while the consumption u
the rougher wOollen stufi has ef late been
widely extended through a. classes OF the pom
uation. the association woul only confer an nd. /.
vantage on the growers AMI manufacturers OF
long haired woods 70 tha detriment OF the pro-
ducars ~ other kinds OF wool. But assuming.
adds the Princess. that the promoters were To
achis the desired -urceSs Dt raising the price
OF homegrown wool to it, former height. II ts
thereby he nearly doubled. 10 the inevitable in-
jury Of the many millions OF people who use
them and sho declines 10 take part in what
may become a contest between different classes
OF the population. The interesting fact IL stated
I'm conclusion that the Princess and her daugh-
ters have f1r years past been wearing home
msdo woollsn dresses during tho greater part
OF ths twelve months.