The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-23
SIR GARNRTs TACT.
He Dine. with th. Qs-sn nj BaImoraI-A
Diplomatic Toast.

There was an early dinner. 1t is whispered
tn this august company sat down to the
table in their afternoon ramient did nut in
short, dress for dinner Such a departure
from usage has been known before, but it is
enough to make Mayfair and Belgravia lose
their appetites. However. for some reason
SIR Garnet had to be in London next morn
ing, and etiquette for once gave way to mill
ttry necessity. Or did not give way: since
whatever the Queen commands is etiquette.
for the time being. Sir Garnet was placed
at the Queens right hand, and the Egyptian
talk went on The Queen showed herself
throughout most gracious; which was the
more remarked, because heretofore Sir
G-rnet Wolseley has not been favorite at
Court Royal opinions on military matters
are supposed to be much influenced by the
Duke Of Cambridge, and the Duke of Cam
bridge, as everybody knows, has been 1t
daggers drawn with Sir Garnet on short
service and other questions of army reform.
There is story though it seems chur-
Iish to review it now--that the Queen in
sisted on Sir Garnet Wolseley going to see
her before he left for Egypt. He was so Ill
that his physicians had forbidden him to re-
ceive the Prince of Wales. The Prince
asked Just to put his hand inside the door
and shake hands with his dep rting friend,
but the doctors stuck to their no. Well, this
critical state Of health was due largely, said
people at the time, to the journey Sir Garnet
had been forced to make to Osborne or
whether the Queen may then have chan:ed
tn be-to Ike leave. And one reason for
her Haiesty's obstin ICY in the matter was
her determination to speak her royal mind
TO Sir Garnet on some points of military ad-
ministration which he, as AdJutant-General.
had been ordering otherwise than Was pleas
inc TO the Duke Of G .mbridge. Let US hope
this Is mere SC ndal
But all that is over, and so was the dinner
at Balmor4I, after a time, but not before an
incident had occurred which high authorities |
saw is quite Unprecedented. When the wine |
came on at dessert, the Queen rose and |
proposed n to st TO the health Of Sir Garnet |
WoIseIey, with a fattering word or two |
about his success IN Egypt. There was
situation for a simple minded, blunt soldier! |
Sir Garnet declares that nothing in Egypt /
had puzzled him so much as TO know what
he ought to do in this emergency. What
did etiquette requIre-nay, what did 1t per-
mit2 What might subject in the presence
of his sovereign do to acknowledge this ex-
traordinary act of royal condescension?
Propose the Queens health in return?
Doubtful as matter OF ProPriety; certainly
IT proper. w hen the queen
sat down Sir Garnet stood up (for | suppose
he could not stand while his own health was
beino dronk, even in the Queens presence) !
and said:
Twill your Majesty permit me to propose
a toast7"
Her Majesty signiied her assent, upon
which SIR Garnet said:
az beg to propose the health of my gal
l.nt comrade-in arms, His Royal highness
the Duke of Connaught
Ou;,e perfect. VS. it not ? They sly the
Oueen was immensely pleased. both with
tbe tact of Sir Garnet Wolseley and with
the the compliment to her son. When the Gen
srsI took his leave, they parted upon the best
Of terms. and, on the whole, it appears that
the hero of Tel-el-Kebil and Cairo does not
regret his 200 miles of travel to and from
ReImoraI-Lo,ado7 Corr. ". Y. Tribune