Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-25

sertlon has beea publicly made there
are few who seem to doubt it. 1t is
further said that the result of the gener-
al election in June was extremely dis
appointing to her royal highness, who
hoped that Sir John Macdonald's gov
eminent might be defeated and Lady
Maedonalds denomination over society
circles thus brought to an end.
The Marquis of Lorne and the Prin-
cess Louisa arrived in Canada in No
vember, 1878. Sir john A. Mcdonald
had then been returned to power by
an overwhelming majority. He aud
his friends had been for five long years
In opposition, and were disposed to ex-
ercise their newly gained power to the
utmost degree. Sir Johns government
is one OF almost purely personal rule.
HIS Will Is law IN all party councils as
well as AZ the executive board. He Sc
lects for his colleagues usually men of
plable nature, who are never great
suckers for matters Of principle aud
THESE he rules absolutely. He feels
that without him his party could not
exist an hour, and that his followers
ere under greater obligations TO him
than he Is to them. Lady Macdonald,
who has been cruelty escribed rs "a
large, masculine woman, with wart
on her cheek, " partakes largely of her
husbands feelings and ambitions, aud
seeks TO rule IN society IA Sir John
does in politics. When the princess
was installed rs mistress of Rideau hall,
1t soon became evident that Lady Mac
Donald was anxious to manage her."
She sought TO monopolige more than
an ordinary share of the princess at
tention, and endeavored to thrust her
personality into everything connected
with Fldeau hall affairs. 1t is even
stated that she went 30 far as to even
advise the princess IN the matter of
selecting personal friends. Her royal
highness, although reputed to be of n
most amiable temperament, ia pos.
sessed of all the Guelph dignity, and
resented what she thought to be an I'M
warranted interference with the affairs
OF royalty, even coming ~ it did from
prime mr stef's wife, and gave Lady
Macdonald To understand that there
was a limit to her forbearance.
Lady Macdonald, however, was not
to be 80 easily beaten upon her own
ground, and ON all public occasion took
care 10 appear more prominently, if
possible, than the princess herself,
Having plenty of patronage at her dis
posal, she easily kept ON hand a retin.
ne Of admirers and tlatterers. She WAS
destined, however, soon TO receive Il
severe snubblg. One evening when
her royal highness was at home, Lady
Macdonald appeared on the scene with
her usual bevy of personal friends.
There were net many others present
but among these was a pretty French
Canada lady, the wife Of senator. To
this lady the Princess Louise was par
ticularly attentive. Entering into con-
veraation with her in French, she soon
grew quite interested, for the senator's
wife, besides being young and comely
was well educated, and had travelled in
Europe. Neither Lady Macdonald or
any OF her friends understood word
of French, and it is easily to imagine
how Inundated they felt as the CONVEX
sauon proceeded; finally they took their
departure in high dudgeon. The cool.
ness between her ladyship and the
princess did therefore eliminated in an
open rupture, and the former was pot
sessed OF sufficient power to make mat
tiers exceedingly unpleasant for the
winter and summer of 1879. Disagree
able gossip regarding the relations be-
tween the marquis and the princess,
which soon pervaded all the Canadian
cities, was thought 10 emanate from
Stadacona hal, the premier's seat
The princess was obliged to take
part in public balls and dinners, and to
mingle with people neither the most
accomplished nor the best behaved.
Some of the scenes enacted AT Rideau
hall toward the closing hours Of some
''grand balls" have become historic.
The champagne furnished by the Ca
madam government is never Of the beet
quality and the princess would often
be led down to dinner by some half
fUddled old ex-governor, governor or
chief Justice, whose conversation would
not be always Of the most entertaining
description. In March, 1881, the prin-
cesa met with n serious accident while
on her way from Rdeau hall TO attend
a reception in the senate chrmber, and
/ hS hObil as ntf uthltil Whd Hulhbiiuhy
restored she departed for England, re-
naming for more than year. While
here her only pleasure seemed to be
in avoiding society rs much as posi-
BILE, and having occasional boat excur-
sions with some Of the mice men"
comprising her suit. That her health
is not very good is admitted, but few
believe that her feeble health Is the
real cause of her determination to
spend the winter in Bermuda.
Lady MacDJnald's ambition is far
from satisfied. Having driven the
princess out of the field, she aspires TO
become mistress of Rldeau hall herself,
and with that end in view has, through
her agents, started an agitation IN IA
vor OF her husbands appointment TO
the governor generalship. Several Ca
madam newspapers have been induced
TO publish articles in support OF Sin
Johns oandidature, and il is believed
that the agitation which is now being
openly conducted in his favor Is not
without his consent.