New-York tribune., 1885-10-24
OVER-SEA GOSSIP.
ABOUT SOME NOTABLE PERSONS.
Fyo,n M. yafes's World. London Oct IA.


No 1NCOG. FOR WALEs.-Statements nave
appeared in the papers during the last week tnt % nGn
aout in the srictrs ncogpIto" What arrant
sense is this! man like the Prince OF Wales VINO @ ns
heen photographed like this aud Photographed IKE
that in every conceivable costume and uniform save
the cocFcdhat aud pair OF straps OF Inc aHdwJ. y,
the absurd way which he is attered every other Wek
by the illustrated journals. has Just as much ehan'S No. O
Irving In the strand II, by assuming different M
the Prince desires TO Grcp pro tenn hs position anu M
cpcnt Of 5lnqucls and courtcscs which are accorded
to the Prince OF Wales ana Tonid not be gwen TO boH
Rcnfrew even TO Baron ROthschlld
NORTHUMBERLAND GARTER.-Thc vacant
Garter viii be- offered 10 the Duke OF NorihumDerahd
to whom Queen will not pakc any Objection IL tnS
Duke does not care accept blue ribbon at MS ad,
vanced age the st III with given either the Duke OF
Norfolk or the Duke Of Bucceuch. the latter loi
hISS as ne 1S TG@ oTd OS ay may deem xPdcn
give him the preference order to extlngush the sore
feeling which was caused among the bucclcueh h vt'h
when Lord Lothian was passed over for the scottish Isl
secretaryshp. stall IN ~ Georges mas almost I ~
vaIiably been held by the owner O AnWlck Casiic @
II in discussion as TO vacant Garter That the 5t
Duke of the present creation elected tne sota3 G, %
mot with which George III can De cieutu A. a. %
sparkling sketch OF the rise OF the Percy family m d va
early chapters Tancrcd In which Lord }eaconshcIu
relating how the first Duke obtained his honofs
adds that George Ill vowed that Mt least the new DUKE
should have tho Garter. When IN duo course NJ
Grace begged for vacant iDbon he cNclaimel, on
cciviug negative. ." am the first Duke OF Nottnum
berand that refused tho Garter To whlcu tho
King replied. Yes, and you are the first Smhsoh tha
ever asked for it,"
TIE CCMEERLANDs.- hear that the Queen
OF Denmark l. aftcr~ard coming on to Ensand TO v,s
the Prince Princess OF Wales at Saudrins ham, ana
is probable the Duchess Of Cumberland Will como
over with her mother. Tho Duchess Is not strlknSy
pretty but she has most pleasing and intellectual eA
preston, and is highly accomplished, taking deep IN
terest In art, literature ana politics. The crown
OF Germany would recognize hcr rs kindred spFli:
circumstances permitted of their meeting; but oI TINS
tho slightest chance Hs the Duke of CumocI
land il more impacdbc than ever against the llhP'l
family. and hc has worried himself 20 much abOGb nlf
ne ected rights and his lost kingdom that he Is becoming
quite broken In nrath, aud looks 0id and hasgard any
most melancholy. The Queen OF Hanover who IS one OF
tho kndest and most charming old ladies' IN Europe now
resides permanently nj Gmndcn Win her -O, nnd Is an
immense favoritc both WITH her daugncrln'la" ana
with the Princess of wales. The Ddko or CunDtTiaAu
posscs-rs a very large fortune, aud s really IN WucI
ore comfortable situation than he would be n Hanover
or Brunswick a.. under the altered condition "t aHa'r5
ia Germany, the ruler Of small state IL prIctoH'l
only "A sott Of Governor taking his orders III an
imuortaut ma tiers from Berlin. The Duke prohi"il
think, that II back at llrrrrnhiu-en ho "ohi
be able t0 take independent inr, like is ia'r ahh
grandfather; but there has been radical chinic hH'c
l-G6 and II he remembered this, lie would lcThAls
be moro r,coEcIcd ~ L.5 disposition.