New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
PRINCE EDWARD'S BIRTHDAY.
From The Pail Nall Gasene.

The festivities are to morrow, SO one is
ucred at the gates and trudges down the hill to the
little village OF Dcrsingham, mile away.
Later in the evening the villagers dropped In for
pint OF yale " or "somethun ct suggestive cluing
OF spoons glasses OF laughter called forth by
the village witt others came INTO the Inn parlor and
made circle around the blazing fire. the sieang grog
circulated. the smoke cured up In wreaths from the
pipes. and stories went around about the dear PIN
and the Prince. one heard how the custom OF tho
Hall came the village allotted az TO give each man
share how the Princess was beloved by the tenants
how she visited giins and rheumatic =, Old
in her carriage how everybody, his9 and
beauty. her simplicity her Kindness, her sympathy A
bones given TO the four winds The Prince. too Is
wOrshipped by his people; does he not provide them
with the best OF everything one hears what good
service Then one heard about the dinner that was to
he given the aborer the hundredwcghts Of beef aud
beer tho that TO be given TO the old ladies on
the estate " and their daaers" the Examinations, the
come Of age every day Some else told story about
the Princes chefa French gentleman. whose hobby is
Presently number of foreign gentlemen in evening
dress rOopcd into the inn and threw on their oyercoa
one, what IS good for me have had some rich game
pie; oh how suffer with my equity knee, TOO: Brns
blazing ire took Is pinch OF snuH. and talked. 1.-THE
fIlhce OF NaIes Is a peautiu "aIeL ana pa.iohasey
fond or dancing lie sets the fashion IN watzGs as In
most things Tho slow waltz has died ont now they fly.
The waltz will always be the favonte dance We often
play twenty-five watzes at q ball The Prince always
prefers lead of with quadrlc, then waltz perhaps,
then polka, then the Lancers another waltz, High
land schottsche ana after that he does not All
yes. He dances mnuet most srscefnly:
practice" One heard numerous stories Of the
particular tune shall be playedit may be newt may
be six months or year old II VIC have livery well
It with you Wen. don't forget II next time come
That may be six months hence Does he forget No.
enough II is not surprising that the signors boxes OF
music which he carries about contain the parts for over
of police who has been attached for years TO the Princes
household, who remembers when no was a baby. who
duty IL to protect the Princess and the young Prin
cesses DO they ever need protection Never Does
elry grow fainter. and by midnight every Is In bed.
At is time to see the addresses given and having
favor TO stand IN slcovc leading out of the arnory
TO the ballroom. whore the populations received
handsome chair. richly upholstered In red velvet and
Princess the other day. stands Ike throne against the
wall, which Is hung with yellow paper relieved by
Of the arms collected by the Prince in different parts OF
the world On richly carved oak sideboaId stand
painting of tiger hunt, with His Royal liighmess
gong suspended from two Splendid H tsss
One S a lust 0rans s to noea these 'fH as.
when the royal party past, laughing and talking
on their way. Then taken up to the balcony in
the ballroom, now haull of nota6es. The Prince of
Wales, in black frocEcoat tightly buttOned stands
one side OF the hero of the OCCASION the Princess OF
Wales, In purple lowered dress the other looking
as charming anda youthful The young Prince IL
dressed In black rockcoat, which is relieved by the
large white flower in his buttonhoe. Behind this trio,
standing In groups, are the Duke and Duchts OF Edn.
burgh. ths Duke OF Cambridge; the young Princesses
IN simple brown, are with the Princess Louise and close
behind Is Lord orne Some OF the ladies wear hats and
b0nnets but they are the exceptions The business is
soon dispatched Tho populations come and 20 The
Prince OF Wales reads short reply his son does The
same modesty, with once twice the auaver of ncr
vousness In his speech and there much hand ,bokin
and smiling His Royal Highness has genial pleasant
way Of going through these fOrnaes which salisaes
every one, while smile from the Princess would soften
adamant