Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-28
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Abost some Notable Persons-The Northums
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From Mr.. Yates's World. London.l
Statements have appeared in the pa
pers during the last week that both the
Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince Of
Wales are going about in the strict
est incognito." What arrant nonsense
is this A man like the Prince Of
Wales, who has been photographed
like this and photographed like that"
in every conceivable costume and
uniform save the cooked hat and
pair Of straps Of the Sandwich
Islander, and whose only chance Of nom
recognition is the absurd way in which
he is fattered every other week by the
illustrated journals. has just as much
chance of preserving an incognlto IS
Mr.. Toole at Margate or Mr.. Irving in
the Strand. If, by assuming different
title, the Prince desires to drop pro
tenn. his position and his dignity, the
attempt is futile, as he seems to be the
recipient of banquets and courtesles
which are accorded to tho Prince Of
Wales and would not be given to Baron
Renfrew or even to Baron Rothschild.
The vacant Garter will be offered to
the Duke Of Northumberland, to whom
the Queen will not make any objection.
II the Duke does not care to accept .
blue ribbon at his advanced age, the
stall will be given either to the Duke
of Norfolk or to the Duke Of Buc-
cleuch, the latter for choice, as he
would be the more acceptable
of the pair at Balmoral, and Lord
Salisbury may deem it expedient to
give him the preference in order to ex-
tinguish the sore feeling which was
caused among the Buccleuch clan when
Lord Lothian was passed over for the
Scottish secretaryship. A stall in St.
Georges has almost invariably been
held by the owner of Alnwick Castle,
and it was in a discussion as to va
cant Garter that the first Duke Of the
present creation elected the solitary
bon mot with which George iii. can be
credited. There is a sparkling sketch
Of the rise Of the Percy family in the
early chapters of "Tancrcd," in which
Lord Beaconsfeld, after relating how
the first Duke obtained his honors,
adds that George Ill. vowed that at
least the new Duke should never have
the Garter. When in due course his
Grace begged for vacant ribbon he
exclaimed, on receiving negative, 81
am the first Duke of Northumberland
that ever was refused the Garter "; to
which the King replied, 4" Yes, and you
are the first Smithson that ever asked
for it,"
hear that the Queen OF Denmark is
afterward coming on to England to visit
the Prince and Princess Of Wales at
Sandringham, and it is probable that
the Duchess Of Cumberland will come
over with her mother. The Duchess is
not strikiDgly pretty, but she has .
most pleasing and intellectual express
sion, and is highly accomplished, taking
a deep interest in art, literature,
and politics. The Crown Princess
of Germany would recognize her
as a kindred spirit, if circum-
stances permitted of their meet
ing but of this there is not the slight
est chance, as the Duke Of Cumberland
is more implacsble than ever against
the imperial family. and he has wor-
ried himself so much about his re-
jected rights and his lost kingdom that
he is becoming quite broken in health,
and looks old and hsggard and most
melancholy. The Queen Of Hanover,
who is one of the kindest and most
charming old ladies in Europe, now
resides permanently at Gmunden with
her son, and is an immense favor
lite both with her daughter-in-law
and with the Prince Of Wales.
The Duke Of Cumberland pos
sesses q very lar-e fortune, and is
really in a much more comfortable stu
alton than he would be at Hanover or
Brunswick, as, under the altered condi-
ton Of affairs in Germany, the ruler Of .
small State is practically only sort Of
Governor General, taking his orders in
all important matters from Berlin. The
Duke probably thinks that if he were
back at Herrenhausen he would be able
to take an independent line like his father
and grandfather, but there has been .
radical change since 1866, and If he re-
membered this he would perhaps be
more reconciled to his disposition.