New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-31
to distinguish between the good and the excessively

to distinguish between the good and the excessively
The praises Which Al. vasili bestov on the Prince
of Wales spring. IL We may believe MN, nom Pcad
sonal intercourse and admiration. Mien nc aih h
with the Prince he dazzled by his WIZ anu n ns
never seen straight since be will have It that Inc
Prince is of the best shots in the woria t
taton which N. Nasi IL perhaps the MS =. 800,
for him. HIS only fault il an excess OF peIioxIiuai-
His intelligence is too vast his thougbt 700 ll, Wv.
rapidity of his conversation fatigues yon- Any ~
the friends of the Prince of Wales VIII zen Yvu ' .h
he talks we'll. but eulogy may be carried 20 ano
point OF carcature. What is said OF ms feiAtloiss
with women isiworthy OF she pornograpnic Pr -.
Paris. That the Prince OF W ales hoias az as those
rooms at Buckingham Palace is again one y, 81
ingenious statements which betray the eAoI h.;s
NJ. YasilPs real acquaintance with inc cod IT, 81
describing. So is the assertion thai tue luz es
EninburQhs promotions I'm the army are prodiglous'
The assertion certainly is The Duchess oI AttSGL
NJ VasiI. writing for French audience, tnih ms
proper to describe as q German Princess ~ n's
remained in every sense OF the word what ,Io
Teutons call kdase frau. the cares hoIe To-
farms and the country than for society ~ g ,u
81 Vasili to have 10 say that her smile Is conlnJn
and her nose sometimes little red ~ is inpos
to think her pretty, bat her health 10 superb e,
is such good creature that she is adored IN spto
her vulgarity This IL one of many attempts 10
copy the clever malignity of tho letters from bein
and is success in point of Inalisnity. nat no
or Insinuated of another Princess, perhaps the os'
popular and respected of Nil the Queens daushieis
| must be excused from repeating IL IS enouyn ~
quote the ludicrous statement that ter Ma ~ -,
having left it to her children to rtplace her ~
levees aud drawing rooms (which NJ. Fastu 10 a. ~
ways confusing), many great ladies, unwilling 70
present their daughters except to the Queen, reIai
from appearing at court where the gallantry anu
gayety are too much for them. . . /;
The chapter on what NJ Nasili calls the cour. -
Remarkable for many strokes of the writer's pee nar
genius You will lind list of the Prince OF MaGs
set In which You will do we'll to place no beilsi
1t contains people who do not belong there at AZ
and omits of the best known who 90 M.
Christopher Sykes for example. The ladies VINO
are named are discussed with insolent license pass
ing often into libel never free from btundeTs Ola
lolo lr..I and al
sons Men arc openly named in connection WIN
wellknown ladies, and NJ. Vasiiis comments are are
like nothing so much those Won may hear from Iie
moi of ruffans who crowd St. Jamess Park on u
drawingroon day aud peer mte the earTaniSs sr
One lady has too large feet to please him, another
is only a pretty doll q third is Insignificant,
fourth is naughty. A well;known american pos pc
sasses all the defects of the Yankee character
which ought to make her uncomfortable. but Nj.
yasi graeiousy coneedes that she can neysrt9esSfs
spiteful nonsense Unhappily. Madame Edmond
Adam thinks there cannot be too much; another
budget and then another may speedily DO expected
G., b.