Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-03-26
ALBERT EDWARD'NLlFE.
HOW THE ENGLISH HEIR APPARENT
SEEMS TO ENJOY HIMSELF.

His Little sunday Evening Entertain
ments-The People Who Exert Them
selves to Amuse His Royal Highness-
The Prince Capital Speaker.
The restless activity of the life Of II. r.
H. simply amazing A peep at his
monthly diary Of engagements would ap-
pal most men. What with leyees, draw
ing-rooms, public dinners, balls, presiding
at music exhibitions and Masonic meet
ings, laying corner-stones, visiting hos
pitfalls shooting off into remote shires to
open docks, tunnels and bridges, assisting
at the erection Of statues TO statesmen,
warriors and poets-what with these func-
tons, to say nothing of looking in at horse,
cattle and flower shows, steaming down to
Windsor or Osborne to confer with his
queen mother, and turning up promptly
Il most Of the premieres at the dozen or SO
,ondon theatres he invariably attends, one
,ould reasonably infer that the prince Of
Wales is not only as busy rs the pro-
verbal bee, but. never has minute to
himself.
INcEssANT HIGH-PREssURE MOVEMENT.
And yet II. X. II, never seems in
hurry, but always appears at the ap-
pointed moment radiant and resolute.
When he finds time to make his careful
toilet, read the papers, breakfast and dine
and enjoy the dalliance of domestic life Is
mystery to the general rublic. And
this incessant high-pressure movement
does not break him up. He shows no
traces Of strain or fatigue. In 100 ap-
pointments l doubt If he fails in more
than one or two, and then the fault Is not
his own. Doubtless the partial retire.
ment of the queen throws great deal of
social routine work upon him, but he Is
equal to the demand. have known him
to leave ball at 8 a. m. and be In the
train equipped for shooting expedition q
100 miles away from town the next morn
ing at $50. Sharp work that, but as the
Americans say, he is ION deck looking
as serene and robust as though he had
lone to bed at sunset instead Of sunrise.
But there is one evening of the week
that the prince reserves to himself, and no
amount of influence or intriguing will in
duce him to engage himself to any formal
function, no matter how important it may
be, ON Sunday night. That is the might
of" Of II. X. H., and on that occasion it is
quite understood among his "set," as his
little knot of intimates is termed, that he
is to enjoy himself sans facon. Like a
good Christian, and the "first gentleman
in England he attends divine worship in
the morning, dimes early with his family,
and then the night is his own-and he usu-
ally drives in a hanson after the shades
of evening have descended to the earl of
Flies, in Cavendish square; Lady Moles-
worth's, Mr.. Alfred de Rothchild's, Lord
Charles Beresford's, Lady Lonsdale's, the
duke of Beaufort's, Hamilton Aides, or to
the hospitable mansion OF Lord Darlington,
who Is great favorite with the prince,
but who is just now abroad. Formerly
Mr.. Henry Labouchere provided jolly
Sunday nights, delicately tinged with
Bohemianism, for III. X. H., but of late the
NJ. p. for Northampton has gone over,
body and boots, to Radicalism, and is SO
abusive of blue-blooded people in the caus-
tic columes Of Truth that royalty knows
him no longer.
SUCCESSFUL SUNDAY NIGHT HOST.
Alfred de Rothschild is facile princeps
the princes most successful Sunday night
host. He is generous, cultivated and
genial, possesses great wealth, and his fine
house is museum of the Lowell est and
costliest art treasures.
The wits, the musicians, the vocalist, the
raconteurs, the dramatists, the travellers,
are all on his list. He knows most of the
pretty actresses and the reigning beauties
Of society. and all in good time he Is made
aware of the coming of his royal guest.
Then he asks 10 meet III. II. III. at supper,
Carney Grain, who Is genius mt the
piano. George Grossmith, who sings the
drollest of funny songs; Marie Roze, Toole,
the comedian, who possesses an inexhausti-
BILE fund of good spirits and anecdotes;
Miss Adelaide Detchon, bright little
American lady who tells stories of forests
and birds and initiates the "feathered
denizens of the grove with surprising
fidelity. All Of these and many other
amusing people are hidden to the feast, and
after supper they sing and play, chat and
chaff and revel In the follies of niaiseries of
the moment with admirable abandon
The prince is ubiquitous, fitting from
point 10 point, the incarnation of frank
condescension, turning graceful compli-
ment, graciously applauding the artists or
whispering the latest mot In the ear Of the
prettiest lady in the salon. A la bonnie
heurel Is it not the princes might Off"
And supper, how simple and gay 1t Is,
without restraint or formality. There are
no speeches nor prosings, no flew re-
marks" nor healths to be drunk, but II
anybody remembers q good apropos story
that does not play more than three min
utes," he is welcome to rise and fire and
fire ii of. He is sure Of an appreciative
and laughing audience. Jests and puns,
riddles and calembours fly about like mad,
the newest scandal that is public property
is lightly discussed and then sent to the
limbo of forgotten offenses The ladies
are all in their finest attire, and you may
be sure they wear their jewels bravely.
The diamonds fash, lips are wreathed In
smiles, flowers are everywhere. All have
come to please and be pleased, and it lifts
the heart of the high-spirited and generous
host to know that his friends are having a
right royal time. The men are all clever,
the women all pretty. Is this not felicit-
Gus combination,
I may remark. In conclusion, that the
prince Is a capital speaker. He never says
very much when he gets on his legs, but
what he utters is well to the point and
always in excellent taste.-Howard Paul
In New York World.
The Last Russian serf Set Free.