New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
SUNDAY EDITION.
NOV. Al, 1886.

| 70 dine with the aidc-dt,camp or Her Majestys
Sun felt that had been invited By lady and
on arriving at her house requested TO sit at q
| different table from that to which I had been
asked his might be- royal etiquette. but IL waa
not good bre.ing, and IL er happened to me
at another court. Howe. er. determined thae
no question affecting should com hcate the
AFFAIR or interfere with General Grants successs
lesiues this, l a pub ic officer. accredited tn
| the Queen. and bound PERHAPS 10 accept her de-
cisions in the etiquette OF her own PALACE. SO M
question whatever was made about me.
Finally we all dressed for dinner 10 be r-ady foe
whatever mi2ht ha pen Before ! rcu ned tn
General Grants drawing room the Master OF tho
| Household came 10 me AMI said he had delivered
the Generals message, and Her Ma esty commanded
| him to say that she would b. happy To have Mr..
Jesse dine at her table SO the difficulty wss OBJ
Waited by the good sense and good breeding Of the
Queen.
The party, that dincd with Her Majesty were
| all assembled before she entered the room. After
| speaking with each guest separately the Queen
took the arm Of her son. Prince Leopold. afterwart
Duke Of Albany, ami General Grant was asked tn
| give his arm 10 the Princess Christian The Gem
eTal and the Princess followed the Queen and tha
Prince Christian with the Princess Beatrice fol-
| lowed them Thus General Grant preceded tho
Queens own dau hter and her sOnin law which,
was a distinct concession TO him Of rank equal I'd
royalty, an as different as possible from the etl<
qtIctte Observed by the Prince of Waes. MIS-
G. ant, however did not receive the same rccogni.
| ton two duchesses preceded her and she went in
with the Earl of Derby. Jesse placed nearly
at the tail. The idea seemed TO be to give Gem
eral Grant place that should indicate extraor.
diEary Difference according TO royal rules but not
courtesy required. The Queen was gracious. how
ever, TO all, and the dinner passed leasantly
through At table General Grant not pla ed
next Her Majesty She had Prime Leopoia on
one side an Prince Christian on the other: then
the two Plincesses: General Grant WIS next tn
| the Princess Chr stan. which brought him below
all the royal family and two places from tho
Queen. His conversation with Her Majesty was
! therefore not animated.
Der that Sir John Cowen, LAZY Ely. Lady Susan
Melville and Others Of the Queens ladies' and gem
trcmey afable, and thought they seemed to wish
to make IN for my Disappointment SO far as they
| could Almost Immediately after We Sin
John disappeared but came back at once ant an.
nounced that was to be taken in AMI presented
TO the Queen. | had gone through the forms Of
presentati n at levees AMI drawing rooms but
had me- or EXCHANGED a word with Her Majesty.
She was standing with her dinner company al
one end of long gallery when was lei up tq
her. She bowed with extreme gIaciousness and
said immediately that she had TO thank me for a
hook had once csc sent her ms was the first yoL
Dean and Lady Augusta Stanley had presented
| to the Queen for me seven years before IL had
note. but with the royal facutS the circumstances
was remembered now. OF course | was struck
with tie intended courtesy. and thanked Her Maj
esty for recolecting my present after SO many
years The Queen then went 20 ask me how
General Grant enjoying his visit % England
This gave NE an opportunity to speak Of his re-
tier enough to say "culmnates tonight" AZ
this the Majesty of Enyani positively dropped
me courtesy and was evidently gfatil'ed 50 that
we were equal on one point at least | think she
felt sorry that She had left me out and wanted To
atone, at any rate she made me fec very pleasant
for moment or two In spite OF my dlsapi ONT
| ment
| General Grant had, since his arrival at Wind
sor, received telegram from the Grand Army
Of the Republic Which was holding its annual re-
union that day. and had sent Its cOnratlIlation
| TO its ancient chief. | took the opportunity 10
speak Of this as in Heating the satisfaction which
million Americans felt al the compliment thd
Queen paving TO their icpresent alive and tbs
| royal features beamed aoan There is indeed a
! charm Of expression. winning smile that comes
| over Her Ma estys countenance a grace OF de-
meanOr when she means TO he gracious. which Ia
more than ordinary 1t WIS not because she was
queen for | have been wellreceived by othee
queens an at this moment as may be supposed,
| was not altogether in the mood TO admire bue
ness Of look and smile which had heard OF beforc
but had never seen at court IL is OF no imaein-
able consequence but | forgsve her my dinner.
She remained in the room only few moments
| longer. | remember that she talked with MIS-
said to Her Majesty. Considering the etiquette
fair reminder. between the two women Ihd
Queen said someiIlnl about her own labors on
duties and Mis- Grant replied Yes | can
imscine them / too have been the wife of .
great ruler Mrs Giant was not to be put down.
| and | was glad she said it,
As for Jesse. he did not say 10 his father. as the
newspapers declared "Pa, introduce her )" but
bella ed with pioPriety and like young Gentle
man He had hell out Tor his point Of etiquette
as well the royalties, and had won lie could
afford to be ohte
After a while the Queen looked around and
two dlchceses approached and threw lace shawl
across her shoulders Her Majesty courtesled,
every one else bowed cOurtesed very low two
| doOIs behind her were o. ened. and tie Queen or
nglani and her daughters vanished The re-
ma nder of the party scattered in two or
three Of the great diawing-rCons. There was
music in the distnre according To a printed pro-
| g1amme Some Of the company. Gene al Grant
among them. played at cards Others talked and
at ee the ladies retired. with some OF the men.
tbari ifat oral f.r-lnf
! billiard room. which seemed To be beneath the
| castle we descended so far: an is the only place
the General and Prince Leopold came down IN
smoking suit Of gort cous purple AM yellow satln'
and played game with the con'lt error OF Nlciu.
burg They both in Hades now. Oenciat
Grant sat up late. as usual. an il o'clock
| before | got to bel. But had often sat up Win
him later still. in camp
autographs of the whole party IeSSes lncluded),
and two Of her ladies directed 10 show us tbs
| lectures and the great china Afterwad Her
Maestys carriages and equerries were al ucneIaI
| Grants service We drove around the llome
Park visited the mausoleum Of the Prince Con-
sort but nothing more Of the Queen or ms
! ROYAL Family BY O'Clock we were back In
| The intention certainly was 70 pay 4 great com.
nliment to the ex-Irrsdent Of the United States,
and | make no doubt that the Queen stretches
her conscience or her etiquette when sHe ave nun
her dau hter 10 take IN to dinner ami put hlm pc
| fore the nobility. The episode OF The inyliat9nsi
account for by suppos ng that at FIST she intended
| 10 have me at her table she was -ool NATURES
and extended the invitation TO Jesse. when this
was asked: but then said: let them both dlne
with the Household Then when the new cues
| ZION was raised she admitted Csse So that from
| her own point Of view she was extremely gracious
! throughout: an from anybOdys point hut mlnct
She was amiable. ! suffered for Others, which Is
| 81 course cry much 10 my credit But | certainly
think the Queen should haze left out some Oh
| her own courtieIs on an lntrn1tional occasion,
| tbor tban a FOREIGN gentleman whom she had
thought it became her dignity 10 invite TO hes
| table - ,-.,, Can't
| ocain When he was dyinr she was IN the Con-
tn,.nt. and from AK les Bains She sent a te cram
| nv Lady Ely TO Mrs Grant. cxnfssng her YIN
| nsthy and making friendly inquiries non uen-
era Grants death she directed her Minister III thd