New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
GRANT IN PEACE.
BY GENERAL ADAM BADEAU.
GRANT AND TIE PRINCE OF WALES.

NO. XXIV.

~Oal1s, the second Of the great events Of the
week; the derby had already been run. Inc
| invitation was accepted, and the General ana the
Minister and one or two Others went down ia III, tlie
! Princes train. special box had been provided;
and after the Generals arrival IL was PROPOSED
| that he should be presented to the Prince Oh
| Wales. But the Prince said that General Grant
was too distinguished a to be received In tins
| informal manner; he would prefer that the nIsI
| isit should be raid at Marlborough House.
Nevertheless the Prince came with several OF
his suite into General Grants box and made his
| acquaintance there. Thus the first visit was In
| reality paid by the Prince Of Wales.
This was on Friday, and on SATURDAY oenera
Grant made his formal sit at Marlborough iiouss
according to appointment, and then wrote his
name as the etiquette is in the books OF tie other
members of the Roya Family These visits were
not returned the Duke of Cambridge alone elt
few days afterward General Grant attended
a levce held by the Prince of Wales, at which ne
| was treated with more ceremony than III any
| others. He presented by the American
| Minister. and afterward stood in the diplomatic
| circle facing the Prince during the leyee ms
indicated tlat he was not recognized as oil rank
approaching that of the Royal Family. He was
DISTINGUISHED parsonage; but far below those mag
nifcent beings, the Guelphs and Mecl!enouig,
| Strelitzes and 1eclxs and other connections and
cousins of the Queen, who were all placed IN the
same line with the Prince Of Wales, and General
| Grant had 10 make his bow to each OF them In
turn. He did not suffer acutey from the dis
tnction thus marked out between himself ana
| roval clay: nevertheless this ceremony made it
certain that the court ignored the au1ngement
that had been made by the Government. Inc
| ROVal FAMILY dll not rtgbfu OeIlcrd oldh1 40 'A
ex-sovereign and refused to treat him as such; he
was nothing but an ex-President
1t was amusing to observe the determination
Of the descendants OF George ana IL am al IL 70
cratic dignity. They did 1t as coruteousy arl
unofensively as possible but the line was el there
Their etiquette is all that is left them IN these
days if they yield that where would they De
in the presence OF the really great OF the earth
Of men Of achievement and reputation and power,
who have conquered armies and governed states
This whole matter of the levee was Doubtless Doubtless
considered in advance. The courtlers lhslSeo
that General Grant should go to court, where the
distinction they desired TO make would become
apparent His popularity by this time was con
spicuoIs and TO have an ex-Irsident going about
and receiving the attention due to a sovereign or
a semsOveIeign undesirable, perhaps DANGER
GUS Ii showed the world that there was nothlng
in royalty after all II one Head OF State Is ss
good as another, what becomes OF birth ana rank
and kings and crowns an all the antiduaIe arD.
would be out Of business. SO the Lord Chamber
lain and the Prime Minister assured the American
Envoy that it would be discourteous In Generai
Grant not to attend the levee There was no other
way in which he could call on the Queen VINO
was at Ramoral and Her Majesty had already
they said invited General Grant to ball without
waiting for him to be presnted They did not
|. | remind the Minister that this courtesy IS often
shown to persons Of distinction far below the royal
grade. - 49,.
1he courtiers cunning an1 said nothing
in advance about the place General Grant was 70
take at the leyee, and the Republican Envoy, IN IN
vesd in such devices, doubtless supposed that MS
Great countryman would he invited TO a place at
lie Royal Side So General Grant put on his
uniform and stood like any lord or lordng in His
. TIirhness's presence till the levee was over The
Prince graciousy gave bis hand t. the eX-presl,
dent an he did To dukes and Ambassadors anu
then the General fell back into the position as
sirned him All of which 10 of no earthly conse;
quence except to illustrate roya % snooD'Wess anu
a | ton Abraham Lincoln and General UIant couu
. all return TO earth and attend eIee AT the slnle
y time with the King OF some cannlbal Island ana
I | his barbal0us cousins. the royal savages would
be ranged In line with the Queen an the lrln
!, | of Wales. and the democrats would De eAIeCtc"
TO pass before them.
The next occasion when royalty and democracy
met WIS at the house Of the Marquis OF terttord
= | the Lord High Chamberlain and the successor OF
y lhackerays Marquis OF SteNne Itls lordshP was
} giving a dinner 10 the Princes; Louise and the
u Marquis of Lorne ana had asked 5ew lrIen len
!, 10 come in aiterwau and meet her koyal Hl9h
a ne,s and her noble husband. General Grant waS
r not invited TO the dinner but was asked 70 tht
was over and were not received His royal gue'
could not be left by the Lord Chamberlain. because
an exIresident was IN the dra~ln-r room 50 zen
q eral Grant waited till dinner was over when Lorc
J., and Lady HertfOrd came out in attendance OF
n Her ROYAL Hghness. Then they welcomed thel
d" democratic guests ami General Grant was pre-
. scnted to the Princess Louise The Princess wa
x gracious and when Mrs Grant expressed her re
IF gIet at not having sen the Queen she Lepne1
% But YOU viii be sure 10 see her. Her MAJESTY
u will come to Windsor before you leave" Oi n'
she inquired particularly how General Grant wa
enioying his visit in England, AMI seemed pleased
when | spoke Of the honors he had received.
h The next of these ceremonies that | remembe
Il was court ball. General Grant, like every on
10 Use, expected to he present when ioyaltS a.
- rived. No place icned him, but he wa
10 allowed to find room with the diplomatic cor
:. lie stood with Mr.. henepont below the amDss
- sdOls. who were on the steps OF das nearer IN
R0val Family When the Prince entered he otiere
his hand TO General Grant as he passed when wa
a great distinction. conferred only on two or three
u Later the General was invited 10 take part III on
At Of the royal quadriles. but declined the honor
- which was not extended to Mrs Grant. No othe
- notice was taken of him by host or hostess an
after an hour two the General became tiIed an
left before supper What arrangement would ma
been made had he remained was not indicated
but probably none until royalty had peen serNee N,e
week or two afterward General and Mls
n Grant had the honor of being invited 10 dIne VIII
~ the Prince and Princess Of Wales, to meet thel
y Imperal Maesties the Emperor ami Empress o
9. Brazil" | accompanied them on this occasion
le The Minister and Mrs. 1erepont were also present
Id When General and Mls Grant arrived the
10 passed first into large ante-chamber IN whl,i
L. the Prince of Wales happened to be PLAYING VIII
E. his two boys The other guests had not arrived
70 and the Prince may not nave eApecucd 70 oe d !
a possibly have planned the accidental reception r.
Of came forward at once, like any other gentleman !
his own house and gave his hand TO Oeneral Cfan
ne who presented Mis-. Grant, and mentioned d
ID name which the Prince had known before; Inc
ie the Prince called up his sons lads then OF zen .
=. twelve and said he wished them TO know Uenis
90 Grant lie was extremely genial and anaDe AIte
Of | this he disappeared through side door and a
II equelry ushered the party into long waluit
RON. where we remained nearly half an hour
The dinner party large | should think l, theI
g were thirty people present including several d.e
~ and duchcsscs and other nobility the brazlla
~S Minister and his wife were asked oat OF cohPl
10 ment to the Emperor, for whom the % alhnor W. va
to aiven After a While gentleman IN waluns NJ
er- peared and said the Princess desired that te I
ry, dies should range thenseN es on one sldc oi VI
ng room and the men on the other 80 ueherai an an
in. Mrs Grant took their places four or i've from ~
,h head OF the line. After apparently Ten minute r.
further waiting in this poStlo an S'iui-, 90, ~ ~
a. ~ one had been seated Oh been asked 10 slt slno
me we entered. the great doors at the top o. te IN
re- ON the right thrown open anu Iie ~ ~ le
L., an tho arm the Prince Oh W
b 'bs Nj came the Princess with the Emperor. ing
used directly between tie two lines 10 the dli
the 'oon, which was opposite the apartment froI
MS n6icb they entered; the Empress of Brazil how