The Irish standard., 1886-11-13
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/ have piece of interesting news for
the ladies Prince Albert Victor, the eldest
son of the Princa of Wales, and the pro-
spectiye King Of England, is TO marry an
American. His father and mother have
been led to this decision partly through
the paucity of Protestant families reign
ing in Europe, and partly through the
popular discontent at the constant Ger
man alliances. The only Protestant
houses with marriageabls daughters are
those Of the petty German Princes; and
the disfavor which has greeted the mer-
riages OF she Duke OF Edinburg and the
Princess Beatrice is attributed by the
Queen to the facts that the former took
wife Of another than the accepted English
faith, aad that tho latter marri I'D Ger
nau.
OF trouble to the Prince and Princess of
depends on the selection of their eldest
son's wife. Englishmen OF the present
genera zion will not brook Catholic on or
near the throne snd there is not to-day,
as in 1864, reigning Prince, like th, King
OK Denmark, with g bevy Of fair daughters
to wear tho crowns of the Protsstnns
realms. Moreover, as tie political isola-
tion OF England has Increased, the popular
dislike oi svsry thing German has grown
with il. In society this sentiment has been
shown by manifestations against S'the
Tocks' and ':the Batteubergs." Among
this masses it has assumed dangerously
threatening forna. No German Prince or
Princess can ever again be brought into
the royal family Of Great Britain
Lord Beaconsdeld was the first to sug-
eest that this Queens eldest grandson
should take AL American wife. The willy
Old statesman had III his Lifetime seen SO
many social prejudices broken down, SO
many apparently insuperable barriers
removed, that ne tore told the day when
the English monarchy and the American
republic should finally join hands. Every
marriage Of an English peer or peers sea
&c an American has brought this day
nearers anl the favor with which the
American peeresses ara receives, their
charms OF person and intellect, their, easy
supremacy in the highest drawing roons
of London, proved to careful watchers of
the times that the ultimate result was in
court it was rumorsd nearly a year ago
that the Prince Of Wales would lcok to
tao United States for g. wife for his sldsst
Ron
Consequently, both SO and the Princess
have done avery thing in the power to en-
hsRce the social popularity Of American
women in Is,ndon. Ife personally under
Sook ~ asraugs shs wedding of Lord
Cairns and Miss Grant, and it was at his
sdviee ahas ths match was broken off, 81
all state balls and concerts he paid eoxs"
spicuous attention to the American Ladies',
end few Of our homevard-hou bellies
who are ausaed with their social triumphs
In Iesndon, are aware that they have Sim
rzy served TO prepars the way for the
greatest we1ding in England The Queen,
who Eas loug outlived her antipathy to
Americans gave her cousent to the scheme
at its outset; and tins Princess Of Wales
! who used to complain that American girls
were 's}oua,'' now expresses herself as be.
ing ezss pleased with fhe idea Of Prince
Albert Vinsvr's marriage TO one Of them.
| have Heard whispers that a young lady
has been Dlnestsiy aasignaSsd by the Queen.
However, all my intornlants agree that
| the time is not yet ripe Tor the publication
! Of her name. All that is absolutely certain
| is that Prince Albert Victor is to marry an
! American, anti thnt. unless the tiGai w'iave
Of democracy swea;n: away tae British
throne, I'll .tinar;t:al s,rl viii! y.3 bn
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