The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-14

domestic-to like his father. Oddly
enough, the only exception I remember
1 wasain the case of the late Duke of AL
bany-reverenced5 by loyal English peo-
4 pie as saintsand by, his elder brother
gay associates pronounced "a muff. 70 It
lwasswhispered that he had in the sunny
south a questionable and sad little
romance, and that it hadyto do it'll his
untimely and sudden death. But ]
/ don't believe it, No Guelph ever conn
mitten suicide.' 4. e y u.
Leaving aside heesdeeper question of
personal morality, the. most serious
Hacking in the character OF the Prince OF
/ Wales is the lack ofseriousness. He is
a man who, of all things, loves to be
amused, and who Is flotover- scrupulous
as to who, or what arnuses him. II his
visits to Paris be, frequents the Pilais
Royal and Opera Boutfe,. and betwe n
1 the acts drops into the IogsS of the pref
TEST and gayests Of the iartistes:'. This
habit is so notorious that .Zola did not
4 hesitate to put him into the dessing1
| room of his beautiful and terrible
Mama" In London, comic actors,
i singers. and persoDators, all sorts; OF
funny men. aud bright Original, witty
women are sure of his, gracious patron
age. He finds high tragedy, even when
iauperbly presented, as at the Lvceum,
"slow,p and classical German music
even the compositions of his lamented
father-a bore q while, when he goes TO
grand opera, he generally goes to sleep.
.lHeis royalty fond of good living. the
turf and all sorts Fof sport; is a great
slaughterer of pigeons, and once shot a
cOrralied elephant. = He has quick eye
and passionate admiration for beauty.
| He entertains muni6cently. but his
guests, even when foreign princes, are
generally respectable people. The
clever men and pretty women Of, infer
| for station, or no station at all, whose,
acquaintance he wishes TO make, he
| manages to have invited tosthe house of
some. 7ohliging friend, where he meets
them. One of the bestithings l know,
| Of him is his hearty Hiking something
as near friendship as prince is capable,
ofLfor certain beautiful countrywomen
of. ours whom he has felt compelled to.
| respect. l will instance Miss Andef-.
son, Mrs. Potter-yes, and ,4oyely Miss
j eunylChamberlain. no nbne of these
has the fattering regard of this middle
aged, prince Charming, been a real
benefit, perhaps, bekf believe it was an
honest and loyal tribute to- beauty and
genius. The Prince is beyond question
Kindly and generous; : men, of his set
proho1nce him "a capital good fellow"
but, republican as am, it seems to me
that the heir to the yproudest and
iobiest crown in the world should not
be any fellow good fellow" If any :,
thing could sober theifnan, even after !
wild youth, it would, seem that time
like this were enough-a time when the
rising tidel OF popular 'disafection, the
sullen,' mirY tide of desperate want, is
j'lapping against the steps of the throne
when the political sky Of all Europe is
black with threatening and ~lurid with
portents. eRrf
In his marriage the Prince of Wales
! has no advantage over his brothers, ex-
cept in the, popa larity and beauty of his;
[ Wife a,lhe Duchess of Edinburgh
though, little liked in England, is a.
women of strong character, rare inteAi-i
gence,, and dignity of .demeanor; the
Duchess of Connaught. an excellent dit
tie creature, and no fool, holds her hus-
bands heart in spite of her exceeding
plainness, while the Princess o. Wales,
amiable, graceful and gracious, is
rather negative in character. She is,
preterns turaiy young, with no trace Of,
sorrow or trial !. or even Thought, IN her
pretty placid face; ifonds Of amusement,
|, frankly frivolous, and not too jeaibGsof
her dignity. In fact. the charming
royal matron yet retains all a pretty
adofnment. - 80 "a. - l.,,s1 ~: !,
It is little wonder if in these critical
times serious English people look for
ward with some apprehension to, the
coming to the throne of this pair ,Of
perennially youthful plessure-lovers,
They may love and admire, but they do
not wholly trust them. They fear tina t.
the court of the future reign, will be-
rsther mercantile than q moral adj
vantage to London; that in it Science,
literature and art of the highest charac-
ter, great public enterprises and
schemes of education and ben evidence
will find even less aid and comfort than
in the present melancholy; migratory,
and misery court; while through its
favor will flourish, nightly costumes
milliners,. and. tailors, funny men and
hofsey, !meh, French co9nedSep mes and
singers, and American champion shots,
showmen, swimmers, and pugilists.
? On the second Sunday in, December
good English churchmen must have
prayed with. UNUSUAL fergor f9E the
Queen long to reign over them, steady
duQ PAOPCL otiei Piou9t <1o o1iOs
for the niischievohs little, blSdsof the
telegraph must nave carried to The, re-
hottest parts of che Kingdom news of the
interview between the British Heir-Ap-
parent and q notorious American prize
| fighter nThe account Of the courtesies..
exchanged between these two. powerful
personagss, in which the irish AmeriT
can did not by any meahs take a
Secondary position the report Of the
lyeonversation, literally spieed on both
sides cyithy the slang of the Ring, and
preceded and followed by hearty hand;
shakes" must have'been' tough reading,
bfor, faristocratic and refined copserya-
tiyes, Yet I am afraid there is not
among the entire English, afigtocracy, q
kpeerror a,nrelate TOD proud. to. kiss the
| hand rof his ROYAL Hfghness after the
! grip OF Sulivanlthe slugger.. -, ! NJ
|, But we republicans should not be
troubled, The less the Prince realizes
the mighty responsibilities and magnif-
cent, opportunities of his own position,
|, the more he cheapens royalty, through
such unworthy ASSOCIATIONS, the better
~ oron NV ON