Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-01-15

a corralled elephant. lie has a quick eye
and a passionate admiration for beauty.
He eutertains muniicently, but his guests,
even when foreign princes, are generally
respectable people. The clever men and
pretty women Of inferior station, or no
station at all, whose acquaintance, be
wishes to make, hu manages to nave lnNIt-
ed 10 the house OF some Obllglng iuenG,
where he meets them. One of the best
things | know Of him is his hearty liking
something Us near friendship rs a prince
Is capable Ol-iOr certain beautiful
couutrvwomen OF ours, whom he has ielt
compelled to respect. | will instance Miss
Anderson. Mrs. Potter-yes, and lovely
Miss Jenny Chamberlain. To none OF
these has the Gathering regard oil the mt
dle-aged prince Charming been 4 real
benefit. perhaps, hut 1 believe it was an
honest apd loyal tribute to beauty and
reuius. The Prince is beyond question
kindly and generous, men OF MS
st ~rouOuuC him - capital good lei
low but. republican ~ ! am, It seems
10 NE that the heir TO the proudest An"
uublczt crown IN the world should not De
aug fellows good fellow Ii any thihg
could sober the man, even after i "uu
youth. il would seem that a time like TINS
yysrr enauyh. a time when the rising tide
NJ ~nopular disaiieCtiOu, the sulien, lnlry
tide OF desperate want, Is tapping against
the steps Ui the thTone-when the political
,ky OF all Europe is black with threaten
ing aud laird with pOrtrnts.
In his marriage the Prince OF Wales has
no advantage over his brothers, except N
the popularity and beauty Of his wife.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, though little
liked in England, is q Ii Of strong
character, rae Intelligence and dignity o.
demcauor the Duchess OF COuDaught, an
excellent little creature, and no tool, holds
her husbands heart in spite Of her exceed
ing plainucss, while the Princess OF Wales,
amiahIe, graceful and gracious, is rather
negative in character. Sh" Is pretcruatur-
ally young, with 10 trace Ct aorrvN o.
trial, or even thought, in heI pretty, placid
face, fond OF amusement, frankly trivoi-
Gus and not too Jealous OF her dignity.
In fact, the charming royal matr0n Yet re
tains ali a pretty girl's love OF admiration,
dress and ~adOrumyut.
IL il lutte wcnder il in these critical
times serious English people look forward
With some apprehension to the coming to
the tETcaeo OF this pair @! perCunlaliv youth
tuI rlJasure-luyer7. They NAV loy"audad
mirr. hut tuey do not wholly trislthcm.
fh,y tear that tue court OF the future
reign will be rather a mercantile than q
moral advantage 90 London. that in it sci
uagr. literature aus! art d! the highest
character. great public enterprises, aud
schemes of education ANA beucyoIcEcc Will
find even less aid ana comfort than IN the
present melancholy, migratory, and mi~rr-
ly cour, while through lts favor will
rluurish nightly c0StumeTs, mIlllneIa,
aui %ttil0gs. funny men and horsey-meE,
French ,oari,lus ana singers, aud Alnet
lean champion shots, sh3wmeu, sSiu.
mere, and pugili-l7
On the second sunday in December GOOD
English Churchmeu must have prayed
With unusual iyryor IDr the Qlven long TO
reign over them, steady and s.olid, proper
and y.ous u She ia, for the miscellaneous
l..r!J bud Of tha telegraph must have car
rioi % the TsmO;.s, part ut the Kingdom
news of The interview between the
British Heir Apparent and n uoto-
rilus American PTiZ- Fighter The
account Of the cuurtrsits exchanged be
tween these two powerful pcrsIuage', IN
which the ITish-AmeTican did not by any
means take q secondary ~p0sltlon-the re-
mort C.! the conversation, literally spicrd Oh
10th sides with the slang OF the Ring, and
ursryded and followed by hearty baud
Shakes" must have hesu tough reading
E,- orist,prati9 and refined conservatives