New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-21
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
CfIRONICLED AND CRITICISED By MIR. Ed
MUND YATES
RIDICULOUS RUMoRs ABOUT PRINCESS CHRIS
rIAN-AMERICAN BEAUTIES AT HoMBURG
LORD LANsDowNEs KERRY VEL
COME - EDISoN's ENTER
TAINMENT-sPANIsH
SCENES IN
NEW PLAY.
NJ CABLE TO Tue TRIBUNE.

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London Aug. Gothic story I'm circulation about
Princess Christian becoming a Roman Catholic is SO
rdiculousy untrue that 1t seems hardly worth notic
ing vet such rumors when they go abroad are largely
credited and ultimately accepted facts The Prin
oess "a one OF the Of Protestants devoted
aaherrnt of the National Church. and Of its most
earuesf and tried friends None of our ROYAL fam.
ly is more interested In all work appertalnng to tho
= She is practical and jealous in her assistance
East End OF London, and is always known as
i3eess' Her frequent public visits there
ScessioRi of ceremonial, when she goes to open
1aa.s snd fnaugurate any work In which she takes
a interest made her appearance familiar to the
poorer classes in Whtechspel and Bethna Green
Bu = she is best known and beloved is at Lon
Anf Asgs,fta. where she goes regularly when in Eng
hand visit the wards and read patients. Her
hind NE and gontle voice have soothed many a
sufferer ;siepcndcnty of more practical help with
- she follows UP the fortunes of those who
iesSh.g Tie hospital need assistance.
fs.ASEs FOR EMPEROR FREDERICK'S WIDOW.
-npoIo- william has absolute disposal OF all Prus
royal residences and hear from Berlin that he
placed at HIS mothers disposal the palace in
,tor den Linden in which Emperor and Empress
cdcrick lived while they Crown Prince and
Crown Princess, the Charlotterbof at Potsdam, and
he schloss at Homburg, which last always reminds
pc Of a scotch castle.
PLANS OF lord SALISBURY
Lord salisbury intends TO stay at Royat three
weeks after which he joins Lady Salisbury at their
villa at Puys, near Dicppo, which villa, by the way
has been In the market for some time past They
return England next month TO settle at Hatfield
House for the winter.
HOMBURG DULL. but CROWDED.
Homburg is dull this year. Although full TO over
flowing there is not bed to be had in the hotels
and scarcely any lodging vacant, although many
lodging house still bears In front the deceptive an
nouncement Floor TO LETT which is no indication
Of the actual Of affairs within. The Prince OF
Wales arrived Wednesday and was at once dined
by Mackcnzle of kTtall at the Park Hotel HIS
Royal TIghness is living on fat in the outer prom
enade attended BY the Hon. H. TyrwhitWilsoD.
None Of his usual cntourage, either English or Amcr-
can. has yet arrived There is growing
fear that his doings Will III no
way add 10 the scanty materials ZOE
amusement already existing Ia the place. Among me
wel-bnown people taking the cure are Princess
Christian Princess Amele of schleSwig- Hoiste'h'
Prince Carl OF Hohonzollern Lord and Lady spencer
Prince Malcolm Khan Captain shaw, MI Ohauncey
Dcpew and Miss Ethel Mortock, the popular portrait
painter The American colony IS very numerous
including foriy.scven frst-class beauties, OF wlom
Miss Virginia Couder of NevYork, is admittedly the
most fascinating.
SOCIAL AND Personal
Lady Randolph Churchill and her sister. Mrs " jack
Leslic. are staying at cottage they have renfu IoI
the autumn near Eghsm. Lord Randolph, who has
been visiting Comtc De BletcuA ID frSnce' Io'DIH'
home almost Immediately.
Lord and Lady Lansdowne have been paying
visit 70 Iereen their place in Kerry. I am pleased
to hear that Lord Transformers tenants have gwen
him a cordial reception. Mr. Brens mission
10 Canada to damage Lord Lansdowne Wa hardly a
greater fasuro than the working of the Plan Of cam
paign on the Gladstone estates in Kerry. The we'll
TODD tenants who were perfectly able 10 pay rents
but who allowed themselves TO be evicted because Oh
their terror of the National League, would rejoice II
they could get back their excellent farms on this
literally managed property.
Next to Mr. Balfour. the member Of the Government
who has raised himself most is the popular solicitor
General for Scotland, Mr.. Robertson He delivered
several admirable speeches and rapidly becoming one
of the ready and effective debaers IN the House
OF Commons.
EXCELLENT SHOOTING IN SCOTLAND
The heaviest bag got ln Scotland on the opening
day of the season that Of Mr.. Barclay Field ana
his party Of six guns on Drumour Grounds in the
strathblaan district Of PeThshire. They shot 81
brace of grouse Excellent sport was obtained on all
the Dahouse shooungs IN the Glenesk district OF
Forfarshire on Inve-mark Lord Ulndlp whose
party included Lord Roscbery, had 470 brace on
Monday and Tuesday. Though Dublin IS not generally
known a. the crack for grouse gInners, 1t is
fact that within very few miles Of her business marts
and torou ghfarcs better bags Of game can be made
than from any other capital in the United Kingdom or
anywhere.
EDIsON's PnoNOGRAPH AT LITTLE MEMO.
Mr. Edison's at home" az Little Menlo introduced
several people on Tuesday to his extraordinary nven-
ton - a singularly picturesque bouse. Colonel
Gouraud partner OF the great inventor, has named
this abode the slope Of Beu!ah Hill aiter the place
where Mr.. Edison made his first great discoveries.
in the lofty tmbercd room. commanding delightful
view over the sunny valley below sydenham, We
listened respectfully Mr.. Edison and his story OF
st. Peter and an American newspaper mans obseIva-
tions OF English climate. The Blue Danube waltz
and suggestion to Mr. Gladstone on tree-ieing came
generously rapid succession from the mystic funnel
Of the photograph photograph Of M Edison
listening 10 the first phOnOgram Of the 10th OF July
very interesting. You cannot help feeling that
the great invention Is now almost perfected.
PHILIsTINE VIEWS OF MARRIAGE.
The article marriage, signed - Mona CARA
published in the current number Of The Westminster
Review" has enabled The Daily Telegraph" once
more 10 play its unrival-d skill and proficiency IN
the art of tapping the welsprings of contemporary
Philistinism II we put confidence IN Mona's" pre-
tensions she has discovered exactly what matrimonial
arrangements ought TO be. Ideal marriage, she thinks
should free so long, she aiirms. love- and
friendship remain, bonds necessary TO bind
people together life apart will be empty and
colorlcss but whenever these the tie becomes
false and Ubiquitous. No ought 10 have the
power TO enforce IT. On the whole Mona'sa plan
implies that everybody should be regarded as married
10 everybody else OF the crowd of correspond
ents whose letters have been appearing for the last
fortnight, We do not observe a single who has
expressed so much qualified approval Of these
strange, although far from novel, doctrines.
NOVEL FEATURES OF A NEW PLAY
Mr.. Augustus Harris,s new play, which IS to be
called The Hearts Of OAK and not Tho Spanish
Armada Will be produced Drury Lane on septem-
Der o. The various scenes viii include view Of
Mount Edgecumbe, the Court OF Whitehall the Spanish
Inqusition, the suto de fe, great naval action off
Calais In which the Armada was defeated by fire.
ships, and the trumpha procession OF Queen Elizabeth
10 ST. Pauls. IN connection with the new play Nj
Harris intends organizing historical exhibition Of