New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08

Brooke are left lamcnting Even Princes 40 noS
always have their own way, you perceive
you wish to know why, you have but 70 ask inc
first ornament Of society you meet in Homburga
for | presume you are or have been or VIII De -
Homburg I sometimes hear from here; smiapio
friends take pity on me, knowing that ala ssiil
in town. and that every word from elsewhere -
delightful and refreshing. Nothing could DC more
instructive than the social chronicles which come
thence by post
But whatever else ones friends say, or DO nov
say, one item Of intelligence reappears with uh'
failing regularity the place is full of Amerieanst
There are those who yield, as the English yleid' 70
the influence of the presence of the Prince W
Wales, and others who go because they IKE IL, %
because they know that the place IS throngco IN
the brilliant creatures Of both mathematics whom
other brilliant creatures desire 10 meet LiAq
seeks like Mr.. Depew, though think he secretly
agrees with Mr.. Henry James about London, mas
a fortnight Of Homburg necessary to the compee0
restoration Of the health he never loses. III n.s
New-York friends are anxious about nm they wiz
be anxious no longer when they hear that nc mas
been lunchng with the Prince OF wales. fon
facts Of that kind, however the post is too Slow
and you will have read il before you can read thls
letter. But not the other fact that he found Loro
Rosebery already established in Hombure, ano
discovered that pedestrianism with him While no
is taking the cure works quite as well for me az
if l had swallowed the whole of the Elizaoethan
waters, and got outside the entire contents OF tho
Louisen spring" You will have no difficulty IN
recognizing the authorship Of that sentence. Lore
Rosebery, if he needs cure at Homburg, which
doubt, needs it as an antidote to the Londou
County Council. Presiding over that singular
body Of parochial patriots means governing NOS
them only but London, and the governing of Lon<
don is not light task even for man who mas
been Foreign Minister, and, in that capacity, done
his share of governing the rest of the world. 10
once described his tenure of Downing Street to 9
Scotch audience as period Of penal servitude.
What phrase he will think descriptive OF his
slavery in Spring Gardens l know not.
With these two exceptions the list Of Hombur3
visitors contains few very serious names. Sif
Charles Russells is one whether the Duke OF
Cambridge be another IS question for the British
Army, which he commands, to answer. Earl
Spencer is a third. Not far off is the Empress
Frederick in her Schloss no doubt about he's
being serious, and taking serious views OF thlpgss
Her view of the Naval Inspection at Portsmouth,
and of the visit Of her TO her mother Is so ex@
tremely serious that neither can be mentioned IN
her presence; they are prohibited topics OF COM
versation. Women of less exalted rank may nor
suppose, be named; the homage that is thelr duc
must be anonymous, nor am l concerned to CONF
pose catalogue of celebrities, male or females
Homburg is nothing except as suburb OF Lon'
DON and in a letter devoted TO London in August
Homburg could not well be omitted. The last OF
August is already upon us, and the last of tbs
Homburg season with it, or soon after It, but the
Metropolitan August lasts well through Septepi!
ber and there are people who will tell you in det
Rance of the calendar that it does not really end
till next spring. u. w. ~