New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28

ms PEI ATOMS 10 TIE PRINCE OF WALES
AND 10 LONDON SOCIETY.

Genci al Bouanger has become an oplect oil more
interest within the last few days than for months
mast. II is not his political experiments which
neoplc care for. not his speech at the Alexandra
paIacc not his Chinese lanterns in Portland Place,
NOR the antics of lis followers in the French
Chamber The interest is social and interrogative
Was he at the Marlborough House Garden Party, or
was he not? Perhaps IL does not deeply matter
pither way vet any civity from the fr,nce oi
Wnles 20 the French Pretender Is sure TO nave
political twist given 10 II. Ills organ al rarls
said he WAS there. The fve-coumn list OF guests
in "The Morning Post WIS searched, ana MS
name was not to be found, and then 1t was sara
he was not there. People affirmed and denieu Iis
presence as If it had something to do WIN 'ne
mysteries of the Roman Catholic religion WIZ
,en Won nv experience. l asked one OF the
Princes household who was in position 10 kho"
INNS, have known, in fact. We will say 1t was
she gatekreper lie answered NO; ueher"i
BouIanrer was not at the Garden Party Las.
night The point was once more brought up ana
quoted nv authority. My neighbor turned 10
me and said " I was there, and saw General bou-
LANCER and talked with him. So much 1or huh'"t
and historical testimony. What Is ttuIh saw
testing PLATE. Aud why should the Prince Oh
Wales wish il TO be believed that the brave zen
era was not his guest when in fact he WIS
There are reasons enough why he should ho'
have been asked TO Marlborough House. nave
already suggested the main one. IL Is cous'ueren
an unfriendly act to the existing Government VI
France 70 give aid or comfort. social or otherwise,
% Ere OMEN and avowed enemy. The Prince OF
Wales is not in one sense, political parsonage
Int in another sense he is. and, at any rate, lie
s considered so in France, where weight Is gwen
IN his lghtest word and where he is believed 10
exercise "A very direct influence on the course Vi
affairs in England. 1t may, therefore, be thou9'
nm intiscretion to ask General Bonmnser u
festival given by the Prince; where, moreover Tue
Queen was present. But If the Prlhce repcn'e'
and wished TO cover it up, why does me- III 'ne
very midst Of this discussion, meet HIM nt uil'ier
II rumor be correct-it sometimes ls-he meets III"
at his own, the Princes, request Inc rri.oe
and Princess Of Wales dine tomorrow evening
with Lord and Lady Randolph Churcml i'll No"-
nsught Place, and General Boulanger dimes 'here
ut the same time. 1t is the third. or perhaps '"e
fourth. dinner which LORI Randolph has gwen
his French friend In Lord Randolph's case there
is no reason why he should repress these lnS'lhcUs
Of hospitality lie is not in Office; the Govern
mont is not resi- nsible for him, nor he for The
Government lie knew General Bouhnger IN
Paris: they saw much of each other, ana llle ""-
official parsonage of distinction in England Is hoV
held TO take notice of the fact that the eN-Nnlser
and ex-Deputy is trying 10 overturn-not MIN
istrv that would be nothing-bu, the whole 1aoric
of government-the Republic ITSELF.
Nobody, in fact, did, or tried TO do, SO much ior
General Boulanger in London as LORD randolph
With few exceptions. such attentions as nave oce"
shown him came from the young Tory demo-
.rat or from the set i'll which he and Lady nan
dolph are conspicuous figures They STOOD OUT
against the erort--the very proper efort-oi the
French Embassy TO close the doors OF London
socScty I'm the face of this enemy TO the Govern
mont of which NJ Waddngton is the honored
representative. London society N ght otherwise
have taken "a very different lire. The instinct
Of society toward ionizing is strong; in ordinary
circumstances almost rrepressible NJ and Madame
waddinrton are at the head OF the diplomatic
body. always powerful body. Personal anu
DIPLOMATIC influences were both freely e>crtcd and
successfully exerted. and the word went round
that General Boulanger was not 10 be received or,
at any rate not TO be made much Of lie has
been here some months. and this self-denying
ordinance has been faithfully observed by the
fashionable world
All at once the Prince OF Wales turns round and
beo,ns 10 wall, in the opposite direction. lie
asks General Boulangrr 10 Marlborough House; he
asks 70 he asked TO meet him at dinner. What
does il mean? ask. in their turn. these observant
persons who keep watch upon the current OF social
events | don't think any answer has vet been
given. or any sufficient satisfactory answer.
But more will be heard of il. The Prince has
chosen a moment when he and his affairs are under
a fercer light than ever lie comes before FAR
lament for O royal grant for two of his children
Parliament is Argus-eyed and there are Members oil
Parliament who hear everything and tell most
things This Boulanger episode is no more likely
70 pass in silence than that Newmarket episode 10
which referred the other day: of which, as il has
r. 1,.l,, ,ipt I ,,rn SOW mr. m
Publicity will not he long in coming. If the
Prince had thought twice. he would not have IN
cited il Just now The Radical party in the House
~ Commons is OVERLOOKING with French sympa-
thies The leading members of il will resent. and
rese Mt bitterly this stretching out OF the princey
right hand to the enemy Of its Republic. 1t was
q moment 10 avoid rousing such resentments. or
any resentments But for once His Royal High
ness seems TO have forgotten his wonted prudence
and discretion. His tact his watchfuness have
deserted him lust when he had most need oil them
His hest chance is in the sowncss with which things
become known in English public life-they are
known fast enough in society, but between soc1ety
and nolitics or print there is often so wide gulf
that il is long in crossing. When the thing Is
known il still has to be considered aud IN opinion
formed. and that also is often slow operation IN
this country. The Committee on Royal Grants
p,av report and the report be carried and the
money voted in time 10 anticipate the angry en-
plosion which, if known at once, these two events
coming together would be almost sure to eause1
Exceptions as said to the rule of neglect have
been few. The Baroness Burdett Coutts asked him
IN dine. and asked. OF course. people TO meet
him. some OF whom were astonshed TO find them
selves fcllow-guests with General Boulanger
Then she asked more people TO look in IN the
evening there was a party and some OF the party
4. slxuE pann hftann N-lfl
on, notice There was among them Cabinet
Minister. none other than the Queen friend and
business adviser. Lord Cross, who thought his
situation 80 compromising that he turned on his
heel and walked out Of the room and downstairs
and so home as Pepys would say. Probably the