New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-19
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
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Copy-ieM; 1889. BIZ The NesO York Tribune.
London, Feb 1s-There will be very large Draw
fnz,Room next Tuesday. The whole OF INC Dpi0hiau0
Corps are to be received by the queen on IRIS occa
sion, and there viii be crowded attendance OF tno
aentrees people so that the ordinary presentations
oil, bs made to the Princess of Wales. understand
the second DravingRoom of the season viii be held
by the Princess of wales about March 20, while the
third and fourth will be held by the Queen herself In
May The permission to wear oemftoheue at .no
prawing-Room is so qualified that, instead OF CIV
ing satisfaction It is creating greater heaftourhnes
thar any Royal edict for many years.
As matter of fact every lady who wished to
,ttend a prawing-Room hitherto has always, on the
nroductiou of medical certificate to the effect that
her health would not admit OF her appearing In low
body, received Royal permission to come In a high
body. Many ladies, Mrs Goschen, Lady Carnarvon,
Mrs W. r. Smith and Others have for years enjoyed
this privilege. Had the announcement merely stated
that delicate health was a sufficient reason for asking
TO forego low dress hundreds Of ladies would have
taken advantage of Il. But when such an excuse Is
impossible and the alternative offered is inhrmity OF
old age, there is not sufficient number Oh Ehgnsn-
women courageous enough to accept 1t. hear from
all the Court dressmakers that nearly every one 10
going, as usual, In a low gown
BISMARCK ANNOYED BY MATCH.
prime. bismarck is very much annoyed at the
talkedof marriage of the CzarowItz to Princess AK
of Besse There seems little doubt however, that 1t
WIN come off. The difficulty of finding wife for
the heir OF All the Russias was very great owing 10
the change OF religion such marriage entails. The
marriage will take place probably during the sum-
mer 1t will be celebrated In ST. Petersburg when
the bride is formally admitted into the ohodox
Greek Church The Princess Alix is not so beauti-
full as her sister, the Grand Duchess Serge. but Is
very pleasing, graceful bright girl.
RUDOLF WANTED A SON.
The Crown Prince Rudolf was never the same man
after he had been informed that his wife could not
again become mother. He was fevershly anxious
TO have a son. Probably the depression from which
he suffered after the long illness Of the Archduchess
stephanie was increased by the knowledge that his
cousins. the presumptive heirs, sons of ArchduSe
Charles are wretched, brainess creatures, who In
hert many Of the qualities of their maternal grand
father. King Bomba Of Naples. The Crown Prince
rapidly degenerated, lost all literary and scienunc
tastes plunged into intrigues of most disreputaoie
and communicating kind. and took 10 drinking hard.
head-splItting mixture of champagne and cognae
was his favorite tippe. During the last years Of
his life he acted when he was out hunting, as II
mad or drunk He discovered great fondness for
society, and finally became thoroughly impressed
with the idea that there was curse upon his race
and the madness in his blood was doomed TO END
like his cousin, the late King Of Bavaria There had
been frequent violent quarrels between the Crown
Prince the Princess of late. For years past they
had lived In incessant squabblng and rarely met,
unless state occasions, except for battle. The
Emperor had lately become aware of the lamentable
habits into which his son had fallen. Only
few days before the catastrophe be informed the
Crown Prince that he was TO be sent to searaieno
as Governor Of Bosnia there TO remain In dreary
exile until he had seriously applied himself, in the
Language of the ecclesiastical court to the correction
end reformation of his and excuses. This
Crown Prince died deeply in debt although his income
was 100000 pounds year and his residences were
the money. The apparent expenses of his living
were very moderate. There that very
Sarge sums have been paid in connection with his
intrgues A lady who is well known In Vienna Is
said to have received million forms, about $4,000
pounds, for her services IN facilitating bonnie
fortune
rHE &BrssfAhoK DYNASTY.
An Ingenious rImor was set ahoat last week that
Count waldsrsee will succeed Prince Bismarck at an
early daae. 1t IS not likely that Prince Bismarcks
functions win ever pass entirely to a single successor,
but the rumcr had color in the fact that Prince
Bismarck feels himself TO be nearing the end Of hts
work and that his young. imperious master now and
then chafes at the Chanceilor's authority. sig
nifcant little anecdote related In Berlin not
very long ago. The Prince called at the Palace, and
finding the Emperor engaged took advantage of his
old familiarity with the house to make his wsy to
the nursery. The imperial children asked him to
Join In their romps The veteran statesman naturally
preferred to play them dance tune on tho piano.
In the midst Of this pretty idyn enters william IL
With something more than Jest, he observed that
the Prince, not content with having made three
generations of Hohenzollerns dance his tune must
needs begin to train tpurth generation beames.
dr. CHAMBERLAIN's TOUR.
Mr.. cbamberlain's visit 10 Scotland has been a
tr,umpbal progress in every sense of the word His
extraordinary activity, versatility and eoquence have
fairly carried his Scotch audiences of their feet and
acoompanied by Mrs Chamberlain, who has won all
hearts by her beauty and Charm, he may certainly
claim 10 have made impression there hardly sur
passed by Mr. Gladstone during the historical cam
paign of Midlothian. 1t Is recognized in political cir
cles that Nh. Chamberlain has been throwing out
feelcrs during the last week with the object Of efecng
y junction with the main body Of his party The
speech delivered at the house dinner Of the Glasgow
liberal Club has attracted very particular attention.
His declaration that the extent Of the differences in
the Liberal party had been much exaggerated and
that the differences themselves admit Of reconciliation,
was assuredly not uttered without strong motive.
Some people say Mr. Chamberlain has had enough OF
walking under the Conservative umbrella On the
other hand the Gladstonians very bitter toward
him and he shall never return. II, however, Mr.
Gladstone should write signal 1t would have 70 DC
obeyed. In any case the speech Of wednesday last
was vely ominous.
LORD n. CHURCHILL
There is no truth whatever in the runor that LORD
Randolph Churchill is coming homo to-day IN order 10
move amendment to tho Address The report is as
fictitious as his rumored losses at Monte Carlo One
OF the amendments the Address viii relate specif-
icaily to the treatment Of Irish NJ Ps in jail IL wall
reveal difference Of opinion in the Uniopist party
Not all Of Lord Hartington's followers viii 20 into the
Government lobby this division. Lord Harrington
himself is Of the out andout admirers OF the
policy adopted toward Mr.. O'Brien. There VIII GER
fainly be absentess when the vote is taken, even
there are no open deserters. And what about the
Conservatives Win none Of them Join In the pro
test against what will be denounced excessive So
verfy3 There may be one or two. not more.
FAILURE OF GLADSTONE SUBSCRIPTION.
when Mr. Gladstone went TO Naples subscription
was started at Rome by the American colony to