New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
THE WORLD OF LONDON!
CHRoNICLED AND CRITICISED BY MR. ED
MUND YATES.


LITERARY AND PERSONAL NOTES.
;BY CABLE TO THE TRBUsEI
Copwight: 1889 By The Ae,o- York Tribune
London, Sept 30.-The Queen has been enjoying inc
cold weather at Braemar very much. and has been
driving later than usual and during the binding
snow storm of last week drove through Braemsr at
r. m. on the return to Balmpral. The ladies' In wAt
ing looked very cold and miserable and evidently ala
not enjoy It A. much as their Royal mistress. INC
Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe- LaBgenburs arrived
at Bamoral last week on a visit 10 the Queen am
told that the bctfotha Of this prince 10 one OF Her
Majestys granddaughter, IS shortly - be announced.
He is grandson OF the Queens half sister, the las
Princess Feodore Hohenlohe, and is first cousin
OF the German Empress.
THE PRINCE BACK IN LONDON.
The Prince of Wales has returned TO London, all ths
better for his stay in Scotland and quite able 10 visit
the theatre every evening sitting by t5e side Of the
Duchess of Fife in pony cart, he looked perfeos
picture Of health and the constant round of picnics
and excursions to Deny Lock Callater and elsewhere
scarcely savored OF the family Jars about which 90
much has been said and written.
PRINCE HENRY's NEW TURNOUT.
Prince Henry of Battenberg has taken to driving
his wife about in curious "eharabano,' with four
horses-much more pretentous than the hnnbler con;
yey ances affected by his relatives
LORD sALIsBURY's HEALTH.
lam very sorry to hear that Lord sallsbury's health
IS again causing consider able anxiety to his friends
and colleagues The belief, which gains ground daily.
that Lord salisbury may have to Teinquish the cares
of Office is connected with the extraordinary activity
displayed just by those who favor the formation
Of a National party.
LADY HOLLAND AND HOLLAND HOUSE.
Lady Holland was model hostess and tho void
which the cessation of her entertainments created In
London society has never been quite filed. In her
husbands lifetime the PaaZZo Rucea the bcst-
known house In Naples. and Lord Hollands virtues
are recorded a costly monument in tho Church OF
san Giuseppe, al Chisa, where he IS buried. AT ST.
AIMS and Holland House, as at Rucella the gentle-
men always conducted the ladies from the dining
room after dinner just as they entered. An adjourn
.mcnt for smoking took place later and many of the
ladies followed the example by the Steiner SEX
At time the Princess of Wales continually dned at
Holland House en- peut comite' and It was thers
tia she met many Catholic notabties, both lay and
ecclesiastical Lord Ilches,cr formally promised Lady
Holland keep up Holland House it is during his
lifetime, but he told her at the same time that he
could not and would not bind his sons action in tho
future. The site alone is worth half million
sterling.
PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR'S INDIAN VISIT.
Burmah Is after all going have its share Of this
Royal favor, and the Rangoon people who have
been pleading hard for extension OF Prince Alberts
tour their province will be gratifed at the de-
cision. We believe It CONES from the Prince Of
Wales himself and Is based political grounds;
but Prince Albert Victor Will be the first OF the
Royal family to have visited this outlying Indian
possession. His tour will consequently be continued
toyond the original limits, and will probably last
| well into the spring,
GENERAL FAIDHERBE's DEATH
| General Fadherbe the Grand Chancellor Of tho
Legion of Honor who died saturday, has suffered
for moro than forty years from locomotor ataxia.
lie contracted the maady I'm 1647 in Algeria. where
| duting expedition. he remained for eight days
and nights wet 10 the skin and unable TO dry
himself His case was without precedent in
medical science. General Falherbe was member
Of the Mutual Autopsy Society. one of the rules OF
which prcscrbes that the body OF a deceased member
belongs to the society. and that an autopsy should
be made in the presence of all the members IL
IS particularly upon the brain that studies made
and anOth rule requires that the brains or dead
members shall be preserved by the society. SO
| General Faidherbe's brain will be placed beside
those of Gambetta Or. Broca. Alfred Asseline and
Dr.. COudra au.
4 LUNCHEON TO EDISON.
The Lord Mayors mplOmptu luncheon party to
Mr. Edison on Tuesday after noon was a very repre-
sentative gathering. Mrs Edison, accompanied by
her sister, Mis- Miller; Lord Brassey. Mr.. John
Pender. Sir James And rson. Mr.. j. 5. Forbes Sir
Polydore Kcyser the Mayor Of Nottingham, and
Colonel and Mrs Gomani. among the guests
Mr. Edison wa, rcfIeshingy oulspOEen as 10 tho
conspicuous absence OIL modern appliances at tha
Mansion House Mansion House devoid OK electro
IcEt,ng. telephones and monographs, Is. in his
opinion. wholly unworthy Of the age in which va
live In spite If his IN re- >ing deafness. Mr.. Edi'
son Is an amusing causeur7 Colonel Gourand has
undertaken to provide apparatus for handing down
the uttelaucc, of all future Lord Mayors TO pos
terity.
MR. CHILDS AND DICKENS.
My worthy friend, Mr.. G. W. ChildS, OF mia
dephia assures me that ne never stated mat tne
Ms of d" our Mutual Er.end' presented to him
nv Dickens. but that he acquired that interesting
document boy purchase. know of my own knowledge
that Dicken, had great regard and esteem Tor Mp.
Chl.ds, whom | first met at GadahIlL
MR.. IRVING IN THE DEAD HEART
The nesept emptiness of London strongly
evidenced on saturday by the absence OF society from
| the long-taked of emiere' at the Lyceum. Ina
| tbcat,e however was clammed by apprecistivs
audience and not a seat was to be had for love or
| money There was ore curious fact connected with
the revival at the Lyceum, which carried US back to
period long anteredent TO the production Of " Tho
| mead Heart At the AGe.phl In 1854 Fechter was
| carefully drilled for the duel in Hamlep by Mon
ieur Bertrand who since then has uccessfuly aughh
| fencing 10 two generations of diplomanu Al MS
school in Warwckst. 'he veteran msse descrlme'
| ,s still able tc hold his own and during, the lass
| few weeks has been busly engaged In coaching Mr-
| Irving and Mr. bancroft for the mortal COMBAT be-
tween Robert Landry and The Able Latour From
the topmost box on saturday he looked down with
evident satisfaction on the performance of this latest
but not least apr pupil.
NEW BOOKS.
Three books Of the season which promise TO Do
of much interest are Mr. swinburn@s study of Reu
Jonson, Mr. J. Churton Colinss monograph on swift.
and Mr. Walter Pacr's Essays on style, with Other
Studies I'm Literature" All three volumes viii DO
published this month. Perhaps the most interesting
volume that IS to the light In Paris this season
Is selection from the letters and papers Of the Duo