The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-30
THE PRINCES LODGE.
A Royal Residence in Halifax-The
Duke of Kent's Discipline.

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tire of Halifax, near the head of Bed
| ford Basin, is q beautiful spot, now
much used as a picnic ground, which
every Haligonian knows as the
| Princes Lodge" 1t is part of the
estate In old times leased by Sir John
| Wentworth to the Duke Of Kent for
his royal residence during the seven
years that that Prince, the father OF
Queen Victoria. lived In Nova Scotia
Sir John Wentworth had his country
mansion there, and called it, in al
fusion to Romeo and Juliet. "Friar
Laurence's Cell" The Duke enlarged
| the original house until it was a fine
two-storied villa, somewhat in the
/ Italian style. with extensive wings at
the north and south, and a great hall
and drawing-rooms in the centre.
Back of the house were stables for
his horses, and the grounds, though
rustic, and having all the marks
that nature had originally put upon
them, contained many charming
surprises. His Royal Highness,
who was at that time commander
Of all the forces in North America, had
a telegraph battery ON an adjoining
hill, by means of which he could send
his orders to the citadel in town. In
the neighborhood of the Lodge were
artificers of various sorts, so that the
place was like a little feudel town.
Indeed. the Prince himself used to
put his hand to the jack plane or
drive the cross-cut saw. and l fancy
there was little that went on hat he
did not personally oversee. He was a
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kind and affable in social life, and
especially interested in young men,
| for whom he often did much. His
life had not been a luxurious one, and
he inherited many of the simple
tastes of his father, plain old Farmer
| George" which, on the whole, COM
mended him to Nova Scotians. So
ciety in Halifax in those days was
very gay and it is said that the
Prince, by his moderation in the use
of wine, and by r~efrainIng entirely
from cards, had a good influence W
the young men of the town. To cure
intemperance among his men, 1t is
said he used to make them turn out
at five o'clock in the morning for
drill, which, of couse, made late hours
from barracks impossible. His
punishnents were very severe.
For one soldier he ordered a
thousand lashes on his bare
back, and on the grounds of the
Lodge is shown a cave where another
was confined for two or three years
until he died. Once or twice, it is
said, men committed suicide from fear
| of his punishments. Prince Edwards
friend and companion during his Nova
Scotia life was a clever French
woman, Madame Alphonsine Therese
Bernadine Julie de Montgenet de st.
Laurent, Baronne de Fortisson, whom
he first met in Martinique. and who,
when he married the Queens mother,
retired to a convent. The Halifax
! people were dazzled by the presence
of royalty among them, and when the
Princes seven-year term had expired,
it took society a long time to settle
down to its normal condition. In 1900
the Duke of Kent began the erection
of the present citadel in Halifax, first
removing the old insecure fortifica-
tions. and then building the massive
walls that now enclose the fort A
conspicuous monument of his Royal
Highness still remaining is the square
wooden clock tower below the glaeis.
directly above the middle of the town.
-Hd7pefS O0zdf.
Resemblance Between Man and Wife.
1t is by no means a new theory that
a man and who have been
married a great many years grow to
resemble each other. not only in man
ner and voice. but actually as to fea-
lures and expression. A recent num-
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article on this subject which states
that the Photographic Association of
| Geneva bias quite lately been investi-
eating the truth of this theory by the
aid of the camera. The photographs
OF seventy eight elderly or very old
married couples were taken, and an
equal number OF family groups. The
result proved quite satisfactory to
holders of this theory, inasmuch as in
twenty-four cases the resemblance be-
tween husband and wife was much
greater than that between brother
aud sister, and in thirty cases more it
was fully as great. The failure of the
other twenty-four old couples TO real
ize the expectations of those interested
in the matter is supposedly due TO
''incompatibility of disposition"
which time was apparently unable to
combat in its effects.
Social Forms.
According to the best social form, as
stated in the Housekeepey, very young
ladies do not invite guests, especially
| gentlemen, in their own names. Ii
the mother is not living all invita-
tions should be written in the fathers
name, although an elderly sister pre-
siding yer the house may issue notes
of invitation in her own name.
1t is not al all a correct thing to in
vite a lady to an lat home" until after
you have first called on her in a for
NAL manner, and the visit has been
returned.
Calls made on reception days where
a guest is STAYING are not binding