Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-06


LONDON, July 6.-The event Of the day IL the
marriage of granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
the Princess Victoria Louise Of Schlesvis- Hol-
stein, to Prince Aribert Of Anhult Dessau. The
marriage is Q lucky one for Aribert, who Is
fortuneless younger son Of the ruler Of cheap
principality, and is about twenty seven years
OF age, or six years older than his bride. who is
one Of the best looking Of the queens descend
ants. Royal intermArriages with cheap Ger
man princelngs are not popular just now with
any class OF English people from the top down,
and today affair has failed to woke much enthu-
siasm or congratulation anywhere outside of the
royal familyand the kaiser household. the young
princess being, on her father Q side, Q near rel
ative Of the kaiserine. II Aribert expects to
get a snug allowance out Of parliament, or any
allowance at all. he will probably be disap-
pointed, judging from the cool way in which
the press treat the event and the common talk
OF people in London. When il comes TO the
grandchildren of the queen. outside of the di-
rect succession to the throne, there is q decided
unwillingness to add to the burden Of the tax
payers However, Aribert who has had a
connection with the household troops OF the
queen for some time. will. il is supposed. have
no trouble In foraging on his grandmother for
living.
The ceremony took place in st. Georges
Chapel, Windsor, and the queen, the kaiser,
the Prince OF Wales. the kaiserine and a host Of
royal celebrities were present The Princess
OF Wales rivaled the German empress in amia-
bic congratulations TO the married couple and
the kaiser showed disposition to embrace the
bride, but was evidently frowned out Of the
idea by the kaiserine. The generous allowance
by parliament to the Princess Helen. mother
OF the bride, and the lberality Of Grandmother
Victoria has enabled her to enter on married
life with a trousseau of bewildering extrsva-
gance, carriage dresses, tea gowns, evening
dresses and ali kinds of dress and other proofs
OF luxury, enough to stir the devotion of other
German princes for the remaining grand
daughters of Queen Victoria.
THE KAIsERs NUMEROUS FOLLOWING.
Not content with crowding Windsor castle
and the hotels with his retainers the German
kaiser has also billeted on the royal stables his
celebrated chargers. SO well known at the Ger
man reviews He intends TO prance around on
his own horses at the various public functions
In which he Is to take part. Ii is a rule of the
emperor never to ride to drive any horses
but those from his own stables.
TALK IN PARIS.
A Paris dispatch says that profound impress
sion has been created there by the enthusiasm
and cordially of the British reception to the
kaiser. 1t is universally regarded as proof that
England will be found with the triple alliance
IN European war, and France and Russia
would have to calculate on the hostility of the
strong against England, and almost no other
political matter is a topic of public discussion.
There Is no concealment Of the feeling that the
odds agains. France and Russia have been in
creased to degree that arouses the great APP
prehension as to the possible result of war,
and while this has with many a tendency to
discourage warlike agitation others urge an
early quarrel before the dreibund becomes
solidifed and while England is vet bound by
no formal agreement to sustain the cause of
the alliance.
GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS.
The answer of Russia to the renewal Of the
triple alliance has been the addition of two
more regiments to the force in volhynia near
the Austrian frontier and increased activity
In the construction of ironclads. The Russian
government. says a Vienna dispatch is not
believed to be ready for a conflict at this time
or likely to be ready in the course Of this year.
All indications point to the strengthening Of
fleet and army tor date beyond 1891.
The investigation into the kidnapping Of
Russian women from places near the Turkish
Asiatic frontier has. il is said, pointed clearly
to completely on the part Of Russian local au.
thorities, who have been driving a lucrative
traffic in aiding Turkish slave traders to abduct
females from Russia for sale to Turkish
harems As the investigation, il pursued.
would strike persons high in public favor and
valued for their services in other respects il il
understood that the inquiry will end In a warn
ing to local officials that the kidnapping must
be discontinued under peril of punishment
Notwithstanding the favorable reports from
Mr.. Gladstone the leading liberals do not ex-
pect to see him back in his seat on July 81
After the paroxysm of grief that followed the
news of the death of his son there was a calm
with appearance of revived energy. 1t was
under this influence that Mr.. Gladstone
showed himself in public yesterday, but re-
action is now apprehendeG.