New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22

her as by far the ablest member Of her family.
She has all the ability Of the Prince COnsorS
whose favonte child and pupil sac was. her
range Of accomplishments Is remarkable, ana her
Judgment though il does not shine in tins latest
fasco, is almost uneTringy true. Bismarck recog-
nized in her foe worthy Of his steel. 4he Em-
peror Frederick entirely dominated oy her'
gladly suffering that domination III skAlui hanu'
where the subject is permitted to imagine tnaV DC
is the master Had the Emperor Frederick hVed
20 prolong his reign, she would have been Vhe
most autocratic sovereign IN Europe. An hAs!isA
statesman Intimately acquainted with her mas
said that if by chance she had come TO the lHroHe
.of ENGLAND She would have filed a place in his
DRY second only 10 Elizabeth The Duke oil hdlh-
burrh is shrewd business man with tendency
toward pettifogging The Prince Of "a.es pos
scsses a tact which, 10 one in his position, Is a.
useful as genius. But for sheer capacity they are
neither anywhere the level Of the Empress
Frederick During the lie Of the late Emperor
two members Of a Royal Commission visited Ger
many 70 make some inquiries into the national
pottery work One is a member Of Parliament the
head Of a large pottery firm in the Mldlands. Ihe
Crown Prince, as he then was, invited the TWO
commissioners 10 dinner with the Crown princess
a parti carre. They chiefly talked pottery ana
the English VI. =. was amazed at the proluhul'y
and accuracy Of the Crown Prlncesss knowledge
Of a business in which he had been employed all
his life 1t is the same with other departments OF
knowledge The Prince COnsort was encyclopedia
in his knowledge, and the gift has descended TO
his loving pupil II is not the least striking oil
the I'm press's recommendations that with full
consciousness of this capacity for affairs with I'M
bounded ambition and strong liking for public
life she can 50 completely etiace herself as She
has done till enlisted the mission to Paris by
command Of her needless. headlong son.
The growing influence of the Battenoergs'
Prince and Princess, noticed the otter day Is
found among some other incidents, IN the I'M
precedented fact that within the space OF 1OTt-
night the Queen will have been present al Two
dramatic performances. She does not go 70 the
theatre leaving that branch Of the pubic duty
OF a sovereign to the Prince Of Wales, VINO tire
to command performances at windsor Ins1!e
Last week Mr.. D'Oyly Carte took down 10 "lild-
sor from the Savoy Theatre the whole OF ms com.
pany, 1870 strong, who play The Gondolfrs
The Queen has now commanded perlOTm0ice
OF {" s Pair of Spcctacles," the piece In when
Mr. Hare has created one Of his most successful
parts and which has just closed al the Garflrk
Theatre after run of innumcrab!H nights: On ~
birthday of the Duke OF Clarence. the Prince Of
Sandringham, whittier they took y Palr OF
Spectaces" II is doubtless his ROYAL lflghhess
hearty appreciation Of the work that has secured
for the actor-managcr this fresh honor: when
though barren in n pecunaTy sense. lhFol'lh-' III
fact a direct loss Of somr hundred pounds. j.
thought By judiciOus managers 10 be a game wen
worth the candle. H. W. L.