The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-07
WORK ON SANDRINGHAM
The Traces Of the Fire Are Already
Being Removed.
ON THE THAMES EMBANKMENT'
Shall Street Cars BE Permitted to Run
There ?-wD6 VIII Now he the Queens
Reporter ?-It Is Supposed that Arthur
j. Balfour win Take the Task In Hand.

only because of the immense popularity OF
the Prince and Princess of Wales but be-
cause of the beauty Of the house.
Everybody too knows how exceedingly
fond the royal owners are of their country
seat which is really their home, and offers
attractions which cannot fail to appeal TO
the heart of every Englishman in way
house i'm London never can, for with all
it's supposed advantages Marlborough
House cannot compare with the Norfolk
establishment
The damages have been estimated at
about ten thousand sterling and already
the repairs have been begun and are being
pushed forward as rapidly as possible. In
order that no considerations of weather
may interfere with the labors of the work
men temporary roof has been erected
and all goes merrily, for everybody seems
TO have his heart in the work.
The absenct of the Princess who is cele-
brating her brothers silver wedding has
prevented the usual shooting party which
always forms so pleasant feature OF the
season and which never fails TO bring
feeling of intense satisfaction TO those who
are fortunate enough TO be hidden TO these
functions.
Her Royal Highness will return next
month by which time it is expected the
repairs will have been completed and
everything will be ready for her reception.
Then there will be the gayest of gay times
as if To make up for the loss occasioned by
her absence and the inconvenience the fire
has caused.
AS soon as the Princess goes into resi-
dence at Sandringham, the routine which
has distinguished her last stay is taken up
as IL without break. Everybody goes
his and her respective ways during the
earlier part of the day and il is an under
stood thing that there is a general meet
ing at afternoon tea which Is served in the
hall and at which the Princess herself pre-
sides, assisted by "A tiny green parrot OF
which she is very fond and which keeps up
hilarious shout of hip, hip hurrah,
mingled with the loyal exclamation OF
God save the Queen"
A long bowling alley which is frequently
used, faces the dining room and leads TO
the billiard room in which the gentlemen
who form the house party invariably
spend the evening after dinner is over. IL
is here that soda and brandy generally
finds its worst enemies, as IL is served be-
fore the party breaks up
Beyond the billiard room is a new ball
room of which the Prince is not little
proud, as il was built after designs sug
gested by himself and decorated entirely
in accordance with his fancy. Upstairs is
the princess's boudoir which shines like
casket. as il contains a wealth of gems
from the pretty little shops in Bond street.
rs well as from India aud colonies in all
the house may almost be regarded as a
museum, so full is il of objects of art
which have either been collected by the
Prince in his various wanderings, or sent
as presents 10 him and his charming wife.
The princess is especially fond of dis
pensing the ceremony of hercountry house
just like any gentlewoman and so when
any intimate friend comes to stay with
her or any guest to whom she particularly
wants to show mark OF favor she drives
TO the station in her dog-cart, handling the
ribbons with her own fair fingers, and
after a kindly greeting drives the lucky
individual home.
Sir William Gordon Cummins. the
hero Of the baccarat scandal, is beginning
TO find the seclusion that his Highland
estate grants not quite so pleasant as he
expected, and he has made arrangements To
go to America during the winter as soon
as an interesting family event which is
expected is over. He has greatly aged
since his faultlessly dressed figure and his
soldier-like barring were last seen and adj
mired by the fair spectators in Lord Cole
ridges court during that memorable trial.
He has grown sullen and somewhat
soured In fact those who knew him in
his palmy days find il difficult to believe
that he is the same individual he was only
short time ago, or that he would be the
man TO raise his voice against the sum Of
money which was spent by the Elgin town
council for the decoration of the city
during the visit of the Duke and Duchess
of Fife, even though she is the daughter
of the Princess of Wales.
The old fight rs to whether street cars
shall be permitted on the Thames EN-
bankment is once more becoming burn
ing question. IL is a pretty little quarrel
as il stands, for il has divided Londoners
into two parties more sharply defined than
ever the Wings and Tories were. One of
these acknowledges that the embankment
10 M Sntfipippf IL made pf htit hpliaVpS
that tram cars. as we call Surface cars"
will spoil il, while the other faction de
clares that these same maligned tram cars
are the only things which will popular
ize the embankment and bring it into suf
ficient use.
While these two advocates go on ham
mering at their ideas, the county council
has drafted hill which will be introduced
during the next session of Parliament TO
construct line for itself and leasing to
the existing tramway company. Should
the work be begun at once 1t will be the
first piece of tramway line in the posses
sion of the county council, but il is Just
within the bounds OF possibility that Par
lament may refuse the desired permission
because there is tremendous prejudice
on the part of the tradesmen and the rich
people of London TO the introduction OF
the tramway system. The latter, who
drive in their carriages, naturally object To
the rails because they interfere with their
comfort and may possibly damage vGlu-
able horses and nearly as valuable car
riages The advantage which the poorer
classes would obtain never has mattered
10 them and il is safe TO say never will
The embankment Is certainly exquisite
ly beautiful, with its line Of gardens along
the north and the broad. II excessively
dirty, Thames on the south. But il has
never been popular and IL is greatly 10 be
doubted whether even such an emblem of
nineteenth century progress rs a tramcar,
even II the horses were replaced by cleo
tricity, would serve TO bring IL into pop
ular favor.
The unofficial position of Queens re-
porter in Parliament is at present vacant
Her Majesty requires special report Of
the proceedings whenever they are of the
slightest interest. She probably could
get them as full as she wants i'm che
Times or the Standard. but of course III
she relied on these papers for her infor-
nation she would bc on u par with any
of her subjects who could afford that hum
BILE but heavy coin, one penny or course
when there IL an excitement, and the
members forget that they are in the most
august assembly in Europe act as IL they
were the dcnizens of bear pit, then Her
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