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with diamonds, were much worn. The
younger ladies favored white or pale blue.
POLITICAL PHASE OF THE VISIT.

EHASE vi III sAchAs
Conferences in Which the Dreibund Will Be
the Topic-Questions by Radicals.
lCopyriRht 1891. by the New York Associated Press.t
LONDON, July 10.-The Emperor, after
dining with the Duke of Cambridge. at the
Gloucester House. finished the day at the
state ball at Buckingham Palace. b
Duke of Csmbridge's dinner was largely q
military and naval affair. Everybody was
in the uniform of some branch OF the gov
eminent service. excepting Lord Salisbury,
Mr.. w. H. Smith and other minister's. who
were in court dress. The Emperor. in .
short speech. MADE a franker reference to
the hopes of the alliance in England. eris-
ing from his cordial public welcome in this
city, thai probably Lord Salisbury liked
to hear. Only an echo of the imperial
words have reached outside the official
circle present; yet the words, in some form,
will soon find an outlet. There are Increas-
ing fears that the Emperor intends that
the political results of his visit shall be of
mOmentous consequence
After the conclusion of the public func-
ton tomorrow at Wimbledon, the Emperor
will proceed to Lord Salisbury's scat. Hat
field House. attended by Ministers Won
and Sir L. Mslet. tho British ambassador
TO Germany. At Hatfield House the pro-
longed. almost daily, conferences between
the English Premier and the Emperor's
Foreign Secretary will close with q confer
ence, at which the Emperor will be present.
1t will be impossible to persuade the French
and Russian governments that all this
means anything but the practical absorp-
ton of England in the central European
alliance.
mons renewed their attempt tonight to
try to ind out how far the En-
glish government is committed. Sir
James FERGUSON was asked whether the
arbitration with France with reference to
Newfoundland was progressing. and Sir
James was obliged to deprecate discussion
IN the subject and to decline information.
Philip ~Stanhope demanded definite declar-
atoms IN regard to the attitude for the
government towardt the Dreibund. but got
none. Other sound Radicals denounced
the open utilization of the government with
the Emperors policy, as giving France a
just cause of offense. The ministerial re-
sponses were purposely empty of all mean
governments invite President Carnot to
England obtained the bald reply from Mr..
Smith that the government could not send
such an invitation. but that 1T wcnid al
ways be glad to see the head OF the French
or any other friendly nation. 1t was an
insincere response. Mr.. Smith knowing
that only the last necessities of the state
would make the Queen willing or the court
consent to receive President CsrnOt.
An incident connected with the sOjourn
of the Duchess of Aosta here illustrates
the nature of the sentiments between the
chiefs of the Dreibund and French person
ages. The Duchess and Prince Victor Ma
poleon were staying at the residence OF ex-
Empress Eugene, at Marlborough. King
Humbert having ordered the Duchess TO
appear at the imperial receptions in Lon
don, Eugene protested that the Duchess
could not continue to be her guest if she
figured at the Kaiser fetes. The Duchess
was thereupon ordered to install herself at
the Italian embassy. where she Is now q
guest. and Prince Victor took his summary
departure from England.
Both the Emperor and Empress cav q
most favorable impression among those
who have met them beyond the eye of the
general public. The report that Minister
and Mrs. Lincoln and tho leading officials
of the United States legation were absent
from yesterdays garden party is insocu-
rate. They have been present ut every
important function. Mrs. Mccormick had
garden party. turning on the Chicago
worlds fair. The Empress said she was
much interested in the exhibition, and be-
iieved Germany would be largely repre-
sented. She promised her assistance.
At the same party an interesting incident
was the Queen's graceful compliment to
the parliamentary veteran. Mr.. Villiers.
who 10 now eighty-eight years of age, and
the father of the House of Commons.
Singing him ont from the crowd the Queen
took the Oh man by the arm and walked
about with him for some time, cheerily
The Queens interest in Mrs. Grimwood
melted the imperial visitors to hear
her story privately. The Empress was spe-
cisily drawn by the story of Mrs. Grim
afterwards wrote . sympathetic note to
Mrs. Grim wood.