New-York tribune., 1892-12-20

AND THE DUCHESS OF SPARTA
LORD PORTARLINGTOY--
MR.. GLADSTONE.
10y CABLE THE TRIBUSgl
Copyrioht 1892 Bu The Tribune AssOcidtten
London, Dec. ID have to believe that TIE
Queen will not herself hold any more drawing rooms
For years past 1t has been Her Maiesty's custom TO
retire from the throne before the drawing room
was hall over, leaving the larger portion Of the ren
era company TO be received by the Princess Of Wales.
One result of this practice series of frantic and
most unseemly struggles to reach the throne room
early and on several occasions the alterations at
the barriers between eager, angry and excited danes
were so loud and violent that tie sounds Of conflict
penetrated to the Royal Circle. There is. 1t is
sldcred, little why the Queen should continue
to hold drawing rooms especial ~ she always suffers
from headache and malase for several hours after
one. These wearying functions begin early In March.
therefore the Queen proposes TO hold the court at
Buckingham Palace, for which invitations 10 be
issued by the Lord Chamberlain TO the Corps Diplo-
matlque Ministers, ex-Mnlsters and their wives,
and Indeed TO most personages who permanently en-
Joy the privilege Of entree with any additions indi-
Gated or approved by Her Majesty. AT this court
the Queen wi receive all the company personally as
the number OF Invitations Is 10 be limited The court
IS to be held in the throne room, and wOrkmen have
recently been engaged in the adjoining apartment
which Is known the entree room, and which has
been supcrbly redecoated In blue and gold Tho
proposed court Will not interfere with the usual draw
ing rooms of which four are 10 be held next season
at buckingham Pg,ace.
THE CHRI.TMAs PARTY AT sASORINGHAM
The Prince and Princess OF Wales will have only
a family party, including the Duke and Duchess Of
Fife at Sandringlam this Christmas; but few guests
are to 60 down next week for shooting The
PRIMES Grst shoot at sandringham Of the
bst there have ever been there, eight guns having
killed about $500 head Of game In one day.
EMPEROR WILLIAM AS A SPORTSMAN.
The German Emperor has been very busy shooting
OF late. No region In the world probably Is richer In
hare and roe deer than districts OF North Ger
many, notably Brandenburg, Pomerana and the Prov
inces OF Sllcsia and Prusslan saNony. Though only
a one-armed virtually for purposes OF sport, the
Emperor makes capital practise with gun OF spc-
clay light construction, and rarely fails TO top ths
days slaughter list. II Is true that the arrangement
of beaters and the spot selected the stand Of the
Emperor may have something TO do with this; but,
for all that, His Majesty, with his firm nerve and
clear eve could give points to most Of his fellow
sportsmcn. Sometimes, indeed, he makes almost In
credible bags. For example, at Neu Gatterseoens
where he was the guest OF Herr Won Avcnseben tho
other day. the Emperor shot forty pheasans. no fewer
than 3CO hares besides deer, some rabbits several
birds and beasts OF prey Previous TO this at Barby.
His Majesty, in the Of couple OF battues
bagged the extraordinary number Of 700 hares
THE KAISER AND HIS SISTER RECoNcILED.
hear from Berlin that Empress Frederick has suo-
ceeded in bringing about reconciliation between
Emperor william and the Duchess Of sparta ana his
Majesty invited his sister and her husband 10 como
there next month for the wedding Of Princess Mars
garet and Prince Frederick, OF liesse. The Emperor
was made exceedingly angry by the conversion c the
Duchess of sparta from the Lutheran faith TO tho
nj
sister he held scarcely any communication with her
inc hen TIE resCrIion Of annie able relations between
the Emperor aud the Duchess have been anAiousy DO
Sized Ly Empress Frederick and It IS very satisfactory
ON all accounts both public and private, that size ac-
compished her purpose.
GRAND DUKE GEORGE AGAIN SERIOUSLY ILL
The Grand Duke George Aiexa1drovitch OF Russia
is again seriously H. The Cars second son has only
just completed his twenty yfrst year. and mas ocen
suffering from pulmonary disease ever since his re-
turn from "a long voyage. II was hoped however.
that a winter In Algeria lad permanently benented
his health
THE DEATH OF lord PoRrARLISGroN
A vacancy I'm the ranks OF the friends OF my
early days those ranks rapidly thinning -
occasloncd by the death OF Lord Portarlington who
a. "HIppy, Damer was most popular member OF
London society after the Crirnean war, in which ne
had taken part. Tall. powerful remarkably eood
LOOMING I always fancied there was resemblance
between him and another genial giant, King harmau'
who was equally as popular as liippy'' lie was ."
called believe. because the hlppopotamus AT he
gents Park Gardens one OF the Hons OF LONDON
al the time Of Hppy's' debat In society, and each
had something characteristic OF the other. "Hppy'
had a severe Illness. and In secluSon some con-
siderable time. II was stated but was prooaoy
merely ben troyato story, that after he became m'
self again he returned the world ard its pleasures.
lie was present at one OF the Marlborough House
garden parties and II is said that receiving most
gracious bow from Her Majesty he advanced ana
prohered his hand gcnially remarking IL am very
pleased 10 see you. Your face Is perfectly familiar
TO me- but for the life Of me cannot recoect your
uame7 lie resided for some time at Arcachon' ous
succeeded TO the Portarlingon title and property
in 1850. Since then he mostly Lived at Bournemoath
where he died.
MR.. GLADSTONE OFF FOR BfARRITz.
Mr. Gladstone. personally conducted hy Mr.. Arn'i''
tcad starts this morning for Barriz where lie Is 10
stay ten days. But instead of being back In Lon
don By January ,. has been stated near tna' ho
will proceed TO the Riviera, where NJ stuart hehuel IS
anxlously awaiting his srriva. Very probably Ar.
Gladstone will remain I'm the south ot France uhuu
within "A week OF the meeting OF Parliament
SIR Z. j. REEDS TASTE FOR POETRY
Sir f. J. Reed. NJ. T.. the rcbelous MiniS'etLus
who to-day goes down 10 Carulh I'D sHV" w '''
thousand OF that town why vote OF ccnsure should nor
be pas,cd upon lin. Is, Il IS we'll known. bit oi
poct | hear that he IS busy at the present u"e 'A
some verses which Will by andby b. published III .
small volume which the honorable member mas nau ;"
hand for some time past. Sir Edward u -
admirer OF the genius Of the late Lord TenNson "-
has self attempted several short poems u ~
metre OF " In Memoram.' lie has "iuen'n 80,
reading Ulysses lately. hence The ias' "''
letter TO the Cardiff Radicals
LORD uOUGHToN NOT Likely TO EEsi'N'
There h a rimor In Dublin that II Loru i'"' ~
Is not supported by n large loyal levee ne WI" rS.
his Office This. however. seems uhhNeN, i
party would find II hard TO replace hn'' Inv