The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-18
rHB SUMMER ar HoMBuna.

there. but those few have not hidden their
light under q busheL Their dinners have
been the largest and the best, they have driven
coaches and been driven on them. have danced
and nirted and made themselves charm.
ing and indispensable at all social gatherings
from the rising to the going down OF the sun. :
And the days at Homburg arc long. They
begin at z A. NJ. ut the Elizabeth Branpen.
where maids and matrons. commoners and
princes. meet to swallow nauseous waters, and
then to stroll through tho densely shaded ave.
nues. where the women show their dainty
morning frocks. fling roses and violets to
their ~favorite SWANS. exchange pleasant
greetings with friends. and finally arrive at
Filters +" or the "Kurhaus." whore break
fast is served to groups and parties Of well.
known people.
At Ritter's the Prince OF Wales generally
takes his morning meal-sometimes with only
one gentleman in attendance. sometimes with
a partie carrce. OF which Miss Chandos-Pole. his
latest charmer. is pretty sure to make one. IL
Ia amusing to obverve how very careful the
English are Of tho morals of their future King.
and how numerically they frown upon any
woman who may be honored by his attentions.
although he really looks quite mature enough
to watch over himself. 1t signifies very little.
however. that he is stout and bald and
much more the grandpapa that he
really is than a preux chevalier or n masher
VI " ehio' hh iAukiloh WoIldu ID lTTeVs n
ocably compromised by anything more
pointed than n smile or n bow from his Royal
Highness. During the morning hours busi-
ness is supposed to occupy his time and at
%tention, and he dimes most unpretentiously ut
tho kurhaus. in full view Of Nine. Mere's OBJ
s%equious subjects, with only two or three
friends and a bottle or two of champagne to
make life worth living. Lord and Lady Al
lington and Mr.. Chaunccy M. Depsw have
been his favorite guests the present season.
Royalties have swarmed at Homburg
this summer. The presence Of tho Empress
Frederick at the Sohloss has brought large
numbers Of German and English notabilities,
and at the concert given In tho gold room Of
the kurhaus for the benefit Of English and
American governesses at Berlin. over which
the Empress presided. there were as many
distinguished people as one generally secs at
q state concert in Buckingham Palace.
Mr.. Sebastian Schlesinger sang at this con-
cert one OF his own beautiful COMPOSITIONS
and was accompanied by his lovely daughter.
Miss Lily Schlesinger. Lady Glcntworth. tho
Irish beauty. gave q piano recital with much
taste and feeling. and several other English
amateurs helped to swell the norm re-
ceipts that resulted from the Empress Fred J
erick's charitable enterprise.
or all Queen Victoria's daughters the Prin.
cess Christian is now the most popular and the
most prominent in all public and benevolent
matters. Her manners arc charming. her face
and figure those OF a German hausfrau with !
out ancestors or opportunities. On som pub
lie occasion whom the lovely Lady Arlington
sat beside her an investigating American re-
auested to have the Queens daughter pointed
out to him and promptly mistook tho ono lady
for the other. "How beautiful she isl he ex-
claimed enthusiastically. "Mein Gotti" re-.
piled the German officer to whom he had been
talking. will you then lend me your rosy
spectacles through which to regard our good.
Princess2 Until you no one has ever seen that
beautiful she is."
Without dispute the best dressed woman atl
Homburg this season has been Mrs. Girls
void Gray. Her exquisite morning dresses.
with their falls and cascades OF lace: her EN-.
pire dinner gowns Of satin and brocade. with :,
their short waists and enormously puGed-out,
sleeves: her tailor-medc walking costumes;
which looked as II she might possibly have
been melted and poured into them. have been
the admiration Of all who have seen her. With
her has been her pretty niece. Miss Irwin. who
promises to be one OF tho bellies OF the coming e,
New York season. and who. with Miss Schles-,
niger. Miss Whittier. Miss Turnure. Miss
Quincy Adams Of Boston. Miss Fraser. and tho
Misses Bulkely johnson Of England. helped to ,
fill Mr.. Peter Marieis hay cart at tho bataille !,
des fieurs and make it far and away the best :
worth seeing Of any vehicle in the parade. ,
notwithstanding that an English victoria. '
decorated with roses and pale blue ribbons.
and containing two London beauties. claimed ,
the palm for picturesqueness. !
By the way. when one sees the lovely COM I
bination Of garden and human roses at these
celebrated exhibitions. the question presents I
itself why Newport or LenoX should not have
its battle Of flowers as we'll as tho Continental ,
watering places. The tub parade at Lenox
bears some resemblance to it. but the like ,
ness Is like that of first cousins several
times removed. and lacks the animation and
~vivacity that the French impart to all outdoor
fetes. The Germans are far too phlegmatic to
enter into the pretty show with the anima-
ton necessary to its success. and the stIfI.
handsome German officers in their SNOWY
uniforms can only stare and exclaim "Sehr
schon." while the vivacious Frenchman show
ers a pretty girl with flowers and sings at the
top Of his voice. AM Qu'elle est Leie. p!us
belle que les roses"
When the show was over Mr.. Peter Mari5
gave to a party Of forty-four. composed Of Eng
fish and Americans. one OF those RECHERCHE
dinners with which Now Workers arc familiar.
and a few days later came Mr.. Burdens
coaching party to Mannheim with three four
in-hands. which was quito tho event Of the
season. and was O strong reminder TO Amert-
cans OF similar excursions at Newport Lenox.
and Beverly.
good deal OF disappointment mas poem Ielc
here that NJ. Paderewski has failed to keep his
engagement to play at two concerts this
month. His first public appearance is TO be at
| st. James's Hall. London. on tho 18th OF Octo-
Der. and he will also play ut the first Popular
Concert Of the season on Oct. %. A few days
later the great Polish pianist leaves FOR Amer-
lea. to begin his tour at San Francisco.
For the benefit Of the many chnritably dis
posed ladies In New York society | must men,
tion the wonderful success achieved for many
local charities by the cafes chantGnts. which
have quite superseded tho timc-honored fancy
fairs. They are the simplest and easiest olall
things to arrange. nothing being required but
a tent In the open air. or Il large room /. the
weather be inclement. At ono end is II tea
table. presided over as usual by pretty girls in
fancy dress. who disnense at moderately I'M.