The record-union., 1892-02-02
Special to the REcoRp-ux1oS.


NEW YORK, Feb. Yates letter to
the Tribune from London says: The
Princess of Wales will go to Paris at the
end Of this week, accompanied by Prince
George and Princess Victoria and Maud.
and after brief stay at the Hotel Bristol
will proceed south TO st. Raphael, where
she will reside several weeks at the Villa
Jaussen. The Princess will visit the
Duke and Duchess of Cumberland before
she returns to England. and possibly will
go also to Copenhagen.
Emperor William met with a rather
serious accident during his recent shoot
ing excursion, which has been kept very
quiet, indeed. The Emperor, while en-
gagged in wild boar hunt, slipped and
fell heavily on his right arm, which was
so seriously bruised and sprained that it
had to be kept in sling for two days,
and he was advised 10 rest for a longer
period. This accident might have had
grave results, for the Emperor's left arm
is absolutely useless.
Both the Emperor and Empress Of
Austria were too unwell to go to the
funeral of the Empress mother last
week. The Empress is now in Austria,
and her medical attendants are very
anxious as to the possible effects of her
mothers death on her mind and health
Princess Louise Wilhelmina was woman
of strong character and great energy.
She inherited none Of the peculiarities of
the Bavarian royal family, and always
exercised a salutary influence on her
daughter, whose eccentricitieS she often
checked at opportune moments. She
spent nearly her whole life in Munich,
where she was born.
In consequence of the numerous deaths
in the imperial family Of Austria, it was
proposed to give up this year, for the
first time, the carnival festivities in
Vienna. The Emperor declined to sane
tion the proposal, on account of the in
Jury it would do the trade of the Austrian
capital, where the winter season has been
the worst ever remembered.
The Empress of Russia will probably
go to Algiers for few weeks toward the
end of this month and Join her second
son, the Grand Duke George, who is in
most precariOus state of health. The
Grand Duke is passing the winter at El
Biar, village a few miles from Algiers.
The manuscript of a small volume of
poems left by Lord Lytton is to be edited
by his daughter and son-in-law. They
will shortly be published with a short
preface by Lady Lytton, and will be fol-
lowed by Lord Lytton's king Poppy"
on which he had been engaged many
years.
Gladstone has not only manifested his
sympathy by writing both to the Queen
and Prince of Wales, but telegraphed to
express his deep regret that it was i'm
possible for him TO return to England to
attend the funeral of the Duke of Clar-
ence, and expressed the wish that he
might be permitted to send Herbert
Gladstone as his representative. This
proposal, however, could not be accepted.
as only royal personages are represented
at such occasions, and it would have Gre
ated a most inconvenient precedent to
have broken the rule.
Prince Bismarck has just received
valuable present from the German colony
in Burmah. 1t consists of center piece
of solid silver, two feet long and three
feet high. The pedestal is entirely COW
cred with beautifully worked figures,
and at each corner are artistically
wrought dragons, each of which carries a
huge ivory tusk, which is followed out
and decorated with Burmese carving.
This Gift, which is pronounced by eX-
perts to be the most perfect master piece
of Burmese art industry which ever
reached Europe, has taken eighteen
months to complete.
In the absence of other attractions at
Cairo, many people, residents as well as
tourists, pay visit to the tomb of the
late khedive. A master of ceremonies is
in attendance, and book is provided in
which the visitors inscribe their names.
Coffee and cigarettes are also served. For
forty days after the death of Khedive a
thousand poor people are fed daily at the
tomb. and night and day the dervishes
read the Koran.
A familiar newspaper will be missed
this week on the desk of every diploma
tist in Europe. After an unbroken career
of thirty-sepen years, lie Nord, the great
Russian organ of western Europe, has
ceased to exist. From the publication of
its first number it received lavish sub
vention from the Russian Chancel!orie,
and in its infancy the prices offered to
writers were locke on as fabulous