The morning call., 1893-06-15
ARE NOT WANTED.
Gentle Hint to Foreign
ambassadors.
ROYALTY is NOT SOCIABLE,
And 1t Has Been Decided to Cut
Down the List of We'd
ding Guests.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, June 14.-Edmund Yates
cables the Tribune from London: The
Queen and the Prince of Wales have de-
clded 10 cut down the list of royal guests
from abroad for the wedding as much as
possible. and the Foreign Office has init
mated privately to various Governments
that the presence OF ambassadors Extra
ordinary is not desired.
The Prince and Princess Henry of
Prussia and the Prince and Princess
Frederick Charles of Hesse are expected
to arrive at Buckingham Palace from Ger
many on June 81.
The Prince and Princess Henry are to
represent the German Emperor and
Empress at the royal wedding and also
at the celebration of the golden wedding
of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg Strelitz ON June 2S. and the
Prince and Princess Frederick Charles
are to represent the Empress Frederick
and the Landgrave of Hesse. On these
two occasions the royal visitors will be
the guests of the Queen at Windsor Castle
for few days during their stay in Eng
land
The promotion of the Duke of Edin-
burgh to the highest rank in that service
which he has for so many years adorned
may be accepted as special compliment
by all belonging to the navy. He was
practically only third from the top of the
admiraPs list, and although he will doubt
less always take an interest in the British
navy for the future, il is scarcely likely
that he Will actually ever serve again.
But who knowse If this country should
be involved In war once more the Dukes
comparative youth, combined with his in
comparable ability, would probably lead
to his being called to take up position as
the naval head of affairs.
The Queen was so pleased with the per-
formance of Ginnet's Circus at Balmoral
the other day that she allowed some of the
members of the troupe to have a days
salmon angling in the famous waters OF
Dee. Although the river is very low one
of the artistes succeeded in landing five
fish.
The Queen has placed Brkhail Stretch
at the disposal of the officers belonging to
the guards of honor at Ballator and they
have obtained some fair sport. The great
est successes Of last month, however, have
been at Iuvereauld. when Sir Algernon
Borthwick's party, with three rods. killed
about eighty salmon in ten days in Mr..
Farquharson's private waters.
The Empress Eugene has returned to
Farm borough after an absence of several
months. The Empress will visit the Queen
at Osborne toward the end OF July, and
will probably spend September at the sea-
side, as the Queen has offered to place
Birkhall House at her disposal.
The villa which the Empress is building
at Cape Martin. near Mentone, will be
quite ready for occupation in autumn. 1t
is surrounded by pine woods and COM
mands a splendid view of the sea coast
Tie QGeen of Denmark's health has
been falling for some time past and she is
not now strong enough to &C to Gmunden
on her annual visit to the Duke and
Duchess of Cumberland. who will there
fore go to Denmark early in August for
stay or two months.
The Emperor and Empress of Russia.
King and Queen of the Heilenes. Princess
of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of
York, aud the Princess Victoria and Maud
are all expected about the same time on
Wait to the King and Queen at the Chateau
OF Freden sborg.
Prince B smarck is due at Kissingen on
July 10, and will remain there at least
three weeks. The Prince Regent has ad-
dressed him an autograph letter, in which
he offers to place the state carriage and
some court servants at his disposal.
Mr.. de Rnthschlld's dinner and concert
on Wednesday evening were so princely
in magniticence that they almost justified
adopting familiar colors of Badmintun
for the dainty programmes surmounted by
monogram of marvellous design.
Wilhelm GAM, on this occasion, received
absolutely a free hand. Patti was re-
tanned at fabulous fee. but the "Gloire de
la Fete" was the mastery arrangement by
which SigEor Ancona came in from his
triumphs in 81 Pagliacci" to share with
Mines. Alvarez and Plancon fresh laurels
in Gounod's trio "Cbe Fate que Signor."
The Prince of Wales was among the
diners, and the Duke of York and the Duke
and Duchess of Teck abandoned the
charms of Gladstone's conversation earlier
than they otherwise would have done In
order to be present
The Duke of Cambridge held a lengthy
Capitalization with the Duke of yelling
ton. Lady de Grey was warmly congratu
lated on the brilliant operatic season now
In full swing. and the Duke and Duchess
VI DcNoucuiltp Lduy LOHuOUueTTS, NINE.
de Staal and Georgna, Lady Dudley. all
came early and stayed late in Seamore
Place.
The applause was earnest. if subdued.
but their was an outburst of sympathetic
enthusiasm when the great diva paid a
delicate compliment to her generous host
by singing as last encore the romance,
"Vous n'avez rien a me Dire" composed
by Baroness Willy de Rothchid.