New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-07
CHRONCLED AND CRITICISED M NJ
EDMUND YATES.

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lily In procession conducted by the great o1.-
from the soveregn's closet apartment which Il h..
all around with valuable and interesting mini.t.,
There many royalties that II took lonce, ths
usual to arrange the circle, and until this had h.,
done the Queen stood in front OF her state .h.s-
Lady Spencer took the place at the right hama J.
Her Majesty and proceeded to present the lades y
the Diplomatic Corps, who came Arst in the o,as.
OF their precedence. There was large attendanc. =
diplomats, most OF them arrayed in splendid nntfo,s
blazing with gold lace and covered with decornNo,.
Then came some of the Ministers, all OF whom wen. !,
Prvy Councillors uniform, and who knelt and H.
the Queens hands. Next came the entree comn.,v
headed by the Primate and Mrs. Benson vho -.
followed by Lady Salisbury and Lady Gwendofe C.cn
The Queen sat down directly she had received hs
Corps Diplomatique and remained in the Tbrou..
room for a few OF the ordinary presentations n.
bulk Of which We're taken by Princess Christian n
wife and daughter OF the Chinese NInis,s,
who sumptuously dressed, were alovei
to remain I'm the ThrOne-rOom, seated On a bench
covered with scarlet cloth, which the Queen order,1
TO be placed for Them 1t was an enormous DravIns
room, and there the usual crushing and wmne,rs
the barriers, but the carriage arrangements "a
getting away were excellent.
THE QUEENS ITINERARY
The Queen IS to leave Windsor for Florence eith~
Monday, March 20, Tuesday, March 81, and The
than
ffytwO hours She will stay In Florence until u
night OF Monday. April II, when Her Majesty Is =
travel to Venice, whore she will reside at Brownnrs
palazzo, the Grand Canal After Remaining n
Venice lew days she will proceed 70 DarmstaM
to be the guest Of the Grand Duke Of Iesse for ow
days. and then will travel to Flushing where she vii
embark board the yacht Victoria ard Albert foe
Port Victoria, near Sheerezs. The Queen Is expecn
to return to Windsor about April %.
MEMS DINNER PARTY AT MARLBOROUGH Hcry0
The dinner party which the Prince Of Wales gave
last Wednesday at Marlborough House D0 h
honor OF Empress Frederick, absuIdly stated N hs
daily papers This the third Of series OF meme
dinners which che Prince has been giving since be
came to town. The Ir.Dce OF Wales stays on 10 town
until saturday, March Is, when he will proceed either
to Cannes Monte Carlo. and then TO Athens 10
the Csbo,nc which Is 10 come back 10 the Riviera n
order TO embark him after having landed the Princes.
who Is to De the guest OF the King and Queen Of u
Hellenes for some weeks, and for whose return to
England 70 date has been fixed. The Prince will
come back just in time Tor the Newmarket Gaveo
meeting, which begins on Apil Is.
PRINCE FERDINAND'S PROMISED BRIDE.
The future wife OF Prince Ferdinand, OF Bulgaria,
Princess Marie Louise, OF Parma, is not only pretty
and endowed with a large fortune, but clever ard
highly ACCOMPLISHED fine rider and an intrepid SWIM
mer and OarswOman. The Princess has passed moss
OF her life ut Via Reggie whore her father. me LUXE
OF Parma. has a beautiful villa. The Princess Is one
OF a family OF thirteen, who the ultimate heirs 70
the foGtune Of the late COmte de Chamooru.
THE GRAND DUKE TO MARRY DUCHESS.
Tho arrangement of the hereditary Crane pas
william Of Luxembourg to Duchess Ammo OF Brapls
has certainly not attracted tho at'enuoh I"s
II WIS fully expected at one time that the n|
tho throne OF Luxembourg, who is already well "
fortie
either In London or Berlin; but, notwithstanding u
strong brought to bear On his father ana mn
self by the German Emperor, Prince whham Ac5
ander who is one of the richest parts In Europe @s
will,d otherwise. His ancce, who possesses no e"o
than nineteen other names besides that OF Ahne'
the fifth daughter Of the late Prince Michael lnmns
NJ Portugal, who was forced TO quit nat county u
1894 and died in 1866. che was born IN ieoi'
like her future husband, she Is very wealthy. Hf
elder sisters all made great matches in spain ana
Austria. and the present engagement avoids eveV
nossibllity OF an International complication, ~ I'D
hride,s family has finally quilted the arena OF pss
teal politics.
DUKE OF NEWCASTLE GOING ROUND THE wohIo'
The Duke and Duchess Of Newcastle are to san
ON a VOYAGE round the world about the miooe
next month, and will be away from England ioe
year. They are going first to America. and Will suy
several months In the United States and CANADA.
THE GENTLEMAN USHER OF THE BLACK ROD
Admiral SIR James Drummcnd, who succeeded We ~
General Sir william Knollys as Gentleman osnes
the Black Rod In 1883, is about TO resign .nss oms
in consequence Of the precarious state OF ins neS
The Queen herself appoints to this place. "H''H
FIXTURE will DO worth E1OO0 or El,"oo year, -,
At present tho salary Is e. 900 year. with csps
house in the Royal Court Of the Palace OF wes'm
ster: but In accordance with the recommenoAuu
/, committee Of the House Of Lords, the eno'.
Is to be reduced and the residence IN iu'ufe w..
devoted to another purpose. When sl ..s..n
Clifford held ofnce-he was appointed oy W. ~.
the Fourth in 1882 and retained his place un'n
death in ls77-payment was by fees. and avesv
about 81 900 q year. The post Will p'o'''
offered to Sir spencer Ponsonby-Fane
SOCIAL GAYETY OF THE PILGRIMS IN n'~
The pilgrims at Rome for the Pope's JUN" ~.
not give all their days and nights 70 p'eH. nj.
reception given at tho Hotel de h"me W ~ ,,.uan
OF Norfolk was in every way success, but .ne -
noners I'm estimating with some awe that IL ~.
have cost $1,000, are ut least doubling INC -.
figures Even more brilliant because h'o'. 80.
politan, was the reception given by t"r"h" 80
ut the English College, where the large io an
crowded by Italian as well as English gues's.
the Roman notablcs were there VINO aVou "e ,,.rAs
and whose wives pass the Queen OH Wv ans
w,,bout bowing and these included such hiso'~ ,..
IA those OF the Barberini Massimo, Aluen an- .,,a
celottl. Besides these secular princes VIZ" -
princes OF the Church. including Cardhai nos v,s,tA
mas been much thrown In contact WIN ''e 80
cardinal to whom Home Rule Is VAIN INV vswnn
invention. Nearly all the ambassadors " a A ~
we're present. well as the ta'nare" "a recesvs
su,tan Lady Denbigh helped the Caru'hA' .,,sesut
and many noble Roman matfohs "os '.,,A.l ~
Jewels The other evening receptions iDe,.' r.t,s
Gwen to the pilgrims by the Circolo san :. ~
Unit
,"" " Bristol by Mr.. and Mrs. Granville walu
'.u,e' r.arwrY1. DINNER TO NJ. wApDrSs9o.'
The Mansion House banquet on sa'uu. .,.rd at
=. nn farewell to NJ Washington. will SIAM
conspcuousy among the many meulorao. .,.ne. since
n which the Egyptian Hall has been tne .vor snl
tho eyentful evening when the Lora - .ueh ~
citizens OF London took leave OF Mr. hs6 bssa
,,n 1n,shed and representative company mueA