New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-24
LIFTS FOR THE QUEEN.
HER INCREASING LAMENESS MAKES THEM
NECESSARY IN ALL HER PALACES.
tBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE,
copyrtgAt; 1898 By rns Tribune Amortization


Copyright; 1898: BY The Tribune AssoetassM
London, Oct. 23-Since the Queen met with an
accident at Windsor Castle eleven or twelve years
ago. when one Of her injured she has
found 1t very troublesome and sometimes painful
either to ascend descend a staircase. This din.
GUILTY has lately increased much that a lift has
lust been placed in the private apartments OF
Windsor Castle for Her Majesty's use. and another
lift is to be fitted up at Osborne before the end OF
next month. The Queen has greater number OF
stems TO ascend at Osborne than at any other OF
tho palaces as her own apartments are In the
payilion near the top OF the house LIFTS are also
being made for buckingham Palace ana baimora'
which will be ready for use early IN the spring.
There was A. lift In Buckingham Palace for some
wears which was made for the Duke Oh Aoaiy'
although after his death 1t was remo'eu. %"
Fleetwood Edwards has been acting as private
secretary to the Queen during the apse"ee "''
the Court Of Sir Henry Ponsonby, who mas pee"
great deal away during the last seven weeks "o'"
for a holiday and also on duty He has been "as-
elling on secret service for Her Majesty, ai'housn
the fact OF his absence from Bamoral mas NOT
been recorded in the official court circular
MOVEMENTS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
The Princess Of Wales arrived at Marlborough
House on Saturday from Denmark having been
.hsent from England more than ten weeks. The
pdncs and Princess OF Wales are expected next
week at Sandrngham. which place VIII be their
Headquarters until the middle OF January Inc
Prince has gone to Newmarket for Few Gays.
Prince and Princess Christian arrived at Basshoe
ON Friday from Darmstalt, and are staying rev
days with the Duke and Duchess OF Conhaushs
before settling at Cumberland Lodge for the win.
ter when they are to receive visit from their
Younger daughter, Princess Aripert Oh Ahhai''
who has been staying at Balmorai WIN tne queen
during the last fortnight. Prince ana Princess Eo'
ward OF SAKE We!mar, who have been staying Tor
'agtla
Picbmond are TO be guests OF the Prince ana
Princess OF Wales at Sandringham next month";
THE DUKE MAKES GOOD COMMANDER
bear from Aldershot that the Duke OF Con-
naueht has rather astonished the principal stan
officers by his knowledge Of the details OF orgahi'
zaton and equipment and that there Is every pros-
pect that he will prove himself by no means a sec
ond-rate commander. First impressions al 'eass
augur we'll
THE CAR IS LIBERAL IN DENMARK
No traveller is more popular in Denmark ina"
the Gar although his luggage consists OF no FEWER
than 300 large trunks exactly twice the nuiper oI
those used by the Princess of Wales and her daugh-
ters which fill fourteen railway vans one OK
these cases is entirely devoted to Imperial presents
which are distributed with extraordinary liberaity
A largesse Of 10000 francs is distributed among
the Fredensborg servants and Danish funct!onares
OF all grades are made happy by various crosses
and ribbons Of Stanislaus and st. Anne. Diamond
rings reward the assiduity Of the police. while
gold watches and chains Of considerable value are
bestowed on the telegraphers and statonmasters.
The Emperor always causes large sum or money
to be given to the poor OF Fredensborg.
RUSSIAN PRINCES KEPT OUT OF FRANCE
The Grand Dukes Serge and Paul and the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth had intended to go to Paris for
fortnight leaving England. but telegram
from the Emperor of Russia obliged them to alteS
their plans as His Majesty deemed it undesirable
that any more members of the Imperial family
should visit France at present.
WORK OF A ROYAL INVENTOR.
The signalling apparatus invented by Prince Louis
of Battcnberg. which is now on trial In the Royal
Sovereign. has received notices Of appreciation from
various competent naval judges. The contrivance
consists of sort of collapsible spheroid. capable
OF being opened and shut like an umbrella. visible
al FOR far greater distance than flags. by
which Morse code signals be made without
difficulty. II Admiral Fairfax and the Signalling
Department report favorably 1t Will probably DO
universally adopted, to the satisfaction Of the
clever inventor. who is said to have been helped
by Captain Percy Scott now employed on signal
books at the Admiralty.
THEY MARRIED FOR LOVE.
My correspondent Belle writes that the weddns
Of Lord Terence Blackwood to Miss Davis in Paris,
was quite love match, which means that there was
not much money. Mr. Davis has promised to make
up the income Of the happy pair to 5000 a year,
but unfortunately he was sufferer in the late
financial troubles In America and is not able to 10
Lord Terence has only 1900 a year. but post in
the Washington Embassy is promised TO him. which
will mean home promotion. and II he inherts any.
thing of his fathers wit and social charm he
ought to succeed in diplomacy. Miss Daviss father
has quite filled her jewelbox with jewels His
handsomest present was an alround tiara or'rather
wreath Of dogroses in diamonds which is extremely
pretty.
IDEAL VIEWS OF GOUNoD.
The great majority of NJ. Gounods biographers
have borrowed their materials wholesale from tho
pages of Mile. DE Bovet who presented her readers
with somewhat idealized picture of her hero.
NJ. Gounod's simplicity OF character and home-
ness Of life. for example, are to some extent
imaginary. for the author OF Faust was. in a
way, almose great poseur as Lord Chatham
himself. lie delighted TO receive visitors in the
dim religious light OF his magnificent music room,
while clad in costume of black velvet. and look
ing wonderfully like IA doctor OF his own creation.
He would run his fingers dreamily the key
board of an organ there, above which was iixej
a huge cinauecento cruciix. A wave of the white
hand babe you to be silent. and IT was not til
the last strains OF the Messe Solennelle" on which
he engaged had died away that he began 10
talk in measured, mysterious accents. For the last
ten years OF his life he had grievance against
England and its laws, and never tired OF
planning OF zee jusement infame." lie chafed
considerably at the impossibility OF his
crossing the Channel without running the
risk of attachment, but he chuckled At
the summary manner in which Paris tribunals
had dismissed the application for an execution
his art treasures In the Quarter Monceau and at
ST. Cloud. From 1868 till 1852 Gounod loved Eng
land ardenty, but during the "Messe Solennee"
epoch OF his career became Angophobist and
transferred his affections TO Belgium, where every
one of his operas except "Sappho" had been most
successfully played. A few mru tes before his fatal
seizure he was talking of a journey to Brussels to
superintend the rehearsals OF that work at Mon-
nae. NJ Gounod was a frequent visitor at the
hotel OF Bemberg the South American banker. Of
Avenue Messna. whose wife was the famous singer
OF the Second Empire and whose son Hermann he
adopted his 'nlleu Apollo" He entertained