New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-07

The ROYAL wedding in the chapel Of T.
James, Palace was Il popular event. ana III
that sense helpful in promoting the fortunes
Of monarchy in ENGLAND. Both Prince ana
Princess arc OF native stock. and have been
trained and reared III the home atmosphere
Zach is English III blood. instinct and feel
ing and each has produced Il favorable i'm
prc,sion upon public opinion by an oldcr of
life i'm conformity with national ideas of royal
functions. Prince George has received prac
teal education for the Illu>trous station 10
which he seems destined u succeed He has
! served prolonged apprenticeship IN tho navy.
and ha, made good record at college and III
sea work He has travelled extensively IN the
Ouccn'S domnione. and acquired by personal
observation Large fund Of information 10
.nocfinp = world WIDE Empire. III, has repre-
scntod the throne IN many 81 tho>' stately
function, IN which ,ac Prince oi Walc, and
other ROYAL pcl>onaccS in England are con
.tantly cnpoycd. This j. not tho order "l
education for a Prince which Machiavclli pc
scrJbcd i'm his famous treatise: but II i, one
which is wholly in accord with English pre-
conception, Of the ideal trainin. of a Sovcr-
ejen. Princess May possesses for her part
those graccs Of manner ami domestic TRAITS
Of character which the England Of the We
torisn cla has leaned 10 associate with a reign
inp queen. Prince and Princess are dc>cIyodlI
! pou1lar and the Queen subjects have united
IN wishing for them Il long and happy welded
/ life.
/ The ceremonies which are described III the
| cable dispatches were conspicuous for dignity
! and stately spIcndOr The Queen has bad Il
! large experience in the ordering of royal we'd
| ding,. but She was perhaps never more sue
cc>,ful in providing an imposing and beautiful
accant than on this OCCASION. With five pro-
cc>sions in the chapel with series of wedding
marchc, and choialc>. and with stately cqui-
napcS. escort, Of Life Guards and Indian and
| Australasian horse and a distinguished com
pany Of royal guests, if was a really magnlii
| cent Court function conducted with unWOntcd
romp and circumstance. ENGLAND ir becoming
| more democratic IN il political order with
oacb successive decade but il desires - have
| thc monarchy while it cndurcS make re-
sncctablc show in the world. \ shabby -gcntccl
| Cont will never BE- popular Monarchy, 50
| LONG as it is a national institution, will be
maintained on "A scale worthy of the dignity
| and fame of the English people. When mar
rage settlements for the royal family are pro-
| posed in Parliament, the expense OF tho mo
narchical establishment may excite murmurs
of dissent from "A few narrow minded Radicals,
but there is never anything like organized re
sstancc to the money grants. Parliament in
variaby voices the conviction of the country
that Princes must be well kept, and that there
must be nothing shabby or mean in the public
appcaranccs Of royalty. The Queen respects
,T nj no vi isl of ho
pcoplc when she supplies so splendid pageant
as that of Yesterday to commemorate the mar
riapc of 4 future sovereign and his bride each
a descendant Of the Georges.
\ French satirist In order to dScrcdlt mo-
uarchical Institutions once described three
kings who had been hunting i'll IA forest a>
meeting at "A cross roads tavern, and after
dining together turning their pockets inside
out without finding a sou for settling The score
of an inccnsed landlord. The grim pleasantly
OF such fable rs that would not be apprc-
cia.cd in democratic England. Royalty there
must have the prestige of social c-cinincncc,
of wealth. sta;elincSS and Splcndor, or it is
nothing worth Good King Pear, with his
pcnny-wi>e economies and palrOnizng attitude
toward the middle classes, was regarded in
England as a less kingy figure than Napoleon
Ill. although one was constitutional monarch
and the other Il crowncd intrgllcr. Queen
Victoria while she has never failed To Iccug
MIC her limitations as the sovereign of a people
who practically rule themselves, has invariably
impaired dignity and honor to the throne by tho
panstali.ng care with which she has brought
out in bold relief the historic glores of the
royal house. The pomp and stately magniG.