New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-20
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
CHRCNICLED AND CRITICISED BY MIR
EDMUND YATES.

-PRUSsIAN DRILLS - PRESENTATION
OF MR.. BAYARD-ME. IRVING
COMING TO AMERICA
(BY THE TRIBUxH)
ropur,oht; 1898: BY The Tribune Association
London Jnnc lo.-One advantage Of making the
ROYAL wedding n semi-s, function Is that the
monial can he arranged Just desired for precedent
may lie disrcgardcd and the Queen and Prince Of
Wales can order everything precisely they please.
At the wedding Of the Empress Frederick. which
was a full state function. everything was arranged
hy tho Prince ConsCrt and Lord Brcadalbanc who
Lord Chamberlain. strictly following presidents. II
was necessary invite the whole OF the Queens house
hold with their husbands and wives respectively TO
the number OF eighty seven. in addition TO thiryfour
members OF II who were in waiting also the house
holds Of tie Prince Consort and other members OF the
rcyal family with their husbands and wives. II there
were any, 10 the number OF thirty. Besides those in
waiting then there siNtyionc members OF IN"
Diplomatic Corps. male and female. There were also
fifteen Cabinet Ministers and their wives and Of
these the Duke of Argyle is The only survivor.
SIGNING TIE REGISTRY.
After thc ceremony in the Chapel Royal the
ROYALTIES will all walk In procession 10 the presence
chamber following the bride and bridegroom, ana
from there they will proceed into the throne ROOM
where they to be joined hy the officiating clergy
and the registry of the marriage will be attcstcd III
| III" usual fcrm
When the Empress Frederick married, no fewer than
torv four signatures were attached atestations 10
,hc entry I'm the registry book OF the Chapel Royal
| When the Duke and Duchess Of Fife were married
the register was signed in the lower drawingroom q"
| Buckingham Palace. and the entry was attcsted by
| thirty nine attosations.
| IIIUMINATIONS AT THE WEDDING.
| The Rank Of England, the Mansion House ana the
| ROYAL Exchange will be macnhcenily illnmina'en on
,hr night OF the royal wedding. the Lord Mayor sparhg
| neither pains DOR money in bringing loyalty Ill t''
city TO the front on this occasion of national r'lohS'
REcl pTloN TO THE COUPLE.
Instead Of the lrince ana Princess Of Wales ho'u,
reccpton nj NJ; rlbCro House In the afternoon vi
tho ROYAL wedding. was originally proposed I"'S
| will give a garden party there on the previous gay
| Wednesday, July s. at vhch the Queen ana all the
| ,r,hcre ~ the rova' family who are then in Eng
land and the ROYAL guests from abroad, VIII be
| present
RUSSIAN EpkE;ENTATIoN.
Nothing IS known In "oun circles as TO the alleged
intention Of the CzaIevl oh TO come to England LOT
tho rovsl wedding. The Car was not represented
in any way at the marriage Il the Duke and Duchess
If Fife nor was the Russian Ambassador invited u
! IN. Wedding when the Empress Frederick was
| married the late Gar represented merely 10y
| Comm, and Countess Chrcptowich The Count was
| than in charge OF the Russian embassy. ~ the AN
h,ssador h.ppencd to BE- absent from England AT the
| time.
THE FRINGE OF WALLS At ASCOT
rpcn three Of the four day: at Ascot The iTlnce
OF Wales drove quietly over In a charHnAho ".'n Wv
| Dukc Of Edinburgh and the Duse oil YORK. Loi" ho''
berry being given seat in II on l,ieauaN "u' upon -"
day with the Princess Of Wales md Their Two o""E"''
| also present it was thought desirable 10 h"N' d"
1ri stat. nrocession much 10 tie delight OF holiday
| majors who do not regard Ascot ~ beng Ascot
unloss there is display OF this KIND for them 10 i'''
their eyes upon and to cheer There was All '' n'o
| enthusiasm this year because the Duke "l ior" anu
his bc,rothcd were In Of the carriage wi'h U'
| Duke and Duchess OF Tex.
Mrs LapCtry was ol those who had ooach'S "i
their own In the front rank on Cup day
SPLENDID INV YACHT.
The snendid No W steel steam yacht built In Whites
ward. Cowes for Mr. Bndeman, Of II. Petersburg
was launched last week AMI i, to start Tor 'h'
P,lic I'm a few days. The essl which i named
saroslavna /, most luXuousl- ard beautifully lifted
out. lighted with electric neus ana on Der ""'
t,ip last Wednesday showed speed Of nearly 'i"\'i
knots an hour
| DRILLING THE PRUS IAN TROOPS
The German Emperor has ben at his Old an'u''
menls and last week alarmed u" garrison III I''''
At GO a m. when he led them TO ihr inI ground
and Kept them hard at work anil IL ocFh' III
Majesty, however was cXtremeh pleased Win all h'
saw Int now that the alarm OF NOsei. - II l. called
/, once more on the wing there no longer any rest
either mentally or bodily. for ue ovcrworh-h fr's
sian oircer
THE HOPE COLLECTION.
\ few months ago announced that L'rd fTa"''
clinton Hope va, negotiating for tn al" Of u"
famou, Hope collection Of Dutch ana Fl"mi'" p
lures, which are now on loan at the s"u'h h'"''nE
ton Museum Two days altcrward l received Eel
Ter from the Dcepdene estate Office, at D"fNihS
, | stating that there no fouma''" "'"''N'r j"
| my announcement, and requesting tla' II might "
contradcted. which was done. IL now dpp'"''' IRON
| the proceedings in the Court OF Clah'crN 'h' o'"'
day. that my information on the subject was per
| fcctlv correct. Lord Francis applied I" 'u NC
entity for leave under ia. set ci E7ia's act u
! sell the collection 10 Wcr elmer for E-O,ooo IH
Court refused To allow the IT, which j. strongly
opposed by the Duke Of NcWcat, Who i th' mex
D heir 10 the Hope property. Ii ppeared iom 'N
pcrt evidence that 10000 far below th
, market value OF the collection, "a tact when >hou
. much crafty Mr.. Gladstone, who waa severely al
tackled during his fr,t administration when hc PAL
go 900 for the splendid Peel collection. when Is i
. the National Gallery, and which y J., now CERTAIN
, was Il great bargain for tho couairy.
TO PRESENT MR.. DAYAnD TO THE QUEEN.
Lord Ro,.lcry !, TO go on Thursday Friday Il
Windsor Castle. accompanied By MI. Ba>ara VINO VII
then present 10 the Queen his letters OF appohlnrn
-. Ambassador from the United states To the COur
Of St. james. II IS probable that LORD Ros"D'ry ans
Mr. Eayard VII dine ana Aieep ID '"f "'s'''
LORD OXENBR1DGE MAY RETIRE.
Mr. Gladstone Is exceedingly anxious 10 get rid o
Lord OXenbrdge. who viii proo"olS no requested Il
,o,;re n ne does not voluntarily realsl Office a.
..,or nj the horse. Lord OXenhrdg1 has beer
gary ,uluckv lately for, apart from ,he Liberato
catastrophe he has got into trouble al 4 irresnatl
IN connection with his birthday ban It. which OK
cited IN. wrath Of the Prince OF Walls. 1t Is con
.,aered 10 have been dreadful bFca'h OF eh1ueu
= for = great officer Of the household % have gNci
nj, fun dress Dirt Iday dinner at '""'' oh'c
a ,n4co whom a great officer has NJ found 1t con
. o,,or,,in guests at his own house, din
- ,a. h.on given at t. James, Place IN the mes,
room Of inc ccntlcmen-aarnls' but Lore OXenbrd4
n.,.,red to invite his company 10 tie Metropolc
na - row has been the result. LORD Oxenbrds
,.d hard to get out Of giving The dinner and was no
present ut H.