New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-14

| ihE Dhhhf-A RUSSIAN SQUADRON TO
VISIT HAMPTON RoADs-LoyDoN
GUILDs-TRIAL OF THE TUR-
| RET SHIP HOOD
(BY CABLE TO Tue TRIBUNE,
| Copyright 1893; By The Tribune Assoc,anon
| London. Feb LITTLE Qneen who was 10 have Ia.
England for Italy Wednesday, March %. has n.y.
decided to start week earlier. Her Majesty appear.
to be DESTROYS OF getting her Journey as ,na,
| as possible, and 1t may be hoped that 30 burrioa
rush from Windsor to Florence Will not upse, ~
| Queens health II Is n pity that the plan n, m
journey does not permit Her Majesty to eep for on
! night board the Victoria and Albert cher =.
| Portsmouth or Cherhurg an arIangcn ent which,
| woud make what seems very necessary break A,
cording to present arrangements the Queen will eav.
Windsor by 10 O'Clock on the morning OF Thnrsd.
| March 16, for Portsmouth IIarhor, will emlork a.
| the Victoria and Albert and start for Cherbourc ~
! arriving at Cherbourg The Queen will dine On hos
| the yacht, after which by special train traye,,,.
! In her private saloon carriages, she will p.s.
around Paris by the circular railway Very early a,
Friday morning. stop mt Macon for late breakf,.,
and at Turin for dinner. On Saturday morning tbe,s
will be halt at Pisa for breakfast. Tie Queen I,
! to arrive In Florence early In the afternoon sh
will reside in the Villa Palnlicri between three ana
| four weeks. The King and Queen Of Italy and ,h
Prince OF Naples TO pass week in rlorenc.
during the Que,ns stay, and Princess Beatrice ana
Prince Henry OF Batienberg will probably nav a
| visit to Rome
| THE QUEENS COURT AT BUCKINGHAM
| The Queens Court at Buckingham Palace has be.n
postponed until the begnninaof May, as stated las,
| week would probably be the case. 80 Her Majesty
viii herself attend the drawing room which Is to be
! held there on the 2sth In order that she may re-.
ceive the Diplomatic COrps It has been settled that
the ladies' Of the diplomatic circle to be presented
| in NJ Tho
secretary being a widower Princess Christian will
take the general presentations at the drawing room and
| the Prince of Wales is to be present. Since last
sooson the Throne Room and entree room have been
| redccorated.
TASK LAID DOWN BY TIE PREMIER.
The Queens nightly report OF the proceedings Of ths
House OF Commons Is no longer written by the Prime
| Minister who has confded the work to Mr.. Robert
| Spencer.
| THE KAISER NOT TO ATTEND THE DERBY.
There Is no truth whatever in the story which has
been going the round 81 the papers that the German
Emperor proposes coming to England for the Derby
nor will His Majesty visit London this year. As
announced month ago. Emperor William Is coming
over simply for the Cowes Regatta week, and the
arrangements for his visit VII be very much the
as we're those OF last year.
EMPRESS FREDERICK's NEW RESIDENCE.
| The Empress Frederlck's new residence. Cron-
herc 4 almost completed, and all the pos
sessions Of the Empress have been moved there
from the Royal schloss. IIomburs The new schlos
n, Cronbcrc stands in beautiful situation overlooked
by ruined castle, and for this reason the En-
press has obtained the grounds when were puphc
property, in order 10 prevent fanK'of' anu nomDu's
,lchts-ers from overlooking her property. THIS step
! has caused SOME disc0ntelt both IN FTahRiort anu
Cronberg a. the latter place very iavofite ex
m,rson on HOLIDAYS for the town'people OF frahAo@
| and brought the village money ana amusement
NAPOLEON THE GREATS HAT-BUCHLE
| Al the Court Ball in Berlin last Wednesoay NV
! Empress wore In her hair the famous le"eiei In"
buckle OF Napoleon l. which fell mo Inc na'us "
the Pr1,ssan cavalry after Waterloo. Inc s''hes "
IT, though not very large are masnhoeh'' aiiX
was originally made for the coronation ceremony y
No,re Dame in 1904. Possibly 1t has not oeen "so.
since None OF the Empress's predecessors nave e'"
| ,urned the ornament to practical account
THE COUNTESS OF FLANpERS's LOST JEWELS
Everv effort to trace the Countess OF Flanacns
iawels has failed although the police more than ou~
ina clncd that they had found the clew 10 one Oh ny
lest uaras supposed TO have contained some OF w
fines, emerlds I'm Europe which once belonged 10 na
mother-in-.aw. the daughter OF Louis Philippe IL
total loss + now estimated at million francs.
| EXTENSIVE REPAIRS IN MARLBOROUGH HOUSE,
Extensive repairs are to be carried out In NAH
borough House during the next TWO meh'ns a'u ~"
painted ceilings TO be renovated ana SONIC iV'us
| AFRO 10 b. rcdecoratcd.
| A RUSSIAN SQUADRON COMING HERE
| The Emperor Of Russia has decided 10 dispatch
large squadron Of warships 10 the United states 70
take part I'm the naval display which IS 70 be Arranged
| In Hampton Roads celebrate the opening OF 'ne
Chicago Exhibition. This squadron will call at Cher
bourg or Brest complin' III TO the French GOV.
crnment. and the ships are also TO visit the Duke Oh
Edinburgh at DevOnport. The squadron VIII be rean!
commanded By Admiral Karrakof. but Is 10 %
nominaly under the command OF Grand Duke Ae@'
Lord High Admiral OF Russia and among the ofnces
will be- Grand Duke Alexander M!chaeloviich. VINO Is
berotied to Grand Duchess Nenic, elder daughter "
| the Car
NJ DE GIERS RESTORED TO HEALTH
NJ. de Glers who Is at san Reno, where he went
on leaving Monte Carlo, IS now quite restored 10
health. and is expected at 81. Petersburg next week
| TO resume his duties as Chancellor Of the Rhss'aa
Empire
LADY IILDA HIGGINS DEATH.
Lady Ilda Higgins will be greatly missed IN Lon
don his season, especially at the opera ana 10 QUIT
musical circles where her popular husband Is nu'
| Ing Hight. Although unlike her sister. Lady Oh'
stance Howard, she has never gone into print SIZE
| inherited large share OF iier late fathers lLou
Wmchcsca) ready wit, and brilliant wen'n'
| formed talkcr. some of her bon mots Will be o"t
remembered. Lord Winchclsea had a great opinion "
her talents, and sent her the first copy vi No
Voices Through Many Years. with very pre'y
dedication Her children all under twelve a'a
although she had been alling for some me her aeaA
was quite unexpected.
THE ATTACKS ON THE LONDON GUILDS
The Lord Mayor Is issuing invitations to the u'.
quct March TO meet flIc masters Of the Ah'en'
Livery Guilds If the city, ard having regaN 10 Wv
present persistent attacks on the companies no oou
the gathering will be very largely ATTENDED, ~
perhaps Ouly fourteen OF the siXty-hvc guilds nav
corporate property, any proposal TO disendpw ue"
would bc unclt BIZ the remainder who couid resu
citae themselves the next day in syndicates or ciO
without being financial losers. Yet schemes ah'as0
nisc To the guilds have welded the members "
all the companies, great and small, together 'na' Wv