New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14
NOTES FROM LONDON
THE PRIME MINISTER'S DINNER-rwo -.
CIDENTs AT THE FOREIGN orFrcr
PARTY-NAvAL HoNoRs-MR
VALENTINE PRIN-
SEP AS r. A.

SEP AS X. A.
London. June Z
The dinner which the Prime Minister zava
the evening of the celebration Of the Ou.a,,.
| Birthday was a remarkable one and den.-,.,
from the conventional custom. His guests MA.
not all titled. The Prince Of Wales dIned vs,
him. and one or two Peers were at the ,.s,.
whose peerage nay be their chief claim 70 A..
tlnction. Heretofore it has been the rule ~,
the Prime Minister on this anniversary sbns,
invite the most digniied members Of his nsr,r.
those Of highest social standing, and thosa :,
most exalted rank Lord Rosebery an i'm.
vator in many things. has set aside this sinvm,,
social canon. and set up one Of his own. tn.
dinner evidently meant to be renressr,.
| tive. 1t included representatives Of the Init,
/ States in the persons of the two naval of,,u-.
Admiral Erben and Captain Mahan. for who'
London has been competing the last fortnich, :.
/ so. The Archbishop Of Canterbury was ,hsra .
! Head-next afte~ the Queen-of the Churc, :,
England Lord Kelvin. President of the pov,,
Society and as such official head OF the sc,sr,,s.
/ world. was a guest. Mr.. Huxley-it seems "A,
! still to him described as the Right Honor.n.
| T II. Huxey-was there in virtue OF a sc,ar,s.
and literary emnence which is Independent, :,
official or ttular distinction. Sir Frederic rA,,,
ton came for Art since there is popularity su,
posed to be some kind Of connection between A..
and the Royal Academy. Of which Sir Frass-,
Leighton Is President. The profession OF maa
cine had distinguished delegate In DR.. Ru.san
Reynolds. President Of the Royal Coleoa =,
Physicians in succession 10 the late Sir And,.,
Clark. Education and perhaps Literature mas
be said to have been represented by Mr.. Acl,rs
who is in effect Minister Of Education Che :.
they. had other missionaries in the nssn :,
| Christ Church, In The Provost Of Eton. and 4,
the Head Master Of Eton. Their presence h,
also a second meeting and may be deemed
tribute Of their hosts affection for the nubl.
school and the college where he was educate,
The loyalty Of Eton men 10 Eton never fails III.
ties OF kinshp were recognized in the lnvl,,,,o,
to Mr. Alfred de Ro;hschild and Lord Battersea
those Of personal and political friendship in Lo,a
Tweedmouth and Lord Houghton: and the claim,
Of the Civil Service in Lord Welby who was ns,.
haps Permanent Chief Of the Treasury vbs,
he was Sir Reginald Welby. the forem,s, a,
Civil Servants And as Lord Houch,or !.
Viceroy Of ireland. his invitation NAV be- ,atA,
also as a recognition Of the ever present and
never forgotten claims Of the distressful ISL.
| There were other guests but this imperfect lie,
Is quite enough tO show that the guests who cola.
| bratei Her Majesty's Birthday in Berkeley
Square were company Of unusual distinction
and Of genuine distinction; Independently Of ary
merely ornamental character or OF the rank
which some Of them hold and some do not. Yet
+, is freely said that the Old Guard dsapproy.
81 this new departure. They disapprove OF any
new departure; il Il leaves them stranded on N.
shore. they would no; be likely for tina, reason
to like it the better
There occurred at the Foreign Office on satur.
day even what might be called in the diplomatic
world an incident. The occasion was the party
given in honor Of the Queens Birthday by Lady
| Kimberley Wife II the Minister Of Foreign
Affairs. The party was very numerous one
| Experts thought that never before had so many
guests been collected in the spacious reception.
rooms Of the great building in Downing Street
The crush tremendous. Perhaps the su-
! peror Sax Will form a better notion Of Il If
say that one well-known lady took up her post
ton in the west gallery against the balustraie
and declined TO move. When asked why she
would not make the grand tour about The quad
rangle she explained that her gown was trimmed
with a quantity II very fine oil lace and tina: she
did not care 10 sacrifice IL. - there she stayed
As it happened. the spot she chose was near
the door If the royal supper-room. which hap.
pens also 10 be The point where the royal pro-
cession IS formed This procession makes the
| tour which the lady with the lace gown declined
10 attempt The royalties were many on this
Saturday night and there was long delay at
the start-longar than the number Of persons to
be marshaled the way they should go would ex'
plain The Ambassadors. Ministers. and other
distinguished persons form part Of the process
sion. II presently became known that question
OF precedence had arisen. With the Prince Oh
Wales was the well-knoWn Mtharajah Of huca
Behar-he who was such striking ngure IN
London during the Queens Jubilee This lnolaa
| Prince. though I believe. ~ no very ekaI'''
rank among the great sovereigns OF tne fenn'
sula OF Hindostan. knows hts value and desires
! Il 10 be fully recognized by others. lie sls""eS
| his wish 10 take place in the procession ne"
after the English royalties. The Master oil Cefe'
| monies was aware. no doubt. that the pos'uoa
was one To which this dusky potentate was no'
| entitled But he was aware also that hu0a
| Rehar. as he is commonly called Is iaVo":
with the Royal family. and he thought ne 10.
better see what could be done. He apprOa'n'.
| the Russian Ambassador with the remark 'H''
| perhaps he would not mind II kuch DeHo-
walked before him. Indeed should mlha 'e,
much" replied NJ de Staal Personally VIZ.
give way with pleasure. but as represenAu's
| of the Emperor Of Russia must Keep inc plo,
I am entitled TO-" one or two other Ai0Aas'
doris were applied to with the same ~ ,,.,
| indeed. If one objected the wish OF the in''a.
could not be carried out. and on question :.
etiquette the diplomatic body SUCK "e ,.,,,
like wax It ended in the processlo" .,.
| formed without the ornamental prese"Oe
Maharajah Of Kuch Behar. ~.
While these negotiations were proceeolns ~.
| head Of the procession remained ha'.eu a -
place indicated above, just before the Ju"0" =,
the two galleries. The Prince and Princes -.
| Wales. the Duke and Duchess OF CoN""ue IA
Princess Louise and others OF the fan'is -, n
| I'm group. All at once well-know" - III
the royal household. in uniform, blazins -.s,
gold lace and orders. was seen nlaNine -. xss