New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-06


QUEEN SITS AT THE DRAWING RooM-sHE
DIsLIKEs MARY QUEEN OF scoTs-THD
NEW MINISTRY JUNIUs AGAIN.
PROFESSOR JowErTs BLOC.
RAPHY-A FAST VESSEL ...-
tEY CABLE TO THE rRBuysj
(Copyrght 1894; By The Tribune As'ociaaomJ
London, March 5.-The Queen proposes leave
Windsor for Florence Tuesday afternoon
travelling by way OF Flushing. Antwerp. Brus
sels Namur, Strasburg. Basic Lucerne. Maa
and Bologna The Royal train will enter
the station at Brussels. but will pass around
the city by the circular railway. The Queen
intends to reside at Florence for nearly I'VE
weeks. Then she will proceed to Coburs for stay
OF about nine days returning from that place
direct to England by the Flushing-Sheerness route
Her Majesty is expected to arrive at Windsor Castle
from the Continent April 2s The Royal
wants carriages. heavy luggage and the Queens
Bath chair and donkey leave Windsor
day for Florence. All the plate. china, glass and
linen which will be used a; villa Fabbricott
being sent from Windsor, well as numerous boxes
OF household stores, books and the Queens bed
stead and easy chairs and footstoo,s for her
sitting ROOM A large quantity Of natural settler
water in Jars has been ordered be from
Germany to Florence for the Royal party. that
being the beverage in which Her Majesty now has
most faith when away from home. Three rooms
which the Queen herself will occupy have been
repapered and partly refurnished, but no other
changes have been made The villa is spiendidly
decorated, most luxuriousiy and comfortably fur
nished, and the sanitary arrangements have been
thoroughly overhauled. The present house, which
is Of light stone is quite modern and exceedingly
well arranged. The grounds are by no means
attractive as those OF Villa Palmieri but there is
magnificent view from the terrace, and Count Fab
hrc convenient
for the Queens morning airing in her donkey chair
FOLLOWS THE TRADITION or PEEL.
The Queen has offered Mr. Gladstone an earl
dom either for himself or for his wife. but ne de-
clined any such honors. desiring in this matter as
he informed Her Majesty to follow the example
of his political master. Sir Robert Peel who
fused similar distinctions in 1916, and they were
again declined by Lady Peel in 1850, after her hus-
bands death.
SIZE DID NOT WANT TO BRIGHTEN ANYBODY.
The Queen was III last Tuesday. and 1t was
quite uncertain o'clock whether Her Majesty
would be able to hold drawing-room the
rangements were quietly made for the Princess Of
Wales take her place. The Queen. however.
knowing the fuss which would be raised and all
the exaggerated reports which would be clrcu.
lated ultimately decided preside over the func-
ton herself and was more anxious to do so be-
cause the intention OF receiving the Diplomatic
Corps that occasion had been formally an
nounced 70 the Ambassadors and Foreign Minis
tiers. The Queen. however, sat down directly she
entered the thrOneroom, thing she had never
done before. 1t having been her invariable prac-
tce TO stand during the reception OF the Diplomatic
Corps The Queen remained for nearly hour
seated in a, mchar which was placed In front
OF the throne. and when Her Majesty retired at
o'clock the chair taken away. and the
Princess Of Wales received the rest OF the COM
pany.
DOES NOT LIKE ALL HER RELATIONS.
The Queen was asked purchase the necklace.
earrings and brooch in the Eglinton collection Of
Jewels which had belonged to Mary Queen OF Scots
but Her Mai. ty declined. Queen Mary is not
one OF her favorites. Some time ago fine portrait
Of Charles III came into market, and the Queen
was urgently requested 10 buy II for the Royal
collection at Windsor Castle. Her Majesty refused.
and then elaborate memorandum was sent to
the palace IN which the for buying
the picture were enumerated. Ultimately the Queen
decided to purchase the work, and thus Endorsed
the memorandum: Il consent but with great re-
uctance for | do not like Charles H.
THE GERMAN EMPRESS WILL VISIT ITALY
The German Empress and her children to
have passed the next two months in Italy. in the
neighborhood of Porto Elmo, which lies between
Genoa and SpeZzia, but AbaZzia was ultimately
selected for them, IL being a more convenient loca-
ton. both for private and political reasons. Abazzia
occupies a beautiful situation at the head or the
Bay OF Fiume, and is surrounded by country well
wooded and most picturesque, while the town is
fully protected from east and north winds by the
mountains. Villa Angelina, which stands In pretty
grounds has been engaged for the Empress, who
leaves Berlin on Thursday, and later the Emperor
will join her for week. The Empress has been
In delicate health during the winter, and the court
physicians recommended that she should pass the
spring in mild climate.
THE IRISH AND THE NEW MINISTRY
Mr.. Gladstones resignation has iuttered every
political dovecote but among the Anti-Parnellits
NJ Ps its effect has been little short OF consterna-
ton. II the Grand Old Man be the apostle of Home
Rule John Morley is its prophet and TO lose botn
at one stroke is grievous blow TO them. Iner
suggestion that Herbert Gladstone should succeed
Mr.. Morley in the Irish Office sufficiently indicates
the Generalization the event has produced Fancy
the Home Rule bill passed by the Commons with
Sir William Harcourt as leader OF the House. ana
Herbert Gladstone as Chief Secretary for ireland!
The proposal a frantic effort TO retain hold thus
Indirectly upon the veteran champion OF their DIS
credited cause. who has SO egregousiy sold them
by withdrawing from Office. \ weknown men,
Der OF the House of Commons. hear, entertaned
twenty.three Radical members at dinner a few
nights ago when they and all pledged them
selves 10 Join the Opposition In vote or want OK
confidence II any Peer was made Prime Minister
and then. having turned out the government 'hey
would consolidate the Radical party quite inds-
pendently OF the present organizations SeVe'@
other Radicals had ntmated their cordal au"e'
ence TO the plans of these carousing Stai"a'ls VI
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u they hold together and they deliberately de-
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the bite. and no doubt the sascoh'u'iis WIZ vim
a collapse.
MORE ABOUT JuNIus.
What a comfort it will BE- when the everiaS. ..
controversy as to who wr-te Letters OF 'un'u'
ts satisfactorily settled H,ge is yet another pooA
on the subject. the author of which Is srahuso"
30 Sir phuin Francis He claims prove conclu-
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