The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-18

grandchildren sometimes find them
selves not so rich as they should like
to be, and have come to the pass of
making capital Of their royalty, such as
driving out at the houses of the rich
nobility, or richer commOners, and get
ting paid for the honor which they pre-
sumably thus bestow upon their host
and hostess! One of the ladies with
whom | lodge here is a terrific Radical,
whom ] lodge here is a terrific Radical,
the swells. Whenever she reads in the
London papers such an item as THE
prince and princess dined at Shoestring
House with Lord and Lady Sole
leather" she says, "Hump! there's an
other 1900 from poor Lord SOleleather" "
She thinks the queen a very selfish old
lady for not retiring from the throne
and giving the regency to the Prince of
Wales, as she, as everyone knows, goes
nowhere and does nothing, but makes
him go about opening hospitals, laying
corner stones and making speeches the
| whole blessed time, almost. He is really
very hardworking man, and does his
| best appearing and speaking for the
| queen, and my friend rails greatly at
her lazy majesty for still reigning and
at the same time, put her work upon
the shoulders of her son, while giving
him no share Of her income.
The prince ana princess are not the
only ones of the royalty who dine out
for a salary. They all do it, more or less,
and the Teck family, the branch from
which comes the present Duchess of
York Princess May), are so poor that
they can be got for nothing, or almost
nothing. My little Radical woman was
telling us only last week of the terrible
| to-do which had just been raised in
some quarters by the leakingout of the
| fact that the Duke and Duchess of York,
who were married a year or so ago, you
remember, had recently sold some of
| their magnificent wedding presents on
account of their being so 'scrimped,' -
so to speak. one of these presents
was splendid dining suite of
solid mahogany most beautifully
carved by the workmen of the city
which presented it, and whose people
became quite indignant upon learning
that their splendid gift had already
passed out of the possession of the
recipients of their generosity and 10y
atty. The Scotch girl here in the house
is a rank Conservative and she and the
Radical have some highly exciting and,
to me, most enjoyable wordy fights
over the table cloth. | just love to hear
them disagree. 1t is most edifylng, /
do assure you.
When Royalty Exhibits Itself.
I They all tell me that they often see
the prince and princess, and the other
lesser royalties about London and in
the parks, especially during the season
which, however, does not commence
until May, so that, I dare say, l shall
not have the pleasure of gazing upon
their royal persons until that season of
the year, when 1 suppose l may look
upon their august presences at Concert
Garden, where they often frequent the
opera, which also does not commence
until that time. So if everything goes
right and Providence permits, | shall
see and hear Calve, the De Reszke
Melba, Eames, and all the rest OF
these wonderfully gifted singers next
May and June, and incidentally-re'
member, only incidentally-shall | look
at their majestes in their boxes, Per
haps / shall be so taken up with the
artists that ! shall never want a glance
at the swells | shouldn't wonder al
ALL ] wouldn't miss a note Of Calves
voice for the whole fifty or sixty of EN-
I'm perfectly sure.
am very glad / do not happen tc
have been born a granddaughter OF
Her Majecty, the Queen" as the Eng
lish put 1t. They lead such unsatis'