The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-12

mon form Of allment Is shared by all
the members OF his family, and in par
ticuar by Great Britains two sailor
Princes. the Duke Of Edinburgh. now
ruler of the duchies OF Saxe-Coburg- Gotha
ana the Duke Of York. who have suffered
severely therefrom whenever they have
gone TO sea after spell on shore or
long stay in port Queen Victoria, for
Instance, is such a very bad sailor that
the telegraph line between Windsor and
Portsmouth Is kept busy for hours and
even for days prior 10 her departure for
Osborne IN order that she may he assured
Of having entirely smooth water for her
short passage across the sheltered SOlent
Nor are the Princtsses any better sailors
than the men Of the family, with the eX-
ceptlOn Of the little widowed Duchess
OF Albany, 10 whom the Queen makes
a point of lending her yacht for a
month every summer. in order that she
may enjoy cruise in the ChOppy Channel
with her children. She is the only one
who is able to appreciate an attention
OF this kind, as the Princess OF Wales
and her daughters during their yachting
cruise in the Mediterranean last year
never stirred out Of port unless the sea
was as smooth as glass, while The young
Duchess of York would not hear of the
proposal that Il portion OF her honey
moon should be spent upon the royal
yacht Osborne. which had been placed
at her disposal by her father-in-laW, The
Prince OF Wales. The only other member
OF Queen Nictoria's family, besides the
Duchess of Albany, who may be said Ia
be a good sailor and fond Of stln
breeze I'm rough weather IL her German
son-in-iaw, Prince Henry of Battenbers,
who oWns the swift slo0p Sheila, and who
is lust about the last Of all the Princes
whom one would imagine to enjoy i'm
munity from seasickn"ss.
As far as this malady is concerned.
Emperor William. who is never SO happy
as when at the helm of his racing yacht
Meteor known these "a the
| Thistle. is a far better sailor than his
| a-farinE brother, Prince Henry. who
suffers much in the same way as his
| cousin, the Duke Of York. The Emperor
! Of Austria stiil remembers with a shudder
| the sufterinss endured by him when he
! crossed the Mediterranean 10 Alexandria
| 10 attend the opening OF the Suez Canal,
| and King Christian of Denmark. though
| fond Of wearing an admiraFs uniform, ~
| i'll each time ne crosses the Channel 10
| visit England or when making the pas
| sage from Copenhagen 10 Hamburg. An
| other bad sailor is King Humbert. who
! was totally unable TO control his emotions
| during the naval manOeuvres In the Bay
! OF Naples and at Genoa during the last
/ was in fact, forced 20 leave mis- son and
| nepheWs TO do the hOnOrs to his Imperial
| guest on that occasion. Nor j. the lat
| King Carlos OF Portugal exempt from
| seasickness differing therin from his
| father. who was a sailor born ana DTtd,
| and pasSiOnately fond Of being on the
water. Just like King oscar Of sweden
/ and Norway, who spent his entire youth
/ in the navy. The same may be SAID oi
King George Of Greece, who was serving
as a MILDLY I'm the British navy when
| he was elected TO his present rulership.
His consOrt. Queen Olga, enjoys being
| the only she-admiral in existence. that
rank having been conferred upon her
| by her cousin. the Gar as a COMPLIMENT
| o. her passionate enthusiasm for every
thing connected with the sea. The daush-
ter Of the Russian sail0r-prince, the late
Grand Duke Constantine. she has inher-
tied her fathers tastes. loves yachting.
and is just as proficient In navigation
as any duly certlicated master. Neither
the car nor the Czarina is a good sailor,
and the use OF their yacht in their annual
trips from Cronstadt 10 Copenhagen Is