The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-23

TIE DUCHESS OF YORK.
 nortals. When an heir to the crown is born members of the privy council must be in attendance to attest the fact In the present instance a special telegraph wire was laid down between Whitehall and the White lodge in order that not a moment might be lost in transmitting the intelligence to government headquarters in London. Mir. Asquith, whose presence as home secretary was dc rigueur, was visiting Mir. Henry White, late first secretary to the United States embassy, at his house at Loosely park, Surrey. Rich- mond is only half m hour distant by rail, and an engine, with steam up, was kept waiting night and day at Guilford, the nearest railway station, in readiness for the summons, for the sending of which special arrangements had been made.
 In 1s4O, on the occasion of the birth of the queens eldest child, now the Empress Dowager of Germany, there were in attendance in an adjoining apartment, the door of which was open, a number of high state function aries, including the archbishop of Can terbury, the bishop of London, the lord chancellor, Lord Melbourn, Lord PalmcrSton and Lord John Russell.
 After the interesting moment had arrived Mrs. Lilly, the nurse, entered the room where the privy councillors were assembled with the princess wrapped in flannel in her arms. Her royal highness was for a moment laid upon table for the observation of the assembled authorities, but it is re- corded that the loud tones in which she indicated her displeasure rendered it advisable that she should be re- turned without delay to her chamber to receive her first attire, A couple of hours later the privy council met and the usual directions were given for an nounciEg the event to the nation as well as to foreign states.
 The birth of the prince of Wales eldest son, the late duke of Clarence, occurred in such an unexpected fashion that anything in the nature of state formalities was impossible. Indeed, there was not even time to summon the special physicians from London to Frog more, and the duty of introducing the prince to the light of day devolved upon local practitioner of Windsor, who, however, seems to have dis charged his responsible duties as eff fectiyely as could have been expected from his more illustrious brethren. It was cold and frosty January, and the Princess of Wales had accompanied her husband and large party to Vir- ginia Water, where a hockey match in which the prince took part was played on the ice.
 The princess, who was occasionally driven about in sledge, was much in- terested in watching the game. She left Virginia Water at 4 o'clock, and before 0 o'clock the infant prince was born. All arrangements had been made for March at Marlborough house in London, and there was accordingly nothing in readiness, not even nurse being present on the occasion, though in this connection it is said that the maternal experience of the Countess
  The royal" or white" lodge, fa- miliar object to those familiar with the | exquisite beauties of Richmond park, | is said by historian writing eighty | years ago to have been built by George I. from design by the earl of Penn broke as place of refreshment after the fatigues of the chase" Since then it has been enlarged from a mere hunt ing box into a comfortable country house. It was a favorite residence of Queen Caroline, consort of George IT., whose many acts of kindness to the poor of Richmond were long remcm- bercd, and in memory of whom the fine avenue of trees leading up to the house was named "The Queens Ride" The lodge is substantially built, without any great prctensions to beau ty in design, having to right and left of the main building two semi-circular wings covered with ivy and towering creepers. These wings were added at time when the queen and the prince consort were wont, in the earlier days of their married life, constantly to stay at the White lodge, for which both had great affection. Every. liv- ing-room in the house is a miracle of comfort and good taste, a result due to the duke of TeclS, who excells in all that has to do with art decoration.
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