New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31
BOYALTY'S POOR RELATIONS.
A FIRST STEP IN THE PROF h'S'iO->''

Ouecn Victorias consent to 'he "'""' Va "~'
crandnioco the Countess Nald1 "!e'cheh' AS
professional singer. under the name "i MN
,,. .,,r,,s III, heglnnng Of new era in the
history Of the rcigning houses "i E"' 'Pe- d"
..,,.,, uoe hound to cone. since il was in
eyitab,o that sooner or lalef' u''e ""u'" a.
.,,.o u.,o, the poor relations Of royalty would he
co,,,,uod f. earn their own livelihood ana cease
90 no donendent upon the bounty Of their illus
,.o,,s ,,rsfo.k or upon that of the long-suifer-
, ,,,bIic No class Of people is more literally
ordar.oI with poor relations than moAarchs
THE l. mainly due to the fact that until now
,-;,,os and princesses of the blood have been de-
barred from earning their bread by their own
exertons no matter how respectable and honor
able the employment Hitherto every profession
has been closed t. them II they studied med-
cine and practised as physicians they nave oeeh
expected II treat their patients E1atult"us.E.
they wrote and published books they have he'h
forced. nolens vo.ons. 70 devote the proceeds OF
the sale T. some charity and even if they nave
won big stakes. either at the gambling table or AT
the horse races. they have been denounced as
nigCardly If they did not devote at least large
portion Of the amount to some benevolent enter
prise The result is that each regning mousse Oh
Europe has considerable number OF more OF
less remote relatives who are utterly useIe'S az
members Of society. and who nave pee" H'i"S
on tho charity Of the head Of the house ana III
many instances as unwelcome pensioners vi '"7
reople subject to the rue of the family 10
yvbich tbev belonged With the growth OF demo-
cratic sentiments which all tend 10 the curtali-
man, of the revenues allotted by the National
Treasury to the throne. the allowances c'hce"'n
n Them have been growing smaller ana smaller
the Government declining II appeal any longer 10
the taxpayers in the matter, while the monarchs
themselves in view Of the altered conditions
that now prevail deem it incumbent to husband
their resources and to provide against that rainy
dav which sooner or later bids fair TO overiake
every an1inted Of the Lord
Queen Victoria's poor relations are mostly or
German nationality. which, Of course renders II
still more difficult t. make demands in their be-
half upon the British taxpayer There are. for
instance Her Majesty's two German sons-in-
law. Prince Christian Of Schleswig-l1olstein and
Prince Henry Of Battenberg. neither Of whose
incomes at the time of their marriage exceeded
5000 Both have hitherto been dependent upon
the allowance Of 100000 granted by Parliament to
their respective wives as children Of the SOW
eregn. and it is understood that the latter has
supplemented this amount from her own privy
nurse Each Of these princes has now a large
number of children. whose future. however. may
be regarded as in a measure assured. for Prince
Christian is heir to the estates and large fortune
OF his nephew Duke Ernest Gunther If Schles-
wig-Hos;e:n. while it is known that Prince
Henry Of Rattenberg. rather mis- wife. Will In
her,t mos, Of Queen VctOrias private property.
Including her palaces at Osborne and Balmoral
neither Of which belongs to the Crown other
poor relations Of Queen Victoria whose prospects
have. however undergone change for the bet
for of late are the Duke and Duchess Of Teck
Vii bon tom rpay
ago their financial difficulties assumed so acute
a character as to make necessary a public sale
nv auction Of all their property for the benefit
Of their creditors The sale took place IN Ken
sngton Palace itself where Queen Victoria was
born. and among the articles that came under
the hammer We're innumerable souvenirs and OBJ
jects Of historical interest, most OF which had
been inherited by the Duchess Of Teck from her
grandfather King George III. and from her
unclos George ". William ~ and the late Duke
Of Gloucester. Much fault was found at the
time with the Queen and the 0her members Of
the royal family for having permitted the sale
70 take place: but those utterng these COM
ments were evidently unaware of the fact that
the Tecks had frequently been assisted by their
royal relatives who had at length been COM
PEELED in sheer selF-defence to close M their
purses against all further demands from that
bridge. mother Of the Duchess Of Teck. has died
leaving the whole Of her fortune in trust for her
Grandchildren; and then. too. Princess May and
Prince Adolphus have made fine marriages. OF a
character to relieve their parents Of all further
financial responsibility. ono becoming the wife
Of the Duke Of York and the other the husband
Of Lady Margaret Grosvenor daughter 90 that
arch-millionaire. the Duke Of Westminster.
There are no prospects in view for the children
OF the late Prince Victor Hohenlohe son 90 tho
Queens half-sister. Feodore. and btother If that
Prince Hermann If HohcnOhe who is al the pres
ent moment GovernOr-General Of Asace-LDr-
raine When the Duchess OF Kent died she en-
treated almost with her last breath that her
youngest daughter Queen Victoria, should look
after her daughter by her first husband and after
that daughters children The Queen may be said
to have fulfilled this request up TO certain
point for she conferred upon Princess Feodore's
younger son. Victor Hohenlohe. the post Of Con
stable Of Windsor Castle. with a salary OF $4,000
and likewise appointed him Admiral In tho Brit
ish Navy. with the pay attached 10 that Office
Besides this she placed AZ his disposal a suite Of
apartments in St. Jamess Palace. When he died
a few years ago. IL found that he had left
his family in very poor circumstances The
Queen endea vored TO repair his neglect by con-
tinuine to his widow ana children the grant 81
the residence in ST. Jamess Palace and by ap-
pointing the eldest boy to be one Of her equerrics
with salary Of $4,000 year in addition TO his
pay as captain in the Scots Guards 1t this
young man. by-thc-bye. who distinguished him
self three years ago by writing in one II the Eng
llsh reviews very uncomplimentary article about
America and Americans from information derived
during fortnlghrs trip in this country. The cid
est daughter, Fcodcre has been quietly and un-
obtrusivey earning respectable Income as
sculptor. having inherited all her fathers taste
and skill in the use Of the chisel. Bat this
though sufficient for her wants, has not IN
III now proved adequate for the maintenance Of
me remainder If the family. and accordingly her