The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-12
Reaping a Rich Harvest From
the Distinguished
Visitors.
ONE OF THE SEASONS EVENTS.
1t Is the Reception and Presenta-
ton In the Queens Drawing
Room.

swing. The faSnlOnaDle traQeSmen are IN
their glory, and smiling faces everywhere
bear testimony to the rush of business, the
ripping of society and the fiuttering of
fashion, which are making the average
West End shopkeeper breathe signs of sat-
isfaction.
Seldom has London been graced by the
presence in town of so many members OF
the royal family. Royal personages, male
and female, young and old, are to be seen
in carriages and even on foot, at every turn
in the fashionable thoroughfares.
For instance, London, has not yet done
talking of the fact that few days ago the
Prince of Wales and his brother, the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg-Go Duke of Edin-
burgh), followed by the Duke of York, the
heir presumptiye, and his cousin, Prince
Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who is said
to have been selected to marry little Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland when the proper
time arrives, were seen strolling arm in
arm through Pail Mall as contentedly as
an everyday subject of her Majesty. Then
again, some of the royal family are to
be found nightly at the theaters, a fact
which tends to increase the power of the
attractions presented, for the visits Of roy
atty to places of amusem ent are duly
chronicled by the press, and naturally
the general public wants to see what roy
atty has enjoyed.
OF social engagements there is such a
large list that even the society papers only
find space for the most prominent. Among
the latter is the grand dinner given on
Thursday last by Mr.. and Mrs. Naylor Lee
land, in honor of the Prince of Wales.
Naylor Leland, who recently resigned his
seat in the House of Commons, where he
represented Colchester, married Miss Jen-
ME Cham berlin, the famous beauty, daugh-
ter of II. S. Chamberlin of Cleveland, Ohio.
The partiality of the Prince of Wales for
the society of Miss Chamberlin was much
commented upon by the society sheets.
Among those present at Mr.. and Mrs. Nay
lor Leland's dinner were the Austrian Am
bassador, Count Won Destritez, Prince
Edward of Sake eimar, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ormonde the Earl and
Countess of Dudley, the Earl of Rosslyn
and number of equally important person
ages.
Mrs. Naylor Leland's sister, Josephine,
it will be recalled, was married on April 30
last to J. S. Carisbrick Esq. of Lancashire.
The bride was given away by Naylor Le-
land.
OF course, the Queens drawing-room of
Wednesday was the great event of the sea-
son. The weather was delightful, cool
breeze was blowing, and the result was
the most brilliant royal display seen for a
long time past. There was triple file of
carriages along the Mall long before the
hour fixed for the drawing-room, waiting
to take their occupants to Buckingham
Palace, and the vicinity of the Queens
London residence was thronged with peo-
pie anxious to get a glimpse of the daz-
zling show. 1t was noticeable that black
was the prevailing color and black now
seems to be the fashion everywhere.
The gathering of royalty at the drawing
room was such one as has not often
been seen in London for many years past,
and included the Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York, the
Duke and Duchess of Saxe-C oburg- Gotha,
thr Duke and Duchess of Connaught, the
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Stre
Princess Christian, Princess Victoria of
Schleswig- Holstein, the Duke and Duchess
of Fife, the Princess Henry of Battenberg,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Lorne, the
Duchess of Albany, the Duke of Cam
bridge and the Duke of Saxe-W eimar.
Princess Alexandra, third daughter of
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, made her
debut in the royal circle. The Queen
Regent of Holland and her daughter,
Queen Wilhelmina, went to the palace by
special invitation OF Queen Victoria, who
IS -
from Browns Hotel in order to enable the
young Queen to see her Majesty in her
robes of state previous to the opening of
the ceremonies. The two Queens of Hol-
land dined with Queen Victoria the same
night at Buckingham Palace and had
lunch with her Majesty on Thursday
morning, after. which they started for
home.
The Americans presented to Queen Vic
toria at the drawing-room were the widow
of the late Senator Hearst of California,
who was presented in the diplomatic circle,
and Misses Grace and Bertha Potter,
daughters of Howard Potter, Miss Roby
of New York and Mrs. Walter Winans,
who were presented in the general circle.
Among those present were the United
States Ambassador, the Hon. Thomas f.
Bayard, Mrs. Bayard, Miss Bayard and
Observation-Disclosures w. S. Cowles, the
United States naval attache.
The Premier, Lord Rosebery, is evil
IDENTIFY in very poor health. When he was
seen bidding farewell to the Queen of Hol-
land at the railroad station previous to
their departure for home he looked ten
years older than he did six months ago.
His face was haggard and he leaned upon
stick. His breakdown on Wednesday
night, while making speech at the recep-
ton of the National Liberal Club, has re-
vived the worst rumors which have been
in circulation concerning his health.
Lord Rosebery, who looked pale and
fatigued, evidently had a sudden lapse of
memory which caused him to lose the
thread of his argument, and he gazed
about in dazed manner while turning to
his friends for relief. Under the prompt
ing of the latter he succeeded in termi-
mating his discourse, but it was only by a
great effort that he did so, after having
been strongly urged to continue. 1t is true
that the Premier had previously done a
heavy days work. He was at the Foreign
Office in the morning end had attended