Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-27

Incidentally it may be added that Mr..
Grant and Mr.. Croker have met and will
meet again while in London, and New
Workers are the persons who can form the
best idea Of the probable subject of their
chats.
Little by little much secret history con.
nected with the last two drawing rooms at
Buckingham palace is leaking ont and is
giving the gossips plenty to chatter about
1t appears that the application of tho
Dowagcr Duchess of Marlborough. for
mcrly Mrs. Louis Hammcrslcy of New
York, who wished to be presented to the
queen on her marriage TO Lord William
Bcrcsford, was returned to her through
Lord Chambcrlain's office where such ap-
plications arc filed, with her endorsement,
in the handwriting of Queen Victoria,
that her majesty could not receive her as
Lady William BerCsford and that she
could not retain her previous higher title,
as she has often done. Consequently, the
charming lady who is generally known as
the american duchess" will, in future,
have only her place in precedence at court
as Lady William Bcrcsford, ana will not
have the right to sit on the coveted bench
reserved for duchesses at state balls and
other court functions.
The Second Incident
which is being eagerly discussed by the
gossips is in connection with the drawing
room of "Wednesday last, where the Prin-
cess Louise (Nlarchoness of Lorne) third
daughter of Queen Victoria, represented
the queen, in place of the Princess of
Wales, who had been first selected for that
honor. Ii was given out that the indis
position of the Princess of Wales was the
cause of her refusal to be present, but it
would seem that the health of the prin-
ccss was not the real cause of her absence
from buckingham palace last Wednesday.
Among the names of the ladies To be pre-.
sented was certain peercss for whose
company the Prince of Wales has for years
showed "a marked partiality This caused
the princess to pay flying visit to the
queen, who was at Windsor, and her mai
esty reluctantly consented to call upon tho
Princess Louise to represent her at the
drawing room. But after all this turmoil
in the royal family, the much discussed
peercss did not put in an appearance ut
Buckingham palace and so the storm is
blowing over.
Vanity Fair says that the sensation of
the function, the drawing room of Wed.
nesday last was the presentation of Mrs.
George n. Curzon, formerly Miss Mary
Letter of Washington and Chicago. She
was dressed more beautifully than any one
there, in II silvcrcd white gown, with3a
yellow train attached to silver wings on
her shoulders, and with diamonds like
dewdrops' over her dress and in her hair.
As predicted in these dispatches, Mrs. Cur.
zon is being most warmly received here
and Is being
As Much Pctted as Any Lady In London.
The infant prince, Edward of York, il u
great pet among the ladies of the princes
family and more especially of his grand
mother, the Princess of Wales, who takes
great interest in him. While in town she
has him brought daily to Marlborough
house and accompanies him in his little
carriage around the grounds. Tho princess
has been mostly dividing her time between
SandringhaE and London, coming up es-
pecially for the first drawing room
As already cabled to the press, the first
trial trip of Howard Gould's Hcrresh0ff
2O-rater, Niagara, took place on Thursday
last off GraTesend on the Thames Nj
agara, since .-er arrival on the river, has
been in Til,dry docks opposite Graves
end, and alongside Of the Prince of Wales
Britannia al. A. B. Walkers Ailsa. The
crews of the yachts last named assembled
on their decks during the preparations for
the trial of the Niagara and eagerly
watched her as she was made ready and
sailed cut of the dock. In spite Of the
fact that the running gear of the Niagara
worked stiffiy and that her sails were not
stretched, the trial was very creditable
one. She showed herself to be especially
quick in stays.
MIR. Gould and Captain Barr were both
pleased with her performance.