New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
MOBBING.
u,,,r 1NpIGNrTIEs SUFFERED BY PEG
PIE OF RANK


ocial. is by no means confined to the United
states. as one might be tempted to believe from
the scathng comments in some of the metro
,olitan newspapers in connection with the man.
,,ostat;ons of public curiosity excited by the
,,urs and Duchess of Marlborough on their
wedding day. and subsequently, when they made
their appearance at the Horse Show That the
Young couple subjected to a full-hedged
rnobbing at the Horse Show. characterized by
the most execrable taste. cannot be denied, al
though II is open to discussion whether the
Duke is not himself in measure to blame in
the matter for interrupting his honeymoon to
MACE his bride of four days on what was prac-
tically public exhibition at Madison Square. But
what | wish TO point out is that the moboins,
which was Of such a nature as to necessitate the
Intervention OF the police. distinctly UNI
INSTRUMENTATION IN the sense that it was
conduct altogether unworthy of a people which
nroudly claims that each of its 6O,00Oooo citizens
"a a sovereign equal to any crowned head of
Europe; un-Amercan because the mobbing OF
distinguished people is infinitely more common
IN the old World than in the New.
Among the worst offenders in this respect are
the Germans the Austrians. and above all, my
own countrymen, the English. The Latin races
OF France. Italy, Spain and Portugal as Wen as
the Scandinavians. the Magyars ana the SiaNs'
arc curiously free from this bad breeding, an
immunity probably attributable to their innate
sense of dignity and personal pride
Al Vienna. for instance. the Empress of Aus
trja has been subjected to such dsgraceful MOD
bling that for many years, even long prior TO the
tragic death Of her only son. she has Declined 10
take part in any public ceremony, and deNiseS
the most extraordinary means TO secure privacy
,v,,cb the neope Of the capital bitterly resent;
how ole
husbands dominions. especially in honest Tyrol
and in chivalrous Hungary the inhabitants OF the
ca,i.ai have scarcely a good word to say for her
R,,t anv one who has seen the Kaiserin. as have
!, times gone by. walking through the streets
I, tho Corpus Christi procession or appearing
n, the Freudenau race course. or else seated
unon the dais or reserved gallery at some char-
table entertainment popular festival, such
as the Industriellen Ball, the cynosure OF every
eye with not only lorgnons opera glasses anu
even field glasses, but actually telescopes lev
elled at her by a wild. staring, noisy pusNihs
crowd. will appreciate why she should endeaVor
as far as possible TO evade the gaze OF the
Viennese.
EMPRESS AUGUSTA NICTORIAS TRIALS.
Another fair sovereign, Empress Augusta Vic
toria of Germany. the most easy-going good
natured imperturbable and least sensitive OF All
th, crowned ladies. has on several occasions
been so shamefully mobbed by wel-dressed peo-
Die at Berlin that her husband mas peen coi''-
ne,led TO adopt the extraordinary measure Vi
having the street closed TO the pupilc ny INV
,,o,,c. whenever her Majesty enters any shop to
MAKO nurchases The incident that Drought
matters TO a crisis and led to the issue or ms
order by the Emperor took place one day wheh
tho Empress had alighted from her carriage 10
v.,o como purchases at one OF the great jewel
,s, sbons in the Frederichstrasse. the I'M
or,.1 eouinages standing before the door mad
tho effect of speedily collecting an immense
crowd and before many minutes had passed the
whole shop was densely thronged with we'll
dressed but appallingly vulgar and ill-bred peo-
nile who pushed her and jostied her IN 'heir III
tense eagerness to see her and 70 examine "i'"'
she was buying. 1t was only with the u'iiio''
trouble on the part of her chamberlah-lh-"a''
ing and the jeweller that she was apie 10 se'
hack to her carriage without having compie'eo
her purchases, and even after she hau 'aNe'
her seat in the equipage elegantly dressed
- wearing glasses deliberately opened the
rr,asa door on the off side for the purpose OF
oa-,rg in and examining both the features ana
Tho dress of the sovereign, and in the most I'M
b,,,sbingIy inquisitive and impertinent way max
ing comments to those pressing oehlnd her' linen
Augusta Victoria's patience gave way she ioS'
her temper and roundly abused the olehuei Ia
such unmeasured terms that she became iish'-
rod and decamped leaving the carriage door
wide open -.
The nearest approach TO a moppihg 'ha'
can remember having seen IN farls was 'iie
6rst occasion on which Empress Eugene PASSED
,hrorgb Paris after the death Of her husband
and SON. She was still, at the time OF her ue
n.r.ure from Paris Immediately after the oe-
90. 30 Sedan q superbly beautiful woman, and
W. eminent for her grace, elegance ana priii-
,no,, Of annearance During the fifteen years
.,,oh had nassed since then she had been De-
,o.,,ed Of both husband and son. and almost
crinn,ed by rheumatism and other inhrmties'
Her arrival had been heralded In the press anu
a big mob mainly composed OF women SUM
we,, dressed. others evidently peioheihe " '''e
,ouer orders had gathered at the care u" ->oiu
~ .,o nurnose Of hooting and kissing the
.c--.,.rd" GA mere Badinguet. ana the
woman whom they regarded as cmehy ie'pon
sble for the unfortunate war OF ls'o' ana ioi an
the ruin and disaster that 1t left III us "ahe'
Rut when the Calais train steamed il'o ''ie
a.a.,or and the Empress appeared in the court
ward or the terminus. not Walking ou' "'ei""'
,o-ne 70 the carriage that was in waiting
,vb,te-baired. wrinkled, helpless, with ITO ""0e
% her former elegance or beauty-in snort d
=, ,.racl,a great wave OF sympathy
raa .o sweep ove.. TIE crowd that had come
20 revile and asssn and while the men pareu
,re;r heads the women murmured on lie pauV'e
fenne." many Of them wipine their eyes
uoRRING IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Pint nowhere does the mobbing OF Conspicuous
narsonaees prevail to such an extent as III '''e
doroinions Of Queen Victoria. Thus' "heh tne
Duke ane Duchess Of York passed throus" III
verness the other day, most disgraceiu' see"o
ensued on the arrival Of the royal train AZ ,.'e
station. The latter was densely packed WIZ"
people. who made a rush forward WINE" t t,,
PRINCE aIighted for the purpose OF eree'"s .,s
I'm chic ancient Scotch Guy,