The herald., 1895-06-13
.ENGLAND'S HEIR apparent
The Prince of Wales Mixed Up
in More Scandal
COUNTESS WARWICK BARRED
Unsuccessful Attempt to Smother Ugly
Stories
Indignation of the Queen Very Great and the
Countess Was Notified Of the Fact
In Plain Words
ssociated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, June 12-The London
correspondent of the Morning Journal
has this:
"The position occupied by a cersain
countess in the affections of the beir ap-
parent is public property. There is little
or no attempt made to disguise it, and
the scandal has been known to the
Princess of Wales tor several years. While
the celebrated paccarat story. which drove
Gordon Cumming out of society's pale,
was in vogue, the princess was made
aware of the true state OF the case, for
there is no doubt that two jealous wom-
en- were the cause OF the baronets down.
tall. -
AFTER this little was heard for some
seasons of the set which mad brought the
Wilson's and TranbyaCroft go prominently
before the public. Then came the pain
full story of Cowes, where the spectacle
was seen OF two royal uncles winning too
freely vita their imperial nephew, and
putting him to bed under very distress
ing circumstances in a scullion's berth.
1t was a practical joke worthy of the days
OF the merry monarch. but utterly un-
suited to this more prosalc age. The
poor frightened girl is now in noble
German family, where the influence of
Wilhelm at once placed her.
''All these things and many m ore seem
idiotic when we reflect that men of SO
are the perpetrators, but hitherto the
Guelphian jokes have been pondsrous,
though never brutal. When, however,
the most popular lady in England is
made the victim of them it is time to pre-
test. yet great conspiracy OF silence has
al @Isat lo1 b.,t II 1f
1.-The fact is that ever since the Prince
of Wales went to stay at Warwick Castle
there has been great friction between the
heir apparent and his wife. 1t really
began when the official information of
the visit was made. Poor Shakespeare
was the excuse. Warwick Castle has been
tue center OF attraction for the cogno-
SCENT ever since Lady Brook became
Countess of Warwick. She has never
been presented at court. Her name, how
ever, managed to get into the list for the
great drawing room, and the Prin ess
of Wales, who. according to the arrange
ment, was to hold it, protested with
some warmth that the name mast be re-
msyed. This the Prince OF Wales abso-
lutely refused to do. ana it was evident
that the Princess of Wales was to be hu
! inflated by having to receive In open
court her ladyship of Warwick.
Then came the very terrible and pain
ful scene after the opera at Marlborough
house. tho daughters taking their moth
er's part in very pronounced way. On
the following morning the Princess of
Wales and her two daughters proceeded to
Windsor, ostensibly to bid the queen
farewell before she went to Scotland.
but as the departure was eleven days dis
tant it was evident that this was but Il
subterfuge to hide the real purpose Of the
hurried journey
1.-The queens indignation, when she
heard what had taken place, knew no
bounds. A special messenger was dis
patched at once to London bearing to
Lady Warwick an autograph letter from
the queen, with the information tnat
should her ladysnip present herself at
Buckingham palace she would be refused
admittance.
1.-The exact words of the comumnica.
tion received were wired instantly to the
prince and the result of all this was that
the Princess of Wales, not unnaturally,
became really i'll and incapable of repre-
senting the queen at the drawing room,
so that the last moment the Marchioness
of Lorne, who deeply sympathized with
her slster-in-la law, undertook the task
THAT is a pretty little scandal as ii
stands, but what makes the whole this
much worse is that the German emperor
has been induced to invite the redou pta-
bic countess to Cowes, and it is stated on
good authority that his imperial ma esty
has unthinkingly invited his royal
graudm other at the same time.'