The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13
ESGLI~H SOCIETY NEWS.
The Countess OF Warwick. the Prince
of Wales and Emperor william.

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London. June t2.--The position occupied
by certain countess IN the affections OF
the heir apparent is public property. There
IL little or no attempt made TO disguise Il.
and the scandal has been known 20 the
Princess OF Wales for several years. When
the celebrated bacarrst story. which drove
Gordon Cumming out OF societys pale
was in vogue. the princess was made
aware OF the true state OF the case, for
there is no doubt that two jealous women
were the cause OF the haronet's downfall.
After this little was heard OF for some sea-
soRs OF the Get which had brought the
Wilson's and Tranbyeroft so prominently
before the public.
Then came the painful story OF Cowes
where the spectacle was seen OF two royal
uucles winning too freely with their i'm
perial nephew and putting him TO bed un-
der very distressing circumstances I'm a
scullion's berth. IL was a practical Joke
worthy OF the DAYS OF the merry monarch
but utterly unsuited 10 this more prosaic
age. The poor. frightened girl is now I'm
a noble German family. where the In
fuence OF Emperor Wilhelm at once
placed her. All these things and many
more seem idiotic when we reflect that
men OF 10 are the perpetrators, but hither-
10 the Guelphian Jokes have been ponder
Gus. though never brutal. When, how
ever. the most popular lady in England is
made the subject of them II IL time 10 pro-
test. yet great conspiracy Of silence has
elected that no notice shall be taken OF
IL.
Tho fact Is that ever since the Prince OF
Wales went 10 stay at Warwick castle
there has been great friction between the
heir apparent and his wife. II really be-
gan when the official intimation of the
visit was made. Poor Shakespeare was
the excuse. Warwick castle has been the
center OF attraction for the cognoseenti
ever since Lady Brooke became Countess
et Warwick. She has never been presented
st court. Her name, however. managed
10 set into the list for the great drawing
room. and the Princess OF wales. who
according 10 arrangement was to hold g.
protested with some warmth that the
name must b. removed. This the Prince
Of Wales absolutely refused 10 do and IN
was evident that the Princess of Wales
WAS to be Inundated nv having TO re-
ceive IN open court her lady shlp or War
wick
Then came tho very terrible and pain
ful scene after the opera at Marlborough
house. the daughters taking their mothers
part In very pronounced way. on the
following morning the Princess OF Wales
aud her two daughters proceeded 10
Windsor. osteuslhlv 10 bid the queen fare
we'll before she went 20 Scotland, hut IA
the departure was eleven days distant. n
WAS evident that this was hut a subtcr-
fuse 20 HIDE the rcAfpurpose Of the hur-
rsed Journey.
The queens Indignation when she heard
what had taken place knew no bounds. 4
special messenger was dispatched at once
20 London, bearing 30 Lady Warwick an
autograph letter IRON, tho queen. with
the intimafion that should her iadyShip
present herself AZ buckingham Palace she
would he refused admission. Tho exact
words OF tho communication received
were wired instantly 20 tho prince. and the
result Of all this was that tho Princess %
Wales not unnaturally became really an
and incapable OF representing the queen
at the drawing room. 81 that at the last
moment the Msrchioness Of Iorne, who
deeply sympathizcd with her sister-in-
law. undertook the task.
That l. a pretty little scandal as Il
stands but what makes the whole thing
much worse Is that the German Emperor
has been induced 90 invite the redouht
able countess 20 Cowes and II IS stated
on good authority that his imperial mai
eSty has unthinkinEly invited his royal
Erandmother az thu same time.