Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-11

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COUNTESS OF WARWICK.
The prince. the mischief mongers point
cut. with frowns signs. winks or smiles.
according to temperament, spent Sunday
At Warwick castle. with a hastily ar
rar~cd house party. which included La
dies Rpaslyn ANA Cairns, Lord Wilough-
by b. Brooke. Sir Frederick Sykes, Major
&c raj Sir Francis Grenfer. Willis"
f.osr and others who had been gathered
ether to meet the prince.
The lovely countess took the Prince of
Wales up the river Avon in an electric
lauTch and In the afternoon the party
enl ,ycd Q Tea" on the lawn of the court
ya,l, where the ladies and gentlemen
also played tennis and cycled, and In
short enjoyed themselves greatly.
Or course thi- in itself was sufficient to
sta.t the tongues Of the gossips off a full
speed. but the rate they went at then was
as nothing to the clatter which followed
the announcement, on Thursday, that
the Countess of Warwick had been prac-
tically presented to the queen at the
drawing room held at Buckingham pal
acc. 1t is true that Princess Christian
of SChleswig- Holstcin (second daughter
of her majesty presided, but it was lin
behGlf' Of Queen Victoria that she did
50, and a presentation to the princess
upon that occasion was equivalent to
being presented to the queen herself The
Prlacess of Wales, who was to have pre-
sided at this function. was "unavoida-
bly, absen, in the south Of France, where
she is visiting her sister, the eX-enipress
Of Russia. while the latter nurses her sen,
the long suffering czarewitch. said to be
in the last stages 81 consumption
Ii is recalled that the very attractive
countess succeeded to the title" about
th.-e years ago. and that since that time
she has been trying in vain to be pre-
seGted on her succession" She tried to
get presented last year at a drawing
room whirh the Princess of Wales was
to have hold in behalf OF the queen, but
almost ut the last moment the princess
noticed the name of the Countess of War
wick among those she was to receive
Then. it is said, there was flare up
all round. The Princess of Wales raid
a hasty visit to the queen at Windsor
castle. and rumor had it that there was
a scene"
The princess and her daughters hastily
departed for the continent. and a para
graph appeared in the newspap ers say
ing. in substance. that the Countess of
Warwick. lowing to a sudden attack of
influenza" was prevented from attend
ing the wing-room." etc.
And now history has somewhat re-
pcatcd itself. The Princess of Wales was
to have held the drawing of Thurs
Cay. but she suddenly and most unex-
pectedly started for Nice. The reports
given out to the papers by the court
chroniclers was that the princess de-
sired to consult with the queen (who was
still at Cimiez), regarding some of the
ARRANGEMENTS for the marriage of Prin-
cess Maud of Wales to Prince Charles of
Denmark, but the queen left CimieZ soon
after the arrival in the south of Franco
Of the Princess of Wales and her daugh-
ters. Consequently few people doubt that
Lastly trip to Nice was mainly. if not en-.
tirely. to avoid receiving the Countess of
Warwick, who. il seems. was not to be
persuaded to have another Sudden at
tack of Influenza" under any circun-
stances. and who may experience q GER
tain amount of cruel satisfaction in once
more driving the UNHAPPY princess out of
the kingdom.
To add TO the triumph of the countess.
she was presented by no less person
than the Warehouses of Salisbury. wife
of the premier
Growing interests is taken in the COM
ing wedding of the Princess Maud of
Wales to Prince Charles of Denmark.
The royal family will put off their
mourning for Prince Henry of Batten-
berg on the day of the ceremony.
1t is rot likely that the young Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough will spend
any portion of the summer at Newport.
The couple are making extensive ar
engagements for the entertainment of
large house parties at Blenheim at the
conclusion of the London season. Re-
Gently the traffic inspector of the Great
Western railroad was summoned to
Blenheim and asked to introduce q spe-
cial on the branch line running thither
fer the convenience of these guests.
Their graces win come to London for
the season about May Is, and have taken
for that period Audley square. which
!; in the most fashionable portion of
Mayfair
The house is owned by Alexandria
Lady FORESTER. widow of the second
baron. There the Marlboroughs will
nave for their imemdlate neighbors
Lady Arthur Russell. Mrs Henry Cald-
we'll Lord Foley and Lieutenant Colonel
Lockwood, NJ. p.