The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. FEBRUARY Is, 1896

smoothly Lonsdale would have exhibited
a Seraphic cemeanor for months 20 come
ere are certain rules Whicn must be
followed by all those who aspire 10 en-
terrain The prince. and a glance Al them
Will show what Lonsdale had 10 contend
with The earl is 10 novice at work OF
this kind. for only a few months ago he
entertained the most cranky and dimcult
member Of royalty the world over. namely,
the Emperor William Lonsdale spent
5000 or $4,000 to give Germanys kaiser
a week hunting. Perhaps the earl dld
not spend quite as much on the prince,
which, IN the present condition. OF uL-
friendliness between the two nations,
would OF itself be sufficient 10 cause an
nOyanCe.
The prince visited Lowther castle fer
the purpose Of enjoying the nne shooting
10 lie had there. There are l5,yD acres,
all well stocked with many kinds Of
game, and the place is admirably man
aged It ranks as the finest shooting es-
tate in England and the prince expect
ed 10 make some record breaking bags
In his lighter days Wales fancied fox
hunting, but for the past two or three
years he has seldom followed the hounds
and mas confined himself to the less bois-
ferrous sport OF shooting.
Lonsdale knew that the prince expect
cd 10 90 great execution among the birds
For that reason extraordinary arrange
ments were made weeks in advance. The
grounds were not shot over and the birds
were allowed to become quiet. The earl
purchased over thousand extra birds
from London dealers and set them free
on the estate to Increase the number OF
Skilled garnekeepers were drilled every
uay IN the work of driving the birds to-
ward a spot which had been carefully Sc
iected Tor the prince and three men were
detailed 10 reload his guns and do every
thing but sight the weapon and pun the
trigger. With these elaborate prepare
tons 1t was hoped that the prince would
make some famous bags, but as nothing
mas been said about them in the London
papers, il is quite safe TO assume that he
only met with moderate success. If such
ig
stand why LOnsdale was in an ugly hui
NOR as for less cause than this the royal
displeasure has more than once been Wis
tied upon some unfortunate.
But there were many other avenues
opened FOR a possible cause OF annoyance.
Whenever the prince makes a visit ii is
understood that the cuisine is absolutely
under his direction, and If the chef be
SO unfortunate as to be unable to meet
any demand made upon him, the results
are disastrous. This necessitates the lay
ing IN OF an endless variety OF edibles.
Inc prince expects to have everything
served to him exactly as directed, no mat
ter what rare dehcaoy he may fancy, and
the prince Is no mean epieure. II there
be the faintest fault in the cookery he
recognizes 1t in an instant.
Every day the chef prepared an elabor-
ate menu, and after passing through
many hands IT reached theeprince Some-
times he changed ii completely, and at
others elaborated or cut 1t down. If the
vintage Of certain wines did not strike
his fancy he named those which did,
were expected to be served.
But If Lonsdale were fortunate enough
to please the prince in the hunting Held
and in the dining room, still more deli
cate task was to please him in the matter
of guests. OF course. the prince dOmt-
mates the list of invitations. The Count
ess of Lonsdale, following the usual GUS
tom, would prepare a list OF her titled
neighbors whom she expected to invite
to dinner and the prince would edit ii.
Certain names would be cut and others ad-
ded.
After this It would seem that the re-
sponsibility of the host and hostess was
at an end in the matter, but quite the
reverse is the case. They are responsible
for the guests all the time they are in
the royal presence and at country house,
where everything is of family nature,
the behavior of the guests is a delicate
task to govern so that omenSe Will be
given to neither side.
The general rule is that the guests are
to be as much at home, talk, laugh and
make themselves amusing, just as if roy
atty were not there, and to treat the
prince with sufficient intimacy to grattfy
his desire for complete ease and freedom
from restraint, without once infringing
on the respect due to the heir of the
throne, a golden mean which only the
most consummate tact and good breeding
can enable any one to preserve.
The slightest infraction of these rules
on the part of any of the guests costs
the host dear. From this it can be seen
that it was quite an easy matter for
something to have occurred to rutfie the
feelings OF the prince at Lowther Castle.
ART Up to Date.-"Has Mrs Catchon
an artistic homer
YES; her pictures are hung so low
| that you have to lie down on the floor
to look at them. Chicago Record.