The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-09
Countess Of Warwick Is
Gratified at Last.
Secures a Presentation at
Queens Drawing Room.
Gossip Mongers Are Busy Over Do
.ings of Heir Apparent.

Copyrighted, 1926, by Tho Associated Press.l
LONDON, May 9.-The Prince OF Wales
and the Countess of Warwick have sue
ceedeo In once more absorbing the gossip
of society for the best part of the week,
and many Of the venerable danes and
blushing "buds" OF the world OF aristoc-
racy nave not yet ceased chattering or
whispering over the doipgs of the heir ap-
parent and his beautiful friend, sometimes
referred to as the "Babbling Brook" OF
the DAYS OF the .Great Baccarrat
scandal" when that lady was simply
Lady Brooke.
The Prince, the mischief mongers point
out with frowns, signs, winks or smiles,
according to temperament, spent sunday
al Warwick Castle with hastily arranged
house party, which Included Ladies
Rosslyn and Cairns, Lord Willoughby de
Brooke, Sir Frederick Sykes, Major Cen
eral Sir Francis Grenfell, "Willis," Low
and Others w no had been gathered together
to meet the prince. The lovely countens
took the Prince OF Males up the river
Avon in an electric launch and in the
afternoon the party enig yed tea" on
the lawn of the courtyard, where the
ladies and gentlemen also played tennis
and 'cycled, and in short, enjoyed them
selves greatly. OF course, this is in itself
sufficient TO start the tongues OF the
gossips OF at full speed; but the rate they
went then was nothing to the clatter
which followed the announcement on
Thursday that the Countess OF Warwick
had been practically presented TO the
queen al the drawing room held at Buck
ingham Palsce. 1t Is true that Princess
Christian of Schleswig III Holstein tsecond
daughter of Her Majesty presided; but
in was "in bebslr' of Queen Victoria
that she did so and presentation TO the
la-t. -. -. -.
lent 10 being presented to the queen her
self. The pTincess OF Wales, who was to
have presided at this function, was 'un-
avoida blyo absent in the south of
France, where she is visiting her sister,
the ex-empress OF Russia, while the latter
nurses her u, the long suffering czar-
witch, said TO be in the last stages OF con-
sumption.
1t is recalled tnat the very attractive
countess "succeeded to tho title" about
three years ego, and that since that time
she has been trying in vain to be ''pre
sented on her succession" She tried to
get presented last year at drawing room
which tho Princess OF Wales was TO have
held In behalf OF the queen, hut almost
ut the last moment the Princess noticed
the name OF the Countess OF Warwick
among those she was to receive. Then, il
Is said, there was ''fare-up'' all around.
The Princess OF Wales paid hasty visit
to the Queen at Windsor Castle, rumor
has TX hat there was "scene.
The Princess and hor daughters hastily
departed for the continent and para
graph appeared In the newspapers say
ing. in substance, that the Countess OF
Warwick, lowing tc n sudden attack of
influenza" was "p,evented from attend
ing the craving room," etc.
10 aGd TO the triumph OF the Countess,
she was presented by no less person
than the Marchioness of Salisbury, vito
of the premier.
Southampton since his arrival IN England
but he is expected at the Savoy Hotel to-
day. He has had several trial spins in his
twenty-rater, Niagara, which was put in
the water last week, after having been
laid up since last seasons racing.
The big British cutters SatRni;a and
Ailsa are nlso ot Southampton from the
Mediterranean, preparing for the yacht,
ing season in these waters.
London has been to It's brst during the
rsst week. The weather has been warm
and bright aud the parks and streets have
been crowded. There sre many Ameri-
cans In London and many mora are ex-
pected. Mr.. aud Mrs. 1. Townsend Bur-
den. of New York. who have been hero
attending the proceedings which have
led to the cxtradition CT William Dun
lop and William Turner, two of their
former servants. FOR stealing jewels valued
ut about SEQ, goo, have many engagements
before them. LORD North entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Burden at dinner on We'd
nssdav.