The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-09
LOndOn'S Smart World
Still in the Country.
TENNYSON'S BIOGRAPHY.
Englishmcn and Americans Should
All Be Brothers.
LANGTRY'S LATEST TRIUMPH
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Copyright by Associated Press.)
London, Oct 9-The past week has been
a foretaste of winter with frost and fogs.
The majority OF the smart world remain
in the country, while the Duchess OF
York has been the only member OF the
royal family in town.
Sne has beon an assduous visitor to the
theatres.
The biography of the late Lord Tenny-
son, which is attracting SO much attention
Just now. is contained in two thick vol
umes. full of interest and repeatedly
emphasizes the poets regard for the
United States and his earnest desire that
the parent country ana its offspring
shall ever dwell IN unity. Writing 10
Longfellow, Icnnyson said:
SHOULD Bic BROTHERS.
"We English and Americans should all
be brothers ~ none other among nations
can be ana some of u.s. come what may.
Will ALWAYS be so. j trust.
Iennyson's biographer writes that
Emerson. Whittier. Walt Whitman, Lowell
and Oliver Wendell Holmes were counted
among his friends. ana that through them
nO keDl dllNo ~ SDlTll VI Nibu
their eountrvmen. Americans. the bio
grapher further says not only loaded
him with appreciation. but also loaded
him with pipes. Writing to the Duke of
Argyll in 1861 Iennyson said: II am
sorry did not SEQ the Marquis Of LorDe
but I'll call for the Calumet sent mo by
Longfellow. 1t is odd that Americans
always send me pipes and tobacco rs If
cared for nothing else in the world. and
their tobacco is not my tobacco, nor are
their pipes my pipes. birdseye and QUITE
being more to my fancy that the costlier
things But. however. do rot mean 10
undervalue Longrellow's gift"
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS
It appears from the biography also that
Tennyson had strong views upon the
Alabama claims and no voiced them In a
letter to Mr.. Gladstone, In which he re-
marked "Heayen help you through the
session, which Is like enough to no "A
rough one; but. If you let those Yam
KEGS get anything like their way of
you in Alabama, / won't pay my share
money"
Sudyard Kipling's "The English
Flag. won Tenpyson's praise and Kip
ling replied: when private in the r0nks
Is praised by n general he cam ot presume
to thank him, but fights better the next
day"
Letters to and from the Queen are full
of interest They occasionally touch
upon politics, but are more frequently
personal. The Queen in sending her
warm good wishes on the return of
your natal day." writes: lit was also
my son Alfrei's, and my son-in-law,
Lorne's birthday. AS / gazed upon my
sons Alfred and Arthur. and their
bonnie bairns. could not but feel sad,
thinking that their hour of trial might
-
spare my sweet Beatrice and the husband
she so truly loves and contides in for n
long time TO each other. Untii '6l no real
inroad Of any kind was made in our
circle. How heavy has Gods hand since
then been upon me Mother. husband and
many true friends have been taken from
me. 1 wish you could rave seen the
wedding. Everyone says 10 was the pret.
tiest ever seen. etc. etc.
TIE QUEENS COMPLIMENT.
Writing to Tcnpysun. regarding the
peorago conferred upop him, the Queen
said il was "a mark Of my recognition of
the great services YOU have rendered to
literature, W ich has 80 great an inllu-
ence upon the world at large.
Her majesty added: "How / Wish you
could suggest means for crushing the
horrible publications. whose object is to
promulgate scandal anu calumny which
they vent In themselves
I After visit 20 Queen VICTORIA Tenny-
son wrote 60 her:
"During our conversation felt q touch
OF that true Friendship which binds
human beings together. whether they To
kings or cobblers."
THE JERSEY LILY AGAIN.
1t has Just leaked out that at New
market last week Mrs. Langtry won q
social triumph undCr interesting circum-
stances The Prince Of Wales, according
tl the report. noticing her absence from
the Jockey Club enclosure, asked for an
explanation nom the stewards Upon
this hcing forthcoming the rrinCe dis
missed 1t as being quite Inadequate in
view of Mrs Langtry's position as "a nor q
owner and q generous supporter Cf the
turf.
The upshot Yves, still according 70 the
story. that Mrs Langtry YVES invitcl TO
resume her usage ~ the enClosu q, hut
ATs Langtry. 10 appears WINS angry az
the mann er In which tie invitation was
conveyed "a her nud size refused to eptor
the enclosure unless personally invited
hy one of the stewards. Tbis, IL would
seem. was finally done.
A society newspaper saws rumor Is
current of the engagement of young
Wilson Of TranbycrOfE son OF tie well
known snip owner. OF Hull, To Miss
Katherine Duer Of New York.
W. :. Gilbert announces 10 an Edin-
burgh interviewer that re viii write no
more plays. lie says he is disbcartenci
by the erroneous point OF Wow from
which criticism Is written.
Slight Fire on Wickenden Street.
An alarm was rune in this morning from
g@r a 4.