The herald., 1897-11-28

were displayed in the large drawing
room of the castle. The Queen, Princess
Beatrice and the rest Of the court as
well as the children, were hugely de-
lighted.
The Queen seemed to enjoy immensely
the pictures Of herself in the Jubilee
procession" and after the entertain
ment was over she caused Manager
Hutchins of the Empire Theater to be
presented to her.
A barrel of money has been reapcd at
the Windsor bazar In aid of the Royal
Albert Institutions, opened at Princess
Christian on last Tuesday. The Princess
presided at two stalls, selling photos of
Queen Victoria signed by Her Majesty,
at a guinea each.
The whole stock was sold in a few
minutes, thereupon the Princess re-
marked, II do not see why we should not
petition mamma for some more
A messenger was then dispatched to
the castle and the Queen supplied more
signed photos of herself. Her Majesty
continued doing so during the three days
which the bazar lasted, and even then
the demand for her photos was not satis-
fled.
Queen Victoria has also been busy at
family council, which has been discus
sing the affairs of the family Of the late
Duchess of Teck, at which the Duke of
Teck and his children, including Prince
and Princess Adolphus of Teck were
present.
Jewelry Of considerable historical
value goes to the Duchess of York, the
daughter Of the Duke. Queen Victoria
substantially compensating the other
members of the family. The White
Lodge at Richmond, hitherto the resi-
dence of the Duke and Duchess of Teck,
has been granted to the Duke and Ouch
ess Of York. The future of the Duke of
Teck has not been settled upon. 1t is
| rumored that a Parliamentary appropri-
alton will be sought, but this is not likely
to be obtained, as this would be most
distasteful to the people generally and
the House of Commons after the promise
made after the settlements of the Prince
of Wales children that no further money
would be asked for in behalf Of the royal
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone crossed the
| channel on Friday on their way to
Cannes. where they will arrive on Sun
day. They were greeted by crowds of
people onl eaving London and on their
arrival at Folkestone. DR.. Haberson re-
ported that the general health of the
former Prime Minister Is very good and
there Is every prospect of his neuralgia
pains disappearing In a milder cline.
Or. Nettleship says the distinguished
patients eyes are in good condition and
not affected by his neuralgia.
The 'touchiness" of litterateurs had
two volcanic demonstrations during the
week. Swinburne, the poet, having been
named in the Academy as one of a Sc
lected forty to form an English Acad
emy Of Immortals, wrote a furious letter
to the Times, saying: THE notion of an
English Academy is too seriously stupid
for farce and too essentially vulgar
for comedy"
In conclusion, Mr.. Swinburne re-
marked: 1T seems to me that the full
and proper definition of so preposter-
pus an impertinence must be left to
others than the bearer of a name Sc
lected for the adulation Of such an
insult"
Sarah Grand's latest work Is caustic-
ally criticized and the author of The
Heavenly Twins has written a letter to
the Daily Telegraph's book reviewer,
couched in the most severe terms.
Among other things. she says.
That you are of ancient" lineage,
am willing to admit, since your putting
in my mouth words and sentiments not
mine shows you are infected with the
blood of Ananias. That you should take
upon yourself to be a serious Judge of
art, is a crime for which it Is painful
to think you must one day settle be-
tween you and your God. but that you
should write yourself down an admircr
of mine is the ugliest blow my art has
dealt me, and I take this opportunity to
publicly apologize for It,"
j. s. Sargent, the American painter
and member of the Royal Academy, is
finishing portrait of Miss Daisy Letter
for the Academy of 1885,
There was great crowd of pilgrims
and visitors at Rome on Monday, the
feast Of Saint Cecilia, gathered to see
the Catacombs lighted up by thousands
Of electric lights, and other curious
sights. Priests, sisters Of various orders,
German students, Americans and tour
lists OF many other nationalities were
present at the service Of all sorts at the
little altars Of the Catacombs which now
resemble a mundane museum.
There is marked change in the pre-
vailing style Of fashionable hairdress-
ing. which shows an inclination to re,
turn to the chignoHW k.oI eiihq I
The doubts raised as to whether an
English aristocrat was permitted to
marry an Indian have been dispelled by
the announcement that Lady Coventry
and Prince Dhuleep Singh are to be mar
ried on December 49, The Coventrys are
opposed to the union, but their objec-
tions have been overruled and the In
dian government has agreed to settle
upon the bride the sum Of $4,000 annual
ly.
1t Is understood that Henry D. Trail
Is the author of Life of the Prince Of
Wales, which will be published in the
near future.
1t is claimed that the electric rail-
roads at Cairo, Egypt, are beating those
of Brooklyn in the record of the num-
Der of people killed. The Egyptian
roads have been running little over a
year and 140 people were killed or in
jured by their cars during the first
twelve months.
The Prince of Wales had successful
shoot with the Earl of Durham at Lamb
ton Castle. One day eight guns killed
$500 pheasants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martins party
in Scotland is also establishing big rec