The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-11-27
.ieondon Correspondence

NY Ionuou correspondent writes me
this week as follows:
The poor Duchess Of Teck's impress
sive funeral is over. but her memory
will he always green. 1t is a strange
fact that the Queens request for general
mourning attire was very little observe
in town. and hear that the same ihir &
was the case in the country. yet this ap-
parent neglect did not mean lack Of sor-
row. This is day OF bright colnrs, every
woman had just got home her new
clothes for the winter. all Of the very
gayest, and for the sake Of few days
did not feel inclined to get new outfit.
And yet all the modistes have dc clsred
themselves absolutely distracted by the
multitude Of mourning orders that pour
ed in. Perhaps, then. the real reason Of
the puzzle was that the black clothes
were ordered, but not sent home 10 time.
The royal family are genuinely dis
tressed by the loss. How the Princess
Of Wales cried during the special service
on Sunday! The Duchess of York is
pale and self.contained. She say s she
has been tr.iog ever since tbs death Ito
think what neither would have liked and
to do just that" You see, the blow was
not quite SO sudden for | er. as she was
staying with her parents and knew of
her mothers iIlnese, which had bee n
kept a secret from all the rest OF t le
family, eyen the Wales household. 1t
vas like the unseltishnees Of Princess
Mary not TO wish to have them worried d.
One OF her last visits was to Lord
Mountstephen. at Brocket Hall, near
Hatfield. She stayed there three days
with the Duke and house party. which
inclNded the NorthcOtee, the fdncee
Miss TufnelD. Lady Somers. Lady Mar
garet Villiers and Lord Selborne (who is
Lord SalisburyIs son-in-lawl. Brocket
Hall belongs TO the Cowpers. but they
always let it. as they do not require an
other place 81 near their lovely Hertford-
shirs seat, Panshange:. 1t is in the
midst Of beautiful country, and the
Duchess seemed TO thoroughly enjoy
her stay, joining in long walks through
the lanes and also taking drives. Every.
one noticed how gay she was; every meal
was enlivened by her witty stories and
her we'll known laugh. Nor did she
seem tired, for each evening she stayed
up till after II, listening to the playing
of Herr Bonawirz, who was one OF her
guests. On the last night she had left
the room on her way to bed, when some
body hit upon the idea of ending the
little concert-to which she had contrib
uted some quaint old German songs in
sympathetic and sweet style-by the
singing Of the national anthem. AS the
strains reached her the Duchess eaid,
"Oh, they're singing God Save the
Queen must go back" and back she
went accordingly to join: with great
heartiuess in the chorus. Another Incl
dent of her stay was the taking of a
portrait group OF all the Brocket party
by a young fellow who was among them.
This was probably the last time the
Duchess as photographed, 60 no 6oubt
the few pictures that resulted will be
treasured She looked SO well all the
time no one could have guessed that she
was slowly dying.
My space was SO taken up last week
that had DO time to tell you about the
Balaklava dinner given at st. Jane
Hall on the anniversary to the sixty sur.
viyors of the famous Charge OF the Light