New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
LONDON SOLDERING DOWN.
AFTERMATH or THE GREAT JUBILEE CELL
ERRATION-THE QUEENS EYEsIGHT.

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EBRATION-THE QUEENS EYEsIGHT.
London, July s-The Jubilee functions are endea'
and London is reluctantly doffing its holiday garp'
But the undressing takes apparently. as long as
the dressing. Carpenters are still slowly tearing
down the stands.
Most OF the princes and special ENJOYS have de-
parted $3.50
The familiar belief in Queens weather. whIoi.
has become a fixed superstition. is almost Justine"
by the remarkable weather which gree'eu e''''
public appearance OF Her Majesty. and surpris-
ing feature since the beginning Of the festiViues
has been the many rainy days between mem
The Special Embassy of Whitelaw Reid ended
yesterday and did with continued ha'hs Va
gratitude from the British Government Tor the
manner In which the United States has been repre-
sented While Mr. and Mrs Reds ofhciai 'ash 10
over their personal engagements promise 10 DE
almost as important and numerous, including at
tendance at the Savage Club reception on oa.ur
day. the Middle Temple dinner the American ooo'-
ety's dinner and the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES uihHe'
next week Mr.. and Mrs. Reid VIII remain d.
Lord Lonsdae's house until they san 'or ho"e' a'
the end OF the month.
On Wednesday, while the Brooklyn was al oo"'"-
ampton Sir William White, Great Britains great
est naval constructor, with n party, came up u''
the new marvel of a torpcdo-boat Turpina 81,
William was shown over the snip. ana cHan'i'eu
everything with the greatest nteres'. lie was spe-
ciay complimentary OF all the arrangements con-
nected with the guns and for the protec'oh vi inc
engines. AS the naval constructor was oepar'ns
Admiral Miller offered him a salute OF fifteen guns
as given to a bureau chief In the United States ser
vice but Sir William White declined.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies Joseph
Chamberlain, provided royalty with new sensation
on Wednesday. Wishing TO have an overwheimihs
social show Mr. Chamberlain took the late Sr
Julian Goldsmid's big house in Piccadilly and invf;-
ed two thousand guests to a banquet and reception
I'll oxin NJ
sultng in the greatest crush London remembers
The sudden bringing Of eight hundred or nine hun
dred carriages into Pccadilly quite upset the police
and made intermnab!e Jam. In the midst OF
which the Prince and Princess OF Wales drove up
ST. Jamess-st. The Prince finding tina: the police
were unable Immediately - clear the way,
ordered his coachman 10 drive back to Marlborough
House. and, for the first time in the HE oil their
Highnesses their progress to honor a Comnoner
was barred. Inside the house the crush was ter
rble Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain vainly tried TO
edge their wa; the foot OF the stairs, in order
10 receive the Prince and Princess OF Wales and
Mrs. Chamberain's chagrin AZ the failure or the
Prince and Princess OF Wales TO arrive was evil
dent and made worse by the condolences or
many present. who wishing 10 go on TO the recep-
ton of the Earl and Countess OF Derby, were alb
solutely unable to leave III" premises, as the con-
tinued arrivals for a long time prevented ingress
or cgress Hundreds were unable to get In at ALL
and the Duke and Duchess of York were obliged
to make their exit by way of the kitchen and area
steps.
beirg royalty entertained everywhere. Every
bishop has more invitations to hospitality than he
can possibly accept. and the same Is the case win
invitations 10 preach The Archbishop or Canter-
bury received them ali most cordially ana In
fuences 10y the wholesale. it is reported in the
press are being brought 10 bear in favor of the
Archbishop of Canterburys great scheme TO obtain
the adhesion OF all the Colonials. and OF all the
Americans, If possible, to such an acknow edgment
OF the Archbishop OF Canterburys headship OF me
Church OF England and its onshoots as pracuca,Iy
10 permit him, In a large measure. 10 coIUo tie
internal affairs of such churches. Tho idea hnds
some of the Colonial bishops warmly advocate II.
The question IS probably too broad one TO De de-
E. l.. GodSin. Editor of THE Evening Post" Of
NewYork, has taken house near Sheeh LOT INC
The sensational stories circulated by New;York work
blindness and her alleged intention to abdcate In
favor OF the Prince or Wales afder Inc ~; JuDi,ee
are exciting great dcrsion among tho few news,
which have degned to n0fe the s STqe ana
the abdication sensation" says a ,os ham I'm.
This very, very ancient fimflam has been I'M
posed upon creduous prints at regular Intervals
during the last thrty-four years. The Queen has
no more idea Of abdicating than she has of touring
Regarding the sensation" cruelty engineered by, by
Queens eyesght high Official who is in daily con
tact with the queen Informs the Associated Press
ioria is almost totally blind is IAN absolute UNI
been Tor re%y {Sns pass ' IS her time
life Bur 10 say that she is afflicted with sudden
for her read fine writing and me PRINT man wds
formerly the case; but Her Majesty sun read ~
through two-thrds of all the documents sent 10
her Indeed no later than yesterday sne read sew
era official communications and annotated 'he"i
To soothe the susceptibtles Of the members h Of
Parliament which were Immensely ru1led Wneii
the commcners ATTENDED the Queens p'i 1an al
OF them unable to enter at ~! anu
others arrived too late Her M,jcsty to-day eR1cT
tanned them a n garden party at Nindsor; f-ach
member OF Parliament was allowed to bring ms
wife and one daughter. If his daughter hnd made
issued wien Her Majesty read In the London
newspapers that the members OF the House OF
Commons were indignant at the manner In which which
suppressed by the palace ofhcials VINO were 10
blame for the laundering. and who took great care
Tho tactfu act of the Queen In including the
wives of the members of Parliament in her invita-
lion to Windsor Castle was received with the
greatest enthusiasm. the wives OF l;in"rais ana
Radicals who daily abuse the m nc, sn9"ht
The Irish members ahsiained from gong Jonn
Dillon. chairman Of the Irish Parliamentary party.
AS we were not at buckingham Palace. there Is
no insult to remedy , u,,
trying to hurry the reception on account Of OF p he
status of the House, and tried to mpute the hasco
to a deliberate intention upon the part OF Tory
cun hut the incident was ended with the Queens
message read in the House OF Commons on Tues
day last. inviting the Cornmoners ana thelr wives
to visit her at Windsor
AMERICANS IN PARIS CELEBRATE.
Paris July 3-The American Artistic Association
celebrated the Fourth Of July to-day with the OPEN
| ing Of It's new premises. which were beautifully