Arizona republican., 1899-07-31
FOREIGN NOTES
AND COMMENT

While there is no truth whatsoever
in the story cabled to this country, &C
cording 10 which the we'll known OPP
cratic manager, Maurice Grau, was in
vited to dinner at Windsor castle with
the queen, yet Mr.. Grau was the re-
cipient of a compliment on the part
of the venerable sovereign which is
the subject of no end of discussion in
England. He was not only summoned
to Windsor in a professional capacity
to take charge OF the performance OF
Leon Cavallo's opera, "Pagacci," at the
castle, but was likewise invited TO al
tend the evening party after the per
Torrance as one of her majesty s
guests. The performers, as usual, as
soon as the opera was finished were
presented to the queen, who, after ad-
dressing a few compIm entary remarks
to them, dismissed them to the sup
per which had been prepared for them,
and at the close of which they were
taken back to London by a special
train, not, however, without receiving
token which was handed to them by
the queens gentleman in waiting
while the supper was in progress. Mr.
Grau, however, did net take supper
with his artists, but, by command of
the queen, remained as part of the
circle of her more exalted guests. en-
Joyed quite a lengthy conversation
with the venerable lady, and was treat
ed with more considera ton than has
ever fallen before to the lot of a the
atrIcal manager. Moreover. in order
that there might be no nisapprehen-
sion on the subject, the queen herself
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she always does for publication. tile
record OF the dOings at court during
the previous twenty-Eour hours made
a special point of including Maurice
Grau's name among the guests whom
sne mad invited to the evening party
that followed the operate perform
ance at the castle. The queen has
never paid any such compliment as
tEts to Sir Henry Irving or any othsr
BRUSH manager, the nearest ap-
proach thereto bedng the invitation to
her evening parties at Windsor which
she occasionally addresses to Sir Ar
thur Sullivan, the composer. and Sig
nor TCSti, the singing teacher of the
royal family and their favorite draw
ing room songster
From Paris I learn that the very
first telegram of congratu}3tion "a
ceiVed by General the Marquis de Gal
lifet on his appointment as minister of
war was one from the ex-Empress Eu-
genie During the palmy days of the
Iuileries he was the most brilliant
a-ue-de-camp Of her husband, and it
may pe remembered that when he was
SO dangerously wounded at Pueblo
uurlns the Mexican war, on hearing
now terribly he was suffering from
thirst AMI lack of ice, she made a vow
not 10 touch a bit of ice until he had
recovered from his injuries and re-
turned to France in safety. GeneraI
de Gallifet is on equally friendly
terms with the duke of Orleans whom
ne has been in the habit of meeting at
Marlenbad, in Germany, every summer
aAd accompanying on his walks. Yet
no one dreams of suspecting the Low
atty OF the marquis to the republic on
tnls account, although a far less de-
gree OF cordially between either En-
press Eugene and the duke of Orleans
on the one side and French generals
on the other would immediately lead
10 sUch distrust as to practically ruin
tneCr future career in the army
FRIENDS and foes of de Gallffet know
that N his case amenities of a friend
~ and social character have no poIt-
lcaI significance, and he is probably
the only French officer of the highest
rank who has the courage to entertain
very friendly relations with German
oflcers, mobiles, and royal personages.
Queen Victoria's action in reviyine
the extinct barony of Dorchester and
in creating Mrs. Leir Carleton a peer-
ess in her own night under the name
CT Lady Dorchester. is not without
posse ssfng certain degree of inter-
est for Americans. The first Lord Dor
received his peerage as COM
mander-ln-chief of the British forces
IN America at the time of the war CT
independence. Indeed, it is due to
him that England remains today in
possession of Canada instead of that
vast dominion forming part and parcel
OF the United States. The first Lord
Dorchester was likewise second in
command at the British capture of Ha-
vana in 1852. Perhaps he is better
known on this side of the water by
the name of Sir Guy Carleton. which
he bore throughout the war of indie
pendence, only receiving MS peer2ge
at the close. The Carleton family. OF
which the new Lady Dorchester is TO-
day the head, has many other Ameri-
can associations. The new Lady Dor
chester is the daughter Of the third
Lord Dorchester, who al his death
was succeeded by his childless cousin,
who in turn passed over TO the major
ity last year. She is 50 years of age,
and has been twice married, the first
time to a Mr.. Pigott, by whom she has
a son, Captain Dudley Pigott of the
Ninth Lancers. She subsequently mar
ried a General Leir, who, like her first
husband, belongs to a very ancient
county family.
Captain Pigott has now assumed the
name of Carleton in addition to his
own, as well as the prefix of Hon, and
Will, on his mothers death, become
Lord Dorchester and take his seat as