The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-01
Istes and Gossip
OF Foreign Capitals.
HON he waxhington Post

had fully intended going. but he
French government absolutely declined
70 accept any responsibility for his
safety or TO guarantee his immunity
from indignity and insult unless ne
would consent TO police surveillance
Of the most rigorous character. Nov,
the prince detssts being Swallowed and
has determined not 10 visit the Gatiic
capital under such exceedingly dis
tasteful conditions.
While in one way this is 10 be regret
ted, since the prince. By using his infiu-
ence with all the British exhibitors 70
prevent their withdrawal from the ex-
hibition, has largely contributed TO its
success. 1t is quite possible that his
presence at some OF the French clubs
of which be is a member and which he
freQuents when in Paris might give
rise TO some unseemly behavior on be-
half OF the more than ordinarily ad-
dlepated adherents Of the Duke OF Or
leans, who has just been turned out
of the three London clubs TO which 30
belonged for first writing letter Of
congratulation to the author OF the
frightfully indecent cartoons Of Queen
Victoria, then deliberately lying about
It, and finally, when pushed to the
wall, enveloping himself in such
mass of verbiage as to render II i'm
possible to make out whether he ad-
mits having written the letter TO the
office or denies 1t.
In fact, his prolixity and verbosity
anent the matter serves to recall the
pithy remark made by King Charles
Y. to his great-grandfather, that Duke
of Orleans, who afterward became king
under the name of Louis Philippe
The duke, endeavoring to exculpate
himself OF some particularly dirty
pieces of intrigue and mean fngrati-
tude toward the monarch to whom he
was SO profoundly indebted for innu-
merable benefits, was checked in the
very flood tide Of his eloquence by the
dryly dignified remark on the part OF
King Charles, I'm mot de prince en-
yaut cent" Zone word OF prince OF
blood is worth a hundred.) The COM
mittees Of the clubs in London asked
the present Duke OF Orleans TO DO
nothing except to satisfy them, as the
price OF membership OF society OF
English gentlemen. that he had not
stopped to an action unworthy OF
French gentleman. Ii is a pity that
the duke was unable TO satisfy so rea-
sonable a requirement and that instead
OF enveloping the case in a cloud OF
verbiage he could not clear himself Dy
that "one word of prince which, as
Charles Y. told Louis Philippe, is
worth a hundred
While on the subject Of the Prince or
Wales l may mention that he has once
again given an indication OF his lean-
ings toward what is known as the
High Church element OF the Angeli-
can establishment by appointing two
pronounced gitualists to be his chap
lains. Both are Norfolk divines and
one Of them, the Rev. J. W. Adams.
is the proud possessor or the Victoria
cross. which he won while serving ~
army chaplain under Lord Roberts IN
Afghanistan by carrying a badly
wounded soldier on his back. under 3
heavy fire, into a place of safety.
Queen Victoria herself is very broad
In church matters and has no inclin-
ations in favor Of the High Church,
and as head of the Church of England
she disapproves of all such devices As
incense. reservation of the sacrament,
professions and lighted candles on the
altar. The Princess of Wales, on the
other hand, is extremely High Church,
like most ladies who, born as Luther
ans, have on their marriage to En-
glishmen joined the Church Of Eng
land. The Prince Of Wales own SEN
timents about the matter were first
brought to life in the Life OF Arch
bishop Benson" which contained, it
may be remembered, letter addressed
to the primate by the heir apparent Ut
the time Of the baccarat scandal. II
which he referred in somewhat con-
temptuous and untriendly manner to
the bitter attacks % which he had
been subjected In connection with the
affair by the "non-Conformists and
Low Church party"
England's future king, by the by,
paid q compliment to the American
painter. Sargent, at the Royal academy
banquet in London. the subtlety OK
which escaped most people. though not
the DISTINGUISHED artist For the
prince. In expressing during the course
of his speech his decided preference
for Mr.. Sargents portrait group OF the
three daughters Of the Hon. Percy
Wyndham. which he pronounced the
picture Of the year and which he en-
titled THE Three Graces." gave the
painters name - the great artist Sar-
gent without the conventional prefix
Of Mr."
The tribute OF the dropped Mr." 10
pay. Monarchs and princes. 1t Is true.
are known generally by their Christian
names. But with people OF less ex-
allied birth It II only men OF genius who
are described by their surnames alone.
Nobody SPEAKS Of MIR. Shakespeare.
nor, since Leigh Hunt died. does ono
ever hear Of Mr." Shelley. That Sar-
gent in his own lifetime should have
his prefix abolished In his own pres
ence at such gathering as the Royal
academy banquet by speaker OF the
rank Of tho Prince Of Wales can only
be reckoned among the recognitione
Of his supremacy In art
The Prince Of Wales likewise showed |
no little generosity and diplomacy In |
IN xttsn1 his rnnxin Eiur Jeonold m