Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-26

birth OF the young prince, had only
three months before attended the Duch'
ess OF Kent az the birth Of the princess.
How pretty the little MayiloWer,
writes he grandmother both OF Albert
and Victoria, the DOWager duchess OF
C0burg. 10 the Duchess Of Kent, VIII
be when / see It In q years time
siebod cannot sufficiently descrlpt
what a dear little love II IS.
The MayilOWer above spoken or was,
Of course. the Princess Victoria, From
very early period the dowager
duchess permitted herself 10 entertain
the hope that her two grandchildren
would thereafter become man and wife.
AT COURT.
On February o. 1885, when not quite
twelve years Of age, she attended her
first drawing room. Lady Jersey,
writes the amusing Mr. Grevllle, made
n scene with Lord Durham. She got
up i'm a corner OF the room, and said:
Lord Durham, / hear that you have
said things about me which are not
true. and / desire mat you Will call
lpon me tomorrow with a witness TO
hear my positive denial, and ] hope
that you will not repeat such things
about me-. She was IN fury, and he
in a still greater He muttered that
he should never set foot I'm her house
again, which she did not hear, and af-
ter delivering herself Of her speech she
bounced back again to her seat
nightly proud OF her exploit II arose
out Of her saying that he should make
Lady Durham demand an audience Of
Ntaa u faW 81 D.
which Lady Jersey said OF her, and TO
other Wing allies These We're days
In which party spirit ran high. and
penetrated the whole fabric OF society
in England. Within two or three years
OF this time Princess Victoria had
taken her place In that society as the
heiress to the English throne
In September, 1885, her royal hlghness
was the guest OF the Duke Of Rutland.
az BeyOir While there she was once
more seen by the ubiquitous and an OBJ
servant Mr.. Greville A few days after
The visiting the home ~ the Manners
she visited the Marquis Of Exeter, at
Burlelgh
"They"-that Is the Duchess Of Kent
! and the future queen-"arrived," writes
/ the indefatigable diarst under date Of
| september p. from Belyoir, at 3
| o'clock IN a heavy rain the civic au-
| th0rues having turned out al Stamford
10 sCort them and a procession OF diff
iereut people are all very loyal When
they had lunched, and the mayor and
bis brethren had got dry, the duchess
received the address, which was read
by Lord Exeter as recorder. II talked
| ~ The princess as destined TO mount
! ne t1rOne OF these realms Conroy
! handed the answer, just as the prime
minister does TO the king They are
splendidly lodged, and great prepare
lions have been made for their reCep-
don
Mr. Greyille was however, present at
much more important fesuvity
sraced also by the young princess, lu
the following year on August 30 1886
King WilliaOm, who had acccded 20 the
throne on the death OF his brother 10
lND' gave dinner party az Windsor
on his birthday The whig ministry OF
Lord Melbourne was then in power,
with each particular member OF which
ms majesty was az feud. Not one Of
the ministers was invited to the castle
on this occasion, and none, except tho
household, In any way connected with
the government. The king, we hear, In
an excess Of royal affection proposed
'ne health Of Princess Victoria after
lhat of the Princess Augusta
And now said MIS- majesty. "hav-
ing given the health of the Oldest. will
give that OF the youngest member o.
the royal family / know the interest
which the public feels about her, and.
although ! have not seen as much OF
her as ! could have wished. I take no
less interest In her and the more / do
see of her both In public and In priv
ate the greater the pleasure It will
6iye me-"
The whole thing comments Grevllle.
was so civil and gracious that II could
hardly be taken IN. but the young
princess sat opposite and hung her
mead with not unnatural modesty at
pelng talked OF In so large a company.
lhere was one person whom the king
delested more even than his ministers
the mother OF the princess, the Ouch
ess OF Kent, who had not been sparing
IN her criticisms on the reception she
had met from the royal family in Eng
lahd. The duchess had applied for a
SUITE OF apartments for her own use In
lNenslngton palace, and had been re-
FUSED by the king She appropriated
lhe rooms Notwithstanding the denial.
Inc KING Informed her publicly that
ne neither understood nor would en-
cure conduct so disrespectful to him.
rms though said loudly and publicly.
was only the muttering Of a storm
winch broke next day. IL was the royal
blrthday and the king had invited a
hunured people TO dinner. The Duchess
OF Kent sat on one side OF his majesty,
one or his sisters on the other. and
me Princess Victoria opposite.
"hen replying 10 the speech In which
ms health had been proposed. the king
uuIst l0rth In a bitter TRADE against
! trust In God he exclaimed. that
may have the satisfaction Of leaving
'he royal authority on my death 10 the
peIa 'nal exercise OF that young lady
pointing 70 the princess)-the hoiress
pI'suinptlVe 10 the crown, and not I'm
'ne hands OF person now near me
VINO ~ surrounded by evil advisers. and
VINO IS herself incompetent to act with
tIopllely IN the station in which she
"oulu nc paced ! have no hesitation
~ saving that | have been insulted
I. Iossly ana continually nsultcd. by
.ns1 person but / am determined to
49, ''iiAN.i AZ ANNfrt OF behavior
10 dlsrospectful 20 me-"
The king particularly complained q,
me manner IN which the princess had
Jeen prevented from attending al court
by her mother For the future" ne
'9ld' Il shall Insist and command that
NE princess do upon all occasions ap-
lear at my court, as It is her duty 10
Having begun with an anathema. the
,hg ended with a beuedlcuon speak- |
hs OF the princess and her future reign |
n tone OF paternal interest and affec- |
loh' The effect, however which the |
uyal uiterances produced was alarm |
~ The queen looked In deep distress |
ne princess burst into tears. the |
duchess OF Kent said not a word. but
oon after leaving the room announced |
ler immediate departure. and ordered |
'er carriage There had been az much |
y SHY obstlnacy ana vanity on the
art OF the duchess as OF surlinegs ON |
ne part Of the king She never missed |
~ opportunity OF provoking nor he of
etanatlng with insult Where's the |
Iueent' he asked one day when aim
ler was announced. His majesty was
htorned that she was waiting for The