The sun., 1903-12-27

offended him by refusing to be introduced
to him, but it is to pay court to Pitt, depend
| on it, that he writes az he does.
| Some "reminiscences set down by Mr..
Creevey in 1921 refer to his doings in 1906
| when he was full of enthusiasm for the heir
apparent subsequently George lND upon
! whom the hopes of the whole Wing party
+ were fixed. 1t should be kept in mind That
+ Mr. Creevey entered Parliament in 1902
| as Jealous partisan of Charles Fox ana
| the Wing Opposition. He recalls that IL
! was in 1904 that "the Prince began first 10
| notice me and to stop his horse and talk
! with me when he met me in the streets,
| but recollect only one occasion and that
| in the succeeding year, that ] dined at
Carlton House. On that occasion Lord
Dundas and Calcraft sat at the top and bot
tom of the table, the Prince in the middle
at one side, with the Duke of Clarence next
to- him; Fox, Sheridan and about thirty
Opposition members of both houses max
ing the whole party. We walked about the
garden before dinner without our hats
The only thing that made an impression
upon me in favor Of the Prince that day
always excepting his excellent manners
and appearance Of good humor) was his
flung across the table 10 Fox and asked
IL he must not answer it, which Fox assented
to; and then, without the slightest fuss, the
Prince left his place, went into another
room and wrote an answer, which he
brought to Fox for his approval, and, when
the latter said it was quite right, the Prince
seemed delighted. which l thought very
pretty in him and. a striking proof Of Fo1's
a.,
on to say that during dinner he 1.-THE Princel
was very gracious, funny and agreeable,
but after dinner he took to making speeches
and was very prosy, as well as highly in
jldicious. He made a long harangue in
favor of the Catholics, and took occasion TO
tell us that his brother william and him
self were the only two Of his family who
were not German this, too, in company
which was, most of them. barely known
to him. Likewise, remember his halloaing
to Sir Charles Bamfyld at the other end OF
the table and asking him if he had seen
Mother Windsor Ia notorious procuressl
lately"
At the beginning of September, 1908. Mr..
Creevey. with his wife and stepdaughters.
went 70 Brighton to spend the autumn
there, the Prince then living AT the Pavilion.
He was quickly taken into favor. al thin k.
he recalls 1T was the first, or, at furthest.
the second day after our arrival when my
two Oldest daughters and myself were
walking on the Steyne, and the Prince,
who was sitting talking to old Lady Cler-
mont, having perceived me, left her and
came up to speak to me- when presented
my daughters o him He was very gracious
tolls all. and hoped he should see me shortly
at dinner. In two or three days from this
time | received an invitation to dine at
the Pavilion. Mrs, Fitzherhert. whom l
had never been in a room with before,
sat on one side of The Prince. and the Duke
of Clarence on the other. In the course
of the evening he Prince took me up to
the card table, where Mrs. Fitzherbert
was playing. and said; Mrs. Fit2herbert,
I wish YOU would call on Mrs. Creevey and
say for me | should be happy TO see her
here Mrs. Fitzherbert did call accord
ingly. and, though she and Mrs. Creevey
had never seen each other before. an ac-
quaintance began thar soon grew into a
very sincere and agreeable friendship,
which lasted the remainder Of Mrs. Creevey's
life
1t seems that during the four months
which the Creeveys spent at Brighton
there was not day in which they were not
at the Pavilion, either at dinner or in the
evening We are told that during these
four months the Prince behaved with the
greatest good humor. as well as Kindness
to us all He was always merry, and full
OF his jokes, and any one would have said
he was really a very happy man. Indeed,
I have heard him say repeatedly during
~, ., hot lac. ho hop
when King as he was then" Mr.. Creevey
found. however. that there is a serious
drawback to intimate association with
illust rious persons Il suppose, he writes.
@the courts, or fouses of Princes, are all
alike in one thing, viz. that in attending
them YOU lose your liberty. After one
month was gone by you fell naturally
and of course into the ranks, and had to
reserve your observations ill you were
asked for them These royal invitations
are by no means calculated to reconcile
one to court To be sent for half an hour
before dinner or perhaps in the middle
of ones own, was a little too hnmiliatlng
to be very agreeable
The author of these "reminiscences says
that Mrs. Fit zherbert was great card
PLAYER, and played every night. The
Prince never tbnchtu u cara, bllt was OcCu-
pie in talking to his guests, and very much
in list ening to and giving directions to ,he
band Al - o'clock punctually, the band
st opped and sandwiches and wine and water
We're handed about shortly after which the
Prince made bow and we all dispersed"
Mr. Creevev had heard great deal OF the
Princes drinking. but he says that at Brigh-
ron in 1905, Il never saw him he least drunk
but once, and | was myself pretty much
the occasion Of it. We were dining at the
Pavilion, and poor Fonblanque, a dolorous
fop of lawyer and Member Of Parlia-
ment. too, was one Of the guests. After
drinking some wine, ] could not resist hav-
ing some jokes al Fonulanque's expense,
which the Prince encouraged greatly. |
went on and invented 81 ories about speeches
Fonbanuue had made in Parliament which
wer, so pathetic as TO have affected his
audience to tears. all of which inventions
of mine Fonblanque denied to he true with
such overpowering gravity that the Prince
said he should die of it if ! did not stop, In
the evening at abou, 10 or II o'clock. he
said he should go to the ball at the CAST lie,
and said should go with him, SO l went
in his coach, and he entered the room
with his arm through nine everybody
standing and getting upon benches to see
him. He was certainly tipsy, and so. of