New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07

KING and Queen is resulting n an altogether IN
preeedented influx of English people 10 the Land
OF the Nile the season al Cairo giving promise OF
altogether exceptional brilancy
understand that Lady Curzon win not remain
In India TO assist the viceroy in receiving the
Fflnce and Princess OF Wales. This Is perhaps as
well for all parties concerned; for even last winter
at the time OF the durOar the presence Of the
duchess Of Connaught led to some rather awkward
questions on the subject Of Lady Curzon's precise
position on the table of precedence, which were
only smoothed over thanks TO the gentle, shy and
altogether unassuming nature of the duchess.
The Princess Of Wales. however. has much
keener sense of her royal dignity and OF all that is
due to her rank, and does not hesitate TO show it
"hen she imagtncs that there is any tendency on
the part 81 people to forget it or to lacking in
the proper amount OF Difference. It is very doubt
ful whether, If Lady Curzon TO remain in
ihdla during the royal visit. the Princess would
permit her 10 take rank beside her as did the
Duchess Of Connaught al the time of the durbar
The orientals would not understand the reIegaton
OF the NicerOys wife to the wake OF the Princess.
ana would ascri5e 1t TO a decline of rank and to a
loss OF royal favor, which could only tend to i'm
PAIR the prestige of the Governor General More
over, there would certainly be friction and
pieasantness. and. all things considered. il IS just
as well that Lady Curzon should be I'm England
when the Prince and Princess of Wales nay that
visit TO Irdia which was promised in the Kings
name last winter by the Duke of Connsught to
take place early in 1904
The ceremonial folIoVe in the case OF the Prince
OF Wales's visit will be identical with that adopted
IN the case of his fathers stay in India in 1919 and
1876 and different therefore to that employed in
connection with the tour OF the Duke and Duchess
OF Connaugnt last winter through Hndustan, for,
whereas the duke yielded the pas to the Nceroy.
the latter viii make way the Prince Of Wales.
who will precede him all occasions. just as
Lord Northbrook did tventy-seven years ago
Governor General, when King Edward was in India
as heir apparent.
King Victor Emmanuel ana Queen Helen appear
to have been liberal in their gifts TO the gen
flemen and ladies of the royal household at Wind
sor and more generous to the servants than any
other soveregns who have visited the English court
since the late King of Holland was there with his
ccnsorJ on the occasion Of the marriage Of Queen
En- ma s sister the late Duke of Albany ! hear
that the Italian monarch left less than $1,000 10
be distributed among the various servants while
his gifts in the shape of jeelry TO the dignitaries
of the household. men well as women. are said
TO represent 4 good $4,000 more That is to say,
his weeks stay in England cost him, in the shape
OF presents and tips the tidy little sum OF s25ooo
The late King of Holland spent in the same way
some $4,000 for four days stay at Buckingham
Palace. and the present Emperor OF Russia was
able to get of with about $4,000 in ''pourboires.
just because his visit to Queen Victoria happened
TO be a purely private one and the Court was at
Balmoral at the time. where the household was al
wavs cut down 10 the smallest possible limit
account OF lack of room. These presents given by
royalty are not received with the gratitude that
they deserve. For the recipients seem TO look
upon them perquisites and when they consist
Of jewelry do not hesitate ever the royal
visitors have left to convert them into cash 1t is
this enormous expense entaiIed upon mOnarchs
when they pay state visits that causes them so
often to assume incognito when they go abroad,
and manifest preference for hotel rather
than stay the palace of the ruler Of the coun-
try which they are visiting the hotel being in
initely the less expensive Of the two
MARQCISE DE FONTENOY.