New-York tribune., 1903-05-23

the undercurrent Of fear OF Nihilist demonstra-
1ion and the ambassadress notes what she feels
10 be the hideousness of the lives of the En-
Teror and Empress: They say they find letters
ON their tables in their carriages, coming from
no one knows where telling them all the hor-
rors in store for them and their children 10
coronation days in Moscow succeed some
pleasant weeks of travel in Northern Europe,
duly set forth in lively fashion, and the last
glimpse of the fair writer before her departure
for England is at Boulogne-sur-Mer:
We are very busy these days making our
..,,acnuets as we leave in three days. l
sorry to go. ! have so much enjoyed the quiet
life with the sisters and the children. We nave
seen few people, as We are not In the fashlon-
able quarter but have become most intimate
with all the fishing population The young
women and girls jibe al US when we go shrimp
fishing. terms of perfect equality-there are
no distinctions in the sea-because we have not
the sleight of hand necessary to jerk the SHIN
ing slippery little fish into the basket from
the net Some local swell. the Mayor, l think,
came to see me the other day and told
] was on the beach. so he came down and was
much astonished when they pointed out TO him
Nine PAmbassad drice in a hat and feathers,
diamond earrings. very short skirts, and neither
shoes nor stockings. walking up TO her knees in
the water with fishing net in one hand and a
basket in the other, and followed by her httle
son and niece similarly equipped, all quite happy
and engrossed with their sport
We do not find much about politics in these
letters-not much. at least, which counts-for
Nine. Waddington evidently a model am
bassadress. careful to avoid expressions Of opin-
ion. She perceives in London that the political
talk at dinners is exactly like what she has
heard I'm Paris only in English instead of in
French. and the men talking more quietly,
though they abused one another we'll and with
less gesticulating Also they don't carry politics
into private life they do with US; the men
Of opposite sides lavish abuse upon each other
in the House but there it ends. and they meet
at dinner and chaf each other. and the wives
are perfectly intimate. In France there is a
great gulf between parties, even moderates, roy
alists, and republicans, and / was astounded
when 1 first mixed in political life in France to
see people in society turn their backs upon some
perfectly distinguished. honorable gentleman be-
cause he had not the same opinion as themselves
in politics
She discovers that the Englishman doesn't like
20 speak French, one reason being decided OBJ
lection doing anything he doesn't want TO do
or which bores him England is paradise for
men. she believes--from the nursery days, when
all the women Of the household. nurses. maids
and sisters are slaves Of the boys, to manhood,
when equally all the women do exactly what
the men want and regulate their lives to ssIit
The men Of the family, who have everything
their own way.
Fnglishman whose delightful manners are con-
1inualy noted by the ambassadors. She shows
us how consderate he IS for everybody's com
fort. how CHEEKY and friendly host he is. how
perfect is his courtesy, how unfailing his tact.
EQUALLY aereea bic are the pictures of his mother,
the great Queen then nearing her last years.
The charming smile and manner of the plain
little old lady were as notable then in her
youth Il was very much impressed" writes
Nine Waddmgton. with the Queens person
ality. She is short. stout and her face rather
red but there is A great air of dignity and self
possession and a beautiful smile which lights
up her whole face" The little figure, always
regal in bearing. walks through many of these
pages: we see il ia the Jubilee service, at the
opening Of Parliament, at the State drawing
room and in plain little room at buckingham
Palace wherein nothing pretty interest
ing THE Queen standing, very simply
dressed IN black ther travelling dress, she said
she was starting at once for Windsor. before
= writing table which was in the middle Of the
room covered with books and papers She was
most kind made me sit down on the sofa next
"a her and said she was afraid she had kept me
waiting hut that she had been kept by visit
from Mr. Gladstone-she then paused moment,
SO I made perfectly banal remark. what
wonderful man, such an extraordinary intelli-