New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-09

of Orange" converted IL into q home for old and
wounded seamen of the Royal Navy. that is TO
say into species of maritime counterpart of the
lnvades at Paris. This was. however, abandoned
ABOUT forty years ago. and since then the greater
part Of the palace has stood empty only small
portion thereof being devoted to the OF the
Royal Naval College. for which accommodation
could easily be found else
OF course. the drawback TO the scheme is
that the Thames is terribly polluted below London
Bridge, and that the stream at Greenwich is apt
to be foul smelling especially at low tide. But
when the works have been completed. which by
means Of a series of huge locks will render the
river from Gravesend up independent of the tides.
this drawback will OF course disappear, and 1t
would certainly be hardship for either the King,
the Prince and Princess of Wales, or some other
members Of the royal family, to make use of the
palace suburban riverside residence once more
If only for three weeks. thus according
to the masses in the East End OF London glimpse
of that royalty for whose benefit they are firmly
convinced they taxed
When reflects how much the proximity OF the
River Thames adds to the stateliness and to the
magnifcence of the houses of Parliament, at Wes1-
minister. with their terraces along the waters edee
and to the Primates palace OF Lambeth just OPP
posite and to the picturesqueness of that ancient
royal residence the Tower OF London. 1t is mat
ter for surprise that Buckingham Palace should
have been located at such distance from the
river. instead Of it's banks.
The Infant Eulalie of Spain, IS bringing up her
They have spent six years Beaumont College, the
great Catholic counterpart of Elton, near Nlhosor'
where they became adopts at Football ana rowing
And now she has sent them to Germany 10 the
University of Heidelberg, where they are 10 go
through the regular course OF study, making their
homes with Professor and Nine. Holzberg. at the
Villa Bergfeld
Quite q large number of foreign princes OF the
blood have studied at German universities Thus
the present Prince of Wales and his elder brother
the late Duke OF Clarence. well as the Crown
Prince of Greece and that Prince George William
OF Great Britain who is also Duke of Brunswick
and of Luneburg have all studied at Heidelberg
while King Edward and his sailor brother the late
Dixie of Edinburgh and Coburg. for time at
Bonn. So. too King Charles OF Rumania.
while 1t is not generally known that President
Roosevelt likewise received portion Of his educa-
ton IN Germany, thanks TO which he is able to
speak German like native
The Infanta Eualie's bear the names of
Alfonso and Luis eighteen and sixteen years
old respectively, and sturdy good looking.
well set up lads. who Infants OF Spain IN
the line succession the throne of their cousin.
Alfonso XIII In fact their prospects in this con-
nection by means very remote, for the
lives between them and the present King are those
OF the three little children Of the late Princess of
the Asturias, that of the younger sister of the
King. the Infanta Marie Therese. who is still I'M
married and, OF course those of their own mother,
the Infanta Eulalie. and of their widowed aunt,
lisa bella Countess Girgenti quite an elderly
woman.
II IS doubtful whether the Infanta Eulalies other
sister. Maria de la Paz would be taken into con-
sideration in connection with the succession TO
the Spanish throne. for by her marriage 20 Prince
Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria. she became a German,
and her children. unlike those of the Infanta
Eulalie do not rank Infants of Spain. but
merely as scions of the royal house of Bavaria
incidentally II may be stated that the recent
death Of the young Princess of the Asturias, which
has thrown the Court Madrid into mourning,
has had the effect of postponing until late next
spring the of foreign visits which are TO
be paid by King Alfonso.
MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.