New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-04
KING EDWARDS NEFS.'
Fleet of SiIuer Ships That Figure ON
His Table.

t-o,ber Duke Alfred of Coburg. and OF Edi'a-
A,rub The collection is a very large one coiiSu-
,,t,V indeed full fedged feet. but represents
various periods and STYLES of naval architecture;
a.. -,atoritv OF the 'nefs'' and it may be ADDED
che most valuable ones, being antique. IN oiueh
sora silver or silver gilt nefsF were Eeqleh'
MS between royal personages. and while they
-. made 10 contain wine, yet they were con-
.s ,rit, the utmost care and accuracy and
ss.a therefore the original historic value Oh
r,eenting correctly the lines and me rig Oh .he
sb,,n4 ships ard the merchantmen when CARED
-. aog. Of an older day. who sacked the golden
ports" 49,. -, the Kings half
.,r5-ed ..nefs" is the three masted FeicitaS'
edo AT Nuremberg. in the seventeenth ce"'utE,
entirely Of parcel gilt She Is SHOWN u''uel iI
sail with fighting tops TO the mas'S anu 'le 49, -
a. beautifully chased with tiumphah- pioOe
- ~ Nertunes and Of the sea gods GROUPED
,,no, her deck are tiny soldiers, saiio's' me-
-oroan and she carries guns. both on uecA a''1
N. portholes. Her flags are hylhe. anu Upo -
.atfs various crests and heraldic devices are GIL
grayed -, ,,or feet Is A
MODEL two feet long, made in Nuremberg II 49,
ranresenting a trading vessel Whle hli'e go
.,herited from his mother TWO more H'0 ~
-bt,b were presented to the late queen ~ -
-o,,al navy on the occasion Of her Juonee Al
,rbev were models OF the Britannia raiiiii'3 80
IN zbich her son. the Duke Of Edinburgh anu - -
r,ndson the present Prince or wares anu -
hpT.
o,,al training while the other ship repiesei1
- that superb battleship. the Victoria winch
,oundered off the coast OF Syria win hei oie" "
over SIX hundred and officers, carrying win He4 ~
she bottoTn the admiral. whose extraordlhaiS Co'"
,,,d resulting it is believed, from 1hoIhe"' -
sudden and temporary alteration had pIouecil
80, the collision that caused the disaster 20
.Youisitely is the model made ana so -
,-,s 10 the scale, that every block anu " -
- .yerv G7.n has been reprodu ced with the mos
oh
,-r5enseldt armament being of size thai WIZ en-
~. :, with its carriage 10 be stood upon my
cent piece So. TpLe Of
C,A,-~,e hobbies and as all his friends ana Ieia-
-, L,suz this they made point OF seoUil'e
- that came upon the market Inc DUKE "a0
go ~ having his dinner table aoori'eu WIN nc
,.6ror Of nefs whenever ne enter l"iie'
- :, d,nuar and hear that they hsueu Ioi 'ie
men q, ~" +be dinner table of King Edward
- ne entertained Admiral Jewell ana me o''st
esoers NJ the United States naval squauioi. -
1~,rona AT luncheon at buckingham rance W.
~, we're greatly admired by the American sueS
- me- add :hat antique nefs are SO Iaie -, 80.
=. =. none u be found either in the BRUSH
AT,seuro. the South Kensington Museu'" ~ 80
6on or IN the Louvre or ClunY Museum a. -
Tndeed II is their extraordinary rarity tla'
,hosa masterpieces Of the gold and sl!Fer lill.
a., ~ the sixteenth, seventeenth ana eisH'eei'i
centuries go exceedingly valuable
prince Alexander Of Lippe, whose luIla0S - ~
.ysa NJ the Lippe succession and regency cohtlo-
oau-v - t,a, has stirred up SO much bad blood in
c..rv &c q kindly old fellow, who Is weak
minded rather than actually insane ana VINO save
f- the loss Of mis- teeth, which renders MS speech
,or,.what indistinct is well preserved. in good
physical health, ana hkely 10 'i'7 ~ q
vanoed old age
Although an inmate OF the great asylum Tor tne
insane Of St. Gilgenberg, near Beyroo1' ne Is
tyeated with ali The honors due TO his rank as a
Ezaa fha .
o,,cl 10 note and call attention in quiet, cour-
,.cus vav 10 any omissions or neglect in these
matters He is very fond Of chess plays an ex-
nellent game Is clever draughtsman reproducing
with pen and ink and with astonishing exactitude
pictures from the illustrated papers; is devoted TO
music and pianist is employed exclusively TO
play for him. and in particular TO accompany him
when he sings: for the prince is very fond Of
singing He drives out every day. accompanied by
aide-de-camp, and makes point OF acknowleog-
ing al bows and salutes with manifest pleasure.
He seems resigned TO his lot. But. whether he is
contented or not is difficult TO say, for. while he
reads with evident interest all the newspapers.
which for some time past have been full Of the
controversy regarding the succession to his throne
and the regency, he has uttered single
word in connection with the affair. In fact, this
silence about a matter which cannot bat be Of pro-
found interest 10 him would seem to indicate that
the old gentleman Is far less crazy than believed.
Meanwhile the position Of the regent Count Leo
pold Lippe, has been rendered difficult by the
neglect OF King August III OF Saxony-for that is
the title OF Saxonys ruer-to either notify him
Of his accession the throne or to invite him to
the obseQuies Of the late king In fact the regent
has been completely ignored in the matter.
Major General Rydsewsk, who has just been ap-
pointed by the Car 70 be the principal deputy and
assistant Of the Minister OF the Interior Prince
6viatopck-Mirsky. at the latters request has been
until now the principal private secretary OF the
emperor and enjoys in a very marked degree the
lsUters favor and confidence That he was not in
accord with the views OF the princes two prede-
Cessors as Minister Of the Interior IS well known
ana II is likewise q matter of common knowledge at
court 'hat he made use of his position several
occasions 70 bring matters TO the notice OF Nicholas
II IN the way Of abuses Of power which the Minis
'eIs were endeavoring to conceal from him.
King Peter continuing 10 defy the opinion OF the
civilized world, has recently conferred his new
order Of knghtho0d the Star OF Karageorge upon
al OF the officers who took part in the assassination
% Alhs Alexander and Queen Draga. In fact, there
q not one OF the regcides who does not wear this
token Of the Kings recognition of the part which
he played IN bringing about his Servian rnajesty's
advent 10 the throne
mere is no truth, however in the story pub
So al beThn 10 the effect that the regicdes
@oou' 10 receive decorations from the Car.
ne natter Is far from feeling well disposed 20
--s refer IN spite Of the latter's kinsmanshlp TO
''e MUSE OF Romanoff and OF his nrofess,ons ~
oe'Oloh 10 Russia. For not only did N!cho-
s fellse to send any grand duke-not even Grand
30. e'eI OF Russia, the brother-n-Iaw OF King
s'eI-io attend the latter's coronation hut when
me servian King asked permission ,ba o+bar a.,
'isi' 81. Petersburg before the end OF The wear
1e' 20 express gratitude for the constant nro-
c,,r+H, % oerVlan interests by Russia" the car
prsse,, 80, mat he could not possibly under
1913 circumstances. receive the Ktne srd +ho+
e'' the road from Belgrade to 6. D..
.rs LED through Vienna"