The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

achievement, and yet he IS a Knight of
the Garter
Apropos of the meeting of the Chapter
Of the Garter at Windsor il is revealed
by one of the knights present that the
dishes at the banquet were all stone cold
before the viands reached the guests
and an ex-ca binet minister was much
annoyed at the protracted delay in serv-
ing him a brandy and soda.
There had not been Chapter of the
Garter for nearly ffty-0ne years when
King Victor Emmanuel ! was invested
with the Blue Ribbon by Queen Victoria.
in December, 1856. King Edward Is the
only living member of the order who
was present on that occasion.
The two elder sons OF the German En-
peror with their charming young wives.
are bringing new life and interest to the
rather dull German court The crown
prince is a very fine-iooking young man,
and his brother. Prince EiteI Fritz. Is
really handsome. The Crown Princess
Cecilia. while not exactly beautiful, is so
graceful and distingue that she passes
for beautiful Her father, the late Grand
Duke Of Mecklenburg-S chwerin, having
died when she was child, she was
brought up by her widowed mother,
Russian. in France at Cannes, and in
Paris. Consequently the crown princess
has all the manners and bearing Of
high-bred Frenchwoman and the taste of
a Frenchwoman in dress. While the Ger
man Empress has all the virtues Of
wife and mother, il must be admitted
that she is wOefUlly deficient in good
taste in dress, and the new blood intro
duced into the royal family at Berlin by
the dainty young wife Of the crown
prince may bring about II change in fash
ions most pleasing 20 the eye Not long
since the crown prince and crown princess
were present at performance OF "a
Midsummer Nights Dream" at the
Deutches TheateT. They were accom-
panied by Prince ana Princess EfteI. The
crown princess wore a rose-cOIored crepe
de chine embroidered in tiny CRYSTALS.
with a sable stole. and a large diamond
star in her black hair. Her pretty sister
in-law. who was Princess Charlotte OF
Oldenburg looked very attractive in pale
blue chiffon. trimmed in white lace and
a white feather boa. The young husbands
were in the uniform Of the Imperial
Guards, and they were a merry party
They followed the performance with close
attention and applauded as heartily as
any one. but in the intervals between acts
they chatted and laughed and enjoyed
themselves as only young folks can. The
Kaiser has four more sons to marry and
settle in life; the youngest, Prince
Joachim, Is already seventeen, and the
task is serious one even for an EN-
peror.
A complimentary dinner was given at
the Hotel Cecil. in London. to Mr.. T. P.
O'Connor on November Is. as a tribute
to his exertions in connection with the
passage Of the musical copyright act.
The Duke Of Argyll presided, and the
speeches were excellent
King Edward and the Prince and
Princess of Wales have agreed as to
plan Of education Of the sons Of the
prince 1t is probable that the elder.
Prince Edward, viii go into the army for
a few years. while the second son. Prince
Albert. is TO join the navy. The British
sovereign has always absolute control
over the education Of all members of the
royal family, and. indeed. their mode and
place Of living are entirely in his or her
ter part Of the reign Of George " the
King had contemplated removing the
then Princess Victoria from the custody
of her mother. the Duchess Of Kent. who
would have been pOwerless to resist any
such order from the sovereign The Duke
of Wellington. who was prime minister
at the time. induced Lady Couyngham
(whose influence was unbOunded) TO in
teTfeTe, and the King abandoned his
project. Queen Victoria was always very
grateful 10 Lady Conyngham for her &C
ton on that occasion, and was able 10
show her many marks Of favor. as she
survived until 1866. when she died at the
age Of ninety
The regulations carrying out the eGict
abolishing the use Of opium in China have
received the imperial sanction. and will be
promulgated Immediately. They are more
drastic than any regulations ever before
issued in China, and do honor to the en-
lightened Official whose patriotism. sup
ported by the influence of the vicerov.
Yuan Shih-Kai, promoted the issue of this