Year: 1869




choice bit OF scan. mag. There have been so
many reports to the same intent and purpose as
this, that there are but few who do not consider
them truthful


AS you are no doubt aware from report the
heir TO the British throne is, alleged, neither
given to observe the seventh commandment, nor
does he attempt to hide his shortcomings in that
respect. His companions and intimate friends
are all young, unmarried noDlemen, who are no.
torious for the immoral lives they lead, and who
openly boast OF the conquests they achieve and
the female companions they patrOnlZe. Inc
Prince, although married to one OF the most
charming women in Europe, has, it is reported
everywhere almost broken his wife heartbyhis
infdelities, and very much of her long-continued
illness may be attributed to this source of an-
noyance Curious to say, his Royal Highness,
although by no means better than most young
men of his years, never became openly immoral
until after he married. Among the ladies first
attached to the household of the Princess of
Wales when she came to England was one of
handsomest women, on very large scale, that
was ever seen at this English Court. This lady
had already been talked about" and her name
was more or less mixed up with that of three
or four wel-known personages, but there was
nothing that could be actually proved and
nothing positively known against her. How
ever, soon after she joined the Princess house
hold she was evidently on far better terms with
the husband than with the wife, and the hirta-
tion-I give 1t the mildest possible name
between her and the newly-married Prince
was the talk of all London. The Queen, Of
course, heard of the scandal, and ascertaining
that it was but too true, she had an
interview with her son, which was not
a pleasant one for either party. To make
long story short, the Duchess had to leave the
following of the Princess, but the intimacy with
the Prince continued, as is generally believed,
as before, and was the source of much unhappi-
ness to the wife of the future King of England.
But friendships the mildest possible
word-of this kind seldom remain long in the
same groove. Her Grace-for she is duchess





of mighty duke, and himself one of the Minis
ters of England. The Prince of Wales did not
like this. He demonstrated; the lady would
not give in, and so regular quarrel took
place between them which has never yet
been made up, the smiles of the Duchess being
still lavished upon the Marquis. But the Prince
was not bit a better child after he had severed
from her Grace; on the contrary, he was very
much worse, for he took to visiting actresses
and to spending money upon them, and where
he had formerly one he had now three or four
lady acquaintances About the time write Of
some two years ago--a famous French actress
(the lady who puts or ought to put all modest
women to the blush by her acting and the lasci-
vious gestures and looks she introduces) came
to London, and was, of course, surrounded by
half a dozen wealthy lovers, all of whom
spent fortunes upon her. and all of whom
were upon the same footing OF inti-
macy Lord C A. the same person nv who
drive her about openly in the park, she sitting
on the box of his four-in-hand drag, and Che
meeting in the crowd of fashionables that filed
the ride his mother, sisters relatives, and other
ladies' Would you tolerate such a state of
things in New York? 1 think not Let q man
sin if he likes, but let him not parade that sin
on the most public part of the fashionable
drive of Lopdon, with woman of that kind
on the seat by Ills side. But what if 1 tell
you that among the men that crowded after
this foreign actress was his Royal Highness
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales eldest son
of the Queen of England and heir to the crown
these realms! the trlumDh
lady was great. 1t is true she is nearly, if not
quite, thirty years older than the Prince, but
this seems to make the intatuation all the
greater In due time Mademoiselle left London,
but this did not break off the intimacy, for
whenever the Prince could visit Paris or the
actress came to London it was renewed. There
was only one drawback TO the whole affair.
For man in his position the Prince of Wales
is not only far from rich, but he is very much
in debt To do him justice he is not par
simonious, and although the Queen has
made him, ii were do the hOnors of London
for some years past, she has never increased his
allowance by tive-pound note. Now Mademoi-
sele, like all women OF her peculiar tastes, is
extrayagant in the extreme, and would eat up
the national revenue of the United States In
jewels alone, il any one could be found fool
enough to give her the same. As it is she has
diamonds to the value of $4,000 ($4OO, ,0O0),
that have been given her by various and wealthy
lovers the Emperor of Russia alone having
given her in one case a necklace, earrings, and
bracelets worth $1,000. But TO return to my tale.


The other day the Prince of Wales, by desire
of the doctors, took his wife to the Springs at
Wildbad, in Germany for the sake of her
health, which is still very Indifferent. He re-
mained short time with her, and then returned
TO London, leaving her with her suite at Wild
bad. OF course, he passed through Paris; of
course he remained some days in that very
wicked but very pleasant city, and OF course he
went to see Mademoiselle Somehow or other
it happened that this interesting actress was
greatly in want of money--as actresses generally
are, at least actresses of her stamp-and re-
quested his Royal Highness to lend" her tritle
of ,000f. (910,000 or $50,000,


The Prince had not the money, but was in
duced to sign note or bill for the amount, pay
able couple of weeks after date. In London
his Royal Highness' paper' would have been
found very difficult indeed, if not impossible to
discount, but in Paris there are still financial
agents who put faith in princes. AT any rate
the bill was discounted, aud did find its way in
due time to London, where 1t was presented for
payment at Coutts' Bank. The document not
being signed by the Comptroller of the Princes
household, had an aspect of irregularity about it
that the bankers did not like, and they hesltated
before paying 1t. The Prince was abroad
again, and could not be referred TO. and the
Story somehow got TO the ears of his royal
mother. And then was there not what is Vul-
carly called row" The money was paid in
order to avoid scandal, but her Maiesty-who.
although in retirement, knows as we'll as any-
body In England what is going on-gave her
eldest son what old women call ga bit of her
mind" upon the whole transaction and told him
pretty plainly what she thought about married
men, with families OF their own and very much
n'debt making presents OF $4,000 to women of
whom the less said the better.


Lei dogs delight TO bar.. &ld bite, iar /. Ia
their nature TO-" says Doctor Waite fne old