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respondence. Undoubtedly the royal visit t) Ireland
has done even more good than waa
hoped. Not a single untoward incident
baa been reported; and the cordiality
evinced on all tides has bet-n most
gratifying. I recently saw a letter
written on the pot by a very bright
woman. Sh says lhafh? great buccsj
of the visit is tnain'y due to the chaim
ing tact of the Duchess of York. She
has absolutely done every ihing she
ought to have dine, while she has
avoided any mistake. She has also
looked bright and bDiinio all the while
a circumstance thit made a good deal of
difference to the susceptible Paddy
heart! My correspondent relates an
amusing conversation with one of those
irrepressible beings, the Dublin car
drivers, in the course of vrh'ch he al
luded to the immens benefit to all
trades arising from the gay doings in
the city, and added: "Fait it's a grand
thing entoirely to see the streets full of
ladies and gintlemen drivin like mad to
get to places in toime, and wantin' to be
in every place at once! I've been as
good a Home Ruler as any of them;
but sure, when I sea the prince and I he
purty lady passin by. I jumps up and
'waves my whip wid the best of them.
An' what I eay is this: God give them a
cafe home-comin' and a happy return."
Thi duchess loiks very happy, as well
Ehe may. That she might one day do
something to beal the breach between
England and Ireland was one of her
girlhood dreams. It seems bke'y to be
realized.
One of the interesting visits paid by
the royal pair was tbat to Lord and
Lady Ashbourne, tt Howth Castle. Alas!
The Earl of Howtb can no longer afford
to live in his pneient home, so full of
memories of the glories of this race. Tb.9
fair ducbecs looked with reverence at
the gray walls, and took a deep interest
in their traditions. She was told the
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story of the changing of the family
name from Tristram to St. Lawrence, on
account of the victory of a knight of old
over an invading army on St. Lawrence's
day, when the pious conqueror vowed to
nana down tns saint s name to ma suc
cessors for ever. And she was shown
the 6word of Sir AmoricuB, with 200
followers and a few mounted knights,
was attacked in Connaught by O'Con
nor, king of that province, and outnum
bered. When he saw that the day was
lost -h? could yet have saved himself,
having a fleet horse; but he refused to
abandon "his poor friend?," the men-at-arms.
"I would rather," said be, "die
with them in honor than live in dis
praise.' Having spoken thus, die knelt
on the ground, kissed the cross of his
sword, then plunged the blade into the
heart of bis gallant steed, exclaiming:
"He shall never serve against us, with
whom he hath so truly and so worthily
served afore." And all the riders fol-
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lowed his example, with the exception of
two j oung squires, whom he sent to
watch the battle from a hill near by,
begging them to take word of his fate to
bis brother. This they did, and also
secured the sword. "Thus," says the
old chronicle, "died Sir Amoricus Tris
tram, chosen for beauty and courage
among a thousand knights; yielding to
none but in the way of gentleness."
The duke and duchess alsj saw at
Howth "The Tree of Djotj," which so
the peasants say will die when mis
fortune threatens the house of St.
Lawrence. I fear the tree will not be
long-lived, in that case; for the present
Earl of Howth is unmarried and his
age is seventy, while he has no male
hair. Truly, it is a pity that the fine
old races should die out.
The three York babies have been
with the Queen during their parents'
tour. Little Princess Victoria is a
swoeily pretty baby, just beginning to
make her own observations of life; and
her venerable granny is perfectly happy
with her. Nothing delights the queen
so much as to "furs over" a baby. Sbe
insists on seeing the wee people bathed,
and loves to help to dress them; nor
does she in the least mind the liberties
which the tturdy Prince Edward takes
with her, or the cool things which be
says!
Speaking of babie3 reminds me tbat
some interesting new arrivals have lately
been welcomed into society. Lord
Bennet son of the Earl of Tankervilfe
rejoices in the possession of a new son
and heir. As Lord Bennet has lost both
his own brotners, the family was anxious
to see the succession secured. You re-
member that Lord Bennet's wife is an
American a Miss Van Marter. And
what a charming man he is! So hand
some, so cultured! Some years ago he
made quite a sensation by his miniature
painting, of which he exhibited a great
many beautiful examples at the Royal
Academy. It was rather an odd craze
for a man; but his success justified the
undertaking. Chillingham, the famous
estate in the Northumberland, where the
wild white cattle have waudored and
multiplied from early days in English
history, belongs to the Tankerville
family.
Another welcome baby is the hand
some young marchioness, of Hamilton's
second girl though, doubtless, a boy
would have have been preferred. The
elder daughter, aged nearly two, is Lady
Rhodesia Hamilton, Cecii Rhodes being
her godfather. The Marquis of Hamil
ton is the heir of the Duke of Abercorn
no connection, except perhaps a very
distant kinship, with the Duke of
Hamilton. Are not our family trees
confusing growths? He and bis young
wife are both over six feet high; She
waa Lady Rosaline Bingham, and is as
fair as he ia dark.
Drs. Everett, Managing Physicians.
The gay world is migrating from the
continental spas at last. You will be
grieved to bear that the Prince of Wales
found fault with your compatriots at
Marienbad because they would take
snap shots of him at every minute of
the day. I hear that Mr. Wyndham's
childrens' garden fete was a popular
feature at Homburg. The Duke of
Cambridge gave away the prizes for
the sports and wheelbarrow races, and
enjoyed himself very much. The prizes
consisted of ev ry sort of whistle, trum
pet and mouth organ that was ever in
vented. The din wa9 terrific, and the
duke's roars of laughter actually made
themselves heard above it. The old
gentleman must have felt that the
pioce's desertion of Homburg was his
own opportunity, for he has certainly
received a wonderful amount of atten
tion. It is said of him that he has
never been known to refuse an invitation
unless he was actually ill. However, it
is a fact that our smart ones are weary
irg of continental retorts. It is now the
thing to go to Scotland, but to which
part of Scotland? That depends upon
your particular form of smartness. If
you are 'intense," and belong to the
Soul?," or if your are devoted to both
eclecticism nod go f, jou will chooeo
North Berwick, with the-company of.the
Asquiths. tie Tcnrants, some of the
Rothschilds, Lady Henry Lennox,
Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimer and
Arthur Balfour; but if you belong to
either of the "rojal sets," the sober one
that encircles the queen or the more
go ahead clique surrounding the younger
royalties, you will hie you to the banks
of the Dee. Here cycling is a great at-
traction and fishing has its devotees.
One of the first things tbat the queen
means to do in Scotland is to erect an
arch at the entrance to Balmoral; this is
to commemorate her first visit to her
beloved Highlands after her Diamond
Jubilee.
Paderewski really has had his hair cut
short. Jean de Reszke now declares
that he will not rest till he has taught
his distinguished. compatriot to bicycle.
This reminds me of a tale told by a cer
tain bad man, who professes to have
heard a woman say in the stalls of the
opera, this season: "Yes, the de Reszkes
are such a clever family, you know.
There's Jean de Reszke and Edouard
and Pad de Reszke."
So Marie Corelli is at last going to
allow her portrait to be published iu the
"Birthday Book," compiled from her
writings. There will be joy in Pbilistia.
I hope the picture will be worth the
long waiting of so many devoted ad
mirers. And I hope she was tidy when
it was taken. '
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