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Jjonflon LcUcr.
The Sirdar is the hero of the day.
There were many of your young country
men and country women in the crowds
- which welcomed him at Dover and Lon
don; they must have felt a thrill of sym
pathy and kinship with our enthusiasm.
I cannot give personal details of the ar
rival at Dover; but I gather, from vari
ous reports, a few interesting items.
He was very shy, to begin with, and the
very longest conversation that he had
was with one of the first prisoners be
had taken at Omdurinan a tiny mar
moset, which seems to be devoted to
him. One of tho most remarkable
things about his reception was the
heroic self suppression of the regiment
on duty. The men were simply burst
ing with excitement; everyone around
was cheering to his heart's content; yet
there stood these gallant fellows, re
strained by discipline from uttering a
Bound as the victorious general passed
between their ranks. The expression
on their faces, I am told, a study to
which no painter could possibly do
justice.
In London the popular welcome was
overwhelming. The distinguished men
and society beauties on the platform
got a surprise which rather alarmed
some of them. No sooner did the train
appear when a roar of welcome arose
that has not been equaled since Jubilee
Day. Police and barriers were swept
away like chaff before the wind. Of
course the Guards in their private
capacity had come in numbers to greet
their hero; and of course being but
human they sprang forward like the
rest, wishing to be first. But, when they
saw what a melee was preparing, they
tried to stem the rush in vain. The
Sirdar and his friends, despite their
stroDg escort of police, had literally,
though reluctantly, to fight their way
out; and even then they had to make a
detour and escape by a side exit. Sir
Herbert (please remember that he is not
yet gazetted a peer,) sprang into a han
som and cried. "Drive anywhere!" But
the streets were blockaded in all direc
tions. The people hung onto the cab
and very nearly tore it to pieces so I
was told by a man, having myself re
mained safely in the building until the
way should be clear. It was some time
before the Sirdar, with his escort, could
get away. 1 am pleased to record that
he looks very "fit" of ter his harl work
broad-shouldered and bronzed, with an
alertness in his eagle glance which tells
of "hard condition." His great height
make him easily distinguished, even in
a crowd. It is a typical soldier's face,
with the trim brown mustache that does
not hide the firm lips. His hair is not
yet fretted off by the hemlet, but grows
in a wave over the left brow. A physi
ognomist would tell you that the browB
show the born leader of men. They
over shadow the keen eyes in a way
which givrs him a somewhat fierce ex
pression. It is difficult to believe, look
ing at him now, that he was the little
boy of six who once eobbed wrathf ully
for an hour because a well-meaning lady
called him ''sweetly pretty."
It is not fair of people to insinuate
that there is a regular breach between
Prince Charles of Denmark and his
wife. The facts that the Princess is
going to live in England for at least a
year, and that her husband is going
cruising, led to unfounded charges. The
Prince asked leave to accompany his
wife, but it was refused, for his Danish
telations are very jealous of the Princess'
openly 6hown intention to wean him al
together from his native land if she can.
Princess "Harry," the spoiled baby of
Sandringham, married under a misap-
prehbnsion. She was told that she
would have to live in Denmark most of
the time, and she pretended acquies
cence, meaning to strike for her own
way aB soon as she was fairly wedded.
Never having failed in getting her wish
es obeyed, she naturally did not expect
much opposition; nor has she, in spite
of some nasty rebuffs, given up the hope
of succeeding in the long run. She
hates Denmark and shows it; on the
other hand, she does not get there the
petting which was hers in England.
Fretting and vexation have spoiled her
pret'iness; her little witty speeches are
not thought so won Jerful as they wero
at home; moreover, Prince Christian's
new wife is ten ears her junior and
very lovely, besides having precedence
of the wife of the younger son. And the
expectation of a baby proved a disap
pointment. There are again hopes in
that direction, but no one can tell. So
my little lady is moody.
I am 6orry to bear that the Prim ess of
Wales wishes to remain in seclu ion all
next ee.von. She has certainly promis
ed that, if the season keeps hopelessly
dull so late as May. bhe will consent to
bold a drawingroon on behalf of the
Queen, but her feelings would lead ner
to exclude all gayety.
I suppose you know that the German
Emperor made Princess Henry of Prus
sia go out to China to join her husband.
The suggestion was offered in a way
that could not be refused. Did you also
know that their little son, Prince Walde
mar is deaf and dumb? Scarcely any
one outside Court circles has heard of
this.
Lord Curzon of Kedleston took formal'
possesbion yesterday of the new house
1 Carlton Houfb Terrace, which is his
father-in-law's gift. He will, therefore,
be Arthur Balfour's nearest neighbor.
The little grandson born to Earl and
Countess Howe may, if Viscount Cur
zon's boy fail to reach man's estate, be
come the earl som day. His mother is
pretty Miss Ellis Jeffreys, the actress,
who married "Fred"' Curzon two sea
son's back. She is an officer's daughter
and very charming.
Lady Eva Wellesley, sister of Earl
Cowley, is engaged to Mr. Randolph
Wemyss, whose wife, Lady Lilian (Lord
Winchester's sister) divorced him some
months ago. Earl Cowley, you remem
ber, was aleo divorced. Lady Eva Wel
Iesley is very pretty and smart, but .
. . Well, there are Borne things that
one would not care to do! She was
once engaged to young Count Gleichen,
the Queen's cousin, but the engagement
was broken off.
Lady Edith Douglas, youngest daugh
ter of the Marquis of Queensberry, is
engaged to a very nice man, Mr Lane
Fox Pitt, son of General Pitt-Rivers.
She was only a little girl when her moth
er divorced her father, of whom she has
seen little. You remember that he mar
ried again, but the marriage was dis
solved the very next year. Ever one
hopes that Lady Edith will be happy.
One of the papers states recently that
Mr. W. W. As'.or had dined twenty six
guests off the section of a gigantic red
wood trunk which recently came over.
That paper is now to be prosecuted for
libel. Where, I should like to ask, is
the libel? Mr. Astor sajs that the trunk
did come, but was not used as a dinner
table. I can't sea the importance of
this myself, but Sir George Lewis seems
to know. We must wait till the case
comes on if it ever does.
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