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Wll 1- ■ I. ■Mil —I. OUR LONDON LETTER. fFrom Our London Correspondent.) Several minor alterations are in progress in the guests' apartments at Windsor Castle, the orders for which were given by the King before he went abroad. The work includes the addi- tion of a bath-room for every bedroom intended for the occupation of guests staying at the castle, but for the carrying out of these improve- ments one of the long rooms, known as t,- tapestry room, has had to be sacrificed. Shore is a rumour that King Edward will early in the autumn pay a visit to Hungary as the guest of Count and Countess Festetics, ad should the news be true it will give great satisfaction to the Hungarians, who have a warm place in their hearts for the English, and have not forgotten that it was this land that sheltered th&ir exiled patriot, Louis Kossuth, after his defeat in the War of Independence. His Majesty will find good sport on the estates of the count, which are some of the best in the country. The Countess festetics, who is an Englishwoman, a t-ister of the late Duke of Hamilton, is well known in London society, and last summer was present at the wedding of her niece, Lady Mary Hamilton, to the Marquis of Graham. The Crown Princess of Roumania and the Crown Prinse are to be the guests of King Edward and Queen Alexandra during several weeks of the London season, and will be present with their Majesties at Ascot races. The Prin- cess. who was Princess Marie of Edinburgh, is the eldest daughter of the late Duke of Coburg and of the Duchess Marie, and is one of the mast gifted of King Edward's nieces. She was little more than a child when she was married to the heir of the Roumanian throne, fche is frequently to be seen walking in Bucharest with one or more of her beautiful children, and while the exhibition was open there last summer, she roamed through the courts with her little girls like ordinary tourists. The Princess is greatly beloved in her husband's country, and spends most of the summer at a charming country seat at Sinaia, on the borders of Roumania and Hungary, where King Charles and Queen Carmen Sylva have their summer palace. Two years ago the Princess visited England, and lived during a part of the summer, with her children, in a little villa at Cowes. For some weeks past a statement has been going round that the Emperor of Germany would visit Cowes at the close of his cruise in northern waters on board the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern. Notice has now been taken in official quarters of these reports, which are de- clared to be without foundation, since nothing of them is known in competent quarters. This, it is stated, must not, however, be held to dis- pose of the matter, as the Emperor dislikes exceedingly his plans becoming known, and denials have been forthcoming before now con- cerning royal arrangements which have after- wards been carried out. It is quite possible that his Majesty, when coming south from Nor- wegian wateis, may prolong his trip to Cowes, especially as English yachting possesses a great attraction for him. It has been decided to launch the King's new yacht, which is to be named the Alexandra, at Glasgow on April 30. The late Queen Victoria had three yachts of varying sizes, and used them all more or less frequently. One of them has already been replaced by the Victoria and Albert, which, though meeting with bad luck soon after her completion, eventually proved a great success. It is necessary, however, that there should be a smaller yacht in addition to the large one. The hull of the Osborne, after some 30 years of service, was found to be very defective, and her general use for sea voyages would be undesirable should his Majesty ren- quire to visit any port of his dominions or any harbour on the Continent which the Victoria and A Ibert cannot enter. So the Alexandra is intended to replace the Osborne. She is a vessel of 285ft. long by 40ft. broad and is 2,Coo tons gross. Three Parsons turbines will be the propelling power, each of these turbines driving separate shafts, and the speed capacity will be 17 knots. Shorter by 137ft. than the Victoria and Albert, and of less than half the tonnage of the former, the new vessel is intended only for the Royal Family and their immediate attendants, and will be used primarily for short cruises and for visiting har- bours where the draught of water is limited. The new yacht is a most elegantly appointed vessel, her fittings and handsome decorations making her, in this respect, quite the first craft afloat. The Queen's drawing room and the smoke room are on the upper deck aft, and the whole of the decorated work, furniture, &c., will, as far as possible, be made in Scotland. There has for a long time been talk of a Tea House in Hyde-park, and Mr. Lewis Har- court has now indicated the site of the one which he proposes to erect at a cost of £ 3,000. It is to stand near the Ranger's House and the superintendent's office, will be about a quarter of a mile from the Marble Arch and 700 yards from the old Reformers' Tree. The scheme will shortly be laid before Parliament, and as soon as the necessary assent is given the First Com- missioner will order the plans to be prepared by the Office of Works. Nothing further will be done during the London season, but in the autumn operations will commence, and it is hoped that the Tea House will be ready for use next spring. It will be couch etsd on thoroughly democratic lines; and while refreshments of every reasonable kind will be procurable, al- coholic drinks will be absolutely forbidden. With the revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas at the Savoy Theatre everyone hoped for ^another chance of witnessing The Mikado," which by general consent is the prettiest and most tuneful of the works. But it would seem that we are doomed to disappoint- ment. Mrs. D'Oyly Carte had intended that "Patience" should be followed 'by "The Mikado," but now the intimation is made that, owing to representations which have I- euii made to her, she has decided not to produce the opera. What the representations were has rot been" stated, and much curiosity has been aroused by the announcement, but it is generally urderstood that, although the Japanese Em- bassy made no move in the matter, the decision not to give the work is the result of abint from a very high quarter that its revival at the pre- sent time Ü., undesirable from an international point of vi,)w while it is possible that it might wound the susceptibilities of the subjects of the Mikado. The last revival of the opera at the Savoy took place ten years ago, when the thou- sandth presentation on the stage was celebrated. The marriage of Miss Edna May to Mr. Oscar Lewisohn, the son of the American copper king, is arranged to take place in June, but, much to the disappointmont of those ladies who delight in going to see weddings, the exact date and place will be kept a secret, so as to avoid any public demonstration. Meanwhile Miss May will continue to appear in Nelly Neil" at the Aldwych, but at the close of this piece she will retire from the stage. She intends, however, to make her home in England, and she will continue to take an interest in those charitable institu- tions connected with the theatrical profession which for many years have received her prac- tical support. A rumour has been current that Miss Jane May, Edna s sister, is to marry Mr. David Sassoon, a member of the celebrated and immensely rich Jewish family, but this story turns out to be unfounded. Miss May knows Mr. David Sassoon as a friend, and she is not engaged to anyone. S. J.

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