QUEEN VICTORIA AND HER SON'S WEDDING.
N;ew York, April Ist.—London.! correa* pondence represents society as still discussing -the'singular proceedings of the Queen in the recent marriage of her son. Trades-
men complain bitterly of the privacy with which "' the wedding was conducted. A says: Anybody who saw the condition of London streets on the evening of • the wedding could perceive that shopkeepers were in their sulkiest mood, i There were almost no illuminations. The omission of an invitation to Gladstone is widely commented upon. It is certain that the omission was not an,.,, act of forgetful ness; that it wasj; brought directly to the Queen'i ; notice. It is said her reply was: "It is my son's wedding. I shall pay all expenses/ The story has been in circulation i for days, repeated tfc every dinner table and at every reception; Nobody has as yet contradicted it;'and nobody seems'to doubt that the words the Queen is alleged to 'hare'tittered do in fact represent her real feeling in tho matter. This want of •personal regard for Gladstone is said to bo shared by the heir to the throno and other members of the Royal family, and is due largely to his independence and firmness in advocating reforms.* :
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3189, 9 May 1879, Page 3
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205QUEEN VICTORIA AND HER SON'S WEDDING. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3189, 9 May 1879, Page 3
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