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New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 2875, 18 July 1896, Page 1 (Supplement)

“ Toby, M.P.,” tells a curious story about himself : —“ When we were staying at Hythe last August, an amusing little affair occurred. Lord Charles Beiesford had been taking me over his new ship, the Magnificent, and, in order to signal a message to Mrs Lucy, Lord Charles brought the ship close to the shore—a great warship, you understand. Crowds collected of course; then the signalling began, and the message was something like this: ‘To Mrs Lncy Whitehorn from Lord Charles Beresford the Magnificent Mr Lucy will be homo to dinner to-morrow.’ No punctuation, yon see, in the signalling, which made the message- awkward for me. I had a reluctance to be seen on the Parade for days afterwards, lest I should bo greeted as the magnificent Mr Lucy.” Princess Beatrice is a talented musical performer, and can play difficult accompaniments at sight. On one occasion a distinguished artist was visiting the Palace. A certain Princess, a member of the Boyal Family, sat down at the piano and played. At the end she asked the musician how she had played. “ Ma’am, like a Princess,” he said, with a deep bow. After that Princess Beatrice played, and she in turn asked how she had played. “Ma’am, like an artist,” was the reply in a low tone. Both Princesses were equally gratified by these courtier-like replies, but the true praise lay where the discerning could detect it. I sec, says “ Pelican,” that Lady Warwick has opened a shop in Bond street, and the words “The Countess of Warwick” appear above it in fat gold letters. It is a pretty shop, and will doubtless attract feminine America in large quantities this season. Shopkeepers are not, I understand, allowed to go to Court. Will the new enterprise keep Lady Warwick outside ? This, indeed, is a nice question for the Lord Chamberlain. Dr W. A. Hunter—a former editor of the Weekly Dispatch— who has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds, has had one rare experience. He is one of . the few men to whom statues have been erected in their lifetime. A statue of tb&'doctor has been raised in Aberdeen to- commemorate bis services in securing ircceducatioii ior Scotland. / The Queen of Italy is no longer young, and she is decidedly stout, but in spite of this she is graceful, and has a beautiful carriage of the bead and shoulders. Her manner is charming, and the white band she holds out to a guest is lovely in shape. She is a clever talker in Italian, English, French, and German. She. is very fond of music and of literature, and her table is generally covered with books and magazines in the four languages she knows so well,