Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-20

bell. otherwise MacGregor, and famous 70
an posterity through tho genius OF ar
Walter as Rob ROy. Tie and hosts OK
Hichlanders rs lawless as he wore
tho philipeg and tho plaid; although
we are not precisely informed what KIND
Of costume was paironized by koD Wheh
he was brought prisoner TO London was
immurod in Newgate, and Narrowly es-
capped transportation 20 Maryland. Fossi.
nlv the canny freebooter arrayed h'1nsot
Dor the ncace in brecks and hose, tSrcc-
cornercd hat and tic wig, and tred 20
look AZ much like Wing Campbell ana ~
httlelke an outlawcd MacGregor as post
bic. For the rest the prescribed High
landers who had money enough 70 escape
10 foreign parts after the rebellion were
not wcarcrs of the kilt: and In llogarth5
picture Of 1.-THE Gates Of Calais Il u IN
trcws and not III kilt that the disconso-
late Highland refugee IL clad. In truth,
the kilt of Rob Roy and his congeners
was for generations before the 10 an
object OF aversion and horror 10 INC
peaccablo and laW-abidng inhabitants OF
The I.0wlqnds. Kilt-wearng was sypony-
nous with cAttle-lfiiug. fre-ralslng. black
mailing, Understanding, and general loot
inc. 1t was the wcarcrs Of the plalibeg
who were hunted down and slang iEered
bv tho troopers OF the butcher Cumber-
land. II WAS tho Door. brave. bar legged,
pctticoatcd Hghlandmon who were trans
ported IN dr0Nce 90 the American plants
tons. With the highland chlcita.ns after
the rebellion tho HanOVcrIan Government
dealt in double fashion. They abolished
their fcudal privileges, but they siroye
TO concilate them by giving them
imDortant u. li.ary commands. SIMON
Fraser. the master Of Loyat, who but
for the ntiaiIvlcr 81 his vii.anous iatuef
would have csecd"d % bls corOuet. difd
n hcateuant-1e.3ora in the British army.
Az regard, the plcbCian clansmcn, iae
policy of the Government WAS, IN the first
instance, one Ct stern and cruel rcprcS-
sion The assumption Of the Mt was dis
finctlv prohibited by act Of Parliament,
md. ol4v enough. tnc Board Of Excise
was charged with the duty of detecting
offenders against this absurd law, and
cuforcing the penalties against IT'S yola1
ton. Such an enforcement was not found
uracticablc. Al collectors of garcia
lures are familiar with the print rep
rc-cufiur Sandy. kltod and bare-icgeed,
bat with his neither garments slung on q
pole over has shoulder. ready TO Toe drawn
on should he ospy the eXcisoInan IN the
Distance. Tic railing power. II time grew
wiser. They embodied. 10 ther immense
eubscouent prodt, Highland regiments
wearing the complete Highland costume,
with n modification at the beginning Of the
Dro4aut century of e grotcsqu" and tune
real-hkc hcad-geu of black Ostrich piumos
~ iiou OF the becoming and picturesque
highland bonnet.
INC urohibitiyc act Il Parliament bad
ot the same time been successful in
GRADUALLY bringing the distinctive High
land costume into dceuctudc. 80 long aS
the statute aforesaid remained IN force the
UGchl4nd peasants made u point of honor
fufivolv at len & 90 defy the law, Tut when
the act was repealed the clansmcn's IN
ducomcut to pT test lost It's force and pun
punt. The chec Nered PLAID was the UNI
vcrsal ovcr-wcar through North Britain,
brt little bv little tho HIghlandcrs neglect
o5 the wearing Of the Kilt and sub-,dcd
y.rv TRANQUILITY into trousers. The Low
land and Saxon gaTb became the rule;
tho few exceptions arose when some
wealthy laIrds chose 10 indulge IN the
Injury of putting thor Gihcs and tncr
pipers into kits. 4 great reacton, now
ever. was made manifest or the >lsli Oh
Gporro ". TO Scotland Irat expensive
Lut on the whole good-natUrcd 1norarch
fh1urht that be might Civ. some harmless
plrasureto his Scottish subjects byappeaf-
irv iu their midst IN hllt. a rporan,
ula,d. a cairugorm. q dirk stuck ln his
stocking. and mouruinG-coacf-h horse
trophy of sable p.umc~ on has august mead.
Ills Majesty came 40 the right ume and IN
fine right dress. The public mind IN the
Land a. Cakes was sectling not only with
f.rvent LOYALTY 90 the Crown. but with the
prid.aud excitement caused by tine NayClY
Novel; The cnchantcr's wand 81 the
Wizard Of the North had endowed poor,
barren. and neglected country with mex
haustible wealth Of prestige when ne con-
wred zap and gloTined the images ol Fergus
Mclvor. of ClaVCrhousc. and OF Eob Roy
and his rlbble rOut The practical ac-
0uaintancc of the dOuce bodies Of fdln-
hurgh with the Highland dress was perhaps
limited 10 their having seen now and again
a private Of the Black Watch mounting
guard on the castle battlcments, but the
heroic achievements Of the highland Tegl-
mouts of the Peninsula, added to the maslc
influence of Sir Walter, pen, made them
ready to acclaim with the widest cnthusi-
asm their King in Kilt. The cold hight of
ridicule was Just for moment cast ON the
s0verelgn's Celtic ramcnt by the cmhaT-
KISSING appearance OF cOIpulent banker
and baronet. SiI William Curtis, whose
garb from top to toe was an UNCONSCIOUS
travesty OF that OF the King Dut TINS
slight cOntrctemps was soon forgotten,
and the splendidlv picturesque Highland
dress" slightly unhistOucai as IL may be
i'm some items, but IN It's cntTeiy rs no.
bic and romantic rs the Albanian
fustanclla. which the modern Greeks
have had tho assurance 70 claim
as Hellenic. struck deep root, and
will never. it is to he hoped, he sup
planted. Lord Archibald Campbell, on q
memorial occasion, in thc hail of stafford
House. and amid the glare o. torches. KISS
ed ms dirk and sworc 10 defend the tartan.
Without using any protane oath all Scot
tish noblemcn and gentlemen might Doe nd
Judged 20 adhere to the kilt, and to ell
courage Its usc among theU clansnen as a
national costume winch can DO no possible
harm and must do substantial good III
stimulating patriotism and pro1d remem-
brance of the valOr, devotion, and eudu-