The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03
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ton TO her regular title. as the mother Of
the maids"
Al coronations the mistress Of the robes
Is in her glory, Everything pertaining to
the queen on that day Is under her direct
supervision. She has the ordering of the
coronation dress and ia Immediately cOn-
oerned in all the movements of the royal
person. Aside from these duties, however,
very little Of her time is occupied in the dis
charge Of the duties of her position. Her
salary is &5, 900 year.
Until the advent Of Victoria the entire
female portion of the queens household
came in and went out, as the mistress of the
robes does to-day, with the party In power
The present sovereign, however, made de-
oided change in this arrangement carrying
her point at the cost of openly detyinR the
ministry. This incident is known in En-
glish history a. tie "bedchamber question, "
and, strange as 1t may appear, il kept
Robert Peel out Of the office for two years
and a half. He insisted on his accession to
power upon controlling the appointments Of
the female members Of her majesty's house
hold. To this Victoria made q most posi-
tive resistance, notwithstanding the fact
that IL had been the custom for several
centuries.
Upon first ascending the throne she had
surrounded herself with the friends of her
girlhood, and she declined TO part with
their services at the request of Mr.. Peel or
Anybody else. AS nearly as can be ascer-
tanned at this time there was a misunder-
standing on both sides. the queen was
under tine impression that Peel desired to
sweep out her entire establishment aud put
In attendants OF his own choosing, while
be, on tie other hand, imagined that the
queen intended to retain the services OF the
wives of the cabinet ministers whom his
party had just superseded.
Both eides to the controversy rested on
their dignity and declined to make explana-
tions, and :s result Sir Robert declined to
form ministry, and a crisis ensued which
resulted in keeping his party from tie
active administration of the government
for q long period. Finally, however, mat
ters were Strengthened out, and it was
agreed that only the mistress of the robes
should change with the governments, all the
others remaining subject to the to the
wishes Of the queen.
The mistress Of the robes who served un-
der Lord Salisbury's government belongs to
one Of the most ancient and prominent
families In the kingdom. her husband bears
the titles of the Duke of Buccleuch and
Queensberry; Sir William Henry Walter
Montagu Douglass Scott, K. T.; Marquis
OF Dumfrlessaire, Earl Of Drumlanrig,
Buccleuch, Sanquhar and Dalkeith; Wis
count NTH, Tortnorwald and Ross; Baron
Douglass of Kinmont, Middlebie, Dornook
Scott Of Buccleuoh. Whitchester, and Elks-
dale in Scotland; Earl of Doncaster, county
York, aud Baron Scott Of Tyndale, county
Northumb erlaud, in England; Lord Lieu
tenant OF Dumfrtesshire. The duchess be~
fore her marriage was Lady Louise Jane
Hamilton, V. A., third daughter Of James,
Duke Of Abercorn, The couple have had
nine children, seven boys and two girls.
The Duchess Of Roxburghe. who was the
immediate predecessor of the Duchess of
Bucoleuch as mistress OF the robes, and
who may succeed TO the post again, comes
OF a family only less ancient and distin-
guished than the Buccleuchs Her husband,
besides holding the dnkedom Of Roxburghe,
is the Marquis OF Bowmont and Cessford,
Earl Of Roxburghe, Earl OF Kelso, Viscount
of Broxmouth, Baron Roxburghe, Baron
Ker OF Cessford and Caverton in Scotland
Earl Inness in the United Kingdom, and
Baronet of Nova Scotia and Lord Lieuten.
ant OF RoxburgheshiTe. HIS wife was Lady
Anne Emily Spencer-Churchil, V. A.
fourth daughter OF the seventh Duke Of
Marlborough.
The Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe
mother Of the duke, IL at present in the
household OF the queen, with whom she Il
a great favorite she holds a position as
one of the ladies of the bedchamber. The
other ladies Of the bedchamber are the
Dowager Duchess Of Athole, Dowager Lady
Churchill, Countess Of Enroll. Lady South
ampton. Lady Anthall, VlscouAtess DownS
and Countess Of Aesrim. These ladies' aE'