The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
NEW CRAZES FOR BtUE-BL00OS
Order of Runnymede and the KoSai
nx,der Of the Crown


%aw York. Ian. 22-The Herald says;
me newest fads. or freaks OF fashlon.
in the American smart set are certainly
everIastingly amusing. We have beeh 'o'u
of the spring fashions in heraIdry ai'"
the fan shapes of pedigrees- Now we 81
seeino something Of the winter styles OF
orders Eecah winter has brought OUT
something new in the society and oroeI
fad I'm the recent ones we nave oeeh
convinced of the growing taste among tle
rich Americans for these things. as =
evinced by the many new and strange ma
tive badges. or. more properly, insignias
one may see on the breasts or men, ana
even women, at social functions "ieH
they look like walking Christmas trees
All sorts of excuses have been drawn
ucop for the organize ton of these so
called orders. until the field Is apparently
exhausted of ideas and the American pail
room glutted with glittertnS insignlas' ior
we have orders whose eligibility 20 mem
barsbip is based upon lineal descent from
the fourteenth century Immigrants me
soldiers and office-holders or coiohlal
times. the DANES of colonial days. the on
hcers of all our wars. &c. Natufaiiy,
,,ban all the marketable performances OF
American ancestors have been uuilzed py
their direct descendants for decorative
o,,rnoses. the iusignians seek other sour
ces for excuses for further decorations,
and this winters styles in orders are OF
an imported quality.
Two of this class bear the names OF the
ROYAL Order Of the Crown and the order
Of Runnvrnede. The latter seems des-
tined to become the most important, as II
is backed by some prominent gentlemen
experienced in getting up orders ana
as a novelty viii take.
At first thought some may suppose that
the order Of Runnymede has something
to do with the horse races whlch are F1H
every summer at Runnymede. near Lon
don field. or mead. which for hundreds
of wears has been used for TINS sport
until II is yulgarly supposed that its name
is Running Mead, derived from ms fac'-
The truth Is that the name Runnymeoe
is a relic of the ancient Saxon language
which is translated Council Mead. Wnere
I'm very early times important pubic
councils were held.
However. the fact is that the Order OF
Runnvmede has been established by sew
eraI American gentlemen. IN honor q mat
celebrated episode in Englands history
the extortlug BY his barons from ming
John Of England OF the great bulwdrk
of liberty known as the Magma Charta
the final scene in which occurred on the
pIain Of Ruunymeds June Is. %. 81
12l5
This is a well selected excuse for the
founding Of a new order Ia this country
as the Magma Charta is quite as much re-
specteG and revered in the United States
as in England. since 81 IS The toGuaa-
tion Of all constitutional government ana
the insurrection Of the English ustIqna.
in 1915. in the cause % personal iti'erty'
trial by jury. no taxation without rep
resentation." and the limiting oi me 1H-
tborftv OF rulers has SIS counterpart in our
own Declaration 81 Rights and me 30.
olut.on. the difference being that |A4le
the barons returned TO their allegiance
after getting what thsy wished. We s'+
what We wanted and dian r
Resides this. 81 ia tne object ~ fhls Or
der 70 eventually erect memorial ~
tho plain az EluHyu=Qe in honor ~ t-4
final scene ia tEe struggle between tNe
King and MS SUBJECTS. watch Occur Ffl
there when King John placed BIS eel1
on TIE Magma ChaTta and ceAFet-& t-e
Instrument * the barons aH5 aa,fe II
have II enforced Throughout i1e realm
-The ouiy effort ever rl4les bg tHs Eng
1ish 10 marx inls SPOT YES Hundred
Years ago. when a small San WAS coz
ja.fed 10 place a monument oa F.aloJ-
roeSe. Esut far lack ~ 4lficlzr- ss5-
ac-irrErps this scheme vas abandoned,
ard Is now besuE taken ~ - Americans
Of F-rzIIsh descent TIE IN .9EEs be
Es~hsrn horse races ocClr znHs4s4rg eE haas
historic field. Nnsn the &aT-z CAarra-
Fztsnuyraeae and King john stakes are ra<s-
far and this ls the Only uls usoriai Lse-
land hss furnished 20 honor the aceas -
ne triumph - the barons in IzlE BoR
ever. the Afazna Chavta aaa ifs baff ard
r,ozt blasting monument ia TIE ErEiaa
statues. after wnlch oar 9En AHs are
modelled
me peculiar feature - ths Order -
F-7snas rnede il thai - be eliE.als = fsars-
5ersalp L. = she applicant u-s. Pc iEe-
ally cescszded freu 81 least one ~ f1e
taroua who coEten6e4 ~lfE Elos 1o1a
for me Z1Enz Ch@VtZ Tt.ls srselaissfail
i divided into TAO slasseA ktrst c-4zs
gentlemen tsseer5ed ffara Gee e- nzare
y. ire twa.tg-ssse taroas are Esrs sia-r-
ed D. TIE others 10 a. aa suTellsz g5
trustees Il she 18Asr-A Charts % re fasf
us statutes were eafeEce2. aa4 t1e seq
ord class. gentlemen assceasss fFsEa sA-
oshsr baTors ss arE1s ssl1sE ElaE @z2a
tn tire szteresCs - 1be charter
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for the sGazra CaaFsz asa slsa - - zzeFs
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