The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-05
Queen of Ireland
That's What ConsueIa
Vanderbilt May Be.

Will become Vicereine. or virtually Queen
of Ireland.
She will occupy the first place in the
whole of Ireland. which. it is hardly nee
essary TO say, is not the least important
part of Queen Victoria's dominions.
As Vicereine of Ireland the young Amer
can Duchess of Marlborough will enjoy
the state. pomp and ceremony of a reign
ing queen.
She will be surrounded by hosts OF
chamberlains, officers of state, pages.
fiunkies and soldiers
The oldest and proudest duke in Ire
| land, or the highest subject of the Queen
| who may be in ireland. will have to DO
homage to the Duchess as TO his sover-
ign.
American women who go to England
think it a fine thing to be presented at
! court and to be received by the Queen
| or the Princes OF Wales. If they go TO
Ireland they Will have to be presented TO
| the Duchess and bow to her as they
| would to the Queen. Her drawing rooms
are the irish equivalent of rhos given by
| the Queen in England.
An army of 5000 British soldiers is at
the command of the Viceroy and Vice
refine All the other forces in the coun-
try, including the famous Royal Irish
Constabulary, are under their control and
serve to enhance their splendor as we'll
as their power.
The office of Viceroy is the greatest and
most dfgnified which an Englishman can
hold, for it makes him king in the country
where he is sent to rule. 1t is the next
thing to being king of England. His wife
shares his henors. That is the next thing
to being Queen Of England.
One American girl already represents
the Queen in India, with its 500, 100000 in
habitants. Another is about 10 perform
the same function in Ireland, which. al
though it has fewer millions, is quite as
difficult to rule
The present Viceroy is Earl Cagodan. a
very rich nobleman and vetran office
holder of the Conservative party of no
striking ability. He is a great owner of
London real property, which is his chief
qualification for his present post Lord
Cadogan has been greatly depressed by
recent scandal in his family His daugh-
ter, Lady Sophie Scott, ran away from
her husband with another man. and the
fact was widely published. That has IN
terfered with the social duties of Earl and
Countess Cadogan, and the former intends
to resign his office as soon as the Govern
ment san make satisfactory arrangements
for his successor. 1t is interesting to re-
call, by the way, that the first Lord Ca
dogan made his fame as a general nuder
the first Duke of Marlborough.
1t is generally considered that the young
Duke of Marlborough would be an excel
lent selection for the position of Viceroy. |
He has an excellent personal reputation, |
and has done nothing to make himself |
unpopular. He has high rank. which is
one qualification. He has great wealth |
and a young and attractive wife, which |
are also important attributes.
The British Government finds it difficult |
to obtain an entirely suitable man for the |
position of Viceroy, because he must have |
all the qualifications mentioned and 9th
ers besides. Under the two LIBERAL gov |
ernments which proposed to give home |
rule to Ireland. the office went begging, |
for the man who took it had to bear the |
enmity of all the Conservative and rul- !
ing classes in ireland. The Viceregal |
court was actually boycotted at that time |
At times the office has entaied consid-
cradle danger to its holder, but this is |
hardly so at present. The Viceroy. who |
represents the arbitrary interference of
the British Government in Irelands af-
fairs. must necessarily be an object OF
dislike to the majority of the Irish peo-
pie but under the present policy of con-
Citation it is considered desirable TO send
a man who will excite as little repugnance
as possible. The Duke Of Marlborough,
on account Of mis- younth and harmless
past, is well fitted for the position, and
it is expected that his American wife
will greatly aid him to gain popularity.
The Viceroy has his official residence
in Dublin Castle. where his chief assist
ants in the administration of Ireland al
so have their offices. The present sys-
tenn of governing Ireland is commonly
referred to by its opponents as 'the Cas-
tie system"
One of the first duties OF the Vceroy.
and one which is necessarily shared 10y
his wife. IS to be the head Of Irish So
ciety. He holds a court like a sovereign.
A presentation to him is equivalent TO a
to the Queen. lie holds his
drawing rooms IN Dublin Castle
This castle was originally built IN 1920
and Is a picturesque and gloomy pile Il
was fitted up as the ViceregaI residence
by Queen Elizabeth in 1860. II contains
TWO court yards, in the upper u which
are the apartments Of the Viceroy. a
colorado leads to the apartments. and az
ter entering the building one passes up a
handsome staircase and through the Yeo-
mans Hall
At last ne Throne Room IS reached.
This is a large and hondsome apartment,
decorated about the middle OF the last
century. The general plan Of the room
s similar TO that Of the French palaces
It the close Of the ancient regime. II
'cnveys a deep oppression OF regal dig
lity The ceiling Is ricaly carved and the
langings amber-colored. The royal chair
,eneath a gorgeous canopy. Is elaborate !
y decorated and covered with rich Grim
on velvet
It is here that C0usuelo Duchess of
VIII receive the homage d
he Irish sristocracy. on drawing room :
eys the viceroy and hls wife stand in
ne centre Of the room. surrouudede b.
he officers or state IN their robes Of O. :
&c. the aIdez-de-camps being grouped !,
q a semi-circls between the doorway ard =.
hs throne. Only women are presented.
he men passing through the room, bow e
* - they do 50. r.
Each -ady-s card e prasentsd 5y The
ides TO the Chamberlain. who reads the I
anne AID presents Is owner. who there
pom bows deeply ard reiIres zita0ai 6
1rninr her back toward the thT7ns- ~
he close y the ceremony those Eho have
zen presented form into PROCESSION ard q
ave the Presence Chamber. waiia fae y