The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-04
after marlborough HOUSE.



our little Duchess OF Marlborough can
rot he blamed for trying 90 secure tito
10 Marlborough House. the London resi-
dspce OF the Prince Of Wales since his
marriage In 1888. and lf she doesn't change
hcr mind the OLD mansion will become her
property ~ a few years Money talks.
British and some American papers arc
smiling az her presumption. Why Is
II presump'uous 20 trade with a king, or
"a princeg OF course We know that Mari
borough House ~ Crown property. but
that has nothing to DO with lts ayailnhll-
ity a. transferable realty. II Il mis-
cradle Ola box anyway. wholly uuht 20 be
the residence ~ the heir 90 the throne
Of Great Britain. II H. badly situated
aud has very inconvenient entrance.
ariBorouEh House which cannot be
called palace. was private property for
10 years its purchase by the Grown not
occurring until 1917 There - nothing
sacred about o. A high wall conceais
part Of the mansion. and behind u ia the
eighteenth century high life in England
ralscd high links Sir Christopher Wren
| erected % in 1910 Cor Sarah Jennings,
I lady 81 remarkable for her saieuta and Inn
| perinuH disposition ~ FOR her beauty.
I Sarah had been the most intimate friend
Or the Princess Anne since childhood.
and when she became Duchess Of MARI
borough ana Anne became Queen. tho real
ruler Of the British Empire was John
Churchill The Duke ruled sarah and
Sarah ruled tho Queen. and Marlborough
House was che scene OF more intrigues
than Arahella Churchill ard the Duke of
York ever dreamed Of
For fourteen years Marlborough House
was the hermit home q Prince LEOPOLD.
afterward King 81 the BelFians England
peusioncd shls soldier Tor marrying the
Princess Charlotte allowing him $1,000
year The Princess died IN childbirth.
and he lived alone until 1891 n not a
great he was a good man, and his life
somewhat purified the atmosphere Of
Marlborough House. Ono Of the sights
~ the mansion used 10 be the stupendous
car which conveyed ne remains Of che
Duke Of Wellington 10 81 PauIs on the
occasion OF his public funeral
OF al tho royal residences IN the work.
Windsor Castle Is the moet maEniacently
imposing. II completely nlis the British
eye and meets the Britons demand for
che apiendidly uponarchical Yet such Is
the conservatism OF our cousins across
the water that II has been a hard nght
TO get electric lamps into the home 81 Vic
toria few years ago ~ was quite as
difiicuit 20 inspect thoroughly the drain
age systems OF royal residences and put
terfuge was required IN che electric light
INK 81 Windsor. They began with the
grand corridor and the billiard room. be-
cause the Queen never goes there. and
the Lord Chamberlain was able 70 have
his own way. one 81 The clever lodges
introduced BY the electrician IA a lsmp
that eufls over the top OF the marking
board. 90 that u s. possible 90 read tbs
score from che other end 81 the room even
when the place g. IN darkness except for
the shaded lamps over the green cloth ~
self Then came temporary installations
for evening concerts and a iot Of wiring
went on quietly, and one day Il was found
that Victoria's prsjudiscs had melted
away Windsor Castle nowadays is q blaze
of electrict light
More than one promising majesty has
gone 20 his deoth through the unsanitary
Arrangement of his home To place the
palace IN a perfectly hoaithfui condition
seems never 20 have been thought Of
Il is now believed that Pedro v Of Por-
tugai and MS beautiful Queen stephanie
Of Hohenzoliern. died OF the effects OF
sewer gas IN their palace. Even In Eng
land suth places az 81. James Palace,
Marlborough House. buckingham Palace,
Bienhelm Castle. etc. were JIntil recently
antiqunted and faulty IN their sanitation.
A. for the TuillerieE. which had 60 10.
all the interior Communications. even the
private staircase from the Emper0r's
apartments 20 those Of the Empress. were
completely shut Out from the daylight.
ana II was necessary, summer and win
ter alike. 20 have lamps burning on che
steps and IN the corridorH In warm
weather the heat and want OF ventiia-
tlon became very trying
lady-iu-waiting descending from her
rooms IN the upper regions 40 the ground
| floor to accompany her august mistress
for a drive would have 20 fnd her way
down some 90 steps. very dlmly iilumln-
ated. About these stuny localities were
stationed sensinels. who must have well
coined the moment when relief from duty
enabled ihem 10 get a breath OF fresh
rir Many a stately palace which has
not betn recently renovated n quite az
uncomfortable IN the backstairs depart
ments.
Rich, warm. healthy blood r. given ~
Hoods sarsaparilla and thus coughs.
colds. and pneumonia are prevented Take