The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-23
TO ONE I1ARI4DOM-R675.
The nil Lord Roberts Must Pay for
His Title.

From the London Mail.
Only a rich man can afford to be "a
belted earl The unavoida BILE initial ex-
penses Which Lord Roberts will be called
upon to pay, should he, as report
AYERS, attain this dignity, will total up
to something like 1915.
The principal item in the bill will be
the coronet. This Is a circlet of gold,
CHASED as jewelled," according to the
phraseology of heraldry. and with eight
pyramidical points OF gold, each Of which
supports large silver BALL the spaces
between the points being filled up at the
bottom with golden strawberry leaves.
The manager -of "a fashionable gold
smiths establishment, who was interro-
gated by a Daily Mail representative, con-
fessed that mis- firm did not receive an
order for a full-slzed coronet every day
The trade in that article of headgesr was
seldom brisk, except at coronation, but
he was prepared 90 make coronet Of Is
carat gold, with jewelled cushion for 400
guineas.
I'VE do not stock coronets," he added
Though I remember an occasion on
which II would have paid US to have had
one In stock. A peer-the first OF his line
died and his executors discovered that
trouble and expense OF procuring coro-
net. A couple of days before the funer
al the executors came here in hot haste
for "a coronet to place on the coffin OF
the deceased peer. We could not make
II In the time. Probably they overcame
the difficulty by borrowing one.
"a coronet OF first quality gold" the
jeweler further explained, Twill last not
only one but dozen lifetimes. Contrary
to the opinion of our American cousins,
peers do not wear their coronets while
walking or driving In the park Many Of
the embims have not once embellished
the brows of their aristocratic owners
and / dare say IL we could peep into the
exclusive corners OF the safe deposit de-
pots we should discover many coronets
that have scarcely ever seen the light of
day"
Lord Roberts will. in all probability.
also find 1t necessary to purchase a new
garter. These beautiful ornaments vary
IN price one hundred pounds will pur-
chase a garter with the motto, "Honi soft
qui NAL y pense" worked In gems-dia-
monds, rubles, and sapphires II requested
and with a buckle OF solid gold.
Then there Is the robe which peer
must wear on his presentation in the
House OF Lords. This Is of scarlet cloth
with three "doublings' OF ermlne
peers rank I'm the peerage Is denoted by
the number of bars OF ermine which
traverse tine robe back and front. Thus,
a duke has four bars IN front and four
behind q marquis has one bar less be-
hind, while an earl has three OF each
The numerous strips which appear 10 di-
vide the mantle into various parts are sup
posed 10 denote that II has been thus
torn or slit while ia wearer was engaged
In fierce combat on the battlefield. In
the case OF Lord Roberts this tradition OF
tho ancient knights rs not meaningless.
peers robe costs between go and 100.
So far as personal decoration Is con-
cerned. the more serious items OF ex-
pcnditure which new earl II called upon
to defray have been accounted for Bul
there are many other claims upon ~
purse. The ehanc~lor Of the exchequer