The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-23

precedent all the feminine world will be
Interested in knowing what the order will
be when the present Princess of Wales
becomes Queen of England. Social as
well as official precedence is governed by
the existing rule. which places the wo-
men OF the royal family in this order:
The Queen, the Princess of Wales, The
sovereign's daughters, wives Of the SOW
ereign's younger sons, the soveregn's
granddaughters, the sovereisn's sisters,
wives of the sovereign's brothers and the
sovereisn's nieces.
Here then is the order of precedent
when the Prince of Wales becomes King:
The Queen-Queen Alexandra, formerly
Princess of Wales.
Princess Of Wales Princess Victoria,
wife Of the Duke OF York. who will be
Prince of Wales, eldest living son of the
present Prince of Wales and future Queen
Of England
Sovereign's Daughfers-Priucess Louise,
first daughter of the present Prince Of
Wales, wife of the Duke of Fife; Princess
Victoria, second daughter of the present
Of Prince of Wales; Princess Maud, thir4
daughter of the present Prince of Wales
wife of Prince Christian of Denmark.
Sovereigns granddaug Rar-Princess
Victoria. daughter of the present Ouch
ess of York and granddaughter of the
Princess of Wales.
Sovereigns Sisters-Empress Dowager
of Germany sister of the present Prince
Of Wales
Princess Helena, wife of Prince
Christian of Schleswig- Holstein, sister of
the Prince of Wales.
Princess Louise, wife OF the Marquis
of Lorne, sister of the Prince of Wales.
Princess Beatrice, wife of Prince Hen
ry of Battenburg.
Wives of Sovereign's Brothers-Her I'm
perial ltighness the Grand Duchess Marie
Alexandria, daughter of Emperor Alex
ander IL of Russia, widow of the Duke
OF Edinburg, the present Prince of Wales
brother.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Louise,
daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of
Prussia, wife of the Duke of Connaught.
Her Serene Highness, Princess Helene,
daughter of Prince George Victor of Wal
dack and Pyrmont, widow of the Duke OF
Albany.
Next in order comes the nieces of the
sovereign. whose precedence, however,
may be advanced by marriage.
salisbury Holds His Place.
Lord Salisbury will still hold the reins
of power in the British government
Notwithstanding the change of sover-
eigns Had Victoria died before 1880 the
government would Aave undergone a
complete change, but a reform bill passed
that year provided against any such up
heaval.
With the war in South Africa and the
complications in China, together with the
unfinished treaty with the United States,
Great Britain could not afford, according
to her public men, to do without the
Premier. who knows the question at is
sue better than any Englishman, ana
whose life training has been IN the oip-
lomauc service. 4
Despite the charge of neoptlsm mace
against him there is nothing worse, anu
the public recognizes the Cecil family as
one of the ablest in the United Kingdom
The MARQUIS himself was a younger son.
The death of his brother in 1855 made MIN
bv courtesy Viscount Cranborne. At 90
he was a secretary of state, having ell
tered Parliament at %.
Though his power is admitted, Lord
Salisbury is not popular He dislikes
crowds and does no. appreciate the cheers
of the multitude. His speeches exact no
enthusiasm. They are better to read than
TO hear. and are probably committed TO
memory.
But he reigned supreme in the House of
Lords. AS foreign secretary he will be
long remembered, as his diplomacy there
had It's fun swing. His foreign policy will
be finally estimated when the secrets OF
all the dispatch boxes are made known.
His personal character is above re-
proach. He is, also, incapable of bearing
malice
There is no likelihood that the accession
to the throne of King Edward VII will
see any radical changes in the ministry.
Bound around as the King is by the con-
stitution, he could do nothing in politics
except to influence affairs by show OF
his personal feelings and opinions. This
he will not do, as he has always been OF
a conservative turn of mind