The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-03

NEW YORK. February Harry Lehr
has done d nice thing. He has been writ
ing Mrs. AistorS acceptances in black INK
instead OF purple. and Cousin Choly is
wearing black silk socks with clocks OF
three ostrich features Some 1li-natufed
people have commented upon Harry Iehr
having printed the Astor motto Samper
EFdelis (alwaTs faithfully, III black, and
Choaly emhrodering Ich Diem q serve) in
white On his seeks But Harry and
ChoMy are nothing if not original
Speaking of the Queen, now OF sainted
memory she was q great adm1rer eli
American women. | do not think she
admired them just the Way Albert Ed
ward did: and ] do not think she enter
tadned the idea that they were All soy
ereigns in their OWN right Victoria
never overlooked the fact that she was
she Queen. She did not make her dig
,,ity oppressive. like the queens in
Through a Loo1ing-GIass." but still she
wanted everybody 10 realize she was the
real thing Some of my literary friends
like Cholly Knickerbocker, for instance
and yet there are some persons VINO deny
Choilys claims TO be considered literary
have endeavored to foster the idea that
when american society queen WAS
presented at court, Her Majesty stepped
right down from the throne. kissed her
on both checks and said: My dear, when
did You come over? Where are you stop
t,ing2 You anust send Your luggage down
10 9he Windsor and make me a visit
Now thai is all wrong The late and
la1nentea Ward McAllister. the Chris
ienher Columbus OF the 400 in his ten
der "RecollcctionS'' with simplicity and
truth recorded the touching fact that
when he dined at Windsor II was i'll the
Kitchen Of course American enterprise
t,S~ay
cans have dined upsuiirs. but not with
the Queen. unless they happened 10 be
diplomats. cholly's friends on coming
home suffer a confusion Of ideas. They
mix ideas OF royalty. They have 6ined
with Albert Edward, but not with the
Queen The Queen drew the line al the
dinner table. On some grand occasions
she dined at Il small table I'D the honor
cd guests at another, which IS a good
deaf Ike dining with Mrs. Aston and
Harry Lehr'' in the public room at Del
.nonicois.
A GOOD WORD FOR EDWARD.
My friends who hare been in England
and near enough 10 the throne to have
an S-ras- of royalty CLEAN before them,
-ecnind me of fox hunters with an amir
ton TO be in at the death" My dear
old friend Minnie Stevens, ROW Mrs. Pa
get or -sMrs. General Paget, as some
on Cholly's friends caH her without much
idea of what a feminine general may be.
arrived on the Oceanic af1er The Queen s
death. She was startled to find a score
of her old friends on the wharf dressed
In mourning with great black borders 10
their sa.ldkerchieds. She could not imagine
at first the reason for this display and
feared smallpox had devastated New
York When she learned the sad truth
she could scarce refrain smiling through
s,e4. tears. She then eulosized the dead
Queen and spoke good word tor Edward
VII
Speaking 0. Minnie Stevens reminds me
of those old days when her good mother.
Mrs. Paran-Stevens. was one OF the most
aggressive o. the DANES fighting for So
cia1 xupr emncy- niiss Minnie was one OF
the Anst who married abroad Some per-
sons sniffed a bit because Paget WAS only
a captain, while Consueio Yznaga. with
OF . Sokzkne. married 4iae young noble