The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-10
King Edward Has Played Havoc
with Loose customs.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
To say that King Edward VII. has
surprised the officials of the British
court since his accession would be to
state the case very mildly. AS a mat
ter of fact he has proved that almost
every idea held before Queen Victoria
died in regard to what would happen
when he became the head of the state
was incorrect. The man whom his
friends and attendants knew when he
was Prince of Wales, as an easy thing,
pleasure-loving Individual, who hated
to be bothered about trifles, was noto-
riously extravagant with and careless
about money. and who was little too
ready to forget his rank, has suddenly
been transformed into an able admin
istrator, ruthless economist, and a
Monarch who as a stickler for etiquette
is only to be compared to Emperor Will
liam.
Under ordinary circumstances such
an apparent change in the character of
a man sixty years old would appear an
impossibility, but 1t is explained in the
case of His Majesty by the fact that he
has all his life been deeply impressed
Dy IHe dLldCHlilB 10 lls
I wearer of the crown, and has realized
that the Prince of Wales and the King
hold altogether different relations to
, the people.
! In no particular is the difference be-
tween the old order of things and the
new more strongly marked than in the
Kings attitude to the ceremonial
which appertains to his position. AS
Prince of Wales he invariably prefer
red riding in a hanson to riding in a
state carriage; he liked nothing better
than to walk about London or a Con-
/ tinental city unattended, and. II posi-
BILE. unrecognized, and the minimum of
fuss and feathers" was always order
ed by him when he went on a visit to
a subject. In his new position the King
loses no opportunity of appearing in
/ full state. When he opened Parlia-
ment Londoners had an opportunity of
seeing the wonderful gilt carriage
which had remained in the royal sta
bles for a generation; peers who pos
sess quaint privileges had an opportu-
nifty of exercising them, often for the
first time regalias were brought out
of the lumber room, and the peers had
to scurry around 10 get robes and cor
! onets made. His Majesty also took
keen interest in the picturesque me-
diaeval ceremonies which took place
In connection with his accession, but
In which he himself did not take part.
He saw that the details were correct.
and viewed some OF the ceremonies
from St. James Palace.
In regard TO the arrangements at the
royal residences. never was there such
a clean-sweeping new broom" as King
( Edward has proved. The ancient re-
talners are holding up their hands In
horror and. II IN whispered, the peo-
Die OF Windsor and other cities are not
greatly pleased but the King means
10 reduce the altogether ridiculous ex-
penses OF the palaces. and has shown
that he intends 20 eject thorough re-
forms. ia connection with this work
be- exhibits respect for antiquity, but
none az az for mere sentiment. ~
Balmofal. tor instance, the bronze stat 2
W. ~ John Brown hiss been removed
from lfs Old position near the palace
~ the residence ~ one ~ Browns re-
lsti0nH. fhs lifile chapel ~ bnimofal
which queen Victoria used has been