Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-27
Edward VII Receives Five Thousand
Dollars a Day.
PARLIAMENT WILL PAY HIS DEBTS
Prerogatives of Royalty Abundant
in Democratic Age.
ODDS AND ENDS ABOUT HIM

400 600 people, or a quarter Of man.
kind. In other words, nearly one person
out of every four owes allegiance to him.
AS Prince Of Wales his income was about
100000: as king he gets about 5000
day. His debts incurred before he came
to the throne. aggregating s10.OOO,O0O, he
expects to have settled by parliament.
Whether in England or on the continent
the king receives by telegraph every night
an abstract Of the work of the house of
| commons His kilograms average forty
daily. and the letters are numbered by the
score. many of them being written in
French and German.
The king, the lord mayor and the con-
stable are the only ones who know the
password Of the Tower of London. This
password is sent to the Mansion House
quarterly. signed by his majesty, and is
survival Of an ancient custom.
Four men in London, all of respectable
standing in society, SO closely resemble
King Edward in appearance that it is
often a source Of embarrassment to them.
They carefully dress as little like him as
possible. to avoid curiosity.
Edwards usual incognito when travelling
abroad has been Baron Renfew. He has
also been known as Mr.. Moulton, and in
Constantinople. where the Prince and
Princess of Wales visited soon after their
ped and as plain Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
the pair went about through the bazaars
The Gypsy's Warning.
How long will the king live?" That is
an interesting question. There is an old
gypsy saying that the Prince of Wales
would die by violence as soon as "a great
honor was conferred upon him." The pre-
dictions Of this gypsy are said to have
come true in regard to other members of
European royal families. The king has
never shown the slightest fear of assassina-
! ton, and his personal recklessness has
sorely worried those who are responsible
for his safety.
Queen Victoria had not been dead a
fortnight before advertisements appeared
| in the papers advising the public to
guard themselves against possible loss by
| insuring against the death of the king. The
insurance companies are rapidly approach
| ing the limit of the risk they will accept
I! on King Edwards life. His expectation"
according to insurance tables is al years
Allowance for moral hazard'-or the
chance Of Observation-Disclosures this TO ten
years.
a complete mastery of such intricate and
diverse subjects as art, literature, dra-
matte history, military matters, engineer
ing, shipping, civic institutions the study
of the Bible and mission work. the history
of Egypt, the Irish question, the manage
ment of life boats, collegiate education,
ambulance and first aid training agricul-
tural improvements, live stock breeding,
the retaining of barren land, the manage
ment of hospitals, the housing of the poor
the Darwinian theory, railways and their
management and musical training. All his
life he has been a good listener to the
best that was within earshot. He has al
ways inquired exactly what he wanted to
know, and stored up much in one Of the
most portentous memories of his gener-
alton.
Busy Season
Between January 1 and September / Of
last year Edward went to forty three pub
lie dinners and banquets to twenty-five
garden parties and concerts, thirty times
| to the opera and theater, to twenty eight
race meetings, eleven times he was In at
| tendance at the house of lords. and he full
filled forty-five official and charitable en-
gagements.
In his own set his favorite topic Of con-
yersatton has been clothes. Over the fash
ion Of a tie, the cut of a jacket, and even
the shape of a boot, he will grow loQuac-
tous. The way he discovered Poole was by
the merest accident. 1t was when Fechter
was playing Robert Macaire. The adventur-
err coat was apparently mass Of rents and
patches but the kings keen eye quickly
noted that the garment was singularly well
| cut. After the play Fechter was sent for
and asked the name of his tailor. The ac-
tor replied that Mr.. Poole made the coat
he wore in the play. The tailor was sent
for the next day, and since that time was
made man.
me King Is an expert shoemaker, hand
icraft he chose to learn when a boy, be-
Ing obliged by his royal parents to learn
some trade. He has worn shoes of his
own make.
When He Won the Derby.
One Of the happiest moments of the
kings life was when he won the Derby
with Persimmon in 1896. This had long
been the ambition Of his life. His racing
colofs have always borne spotless re-
pute through runs Of bad luck and good.
No one in the British empire is a better
judge Of a horse
Shooting. the king places above all 9TH
er entertainments that can be offered him,
and his principal visits have always been
paid In the shooting season. Yachting he
understands thoroughly. He is a keen
soldier, anxious for war Office returns, and
he has seen more of modern German army
maneuvers than any other colonel COM
handing an English regiment. An enthu-
siastic playgoer who pays handsomely and
promptly for his box, he is easily amused
at light plays and quickly interested in
stronger forms Of dramatic art.
The king Is an inveterate smoker. The
cigar is his solace of special Havana
brand made particularly for him. and cost
ing about 81 EACH His mother abominated
tobacco, as did his father. and 1t is said
that when the Prince OF Wales first tasted
Greet to do SO in the seclusion of the royal
stables
He Resents Criticism.
Under Likes and Dislikes," the king
has written in the Duchess of Flies album,
over his signature; IT am the happiest
when have no public engagement to full
fill, when can smoke a really good cigar
and read good novel on the quiet; when
can. like plain Mr.. Jones, go to a race
meeting without it being chronicled tn the
paper the next morning that the Prince of
Wales has taken to gambling very serious
~, and lost more money than he can ever
AFFORD to pay; when I can spend a quiet
evening with the princess and my family
I am unhappiest when I have a raging
toothache and have to attend some function
where / must smile as pleasantly as
though I never had a pain in my life''
Edward VII Is rather q light eater, ex-
cept at dinner, and has never been q great
wine drinker. He seldom takes bread a
specially prepared kind Of toast being on
the breakfast and luncheon table. The tea
consumed at Marlborough House costs
shillings and pence q pound and was for
a long while known az Earl Grey's mix
ture," this nobleman having recommended
this particular mixture. This tea and some
gorgonzola cheese are always taken along
when the king travels Wine In ha ak of fuIa