New-York tribune., 1902-06-08
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

ASPECT.
degree due to the peace rejoicings Inc lhoah anu
other foreign princes. with Oriental costumes. IN
the royal carriages are sights to whch Lonooh Is
becoming daily accustomed The feedlns OF these
same notabilities almost drives the court iunc
tionares despair. That most orthocoA oi eilIuoo
potentates the Maharajah of Jeypoor. VINO is living
in stately confinement at Moray Lodge mas COM
manded complete renovation Of a neighoorlhs
slaughter house, to the flooring which Is now
exclusively devoted to killing animals required oS
the Maharajah and his enormous suite All the
slaughtering operations are. naturally, conducted
by Hindoo butchers who enshroud the slaughter
house with amusing secrecy, much TO the dlsap-
pointment of the local residents.
In spite the strict orders issued regarding the
uniformity of the dresses to be worn by peeresses
at the coronation service, there Will De seen the
countless variations that art and money can oeVlse
without actual disobedience of the royal commands
All the dresses must be white. but many women
determined to make their dresses distinctive OF the
occasion, and preserve them as heriooms' are
hav gowns embroidered with coatS-of- arms ma
tional flowers and other devices These are oeing
executed in gold and silver. here and there touched
with the forbidden coored silk, in order to bring
out the badge of clan or an ancient heraldlc
quartering. Gold embroidery down the sldes OF
dresses and shoulder straps Is also much en-
ployed many persons exactly copying the pictures
of costumes worn by their ancestors on the oc-
cason of previous coronation The Countess OF
Shrewsbury, mother Of the earl of polo fame, with
the exception of hoops. will appear in an exactly
similar dress to that worn by the Countess OF
Eglingtoun when George III was crowned
One Of the greatest present anxeties of the peer
esses is how to keep the coronet on the head 1t
be firmly fixed. for it has to be quickly
taken off, and then replaced in accordance with
the ritual of the service. The jewellers have been
inventing all Of devices to overcome the diff
nets. so that a hatpin could be inserted. Another
attached to coronets elastic bands OF the exact UNI UNI
their they must dress thsr heir hair s to oe st
Another peer6SSeS
to carry. their costly coronets when the service
jeweller devised an arrangement OF crossed bands
Of whfe ans fk haz n9 n9 car her head
piece she would an ordinary hand satchel The
ity of old prints of previous coronatons, is to hold
up the coronet between the finger and md. thumb @ ~
pleted, 1t is a gorgeous garment, shaped like a
and eabo2atey embroidered in rich cooTs Unlike
the 9aks hin in w Which BsvuF 10 ba and o
ders. in order to allow the passage Of the anoint
Of 5s Art G NeedeSorR * SPENT SPENT @ 5hree months making
Among the many ancient customs which the King
has revived is one which makes those who shook
esr board no SIR TRomas Iptons shamrock II May e.
1901 almost equally nervous. His majesty has now
GFoebeo IF be made made Ha seawory 319 tSy agncen
m5R i5 be aed on Tgna
Jolly watermen. who wear orlllant scarlet nv nv,
the castle lake after years, will soon be the
scene of a royal water pageant.
MR. CHoATE's DINNER-The dinner which Jo-
seph H. Choate, the United States Ambassador
and Mrs Choate will give to King Edward and
Queen Alexandra will occur on Wednesday, June
IL While the arrangements have not yet been an
nounced it is proba bic that Whitelaw Reid, the
Special Envoy of the United States to the corona
ton. and the members of his staff and the mem
bers Of the regular United States Embassy will
constitute large proportion of the guests Doubt
less it will be brilliant ga therng, as Mr. Choaes
mansion Carlton House Terrace, is eminently
nusi,aI honor to an ambassador causes much COM
ment and is interpreted by The Daily Chronicle
now in London. and as tribute which is sure
to be much appreciated by them as nation Not
years have king and queen been guests at the
table of foreign ambassador
The report of the Committee Military Educa-
ton and Training. issued to-day, furnishes the
strongest official corroboration of the ineficiency
Of the officers of the British Army The commit
tees report which is based on the evidence of the
officers themselves. from the commander in chief
downward fills forty-eght printed pages with
caustic criticism of the existing system. The wit
nesses were unanimous in saying that the junior
officers were Ianentaby deficient in military know
edge, the desire to acquire knowledge and in zeal
The committee finds that the young officers will not
work unless compelled to do so. that 'keenness Is
out of fashion," and that it is not correct form
The committee declares that many officers do not
possess elementary education and plant
lively protests that officers ought lat least to be
able to express themselves clearly and concisey in
their own language" The report condemns the
systems of both Woolwtch and Sandhurst, where
education far from satisfactory. the instructors
having no nducement to teach the cadets. still
With the view of diminishing the expenses of Of
fcers belonging to cavalry regiments, the report
| coaches and keeping hounds be forbidden.
Perhaps the penultimate paragraph is the most
ted to pass muster. says the committee. and sig
nal ability with substantial recognition, It
| is useless to hope for any valuable results from
verbal amendments to the regulations. Nothing but
inducements in the shape of certain reward for
Standard of knowledge through the commissioned
ranks The committee, therefore. recommends an
| 'honest system of promotion by merit, following
| upon tests ..onestly conducted and honestly re-
The report plainly hints that officers hardly
he expected to work long as the present sys-
TEN of advancement. through social influence Is IN
| vogue or long efficiency has nothing what
ever to do with the selection of officers for de-
| sirable appointments.
The committee recommends. among other things,
that more commissions be offered to the colonies.
| and that officers be compelled to know either
French or German.
TORPEDO BOAT MISHAPs-The frequency Of
! British torpedo boat destroyer and torpedo boat
collisions and other accidents emphasized to-
dav in a reply of the Secretary of the Admiralty,
Mr.. Arnod-Forster. to a question in the House or
| Commons showing that there no less than 10
wear two torpedo boat destroyers grounded and six
torpedo boats and forty-one torpedo boat destroy
| four torDedo boat destroyers grounded, and five
| torpedo boats and fifty torpedo boat destroyers
were in collision.
The little advertisements in the narrow
/ columns look small. but the offers they rep
| resent are, some instances. as big as n
house.
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