The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07
King Edward on Etiquette; the
Gossip Of the Town.
EDNA MAY CAPTURES LONDON
Women Cabdrivers Has the Future
Promise of Thein?-The New Pres
mer Figure of Interest.
East Indian Potentates.
BY Paul Lambete.
Especial Cable to The Times, Copyright.

1929
LONDON, Sept. 6.-At the clubs fire.
quented by army and navy officers an
| unexpected amount of interest is ex-
h1blted in cabled reports of the effort of
Admiral Higginson to prove theoretically
that his fleet is capable Of capturing New
York. Just as in the United states. naval
ana military men take issue on the
point the former declaring that the
tning can be done. and the latter hold
ing that New iork's defenses are prac-
tlcalIy impregnable to any sea force.
On Wednesday the news that Admiral
H1gglnson claimed to have accomplished
his OBJECT, and theoretically held the
American metropolis at his mercy,
caused considerable 1ubilation among
Britain's grzzled old sea dogs In the
American mar of the Hotel Cecil there
was good-natured chatting until an early
hour next morning. One eloquent naval
officer who stands high in King Ed
wards regard, remarked that 1t was evil
dent that now was the time for Great
Britain to put Admiral Higginson's
theories into practice, whereupon man
from Chicago. who Is interested in Mr..
yerkes' London Street Railway enter
prise, retorted:
yes, you fellows must be getting
hungry again. We gave you your break
fast with compliments to George III.
your lunch, with kind regards to Will
liam ", and now it is about time you
come over and get an American dinner
at the expense of Edward VII"
Speaking quite seriously, officers OF
the army and navy Will receive with
interest the decisive report of the United
States authorities supervising the con-
test as to whether New York had been
able to defend herself.
Dress Carriage
lie King has quietly expressed his
desire for 4 revival of the luxurious and
costly dress carriage, which was a pic
turesque feature of court functions dur
ing the early years of the late Queens
reign. AT present ordinary landaus and
broughams are the veutciess cul~Iiy useu
by the nobility for State occasions Soon
after his accession. Edward is known to
have expressed dissatisfaction because
the plain carriages which are driven up
to buckingham Palace for the drawing
rooms are IN most instances the identi-
cal ones used in the day time for shop
ping purposes.
Contrary TO expectations the King has
| made no definite suggestion looking to
a change in the conventional evening
dress for ren-such as frills, knee
breaches; fancy waistcoats and coats
of other material than broadcloth. But
res leCtillS Liz lltLbtci VI Cttl Id SSS iOI
use in court occasions his wishes have
been explicitly stated.
This means new and not a trifling
expense. which will be added to those
| which are already a drain on the pri-
vate purses of the Ambassador from the
| United States A dress. carriage is q.
most elegant equipage. When used by
members Of the British nobility, its body
| is hung on C-springs and braces; at
each of the top corners is a coronet: a
! gaudy hammerscloth covers the coach
| mans box; the whole vehicle is painted
! In the family coiors; there is gold and
silver plating in abundance, and the in
| side is gorgeous with brocaded silk. The
| cost of such a vehicle is not less than
$500, and may be very much more.
| In the carriage houses Of many of the
old English families are preserved the
! dress carriages which were always
used when their owners attended Queen
| Victoria's court. These were regretfully
| put away when the Prince Consort died.
| Those which are in a decent state of
preservation doubtless now will be fur
nisl1ed up and present seen again in
London's streets.
Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army is even more scan
! dalized by recent disclosures of the 20
| lice than it was when Edna May cap
| tured London on the stage of the Shaftes-
| bury Theatre as a Salvation lassie. An
| other make-belcve Salvation lassie has
! turned out to be responsible for the sue
cess with which a succession of dar-
! ing robberies have been carried out in
| the houses of the wealthy.
Day after day robberies of the most
| audacious character were committed, and
| the police were unable either to track
| the thieves or to guess their plan of
| opera tons At length their suspicious
were aroused by the fact that a good
! looking young girl att!red as Salvation
| lassie was invariably seen In the neigh
| borhood at about the time a robbery
! occurred A watch was put on the girl
] and the mthods of the gang were reveal
| ed.
| The girls task was to act as q spy and
| indicate where plumber could be most
easily secured. In her neat Salvation
Army uniform she would call at the most
promising houses ard offer religious lit
eratl:re for sale. She was always kept
in view by a espectable-appearing man
/ on the opposite side of the street.
Wien the girl came to a house where
| her knock was unanswered she would re-
/
fcde-ate would signal to a third member
| of the gang. a professional house break
err The latter would then lose no time.
| With pocket jimmy he would asiy
! force the lock of the house door. enter.
collect his plumber and esca De with it.
While his oonfele~ates waited outside to
signal him in case of danger.
| The girl and two other members of the
gang have been arrested. and it will be a
| long time before she can again palm her
self off as Salvation lassie.
u or7e Cahdriva
Women cabdrivers havenot yet appeared
| in London erect though the news comes
IRON New Zealand that the. Woman
| Rights movement has reached that adj
vanced stage in the town OF Nelson
An enterprising young woman recent
lly secured a horse and vehicle and en-
tered tato --mpetition with the JANUS OF