New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-07
KHAKI DOOMED.
King Ed1card Directs the Choice of
"AthoE Gray" for His Soldiers.

ward 1t is to him likewise that is ascribed the
| new campaigning and field dress OF his troops,
which is Of blush gray material known through
| out Scotland "athol gray" 1t has long been
| known as a favorite color OF the King. But of
course there are more serious motives than this
mere fondness of the sovereign for a particular
hue to determine both himself and the War De-
partment to go to the expense and trouble of
changing the entire fighting and field dress OF the
British army. uniform that will be forever asso-
ciated with the Boer war. Among military men
the change is popular. since the ugIiness OF khaki
was undeniable. And there is no doubt that we
shaA soon be hearing. as many ditties about the
lads in 'athol gray" about the boys in khaki"
OF the last few years.
1t is perfectly true that the young Grand Duchess
| OF Saxe-W eimar, who was married only last May,
mas left her husbands court for Switzerland, deep
~ angered But it is going too far to that
her resentment is directed against him and that
they have separated. If the Grand Duke has re-
NAMED behind at Weimar it is for the purpose Of
erecting certain radical changes in the compost
ton OF his court and encourage with the object OF
rendering life beneath his roof more congenial to
his bride, whsm he is to join in Switzerland few
days hence OF all the courts of the petty States
OF Germany there is not where the laws of
etiquette are so hidebound where the rules Of cere
dgnttaries are more pretentious than that OF Wei
mar where everything remains much it was in
the days Of the late Grand Duke. of medi-
OGRE intellect, but who passed a prince of great
culture on the strength of his having been pupil
of Goethe. The Grand Dukes young bride found
existence there ntolerabe, matters being rendered
additionally unpleasant for her by the unfriendly
attitude OF her mother-in-laW, who nlorganatcal
~ married to her chamberlain. 1t was conditions
OF court life such this Dresden that drove
the former Crown Princess of Saxony into her
sensational and unfortunate fight. The Grand
Duchess of SaXe-WeimaT more senslbly confded
her woes 10 her husband and has gone Switzer-
land with his sanction. so as to leave him free
hand 10 effect radical reorganization of his court
entailing the removal of all sorts OF dignitaries
VINO had fancied that they could bend the young
Princess to their notions Of etiquette and conven-
tionality.
AS the Sultan of Johore, sovereign of large
kingdom to the north Of Singapore. subject TO the
suzerainty Of the British crown. is to pay visit
TO this country, after leaving Australia, it may be
well to draw attention to the fact that he cannot
be sued prosecuted in any American courts.
from the jurisdiction of which he will be just as
much exempt while in this country any of the
foreign ambassadors at Washington. Attention has
been called to this prerogative enjoyed by foreign
soYerelgns when they travel abroad, by the failure
of a suit brought by a Melbourne artist against
the Sultan for payment for an illuminated pedigree
Of one of the Sultans racehorses. which he had
been commissioned TO paint The Australian courts
informed the unfortunate artist that they could do
nothing for him, since foreign ruler, even when
British soil could not be sued in any British
courts, and added that they could suggest no legal
course by which he could recover the money due
him. The failure OF this suit serves to recall the
fact that the Sultan's father had breach of prom
Use proceedings brought against him while staying
in England, in the English courts. In this in
stance matters were complicated by the fact that
the old Sultan, who light complexoned. had
wooed and won the fair plaintiff NOT as Sultan, but
under the name of Albert Baker" Indeed, it was
until the matter brought into court that
the identity of the defendant with the Sultan of
Johore was made known. AS this was es-
tabshed the case was thrown out of court on
I2rifi Gh had %1ITS
ton foreign sovereign, matter whether
he was living ncognito as a private citizen, or
under his own name and title, surrounded by royal
pomp There was a scandal about the matter.
and the British Government intimated to the sultan
that 1t would be well for him to return to his
dominons. which he was about to do when he died
There are great rejocings in Holland over the
semi-offcial announcement that Queen Wihelmina
once more entertains hopes of presenting to the ma
ton Dutch born heir to the throne, whose birth,
expected time in November, will relieve her
loyal subjects OF the dread they have entertained
of seeing their country absorbed by the German
Empire, since her death without issue would bring
to the throne of the Netherlands her cousin the
reigning Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and, fail
ing him, Princess Marie of Reuss whose sons, like
the Grand Duke of Saxe-W eimar. are Germans OF
the most enthusiastically patriotic type. The young
Queen has been advised by her physicians TO take
the utmost of her health, and as it is impera-
tive that should be relieved of all anxiety and
annoyanceS, and should also ENJOY Inc pefleIt OF
some more heaIthful climate than that of Holland,
it is probable that she will spend the remainder of
the summer and the early fall at some quiet resort
III Germany or Switzerland. She will transact only
the necessary and urgent business, and this,
thanks to the telegraph, the telephone and rapid
OF communication of modern life, she Will
be able to do from distance as well as if she
were in Holland. Indeed. there will be no more
need of appointing a regency in her absence than
there was when King Edward visited Italy, Por-
tugaI and France last spring, when Emperor
Nicholas makes his periodical visits 10 Denmark
and Darmstadt.
1t may be timely to add that Prince Henry Of
the Netherlands has succeeded in living down much
of the unpopularity TO which he subjected in
the first eighteen months of his marriage,
and which led TO the circulation Of all sorts of
fantastic stories the effect that he was in the
habit Of ltreatng his wife and had even mortally
wounded one Of his aides-de-camp, who, it said
had endeavored TO protect her from his brutality
Gradually the worthy Hollanders have convinced
themselves in spite of all which has been said TO
the contrary, that the marriage of their young
Queen is a happy one, that her husband is as de
voted 10 her as she is to him, and that he has
taken great pains thoroughly 10 identify himself !
with ali the interests the views and the prejudices
of the people OF his adopted country. The position
of prince consort Of reigning sovereign is always
one of extreme difficulty, which is intensified when
he happens TO be a foreigner. 1t is position re-
curing the exercise of the greatest judgment tact
and delcacy, which in measure can only be ac- |
oufred by experience. This latter the Prince Of the
Netherlands may be said to enjoy now.
The news of the death of Sir Joseph Pease and |
the announcement that he has left barely $1,000 |
cannot fail to arouse certain amount of interest
rot unmixed with sympathy, on this side OF the At
lantic For not only was Sir Joseph known as one of
the principal bankers and merchants in England