New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-28
LORD ESHER'S NEW TASK
Pen Sketch Of Windsor Castles
Deputy Gooernor


nine anc are calculated TO increase tba bons :.
sympathy between the reigning house and the
people. Most OF them written IN tae thirs na--
son, as Tor instance the following note ,bsoh Cd.
addressed 10 the late Mr. CbnSa-s - r..
LORD q the Admiralty on the sssbfect % ~ zasr
ing Of boards IN the navy.
The Queen thanks Mr. ChGders very much for
his conn ufAcation on the subject OF boards She
thinks me order vii do extremely well Her own
personal feelings would be for The boards ,s,bo,+
he u2astaohes as the latter have rather soldier
Ike appearance But then the object in view
WOMB hot De obtained. namely. TO prevent the
ne'ess-1y Ior shaving Therefore II had better be
IS proposed the entire beard. only IL should be
kept snort snd very clean The Queen wishes I,
70 oe Understood that on no account should ms
aches be allowed without boards
-Hs 4ee'er SHOWS that Queen Victoria exercised
NeI sovereign prerogauves chief % .bs 49,
snc military forces Of the er,nsre - -. -
as wen as small Here is another 1s.-.- =, -
Queen s written in lS70. and which nil 5o,,b,lsss
----ee ia me collection 81 her correspondence
NflcE Is about 70 be issued 10 the n,,b,i..
The Queen is most anxious - .-rt~. =.
"ho can speak or write 20 join IN checksns this
1---- wicked foily OF womans rights with al It's
--' N'ITors on which her poor. feeble sex Is
bert forgetting every sense Of vvor,s,1- 49,
s-l1 EEopr'ety- God created men and women dif-
1eEenS-theo let them remain each IN -bas- -,
oonc-oon Woman would become the most bate-
IA hearuess and disgusting Of human bei,cs
we're she allowed 10 unsex herself: ana where
f-NNV~--Nl- WHICH man was intended
70 give 10 the weaker sex?v
LORD Usher is che OF the most Influential and ,eva1
headed men az court and like his wife rot o,lv
Ne-s -l-ilate but also great tsvorite with the
FelgI-lag family. particularly with the King LADY
EsHeT has American blood IN her veins For while
her father was Ihe late Baron x-an De yEeve- -ha
he-glan envoy and personal representative ot the
h-ng q the Belg1ans IN England. her mother was
an American girl, a Mss Bates. daughter Of the
American partner OF the great London banking
house q Barring Brothers Indeed rba F2aro,as.
van dc Neye--chsJ is 70 say, the mother Of the
present Lady Esher-rnay be said 10 have been the
o-y intimate American friend and associate that
queen Victoria ever possessed arE many rve-. ,bA
condolences and so-roxs which her la-a -rs.ss+v
poured into the sympathetic ears OF the baroness
a. tle latters tea table, al New Lodge, IN Wind
&C. Forest
LORD Eshe-s title Is OF relatively modern origin
Tor x was conferred upon his father the late Sir
William Brett one Of tie most eminent and car
ta-nly handsorest judge OF his day and who
spenl many fears or the bench Master OF
the Rolls lie married Nile. Eugene Mayer.
French lady, who the srep6aughter OF Colo
re G1rWooc. Sc famous II connection with his
military history OF the campaign o. the first Duke
% Wellington
Many years before the death OF the late Lord
and Lady Esher they had a beautiful tomb con
strlctec FOR themselves il Ester churchyarG near
y -ncsor- The tomb is surmOunre6 bv Two re-
o-~-pe1V white marble figures al fun length. Lord
EsnFr depicted n the gorgeous robes % his once
- Master = the Rolls fCu botto-ne5 wig and al
ffe insignia q his high dignity, while LADY Esher
who was III reality several years her husbands
Fer---, was represented In Greek costume ana as
/. a. -le age - twenty years. II is true that she
retained even 10 her nineteth year the most
ma-rye-1us-y youthful appearance Lord and Lady
Esle- used occasionally visit this tomb and TO
ind pleasure therein. TO few is given the salts
faction ot reading their own laudarory obituary.
But So Ear as know Lord and Lady Esher were the
oriE TWO people who were the habit OF seeing
course. az Is always wise 10 have statues made
over ones resting place during ones lifetime 1t
has been done by well known English pe1ess
whose 1-sr husband is dead. and repre-
scented ly1ag beside him Bat now she has mar
rte5 again. 50 II VIII be necessary 70 make new
E1a-ue q the second husband on the other size q
thar q the countess
The present Lord Esher was for several years
private secretary Of the Duke Of Devonshire. has
sat Parliament for Falmouth. has been secre-
rary - the government Board Of Works and is
nov Deputy Governor % Windsor Castle besides
being partner in the great financial house OF
which Sir Ernest CasseI Is the head and which, Il
nay be remembered. found the money for the con
s-ruc-ion @ the great Nile dam and irrigation
works DE has twice been offered seat IL the
Cabinet. ard is credited with having had the re-
rgsal OF the Secretaryship OF State tor War the
occasion az The recent reconstruction Of the Bal
folr administration.
z-soe-Aa-f-al si- Gerard Noers appointment 70
the CHEZ command q Great Britains naval forces
81 the China seas indicates that England antici-
pates serious trouble in that portion OF the world
and wishes 10 have OF the spot officer who not
o-Iv IS possessed OF srkable skill and decision
naval commander but who uniles 70 these
qualities Diplomatic talents Of the very highest
order. Z may be remembered that Sir Gerard was
n command % the English contingent Of the inter
rz--o~7I naval and military forces that occupied
Crete pending the organization OF it. present au-
-~-rv-o..s aoverurnert under Prince George of
Greece There were Russian. Austrian, French
German Italian and Greek admiTals, generals. naval
s-6 military of1cers and men, together WITH any
quantity Of terribly disgrUn1led Turkish dgnitaTles
So ~-e-a- ex-irslrgents. Quietly and By means
20 tart arc. statecratt Sir Gerard Noel not only
MANAGED 70 avoid all friction between the ofIceFs
End men n the various nationaitles but act1a-ly
ACQUIRED the dominant role az the other acInirals
and military Geld officers deferring 10 his Judgment
s-s 10 lis views. Indeed. ne won for hlrnse4I an
educational reputation Of such importance 1-at q
-.-lrer u the foreign governments expressed the
desire 70 confer decorations upon him. az OF WHICH,
however he declined. thereby enhancing MS pop--
lar-y lr EuEland.
-fa oor--aaHded the naval brigade during the nrs'
te-e-ree wy under Lord WOlseley, and was one
cr .le principal figures ln the court mar Hs-
g. 7.r 10 determine the responsibility for the ram
rr-g and sinking n the battleshlp victoria v -
- nv be- rerner1b ered. SUM OF the coast OF SYRIA
-.---.-- 5rv-r with her Admiral SIT George ny On
81 Command ~ the Mediterranean Squadron and
mora -tz- sis, hundred officers and men ST CeraTd
sss member q me ancient house Of Noel u "nich
.r.. Earl q CainsboroUgh is the CHIEF aid "ilieh
pa- founded hy Robert NoeL VINO received a ei"t
~ The ssignio~y of Gainsborough N the county OF
Tsrvfos from King Henry ] nearly '"'
years sro
rr order -. realize the extent o. the disappoint-
r-a-- s,re-4ences by the King and Queen OF Italy