The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10
Duke of Buccleugh to be Host
OF Royalty.
KING EDWARDS JESTER
Marquis de Several, Portuguese Minister
At the Court Of st. James Has
Earned This Title-Hc and the
King Inseparable.
BY PAUL LAMBETH
Especial Cable to The TimeB- Dispatch,
Copyright, 1867

Copyright. 1867
LONDON, May 2.--The King will hardly
have landed on British soil once more af-
ter his visits to the French. italian and
Portuguese capitals when no will have to
80 to Scotlands ancient capital, Edin-
burgh. to hold levees, and courts at Holy
rood Castle and otherwise make glad tho
hearts OF Aud Reckless burgesses.
His Majesty will stay at Dalkeith Pal
ace, the millionaire Duke OF Buccleuch's
place near tho city,
The expenditure involved on hosts In ems
tcrtaintng royalty In always increased
when tho visit is connected with state
entry to an adjacent city. .ey 4
The Duke OF Buccleuth's expense IN put
ting Dalkeith PALACE ct their Majesty's
disposal may be gnuged from the fact
that between thirty and forty rooms of
tho palace arc being refurnished by a
London firm. e
In their Majesties' private apartments
every single article OF furniture and all
draperies and hangings are, IN accordance
with the etiquette pertaining to royal
visits absolutely new.
And, OF course, the private rooms arc
being repapered and redecorated.
The drainage OF the palace Is being
overhauled. and iron drains substituted
Tor the old pipes. W., tEfs
Tho principal officers OF the Kings
suite are to be lodged at the palace. and
II the accommodation should prove In
adequate. NewtAttle Abbey. the resi-
dence OF the family 81 the MARQUIS Of I.oi
Tho whole first floor OF the principal
hotel in Edinburgh has also been secured
for the suite.
Emperor's Nurse.
Mrs Hobbs. tho English nurse OF the
! Kaiser. died recently at her Buckingham
shire homo, at tho great ago OF eighty
five.
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all had the kindliest feeling UP to the very
end for their faithful old nurss.
81 The Empress Frederick had the highest
opinion OF her, and, when chatting with
her children over their long gone nurs-
cry days. would often say: et49 /
You don't know how much you lall
owe to Hobbsyi'' go asS
8 Kings Jester.
Tho Marqusi do Several. Portuguese
Minister to the Court OF st. James. who
has Just celebrated his birthday. has
THE Kings Jester.
He and King Edward are inseparnble;
wheresoevcr Edward Is. there ono also
finds De Several.
His cheerful good humor and bright.
witty conversation. are his chief charms
Il, for the King. who very naturally likes
clever people about him.
For tho rest His Excellency Is OF a
dapper figure. has swarthy counte-
nance adorned with diminutivo black
mustache and shares the Kings taste
for good cigars in large quantities.
MoIeskin Craze.
Tho very latest craze In fashionable
furs Ia moleskin.
The fashion was revived and the catchet
given by the King, who has been wearing
q waistcoat of that glossy material. and
''the little gentlem in black yelvet'iesI
'the poachers call yi,s mole. Is now great,
ly sought after. go -.
Mole catchers ALI over tho country
especially in Lincolnstire. where the 1T
Ito creatures abound. are straining all
their energies to collect skins and make
little fortune.
London furriers' establishments every day
from all parts OF Britain and the Conti-
4 nent.
At the Furriers' Alliance. in Old Bond
Street. 1000 skins have Just arrived In one
consignment, and the firm states that It
cannot get too many,tns the demand for
moleskfn garmentsll1s 30 great. icftirs
Formerly" sadie member OF the firm.
1--WE paid about two cents each for skins:
now the price sometimes reaches as high
as q cents for "a good skin.
Ladies' are having molesktn muffs,s
stoles and Jackets and even motorink
coatA" fEs95s ~
William Waldorf.
Mr.. William Waldorf Astor, formerly OF
New York. now q subject of the King Is
making firm foothold for himself on
st English soii ft
Not content with the lovely riverside
L domain OF Cliveden. he has Just pur-
phased the historic Hover Castle. in Kent,
hear London.
This ancient placer which Ia reputod
10 be the birthplace of Ammo Boleyn. is
one Of the most picturesque of all Eng.
)and's stately homes and has attracted
numbers OF the most eminent artists.aaiS !
Six or seven years ago tho members
Df the Royal Academy Club paid Hever
, visit and thirty years earlier the old
Y looms. in which 1t is said Henry VIII.
eourted Anne Boleyn, wero for whole
Iummer tenanted by Joyous body OF
painters and their friends.
In 1865 Hever was taken Jointly by the
late P. H. Calderon. r, A.; D. w. Wynn
Held and w. r. Yeames, r. A.. now the
librarian to the Royal Academy,
Penmes. then recently married. brought
his bride. Calderon HIS wife and young
family. and Wynfield IA bachelor) his
mother. they formed with tho addition,
pf their servants. a tolerably large par
But room was found at Hever for
nany guests. among them Du Maurler.
Another Birthday
Another birthday which has just been
honored Is that of the venerable Baroness
Rprdett-coutts. who entered her eighty
ninth year.
The Baroness. besides being peeress
IN her own right, a privilege enjoyed by
pnly eight other Englishwomen. Is, per-
\ baps. the richest and most practically
benevolent woman in ENGLAND, t
y Her great wealth Isl of course. derived
from the great bank founded by her an,
festors.
sha married. very late in llfe-lssl, was
the year-Mr. w. i, AshInead- Bartlett
Of Brooklyn. who acted as her secretary,
and has since entered Parliament as
member for Westminster
He is the brother of the late lamentcd
'tsIlomo," and is now known as Mr.,
Burdett- Coutts
In appearance ne is more like the typi-
cal guardsman than civilian member