The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-19
THE NEWS FROM LONDON
Secretary Chamberlain and the Tnnes-Joe American
- "Boss'-Mrs. Belments Jewels Asonish London. -
BY HENRY DEvEREAux.

Ing. The high tiaras, which have been
the fashion in New York for several
years, are being adopted in London, espes
cially those medieval ones with high
points tipped with pearls. The queen,
however. does not approve of them. and
she is wearing a little, low crown. which
was one of her favorite ornaments when
she was Princess of Wales.
All Europe is interested In the diamond
wedding of the Duke and Duchess of
Meeklenburg-Strel The Duchess Is the
sister of thu Duke of Cambridge and
these two are the only living grand
children of George III. She was a first
cousin of Queen Victoria. Although
nearly ninety, she appeared last year
at the coronation festivities and held
herself at all the splendid and tiresome
functions as straight as an arrow. and
showed no fatigue whatever. It was her
grandmother, Queen Charlotte. who re-
primanded her ladies' in waiting and
her encourage for complaining of being
tired after hours of standing in court
functions. Nine. d'Arblay Miss Burney)
was one of these. and It seems like a
whisper from the long ago to hear that
a parsonage now lives who knew many
Of the celebrities who fourished at the
close of the eighteenth century. The
The Duke of Meclxlenburg-Stre is
blind. The couple were married at the
court of Queen Victoria in the thirtiez
shortly after that ladys accession to the
throne. The Duchess was the daughter
of the seventh son of George III, and a
sisterNN~f the late Duchess of TeclS. The
gift * the Duke of Cambridge to his
sister isNa diamond necklace, which was
worn by their mother on her marriage
with Adolphus, King Georges son.
The expenses of life in India and South
Africa bear heavily on Tommy Atkins as
well as on his officer. 1t is serious. Any
reasonable ground of discomfort IN rank
and file is provocative of grievances
which may lead to disaffection of the
service. An officer in India points out
that for Officers in India the heaviest
item OF expenditure Is house rent. which
in almost all cantonments is extrava-
gantly high. lie goes on to ask why
the government itself can not do some
thing towards the housing of officers by
acquiring or building houses and letting
them on reasonable terms. instead of
leaving officers to the mercy of native
spectators, who get their land almost
free of ground rent. A regiment of BEN
gal Lancers was recently ordered to
change station and to perform the march
by road. The march occupied some three
and a half months, and it stands to rea-
son that this must expose officers to a
vast amount of expense. which would be
avoided IL the regiment were moved by
rail. I am credibly informed, that. hav-
ing gone into the question. the officers
of this regiment came to the conclusion
that 1t would be cheaper for them to go
by train and pay the whole expenses
themselves. both for men and horses,
and they actually requested to be al
lowed 10 do this. but the request was re-
fused. Possibly there turks in the minds
of the superior military authorities an
idea that some useful experience is gain
ed in a march OF this kind; but If there
is anything to be learnt that way which
should not be learnt equally well in can
tonments-which is doubtful-it could GER
tainly be learnt in a week or two, with
out keeping a regiment on the road for
upwards of three months
Nine. Calve will go on tour through the
United States Canada and Mexico (sing-
ing louise among other parts). and then
back to London by the end of May.