Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-31

Cowes One of these, Princess Henry OF
Battenberg, is the only lady member Oh tne
Royal Yacht Squadron. She has been mucn
on board her steam yacht, Shella, TINS sea.
son, with her sons and her guests. Prince
and Princess Alexander OF Ieck ana FIihce
Arthur of Connaught. Another royal yachts-
woman who often used to be seen at Co"es
is the ex-EmpreSs Eugene. Last year the
empress was familiar figure on the front
as she went to and from the HaWthorns OH
visits to the Honorable Mrs. Olphant. rms
year the empress is absent and her yach''
the Thistle has been lying IN the Medina
not far from Lord CraWford's Valhalla.
Patricians and Plebes
The patricians and plebes now divide
the four great corner mansions of the
famous and fashionable BeisraVe sauaie
batween them, Seaford House, Downshire
House and Nos. u and A. oealolo
House IL at the corner of Upper BeigraVe
street and was formerly the property VI
the Earl of Seton. Lord Howard de wa.
den purchased it and converted the iouST
into a veritable palace, with "ohaei ~ ~
marbles and staircase and baluStraoeS VI
ONYX Downshire House is now the prop
erty of Mr. w. ]. Ptrrie, the guiolhs
genius Of Messrs. Harland ana Volt s 60
one of the moving spirits in the ," hite 90
line No L Beigraye square Is the to"Il
house of the Earl of Ancaster. stanolng dl
the corner of Wilton Crescent. and, In com
mon with the other three, mas sat ,o ~ "
its own The fourth corner mousse, 40 %,
grave souare at the junction with nai-
kin street, was the residence OF the iate
Duke of Richmond, where the Jockey Siuo
used to hold its London meetings. ~ nc ne
now been purchased by Mr. Otto oeis, Inv
cousin of MIR. Alfred Belt, the South Afrlcan
multi-millionaire. This is not the nrst N
yasion of Belsrave square by South African
milionaires One of Mr.. Belts partners
is already there, and there are o.ne,
financiers in the square. Still 1t Is not
place where you would find lodgings, ana
with its dukes and other great folk diVioes
favor with ST. James square as ihe MS.
select address in London. Park Lane was
once questionable. The Soulh African
financiers have changed that
Cabdrivers are having a trying time Just
now. and bearing it much better than might
be expected Chancery lane Is up anu
there is no passage that way, up OF uo"H
II is not so much that they are now IN
able, as they whip their way norehwaIu,
to muse on the ancient associations VI .hio
street, which has been street since heIiIy
~ was klng-how Ben JonSon worked Win
a trowel in one hand and Horace In the
other at the portals of Lincolns Inn that
now show so dngy a face to the lane, nov
Cromwell and his secretary once plailneu
affairs of state in one Of the rooms over
his head and how Shakespeare must nave
nassed UP here his way from BACK
friars to Lincoln's Inn. me caoori'er
misses these pleasant memorials as ne
drives north, but he will be more concern
ed with the fact that he has TO pllot ms
cab up Fetter lane. the crookedest ana
most contrary street in LONDON
Buckingham Palace Changes.
The office of works has commenced
sweeping change on the north front OF
buckingham palace in connection with the
ground plan of the national memorial 10
Queen Victoria. The high iron railing ana
the magnificent gateways. with beautifully
carved categorical figures. festoons ana
flowers. are being pulled down. Inc rail-
ings will be re-erected fifteen rect In ao-
vance Of the present position. SO that the
exterior palace fence will almost touch the
central site Of the mewpTial. 1t has been
found that the massive, columns supporting
the gateways are not aflsolid stone. as was
generally believed. These is only an outer
facing of stone. and the rest consists OF
red bricks mixed with, concrete. The CEN
trail gateway where once stood the marble
arch, which Is now at the northeast corner
of Hyde Park, leading to the great quad
rangie. and whose gatas-are only thrown
open to royalty, will be- superseded by two
main entrances. On tffadwest. near the gar
den entrance. the land will be thrown back
into line with the lodge, the gateway being
re-erected little further east. The con-
struction of two new Gqoadways has been
commenced. One starts at Buckingham
gate. and goes in a straight line as far as
the memorial. and so ints, Constitution Hill
The present roadway Is curved. similar
roadway will run to ifiep rear Of the me-
mortal site. sweeping CURVE being thereby
superseded. .