Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
.LONDON'S ASCOT WEEK
It Was the Most Brilliant
Any One Can Remember.
THE ROYAL PROCESSION
MOVEMENT FOR INCREASE OF
SALARIES FOR LOCAL OFFICERS.
Latest Fad Fashionable Necromanc-
ers-Another Women's Club-High
Prices for Old Paintings.
THE ROYAL PROCESSION
special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LONDON. June 15 1904.
| This is the most brilliant Ascot week
any one can remember. The royal process
| sion. which has been resumed in the pres
| ent reign in full state and magnificence is
| deprived of only one Of It's glories. namely.
| the appearance OF the master of the buck
hounds riding at the head. In his Official
uniform Of green and gold with the hunt
| Ing horn of his office. The master Of the
| buckhounds was not there because he has
| ceased to exist. having been abolished ny
| King Edward in 1901. The last master was
| the Earl Of Coventry.
Ascot was in great glory in the earlier
years of Queen Victora's reign when her
| majestry drove from Windsor In great
pomp Her most memorable Ascot year
was In 1874. when the Car Nicholas of
Russia and the King of Saxony were pres
ent.
| The car enjoyed himself so much that he
asked and obtained permission to present
a cup annually. The cars cup went on till
the outbreak Of the Crimean war when Il
was withdrawn. and has not since been
replaced
After the death Of the prince consort in
1850 the queen never again went to Ascot
and the royal procession ceased for a num-
Der OF years. Afterward her majesty allow
ed 1t to be partially re-established under
the direction Of the Prince Of Wales. who
grove down the course In semi state but
without the customary Official attendance
when his present majesty as Prince OF
Wales went in semi-state to Ascot he had
no residence In the neighborhood He usu-
ally stayed for the Ascot week at the
houses OF certain of his friends At other
times the prince took a house for himself
Tor Ascot week. One year he had Cowarth
Park which. with It's romantic house and
Its round tower. Is practically a continual
tioE OF Windsor great park. Cowarth Park
Is now owned by Lord Stanley, the post
master general. who is entertaining a dis
tnguished company there this week
Inc present Prince Of Wales has a resi-
oence or his own. Frogmore, where he Is
staying with the princess for Ascot The
KING and queen. coming up town from their
week end with the Duke of Devonsl,tre at
Eastoourne. went direct to Buckingham
Palace before going on to Windsor where
their ma1esties will entertain a large circle
OF guests this week.
The royal procession this year was
Frightened by the presence of an unusual
dition to the Duchess of Connaughts two
tall and graceful daughters. there were
Princess Ena of BattenberY and her cousin
and great friend. Princess Beatrice of CO.
ours: both these young Processes. who
spent the winter with Princess Henry of
Battenberg and her delicate SON. Prince
Leopold, in Egypt. are greatly admired ard
Princess Beatrice Of Coburg the youngest
OF Tour pretty sisters. quite keeps up the
family traditions for good looks and per
sonal charm
The young princess. who is Just twenty
has been eagerly looking forward to the de-
lights OF her first Ascot and to the other
gayeties of the next few weeks Princess
Ena of Battenberg. who is not yet out" IL
accompa nying her mother and her cousin
to concerts and garden parties She Is a
very pretty girl. with rose-leaf complexion
blue eyes and pale golden hair. and great
charm Of manner