The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-23
Moty Keb6 Dlspl;a9lc;,e9's: J, !:
Carriages and Cablb,'il'es; '|;
Become ChauffeurS
KING HIMSELF NOW
RIDES in AUTOBUS
Princess Christian Latest Mem
Der Of Royal Family to Take
toAutomobilin Many New
Buildings Going Up
in British Me-
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Sc LONDON, April s222.-The American wllo
comes to London this spring after an abb
senco Of several years feels almost like a
s Rip Van Winkle awaking to find a new
& Manhattan. 4,
It is almost as difficult TO change the ap-i
pearance OF the Britons. capital az 1t Is
to uproot @thoir national prejudlces. but
one thing is happening Just as surely as
the other. Wherever sou go you see fine
buildings OF modern architecture going
= up. except perhaps. In the city Itself.
and even the western portion Of thatyis
succunbing to5the influence OF tina spirit
OF progressiyeness which has been lately.
rcawakened here. 85
Even since last year the face of8things!
Y seems dlf lfferent. The Strand, Widened sew
i eral years ago. is gradually being lined
with impressive buildings. The new
I streets, Aldwych and King g Highway, al
Il ready contain beautiful structures, while
Z Cpckspur Streeti.1s now adorned at It's
4 Junction with Pail Mali by handsome
i edifce which Will be the Offices OF the Ill-@
y Sternational Mercantile. hIarine Company
Hoardings arc UP In many places In Pic
Ncadilly. The new RITZ Hotel is being
4 rushed to completion by an Anglo -Ameri-,
can firm OF cont rae tors. while wondersof
all wonders. Fleet Street Is adorned with
: ew5newspaper bull dtngs. There Is a sec
4 ond American restaurant in the Strand,
Princes. IN Piccadilly, is being made
y larger, and The new Gaiety Hotel restal-
Z rant IN the Strand. ad joining the Gaietyi
! Theatre. opens next month. Isl
The New Mo Busses. 5
III Never n my life have Il seen so much
house cleaning and removal sas going
&on IN the West End 'fs la,s
4 That isn.t III The d ew motor 'busses are
giving traffic "a ID fferent appearance.s
Z Z There Gre about n fly II, service now and
others are being bull as fast as posi- blH,s
sisa that by the end of June they, Will be-
I. much more numerous. Though y Ia rgers
than the scumbe .horse5con rlv-S
I ances that lied the streets since the
time when. as I heard an eEnglishmanj
put It. 5Londoncrs began to get too lazy
IL walk. and are almost as picturesque.
s3 They ara double deckers, painted In
+ bright hues. 10 They have not penetrated
toward the city on the Strand lines any
further than the law courts as vet, but
!. are extremely popular. and make A tho
quickest and most com BILE way as yet
of getting about s fi 81 VI
Indeed. one is almost amazed to note
y how rapidly the automobile Is pushing out
the l,orse-d rawn vehicle. 81 Even the Lon
don Jctu.g5who was the bittcrest oppo-tt
nant to the s'.'rnoty keb. Z is now bowling to-
the Inevitable and taking lessons in auto
steering. converting himself from tho old
Fashioned cabbys into the chauffeur Now
$ dtsis announced that about five hundred
of these have obtained certificates as
fully qualified scha,iffeurs.
4 King Edward himself now hardly ever.
4 drives In a horse carriage, unless on oc-E
ca sions OF q pageant, when four horses
make a much finer eff feet than a. large
{ automobile, which looks like an; electric
omnibus.
The latest member OF the royal family
to5take to automobiling Is Princess Chris
tian.l s
81 For some time she has been in slspense
atstimes, driving at lines, taking trips In.
friends automobiles, and then she de-
cdded to have one OF her own ! tbs OF 4
a landau shape. . Il u Z tn y.
In5the meantime Prince Christian sticks
} to his horse, md though two years q go "
was said he was going to give up hunt
ang. he has gone through. the season
steadily with. tho Garth hounds, and has
never seemed to be better