The Washington times., 1905-10-22
ALBERT EDWARD
IN THE HIGHLANDS
England's King as Stuart
Chieftain Wears kits.
WITH GLENGARRY BONNET
Sat Silent and Wrapt While Simple
Sermon Was Preached in Quaint
Old Church.

EDINBURGH, Oct. 21.-Services at
Crathie Church. the pretty little red
steepled Highland kirk on the hillside.
where Queen Victoria used to worship.
has a special interest when the King
is at Balmoral. and on Sunday last
there was a big attendance, many hav-
ing driven from far to see the King
and party.
Consuelo. Duchess of Manchester.
who is at Braemar Castle, where King
Edward lunched and spent the AFTER
noon one day last week. came in her
motor brougham with Mrs. George
Keppel and other guests. The duchess
and Mrs. Keppel occupied seats in a
front pew at the left of the pulpit, just
opposite the pew where King Edward
sat with the Prince of Wales and his
children.
Diamonds Cleaned.
Both ladies wore black tailor-made
costumes with touches of white, the
Duchess of Manchesters black hat
having floating brown motor ven.
Mrs. George Keppel, who is, by the
way, sister OF Lady Dunedin, so well
known in the States, wore a chic round
black hat with feathers and wings tilt
ed on one side Diamonds cleaned in
the lace that showed beneath the en-
broidered front of her holero. and her
ne fox fur stole. Long white kid
gloves completed the costume.
King Edward. who sat just opposite
Mrs Keppel. looked like a Highland
chief in his kilt OF dark hunting Stuart
tartan. with sporran and brown tweed
coat 1t was seen when he left the
church that in his Glengarry bonnet
was the Stuart badge, the oak leaf and
the thistle, fastened with a clan brooch.
The King listened with devout atten-
tion to the sermon, delivered with
marked Scottish accent by the Rev. DR..
Gillespie. the venerable ex-moderator
of the Church of Scotland, and joined
In the simple hymns sung without ac-
compartment.
Wales in kits.
Next to the King sat the Prince of
Wales. wearing a kilt of red Balmoral
tartan, with dark green coat On the
princes left. IN the high-backed seat
of honor, usually occupied by the
Princess of Wales, was perched the lit
tie golden haired Princess Mary.
The small princess. who in spite of
her dignity had to condescend to let her
father find the places in the big gilt
edged Bible wore her tartan with dark
green coat and green Tam o'Shanter
cap with quill feathers. Now and again
the little royal lady exchanged a word
with her brother, Prince Albert, who sat
by her wearing his kilt with juvenile
grace, an intelligent faced little boy,
who. though his sisters senior, is
smaller and younger looking than the
sturdy princess. Prince Edward sat
somewhat aloof from the others at the
end of the pew. a very serious small
boy and a model of childish dignity and
propriety.
In full view of the small royalties on
the other side of the chancel sat an
other well-behaved youngster, Master
Edgy Kpollys. the special friend and
playmate OF Prince Edward, and page
in-waiting to the King. a bonny little
dark-eyed laddie in a red tartan kilt and
clansman's coat.
Lord and Lady Knoilys were there
with their pretty daughter. Miss Lou
vima Knollys. whose name IS an in
genious compound of those of her three
royal godmothers, the Princesses Louise
Victoria, and Maud. the Kings daugh-
tiers.
Attractive Addition.
All in red with pale blue French sailor
hat ard face shoulder scarf. the pretty
dark-eyed young girl. who will soon
make her debut, was an attractive ad-
dition 10 the congrega tion
Though visitors are drifting south
ward. many still iinger on Deeside, and
these have the benefit OF the exquisite
autumn coloring, for the October frost
has touched the birch trees to gold and
crimson, and the bracken to bronze.
These with the fading heather, the
wealth OF scarlet rowans and the purple
bens. with the first SHOWS on their
brows. make the country look its fair
est.