Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-17

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thinks Of It. how he is to earn living.
what she thinks of that and how many
proposals she had before accepting him.
King Edward has shown that he is too
good a diplomat to take offense at the
| curiosity of the crowds at Marienbad.
Many of the London papers made much OF
the alleged annoyance, but the king values
| the public attention which is lavished upon
| his personality when he takes his walks
abroad. Nobody realizes better than does
an experienced traveller like the king the
reasonableness of the common desire-to
see the occupant of an august position. So
! long as a crowd Is well-behaved he is
| rather pleased with It than otherwise
| even when curiosity brings some of its
members in closer association with him
| than his suite consider quite proper. and
at Marienbad. as a matter Of fact. he
| would be decidedly dull IL the multitude
failed to recognize him.
However, Marienbad's well-meaning bur-
| gomaster recently issued placards request
| ing the public not to worry his majesty by
| following him about. The sequel, accord
| ing to the version that has reached me, Is
as follows: The king drove at once to the
off1ce Of the burgomaster and asked that
| the notice should be removed THE people
will think me a tyrant,' he said. II do
not at all object to their kindly interest in
me- On the contrary l appreciate It," In
less tnan an hour the trees and walls were
Invested Of these placards.
Pretty stories of the kings good humor
and easiness of manner are accommodating
rapidly. One deals with little adventure
| uphill walk which Dr. OFT prescribes for
| all his patients Down the hill, at an
alarming rate, careered little girl on
bicycle, and the king was first to see that
she had lost control. He darted forward,
placed his walking-stick in front of the
machine, and caught the small rider in his
arms Just as nasty accident appeared in
evitable. Later in the day he was the
rather embarrassed recipient of profuse
thanks from the parents of the girl.
The kings tolerant geniality was display
ed In different way at a performance of
the opera. Sir Stanley Clarke, one of the
equerries, has slight acquaintance with
the wife of a well-known millionaire and the
lady was possessed by overwhelming
Sir Stanley note. therefore. asking If he
| thought the king would do her the honor of
shaking hands with her.
King Edward smiled cheerily wnen Sir
Stanley showed him the note and at the
next interval the lady, who (says my cor
respondenD was neither young nor beauti-
full, but who was practically arrayed In
diamonds. entered the royal box. The
kings reception was Enthusiastically
chivalrous, SO tremendously cordial in
fact that some of the German newspaper
men jumped to the conclusion that she was
Russian grand duchess After a brief
chat the king bowed her out of the box
and Sir Stanley Clarke escorted her back to
her seat.
1t is rather curious that the presence in
London Of one of the most interesting per-
sonages in the religious world should be
comparatively unknown outside his own cir
Gle. The man to whom l refer Is "Pres-
dent Joseph F. Smith, head of the Nor
mon Church throughout the world by vir-
tue of election by the twelve apostles" and
of his direct descent from the Joseph Smith,
reputed prophet and martyr. who received
the book of Mormon.
Mr. Smith is the first Mormon who
has been seen in this country. and it is
hoped by optimistic disciples that his visit
may mark the opening of new epoch in the
history Of the English Latter Day Saints.
AS the almost absolute head during his
lifetime of religious body with member
ship Of over quarter of million he is
a man of international note which makes 1t
all the more singular that up till now
hardly a dozen people outside the body of
the faithful are aware Of his presence in
London. The fact is significant of the man.
He is the very antithesis of Dowie or
even a Booth.
II am determined" he told me, ito avoid
as far as possible newspaper notoriety and
to evangelize the masses, but to build up
the church and strengthen the elect"
Yet the first president is moving preach
er,~not given to torrential eloquence, 1t is
true, but possessing the highest gift of
emotional quiet and restraint, only broken
occasionally by high flights of rhetoric. One
accepts him nstinctively as the grandson of
a man who, according to the Mormon creed,
was vouchsafed vision of two persons OF
the Trinity and Of an angel from heaven.
In appearance he is patriarchal-a man
of over seventy, with long white beard,
forked at the tip, and strong. but mild,
features lit up by pair of remarkably
piercing eyes. He leaves England for
America today, his stay having lasted
week.
The Duke Of Westminster is expected
from South Africa in a few days. His
grace, who is one of the richest peers
in the kingdom. intends to amass yet an
other immense fortune by his farms In
South Africa. far-seeing young man, he
realized when the war was over that that
was the time to buy up the land. and then
and there acquired the immense tracts
which are now being farmed under his
guidance
Twice a year-if occasion demands, often
er-he makes voyages to his estate, spending
five or six weeks inspecting the work car
ried out since his previous visit. The duke,
who is thoroughly modern and somewhat
American in his ideas, spends money law
ishly what he intends to accomplish
From time to time all the latest agricultural
machinery has been dispatched to his South
African estate. The best motors. and the
best horses, and the latest telephones are
employ.
He believes in giving all the help posi-
BILE to those under him, and he expects In
return duties perfectly fulfilled.
Lord Davey, one of the lords of appeal
in ordinary, celebrated his seventy-third
birthday to-day. This is well beyond the !
too old at sixty" and even the too old
at sixty-fve' limits. of which SO much has
been heard OF late, but Lord Davey Is not /
the oldest lord of appeal in ordinary. I'm |
til the recent retirement of Lord Dindley, !
who is seventy-eight. he had two seniors In |
years. Lord Lihdley being his junior in |
respect of service.
Lord Macnaughton is the senior in age !,
of Lord Davey. by nearly four years. as he !
Lord Davey's senior in office. having been |
lord of appeals since 1887. The two |
other lord of appeals in ordinary-Lords |
Robertson and Afkinson-were both born !
in 1915, and have therefore passed their |,
sixtieth birthday. !
The present lord chancellor. who is the |
head of the supreme appellate tribunal !
has also passed the sixty limit. having |
celebrated his sixtieth birthday last April |
t,l.<, Lot lord ncallar of ENGLAND