New-York tribune., 1906-12-02

stsnstches published here during u4e
.ror,7 London have intimated tha' y"
she recent Inauguration of stricter pN''
i"s o+boas on the part OF the so-caiieu o'o'0
Aess f-,ofh which controls the Victuaii'ie
o. 80, Of the royal household, spirit VI
r.. has arisen among the warrant hou
q n say. the tradesmen VINO holo oiN0iA-
ants as purveyors TO the hms' lAe
.he members OF the reigning famhy. ihueeu
= said that the purveyors have oeeh reIiue'eN
.,5;enant by the new process OF SHAVING
-, tbeir formerly large profits that they e0ii-
GU throwing up their royal warrants,
fsNf ,,.b the sovereign and the Board OF
- Cloth can contemplate with equanhni|.
0.b as there are several firms In the
-I.A5 States notably the principal Je"eI'H anu
'.-o-e,,jth concerns in New York. whlcn holu
-s,.s issued from the royal househoio III
land comforting upon them the tltIe Oh pui-
-" o. their particular wares 10 the hihs
- Queen" it may be as well 10 explain just
saI = -,aau+ by the title and warrant In ques-
They 90 not in any way imply that the
W ,.t,cb receives the warrant constitutes the
- one Of particular trade TO be thus dis
-,,sbeS. for there are at least a dozen great
Use - English and foreign jewellers and sill
-.-.,r,,hs that have been nominated Jewellers
,,,,e-sr,,iths 10 their majesties.' Never
...,s.. the appointments are regarded as an
- - considerab bic commercial value, for
-s--ant endouys the concern in question
nublic stamp OF roysl approval, and the
,-ovledge that the English court is chary
=. careful about making these appointments
= ,-vevors TO royalty serves to invest the
- a question with a sort OF guarantee, not
IS ~ respectability. but also of fashion The
,-t-,ent IN itself does not carry with tt any
-..ot,j nriveEes. excepting the right OF put
80 m the royal arms above the doors and
.bon windows and OF using the same heraldic
..,5cs On letter and bill heads. But the very
.-. Of the royal arms figuring over the en-
-.,ce of store serves 10 attract large
-ouut Of custom. people on the other side Of
=. Atlantic-and sometimes here. too-being
.,r.sssd with the belief that in following the
-.nnI4 OF royalty, especially in matters of
,r-.ssse. they cannot possibly go wrong.
Tho use Of the royal arms and insignia for
,,s5ing purposes is limited strictly to those
s-rs holding warrants authorizing them 70
xtvJs themselves -purveyors by appointment
"a this or that member of the reiguins house.
Any one found employing the royal arms in this
wav without proper authority. or falsely as
suning the title Of purveyor to the sovereign.
o- 10 any OF The princes OF princesses of the
hood is liable not only TO & heavy fine, but
HksEise 10 Imprisonment. Since the accession
Of King Edward quite a large number of Eng
Hsh manufacturers and tradesynen have been
brought into court and mulcted in large
amounts for using the royal arms without
authority. The warrants are withdrawn in the
case Of bankruptcy. or even IN the event of any
Questionable dealings on the part Of the firm
concerned. The appointment likewise becomes
void by the change Of the designation of the
firm by the death Of th= Individual partners or
directors II whose names the warrants have
been granted and by the demise Of the SOW
e-eign. Thus all appointments Of purveyors to
Queen Victoria lapsed with her death. The war
rants headed with the royal arms and bear
the signature and the seal Of the lord steward,
the lord chamberlain, the controller of the
royal household, the treasurer OF the latter, the
master Of the royal household. or Of the master
Of the horse. according 10 the department under
Which they come With regard TO Queen Alex
andra certain OF her purveyors receive their
variants from her lord chamberlain, who is the
Earl ut Howe, while others are issued by her
mistress Of the robes, who is the Duchess Of
Buccleuch. Il must thoroughly be understood
that The selections are made by the royal per-
sorsges in question themselves and that the
names and seals n the dignitaries figuring on
the warrant are merely those of the executors
OF The royal commands in the matter
Inc mere fact OF the King having made a
purchase from a firm does not confer upon the
atter any right to style itself "purveyor to HIS
l3aJesty Indeed the King. the Queen and the
ioya household may be buying things from q
concern all the year round, but unless II re-
"'es royal warrant, signed and sealed In
e0e ior1, II is liable to get into very serious
1Vaole Il IL ventures 10 adopt the royal arms
'aa tAe style Of purveyor by appointment"
mere are some very odd features about these
''9si warrants Thus. the druggist to the King
ana queen IS appointed in the same way as the
s'ai physicians and surgeons, although, unlike
~'H+ lie uses the royal arms for trade pur-
''Ses' On the other hand, the Office of geogra-
S-SF 70 the King is distinctly a trade appoint
-7-| aho ranks such with the bootmaker TO
5 majesty The poet laureate, the astronomer
"ya and the historiographer royal no longer
-s-'e among the warrant holders, but occupy
way more exalted rank at court But the
'7rnaTy surgeon and the canine surgeon Of
Is King and OF the royal family hold their
'ia0es oy means OF q warrant similar TO that
SIa1ted 10 the royal tradesnen. The latter are
V NE most varied description AS have men
+'iea above. both King Edward and Queen
Ne@aIicra have a jewelier and silversInith 'by
Tpoihtment 10 their maJesties N New York
queen Alexandra has q modiste. a hairdresser
O'fset maker and a glove maker at Paris. all
-0olhs warrants appointing them as her pur-
'7sors The King has saddIer az Budapest.
1o &c cologne makers at Cologne. a furrier in
NAeoee Canada: sellers of fancy goods at
Islhiort-on- -the-Main and AT Vienna, a seller
SEEDS al Hyeres. a wine grower at Bronte. in
'iaF; a Photograph at Cairo. a maker Of
merry brandy at Copenhagen. a biscuit maker
= Florence. bagpipe maker al Aberdeen. a
a1eeF IN London, and even a horse knacker
Ns' Is 70 say. a man who makes it his business
u" XII horses, and who for a consideration puts
'Vysl nass out Of their misery when the dictates