The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
Foreign Notes ofIntereSt

VI 6tSH NOLES OI WI6I SSE
! a perfect epidemic Of pageants Is in
the air in England this summer Rom
ney' Sherborne. Warwick. Bury. ST. Ed
mOnds. oxford, Dover. all have had, or
are about to have, a pageant illustrating
| their historical glories. their past or pres
ent greatness, Coventry. too, is review
ing its famous Godiva procession. There
has been some hitch I'm this latter cele-
bradOn, however. because Of the dispute
which has arisen over the serious ques-
ton as ~ whether Lady Godiva should
ride through the town in gauze and flesh
colored tights. or in the costume of the
Countess Of Mercia, the title Of the gen
erous lady who lifted the tax from the
ancient city Of Coventry The clergy and
the ministers Of the district have de-
nounced the decision that the impersona-
tion should be of the legendary ride, in
| iiesh-colOred tights. with flowing flaXen
wig. La Milo, a music hall artist and
poser OF living statuary. who has been
selected TO take the part. has sent a com
nunicatiOn 10 the mayor of Coventry
and other citizens that they need have
| no mlsgivings as 70 the costume she
would wear. The large wig would prac-
tically cover the whole figure, and that
| her sole object in accepting the invitation
/ to fill the part was 10 make the pageant
a success artistically as well as finan-
ciaily. Photographs Of La Milo I'm the
costume she prepared for her appearance
as Lady Godiva, mounted on a property
| horse, were submitted to the committee
/ before the final arrangements were made
for the procession. A Coventry pageant
without the principal character Of It's
ancient legend Of a thousand years would
/ be Hamlet without the melancholy
/ Prince Of Denmark on the scene, and
I would lack interest or purpose
Carmen sylvia" Queen Elizabeth Of
Roumania. has composed a series Of
beautiful thoughts for the day" These
she has inscribed in a series Of hand
somely bound volumes, and has sent them
| as contributions to several charity ba-
zaars. The following are fror the SEN
tences Carmen sylvia has penned:
Care is the old stone you lean your
arms upon; love is the living water that
I breaks through a rock Of trouble"
a warm heart. bright home, and
lovely wOTk-that is a WOmans realm
Therein she Is ruler, and no one can oust
[ her"
show everybody the possibility of be-
ing useful and you will have done the
greatest work in the world
Love once more, perhaps this time you
may succeed in being loved back again.
Let not the dark hours be the only
ones YOU count be always like the sun
dial that only counts the bright ones.
Enemies are only useful as long as
YOU are rising. once at the top you
must do away with them by making them
your friends"
The Duke os Sutherland has parted with
another Of his ancestral homes. The first
to go was Clivden. beautiful place on
the Thames now the property OF Mr.
. William Waldorf Astor. The second is
Trentham Hail. the dukes Stafordshire
seat Last week an the valuable sculp-
lures In marble and bronze, both ancient
and modern, In the famous gardens and
hall were sold at auction. The duke has
still three establishments 90 maintain.
however. Superb Stafford House, in
London lof which Queen Victoria said
% The present dukes mother. Il come
from my house 10 your palacel; Lilleshan
House, in Shropshire. and the most mag
uificeut Of an, Dunrobi0 Castle, near
Golspie in the extreme northern end OF
Scotland. whore IL stands like a fortress
on the solid and precipitI0us rocks facing
the North Sea. while the front OF the
castle looks out on smiling meadows
where sheep are grazing The maiDte-
nance Of three such houses Is as much as
the dukes income I'm these extravagant
times would permit lie was forced 20
reduce the number of his establishments
by two through financial stress.
King Edward on June Is unveiled a
statue Of the late Duke Of Cambridge
which has been erected IN Whitehall, d.
rectly .n front Of the new war Office The
Duke Of Cambridge was NJ one time. be-
fore the marriage Of Queen Victoria and
the birth of her children, heir 20 the
throne of Great Britain. The German
Emperor sent six officers of the Won Goe-
ben Regiment to represent him az the
unveiling Of the statue The late duke
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