The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24
ROYALTIES Big AND LITTLE
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Paris theatre managers have prescribed the
wearing OF hats in the stalls and balloon.
Prohibition has worked so we'll at night.
at all the best houses that some further
pressure Seems desirable in the afternoons
Moral suasion has been tried with but poor
results. About two years ago a London
manager displayed a notice remarkable for
its true British bluntness. Ladies' wishing
to add 60 the comfort and convenience Of
the audience would do il by removing their
hats" Shortly after his George Alexan-
der. who is a great Kavorite with the Indies,
issued the following diplomatic notice:
mir. George Alexander would respectfully
request those ladies' who visit the 81. James
Theatre intent Upon viewing the perform
ances 10 r~ecollect the similar purpose in
those who sit behind them. II. therefore.
every large hat were removed. the lady so
doing would confer a great benefit on her
immediate neighbOrs."
Many fashionable women pleasantly ac-
cede to the whispered request. Would you
mine removing your hat2" II tho usually
timid male person who finds his view Of
the stage totally blocked by a ~creation" Of
enormous magnitude. but there are others
they form a formidable minority.
Probably the only person h ever spoke
a good word on the opposite slde was Helm
rich Heine. who described how once no hap
pened to be seated behind a lady who wore
a hat OF rose colored gauze or proportions
so magnificent that 70 completely inter
posed between him and the scene. SO that he
witnessed the whole play through a screen
of red gauze and the drama appeared 20
him in the gsycst rose colored light. But
IL must be remembered that Heine was
cynio Is well as poet.
Stories OF the Kaiser are the order of the
day. Here is one: When at a reGimental
dinner with his brother. Prince Henry.
the German Emperor in the course Of CON-
versation said: They call me the Travel
ling Kaiser. don't thcyp wonder IL that's
the only nickname I've got?"
Prince Henry laughed, as also did Major
Won PlOsson. What is it?" asked the En-
peroT. do you know Of any other nick
manner II so, out with it, h Major
hesitated, but the Emperor insisted. saying;
We'll. il you don'bwant to do IL TO please me,
l command you 10 speak,
The Major then confessed that the EN-
peror was known among the rank and file
OF the army AS Alarm Fritz" on account
Of his habit Of suddenly. in the middle Of
Wv NHB lNF ACAotAB AIAC S&AA HOAA VI JIG
town in which he might be staying. The
Emperor laughed heartily at this. aud
Prince Henry then observed:
well, you have q similar name in the
navy. The boys call you 'Gondola Will
helm. for 'gondoling' about. az they call
H.. on your ships constantly during the
summer, and being anywhere and every
where on the boats"
WELL said the Emperor. those are
three fine nicknames, but inasmuch as all
of them paint me as a busy man l rather
like them"
When in Scotland the King is a regular
Wearer Of the kilt; so too is the Prince Of
Wales The general eviva Of the wearing
Of the kilt NAV therefore he due to the
force Of royal example. Twenty years
I ago, writes a correspondent to the Times,
~the kilt was practically unknown in Aber-
deem. u was. indeed, held up 20 universal
ridicule by the townsfolk. hat has quite
changed and on my last visit to Aberdeen
| discovered that even the schoolboys nave
returned to kits. IL has become a recog-
nized article of evening dress and. what is
more strange still. many Of the young men
Of the better-to-do classes are learning to
play the pipes
In London. too. there is a growing de-
mand for Highland evening dress outfits
among the large body of Scotsmen who
belong to the various national societies.
The Scottish evening dress is picturesque
but has the disadvantage Of being costly.
An outut would be cheap at $50. the average
price ranging from 500 TO s22S. But in
spite of this and the proverbial ~canniness
OF the Scot the vogue is increasing. OF
course the King does not sport his High
land dress in London. Harry Lauder.
however. is a power.
The annual report for 1909 1907 Of Lloyd's
Register Of Shipping shows that 40 new
vessels. representing a gross tonnage OF
1, ts4, 722 tons. were classed by the COM
mittee. This return Of nearly 100000
tons il the greatest amount Os tonnage
classed during any OOs year 10 the history
Of the society.
The big batt!eship movement in naval
construction is still without a counterpart
in the mercantile marine. Excepting the
Lusitania and the Mauritania. which are
warships in disguise. the largest vessel
classed by Lloyd's last year was the Ara
guaza Royal MaiD Of 1857 tons. There
was one of 1900. one Of 5000 and three Of
1000 tons. and thir.y-six Of from 5000 to
ZOO tons.
Many turbine vessels have already been
classed with Iloyd's Register, their total
tonnage amounting to ss,s65 tons. Ten
others Of s',lIO tors are 1t present 10 course
of cOnst ~ructIon.
The Official Madrid Gazette announces
that It has pleased his Majesty King Al
Fonso to confer upon Fernando Mendoza.
Spain's foremost actor. the titles of Count
va!azote and Marquis OF Fontanar. This
is the first time in the history Of the PENN
sula that a member Of the Spanish stage
has been raised to the rank Of a Spanish
grandee. and 1t is a significant sign Of the
times that the announcement Of the dis
t~inction conferred for artistic merit alone
has evoked no protest. and even caused
no great establishment among the proud
Spanish aTistocracy. Spanish gran6ees
have seats in the House of Peers and are
addressed as your EXcellency." His Elk
cellency the new Count and Marquis does
not intend, it appears. to say farewell TO