The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
LORD KNO.LLYS
NO | TO R.ESIG N
Declares That He Will Remain
the Kings Secretary at Ed
wards Pleasure.
FAMILY SEAT FOR CHARITY

FAMILY SEAT FOR CHARITY
Duchess Of Sutherland Converts
Trenthan Hall Into a Factory
for Cripples.
ny THE COUNTESS OF BLANKsH1RE.
LONDON, May 23.-Following his de-
Mai OF the rumor that he was to resign
as private secretary to the King. Lord
Knollys has informed his friends that
he Will hold his Office as long as he has
the energy to do so. and provide the
King wants to keep him. It Is doubt
full, however, whether King Edward
will ever consider proposition having
for its purpose the removal OF MS val
liable secretary. The Knollys FANNY
ia tied to the royal family by more ties
than one, For instance, Lord Knollys's
sister. the Hon. Charlotte Knollys
holds perhaps the closest position to
Queen Alexandra. She is one OF the
Queens favorite ladies waiting, ana
ia the only person outside the Queens
Immediate household who is permitted
70 call Her Majesty by her Christian
name. She accompanies her royal mis-
tress everywhere, and Is by ner SIDE
practically every hour OF the day.
Whatever privileges Miss Knollys
NAV entoy-and they are many--is IS
sa fe to say that she can never be ace
nuately conpensated- for her devotion
and self sacrifice to the interests OF
her mistress. Many years ago MISS
Knollys was loved by prominent
member OF the Prince OF Waless SUITE.
and his affection was reciprocatea. ~
was entirely to her resolve 70 COT
tinue to serve the Queen that MISS
Knollys refused the proposal OF mar
rage which she then received.
Her Majesty has said that she owes
nor life to Miss Knollys, whose
nromptitude in warning the Queen OF
| the outbreak Of fire in her room at
lsandringham some months ago enabled
Fer Majesty to escape from danger In
time. For this service she was pre-
sented with a gold medal bearing THIS
l,nscrlption: ITO our dear Charlotte, IN
recognition Of her presence OF nina
In warning US OF our imminent peril
nv fire at Sandringham. 1907"
| Factory for Cripples.
1t is expected that on their return
rron, the continent the Duke and Ouch
ess OF Sutherland will spend a great
dea, If time at Dunrobin Castle. Suth-
erlandshire, where a great many struc-
tural alterations are in progress.
The duchess, whose philanthropy Is
we'll known, has caused Trentham han
| the family seat in Staffordshire, to De
converted into a factory, where 3io
cripples OF both sexes now find en-
n,ovment Her grace visited NJ. Rene
| ouinton in Paris recently, and inquired
infinitely into his. methods OF using sea.
! water in subcutaneous infections as
i cure for enfeebled constitutions. Many
i French society women are interreste.
in NJ. ouinton's theory, and the duchess
OF Sutherland has announced her In
i tention OF opening similar institu
i ton.
:. The Tipping Nuisance.
Tipping has become the bane OF ricl
society people who own large house
4 in England. Even though the ser
4 wants in. these houses are we'll pale
they have the tipping disease in {
most incurable form. and rarely doe.
a dinner or party go by that the hos
Il or hostess is not besieged the next day
I by friends. who complain OF discour
tesy shown them by servants for thes
! refusal to appreciate some little favor
In manner consistent with the es
tablished customs Of the hand-extend
ing house servant
Il a letter printed; In the Times thi
week shows the startling proportion
I. OF the tipping system. This write
says: ."Surely It is In the power OF
I. those who have a local habitation an
a name in: an English countryside t
Il .prevent their rhouses from degener
ating into kind Of expensive hote
lUgly stories are current regardinl
soma of these privately-owned hotel:
I 1t is said that the servants In man
houses are not paid at all, tips con
Il stitutfns their entire wages, It ha
even been whispered that in the wors
cases the servants pay for thu priv
llege OF serving, so that part of tn
y guests tips go into, the. hosts pockets
No doubt these are but idle rumor.
:. But the fact that they circulate
briskly is yet another proof that tn
right thinking persons would endeavo
!. to extirpate the existing system Q
| extravaganza tipping. The correspond
Z emit recognizes that as servants are pu
!, to additional trouble by county hous
!. parties. they are entitled to presents
i but the suggestion is made that TIL
should not be done individually. "a the
& that 1t should be handed to some gen
y eral 31unQ,f WulCl 3SOAAN ocsz ~ -
distributed.
so&large a percentage OF their earn
..i|lngs depend on tips that servants vii
!. decline situations in country houses
where the entertaining is limited
j, not infrequently happens, too. tina
when a host who has been In the bee
z in the habit OF entertaining on a larg
scale dies, and his widow or his sue
cessor has not the same taste. the ser
wants leave because their receipts i
the shape OF tips are thereby cur
e tailed.
1 Adopt Spanish Customs.
g According to advices that hav
I reached the royal family from Madr!,
: Queen Victoria, wife of King Alfons
! has at last reformed soto speak, Sh
) has discarded many OF her Englis
customs, and now, in her devotion t,
$ her husband, nothing delights her NOR
= than to be considered Spanish. Sh
= moves about In public now With per
a feet freedom, and has become
: familiar figure In the streets OF he
capital and IN the surrounding VII
: slages.
) Quite recently, when out driving, TTe