New-York tribune., 1908-02-19

virtually boycott the court OF the Bernadottes at
Stockholm. owing to the plebeian character OF
The latters origin Some of the most aristocrHflc
names Of the foreign aristocracy are to be found
In the list OF Swedish mobiles, Scotland Eng
iand. Ireland. Northern Germany. Lithuania the
Netherland5 and even Austria being all of them
represented This is largely due 10 the number
OF cadets Of the noble houses of these countries
who sought service under King Gustavus Adol-
plus during the Thirty Years War and who at
its close. instead of returning to the land Of
their birth, settled in Sweden receiving grants
OF land and hereditary honors II is thanks to
this that finds such a number of Hamiltons,
Douglasses, Wedels. Rosens. Platens and even
Grammonts among the territorial magnates of
Sweden
The highest Swedish titles outside those OF the
royal family those of count True, there is one
duke, namely, the Duke Of Otrante. who has all
his life long been connected with the court Of
Stockholm. having begun first aide-de-camp to
King Charles XIV. and being subsequently promoted
TO the dignity OF his master Of the horse But, al
though now wholly .Swede, his son and heir,
Charles. being a captain in the Swedish army and
attached to the household Of the King. yet his
ducal title is a French one and was originally
ferred upon his grandfather, Joseph Fouche by the
first Napoleon IN recognition Of his services as
Minister Of Police.
KINGS INTEREST IN SCOTCH MONUMENTS.
Although the failure of King Edward to display
much predilection the late Queen Victoria for
life III the Highlands and tor residence at Balmoral
has created impression that he does not care
much for Scotland. Yet he has recently given two
characteristic indications OF his interest IN the
northern kingdom. It has just become known that
it was the King himself who vetoed the proposal
TO restore HolyroOd Chapel at Edinburgh with the
$4,000 left for the purpose by the late Lord Leven
AT the time when the bequest was announced there
was & tremendous outcry against its acceptance
on the ground that any modern restoration must
necessarily destroy the picturesque beauty and di-
minish the interest IN what some OF the most
notable ruins north OF the Tweed. The royal
chapel could only be restored by the complete de-
struction Of the ruins they now exist, and 1t
would require much more money than that left
by Lord Leven TO reconstItute the chapel IN q
modern representation OF all its ancient glory
Then. too. the King has, through the Secretary
for Scotland. appointed royal commission to
make an inventory Of the ancient and historical
monuments and constructions connected with or
illustrative Of the culture civilization and condi-
tions Of life of the Scottish people from the ear
liest times TIL the year 1717. The object which
he has in view IS TO inaugIrate some kind OF
state control over historic monuments. even If
they are privately owned-a government control
capable Of being invoked in the event of any OF
them being threatened Many ancient castle
or ruin or serni-ruined church has been used
with a light heart by its owner as q mere quarry
and II is purposed TO organize some legislation
similar to the laws which prevail in a number Of
other European countries according to which
national monuments even # privately owned
can be touched only with the consent OF the gov
eminent. Sir Herbert Maxwell, famous through
out the English speaking world antiquarian
as student and authority on Scottish his
tory, has been appointed chairman Of the royal
commission. the organization Of which has met
with widespread approval. though considerable
curiosity is expressed TO why the year 1417
should have been set the limit. For some or
the most romantic and fascinating Of the epi-
sodes of Scottish history have taken place since
thar date. and il certainly seems strange that
anv Of the memorials thereof in stone and brick
sbo75Id he excluded from the protection enjoyed
by the landmarks Of an earlier era
MARxuISE DE FONTEN0Y.