The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
COURT LIFE TO BIZ LESS GAY
ryCIISH SOCIETY LIKELY TO
TikE on A NEW TONE.

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mospherr IT the late King EDWARDS
Court British sSVereigns WRS Have
D,rd On satuFhAys-TNe New Colna
and stamps large Hats and Colf-
lures Doomed. u u Declared Natives
Of India Inriicd 70 NIuraer-Tho In.
earned In~r,meRt Tax IN Germany
LARGE PriIes for the AVlatsFs.
LoNuoN May is.-Many people in
England. particularly the NOncunfOrm-
,.,s and people in the provinces. newer
rally approved o. the gAystiea Of the late
King Eivari's court and Of the ao-oaIlsd
bohemian atmosphere that characterised
II. particularly in the Last FIVE years Of
Tiwaris reign. The new King. Il u
known has no federation for bohemian
IAN In the highest circles % socisty. and
Queen Mary shares his DISLIKE Of Il. The
court Of King George and Queen Mary
therefore will be extremely deoorous
and conventional.
Queen Mary has q will Of her own.
A. nobody who has seen her face, with itn
firm grim. unsmilng mouth. would for a
r,oment doubt. She will not. like the
Queen Mother. Alexandra. play a pas-
ave part in matters that concern her
household. She will be Queen in fact a.
well "a in name.
Hs- new Mistress Of the RObsa. the
young Duchess of Devonahire-hsr init
male friends a. straitlAced and con-
ventional a. the Queen. and those ladies'
who have had large iniiuenoe In Edwards
court are already rapidly disappearing.
There will no -cosmOpolitanism.' no
''hohemianism- in the court Of King
George v and his consort.
King George will look for advice and
friendships more among the old families
n undOubted British origin than did
King Edward. The latters circls Of inti-
mate friends contained a number Of men
and women Of distinctly un-EnRlish
origin and names. George ". Il u prophe-
sei. will look for some ~ his intimAtea
ard advisers 10 the strong men Of the
British domihiohs beyond the seas rather
than TO tho courts and bourses Of the
Continent Of Europe.
For one thing George speaks English
without a tTaos Of German accent. His
father never got lid Of the German
guiturals that mArred his English speech
end caused him 10 talk like an AnGliciaed
German.
Kng Edward. after Rll II aaid. was
Ms own boss He had advisers OF
course. but Onoe his mind was made up
ne advice Of his intimate frionds could
~ induce him 10 change his opinion.
He had intimate friends--the MARQUIS
DE- Several. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sasaoon.
SIR Edgar Cassel. Sir John Fisher, Mrs.
Hartmann and Henry Chaplin. but none
could boast that he had ever advised
he hing. nor was Tiers a suspicion that
b vas under any influence save the on
cal influence % the adviseFg % the
Jugn
Az dea il prevalent that King George
iii'nds % refer many points privately
O. Lnrd Kitchener.
There IL much discussion az 10 the de-
gree " the new Kings fTmness Of char
'riar In the London clubs all sorts Of
stories on that point are heard. OF
The new Queens character there 10 no
dispute.
She has had a very difficult part 70
Ray and her policy Of severe self-reprss-
s0n has kept her still more in the back
ground. Whenever the Queen was away.
t0wever. Il was noticeable how much
Nug Edward had his daughtsr-in-law
v1 him. Now she will be- the supreme
ri -ll influence IN England. and there 4
M doubt her efforts will be actively ex-
crossed IN -order 20 enforce on society a
t' higher standard Of morality
The court will be very correct and very
proper. Queen Mary shares all the visws
y N" Duchess Of Portland. and the stiff
rsS around her win not b. Frightened
hv much humor.' Thus has the new
regime been forecast by one who d
rlrh IN the society Of the younger SOW
sp.rrs.
Unlike her mother the late Duchess
n I'rs Queen Mary Is thrifty and eco
hrnca' She pays for all she orders
.irf pays promptly. She seems 10 have
7'v ttI" vanity. Her marriage has
h"'n happy, her children absorb her.
~" -" - certain IN hs far from a
nI.nv ~ Queen Consort, and the in
hler"" hat she undoubtedly exercises
o'er Bop husband will be entirely bane-
Deal ami philanthropical.
London newspapers for one reason
:" mother are moro or less susceptible
v court Influence. and % they are never
"I'so"san 10 discussing royalty and 10
'a'' The provincial newspapers. how |
ever have no fear Of the court and its
S0a raIeroe and you look 10 Il now
"'a "'n fnr plain speaking about roy
HF Tic irankest editorial expression |
a'0.' '.n ate King EDWARDS court and |
'.' a'""' n its bohemian atmOaphers |
's .#-sas ~ English society was pub |
,-.'' by a Liverpool newspaper. ths
p'" winch ,aid.
'i"svor with careful delioaey |
-af '.ff distinct national adj |
accrue from the faea thai /
N.f hIs conEort. Who h sup /
law" marked and vigorous /
nH" lived q very English life. /
'h" EARLIER manner Of the bast 4
- ~ royalty No uns nsaG 4
" long widow hood o. queen /
occidental social effects which /
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bodily adapted, 70 erase
Hri'lng Of wealth power and \
miners. customs. ways Of
f"- have produced features
.'t shich a perfectly dec
INay serious royal example
uay Do much 10 improve.
'' purify. We havs con-
0.ng n We have led our raadeya