Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04
QUEEN MARY A REFORMER
Drastic Changes at British Court on
Lines Of Economy.
HIGH OFFICIALS MUST CONFER
Number 81 Royal Eauerries and Lords
IN waiting - Due FOR . Bcduc-
fion and Efficiency a. 20
Ne Demanded.
BY LADY MARY MANwAR1NG.

King George. or. rather, Queen Mary is
busly engaged I'm planning drastic reforms
about the court which win net only result
IN a more economical and efficient man
agement OF the royal household, but which
viii lead "a the correction Of many abuses
which have grown mp within the last quar-
Ter of a century or 80.
one OF the most important Of the new
regulations is one by which the four chief
officials Of the household. namely. the
lord chamberlain. the master OF the house
hold. the master OF the horse and the lord
steward, will meet az regular periods to
confer on the working of their respective
departments and to settle questions which
are constantly arising between them.
Under the old regime. when the work.
cay. OF the master of the horses depart
ment brought that official into conflict a
meeting Of the two officials and The aues-
uon at issue between them was referred
90 the kings secretary for his majesty's
instructions on the matter.
The number OF equerries and lords IN
waiting IN residence is 20 be reduced, but
the number OF nonresident equerries who
are put on the list IN rotation every fort
night Tor attendance at the palace will be
increased. This regulation win make for
economy without putting any extra work
on the officials affected by It.
Mistress OF aobes Busy.
The presence Of the mistress OF the robes
~ court VIII be required far more con-
stantly than was the case in the last few
years OF King Edwards reign, when Queen
Alexandra only required the presence OF
her mistress OF the robes on occasions OF
great state ceremony, end many Of the
matter OF fact, perforated by Miss Knollys
Il Is the wish OF both King George and
Queen Mary that the mistress of the robes
should resume chief control Of her
majesty's household and In consequence
the Duchess OF Devonshire win be a great
deal at court. When the court lie at
Windsor castle her grace viii be In resi-
dence. but when her majesty Is at Buck
ingham palace the duchess win. Of course
reside at Devonshire house.
The maids OF honor will in future be
notified by the mistress Of the robes when
their attendance at court Is required, and
when. the court is at Windsor one OF the
maids will always be required TO be In at
tendance.
Queen Mary intends to revert to the old
custom OF giving a dowry OF $1,000 to a
maid OF honor when she marrles, but
against this her pay will be reduced by a
hundred a year. Queen Alexandra raised
the pay OF her maids OF honor by hun
bred a year, but stopped the dowry money
In the new reign the maids win receive
&800 q year each instead OF four
Queen Alexandra had only four maids Of
honor, whilst Queen Victoria had ten.
Queen Mary VIII probably appoint six, but
not more than two will be In attendance
at the same time. Her majesty will pre-
sent each OF her maids with a gold and
pearl iooket, which the maid must always
wear when she Is in attendance.
Chary of Word .ROyaI."
Several new regulations are pending in
connection with the work OF the lord
chamberiain's department. One OF the
mort important OF these deals with the
granting 20 societies and institutions the
right 70 use the prefix Royal" All in
stentons which are properly entitled to
use the prefix are registered in the books
az the lord chamberiain's office but a
great many use Il who are not entitled
to DO So for the simple reason that Il acts
as great help In obtaining subscriptions.
Except IN one or two glazing instances
Of incorporation OF the prefix, no
trouble was taken In the late reign to in
vestigaie the rights OF any society or in
sutuhon to style itself Royal" and num-
bers OF societies ayailed themselves OF this
state OF affairs to do 50 without proper
authority but under the new regulations
they will no longer be able to do so.
Already one institution has been preemp-
torily ordered to cease designating itself
Royal and as result several others
not entitled to use the prefix. have volun-
tarily dropped H.
In one case that recently came to light
II was ascertained that a society which
existed practically for pushing the sale OF
q certain American patent medicine de-
scribed itself as Royal" on It's circulars,
though II carefully refralned from doing
70 more openly, In future no society not
registered as ''RoyRr' will be allowed to
designate itself as such. and the privilege
70 use the prefix will not be at all SO
readily Srantqd as heretofore. as his
majesty has been long OF the opinion that
u is one which has been always too easily
secured. OF course. the right 70 desiR-
nate itself Royal" win not be withdrawn
from an institution which is properly en-
titled 20 do 30,
ia the same way the claims OF royal
warrant holders will be investigated with
equal care. There are q number OF people
claiming 10 be royal warrant holders who
are not though they or their predecessors
In business may have been at one time.
All the royal warrants to trades people
expire automatically At the death OF the
sovereign, and there ls no obligation what
ever On the part Of the new sovereign 70
reas8 them.
IA the matter, BY the way. OF the dis
pQaal Of orders King George will not be
BY any means 20 liberal as was his father.
The RoYal Victorian order and the I'M
pRrlal 6aFYioe order were 90 freely dis
tFihutsd IN the late reign that they ceased
% Be very highly valued. and IN more than
one instance The Victorian order was re-
fused
Royal Game Preserves Enormous.
Some idea Of the enormous extent % the
royal game preserves az Sandringham may
BE- gathered from the fact that every year
now the total bag has steadily Increased
until the huge figure OF 1890 head has
been reached. But thu record for the royal
eNtate - much higher than this. the best
year belns, We believe. In 1851, when
lsfoe pheesants. Aoo0 partridge $50 harsA
go wood cock. WILD duck, teal and snipe
and over eco rabbits were baEsed, As an
all around sporting property sandrngham