The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
ROYALTY EN- TOUR
BECOMING SIMPLE
Much of Display of Former Days
Set Aside; Pearson
Takes Title.
BY LADY MARY MANWARING.

Vt.
Special Cable TO The Tribune.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-Few things show
the difference in time more than the
manner in which royalty travels now and
then. When King George and Queen
Mary travel from one part Of their king
dom TO another there is less display than
would have attended the journey of q
petty noble few centuries ago. When
bluff King Hal" went from Whitehall
to Hampton court he was attended by
battalions OF pages, Iegions of grooms.
lords and courtiers. besides the sergeants
OF the bakehouse and OF the buttery. the
sergeants or the trumpetsrs and the mas
ters or the music. the yeomen Of the
chambers and OF the chariots, the servi-
tors OF the stables, henchmen Of the
pastry and henchmen OF the tents. chap
Iains, physicians, ushers, astronomers
cup bearers, caryers. secretaries, singing
boys. and many, many other Officers"
besides all these.
Fifty cooks. and twice fifty scullions,
attended for the feeding OF this huge
army. The wages and lveries In the last
year OF Henry's life cost the nation $685.
300 In hard cash. In that year this very
magnificent sovereign found walking diff
hcult SO ne borrowed the Idea of sedia
mobiles bore their master shoulder high
At his maJesty's approach every knee
was bent, and those who particularly
sought favor 'groyeled" as the royal gaze
fell on them. When the serving men
were laying out the royal dinner table
they made a deep obeisance every time
they passed their masters empty chair.
Even the queen aud the Prlncesses Mary
and Elizabeth lSnelt whenever they pre-
sumed to address their king.
This tremendous etiquette was contin-
ued during the reign of the fragile Ed
ward vi, but Mary l., the next occupant
the throne had the epo5 fo lp
away with much OF the slavish tyranny.
She. poor soul, had drunk too deeply of
the bitter waters of adversely 10 wish TO
be forever surrounded by such an at
mospherc OF jealousy. spying. tale-bear-
Ing and suspicion. LESS folk, less trou-
BILE" WAS her sage remark. Probably our
present sovcreigns think as she did.
Withal this II is doubtful II the SOW
ereign was ever held in as high esteem
as he is today.
Sir Wectman Pearson, as we'll known
almost in America as in England, has
taken the title OF Lord Cowdray from
the lovely estate he purchased recently
from Lord Eglnont. The property com.
prises over $4,000 acres, and the new
peer has also Paddockhurst. fine place
not far from Cowdray that belonged to
Mr.. Whitehead OF torpedo fame Co~dray
originally belonged to the Bohuns, one of
whom fought at Crccy, and their heiress
carried IT TO the Owens, who were rela-
tlons of the Tudors. and much favored
AT court. The next owner was Sir Will
liam Fitzwllliam, afterward earl of
southampton. who no doubt built much
OF the magnificent mansion which is now
such glorious and stately ruin. Cow
dray passed from Lord Southampton to
his half-brother, Sir Anthony Browne.
and ii remained In the possession OF his
descendants. the Viscounts Montagu OF
Montacutc, for nearly three centuries.
King George is the master OF many in
duStries, but 1t Is not greatly known that
he Is The owner of a distillery, where
la.. 10
ever drew praise from a connoisscur,
This curious possession OF the crown Is
situated on the Balmoral estate. near
ASergeldie castle, and is known as Loch-
naSer. The whisky manufactured Is, as
may be imagined, Of the highest possible
quality. and IL finds It's way to all the
royal tables VIA the cellars OF Bucking-
ham palace. where IT arrives in bulk and
where 1t is matured In large maturing
vats, so that 1t really does not make It's
professional debut" until 1t is from flf-
teen to twenty years old.
The dlstlllery was at first an ordinary
commercial undertaking. doing a fair
amount OF trade, and producing a whisky
OF sound repute. but, when the property
passed into the possession OF the crown
In tho reign Of Queen Victoria. the prod
ucts OF the distillery were reserved ex-
clusively for the use OF the royal family
and their respective households. AL
though the king manufactures his own
whisky, he actually drinks very little OF
II, FOR the acute indigestion from which
he occasionally suffers has placed 1t un-
der taboo. But the 'Lochnagar
Scotch" is often drunk by the Duke OF
Connaught, and II was practically the
only stimulant taken by Queen Victoria
for many years before her death.
II the king only chose 10 put his whisky
upon the market and chose capable
advertising manager, IL would not be
necessary TO set forth the advantages Of
the royal brand. 1t would not be nee
essary 10 upset the house OF commons
with proposals for Increased civil grants
for II is foregone conclusion that he
would annex almost the entire whisky
trade OF the kingdom.
There are two things that Prince Ar
thur OF Connaught does not wish to hear
about. These are his reported impending
appointment TO be duke In his cwn
right and his marriage. He has no de-
sire Whatever either to relnuuish his
present title or to enter tho married
state. The papers will have It, however,
that both these events will take place
very shortly. and they are even thought
ful enough to indicate who his bride Is
likely 10 be. Unfortunately, they cannot
agree as 10 the identity OF the lady: and
indeed, more than one paper has indi-
Gated debutante with whom. SO far, our
young soldier prince has mover enjoyed