The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
ny La MARauIsE DE roNTENoy

ny LA MARaUIsE DE FONTENoY.
n is doubtful whether any issue OF
me London Official Gazette during
i the last few years has excited
more universal interest than thai,
| which appeared the other day contain
ing the list of the appointments TO
me household of the new King So
| much had been gossiped and printed
resarding the alleged intention OF
George Y. to have nothing whatsoever
TO do with his fathers encourage and
10 cut himself completely adrift there
| from that the most sweeping changes
were looked for and 1t was generally
assumed that the Gazette would fur
nish the indication of a wholly new
| departure at court and clue to the
character OF the reign that has just
| opened
No little surprise was therefore man
ltested when on perusing the Gazette
In question. 1t was found that most
| OF the members of the household OF
EDWARD VII. had been honored III some
| way or other by his successor Lord
Knollys was reappointed private sec
| rotary, In conjunction with Sir Arthur
| Bigge, and Colonel Sir Frederick Pom
sonny is to Ill the same Offices OF
! assistant private secretary and OF
! equerry which he held under the late
| reign. Another equerry to be con-
| tinned in office is Colonel Sir Henry
| Legge. Colonel sir Arthur Davidson
VINO was equerry of King Edward. has
.
! queen Alexandra. and another of the
! late Kings equerries. Captain Seymour
| tortescue, of the royal navy. becomes
| a groom of the bedchambcr. that is
! 10 say. gentleman in waiting to
| George V. Colonel Sir Charles Frede-
rick remains master of the royal
household, and the Hon John Fortes-
cue, librarian, while the Hon. Henry
the Hon. Sidney Greville and Captain
1 Charles Cunningham Graham are all
| continued as grooms of the bGdcham-
her, Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace,
/ formerly of the London Times. and
Admiral Sir John Fullerton remain
ing on as extra srooms.
Most of the other gentlemen OF Ed
| ward VII. have been appointed extra
equerries, including Lord Marcus
! Beresford. Colonel Sir George Holford
the Hon John Ward. who married Am
bassador Whtelaw Reid's only daugh-
ter; Colonel Henry Streattield. Colonel
| Count Gleichen and Colonel the Hon.
| y. Fullse Greville. The meaning of
equerry is this: that its holder retains
his connection with the royal house
hold, With all the privileges and pre-
negatives of the office, the uniform
equerry and the entree at court for
himself and his wife, but without
i drawing the pay of an euuerry which
amounts TO $4,000 year, and without
duty save in the event OF an emer-
Iecncy, such as, for instance, a corona
ton, state funeral. etc
TO most of the men who have re-
ceiVed from King George the appoint-
ment of extra equerry the question
of pay Is matter of profound ndif-
ference. But IT is great privilege
in their eyes to be allowed to re-
tain the office of equerry. with all
It's prerogatives and social prestige
and none of its work. for the duties of
what is known as an equerry in or
binary. that is to say. in actual walt
\ ing, are very eXacting, requiring dur
ing ones term of service constant at
& tendance on the monarch. unfailing
good humor the subordination of all
ones own sentiments, views and pre-
ter. and with all that. the knowledge
that the eauerry. as the shadow OF
his royal charge. is primarily respon-
sible to the reigning house. to the
government and to the nation for
his protection from all harm.
Edward VII. had such an abundance
of vitality, was so insensible to ia
tigue and was SO constantly on the
ton for those around him, he used
TO wear his equerries out. and in his
later years the older members OF
his household We're no longer able
to to Z. stand Ind the pace and were forced to
give way to younger men,
What attracted, however. still more
attention in the list of household ap-
pointments than the names included
therein We're the names omitted there,
from. George v. reappointed so very
many of his fathers retainers as mem
bers of the household, in an active
or In an honorary capacity, that those
no failed to receive this manifesto
ton Of royal favor and regard, natur-
ally became the object Of remark
Among them are Sir John Lister-K Kaye
who was a groom of the bedchamb3eer
to the late King, and whose wire
late Duchess Of Manchester and OF
Fernando Yznaga. of New York. Nor
have Sir Archibald Edmondstone, the
brother Of Mrs George Keppel, MOI
married Miss Nellie Post. daughter OF
Lady Barrymore, by her former mar
rage with the late Arthur Post, OF
New York, been continued as srooms
of the bedchamber. or in any other
royal household being severed as has
also that of the Hon. George keppel
and Of Colonel Cuthbert Larkins, VINO
has piloted SO many American pee Peeps Pr
Nor can I find the name OF Alect1
Yorke among the members OF the
new Kings household in any CAPACITY
And with him there vanlshes IRON rom
and inimitable mimic, who used t.
make the late Queen Victoria laugh
till the tears came by his minlicry OF
the various people Of the royal house
b and dignitarios who visited Windsor
and Osborne, for queen Victoria, IN
spite of the air of austerity which
characterlzes most of her portraits, had
a Keen sense of humor and or ridtculs
and it is said never enjoyed herself
Quite so much az when on one oc-
casion. at the mischievous suggestion
Of her daughter. Princess Henry OF
own commands. Aleck Yorke, in fear
and trembling actually took off the
lauEust old lady herself. That Is to