The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18

London. September n.-(Special)-Wmie
the relatives of Florence Nightingale de-
clined the offer of the dean OF west
minister for an abbey burial, memorial
to the Lady of the Lamp Will be erect
ed either in the abbey or st. Pauis.
| The most recent burials of Famous
women In Westminster Abbey were those
of Mrs. Wilberforce, wife Of Archdeacon
Wilberforce $500, the Baroness Burdett-
Coutts Qso), and Mrs. Gladstone $500.
Apart from queens, the best known
women buried there were nearly all &C
tresses. Anne Bracegirdle of the nth
century lies in the east cloisters. En-
gazing oldheld," whom Miss Ellen Ter
~ impersonates SO delightfully."- lay In
state in the Jerusalem chamber and was
buried below the monument of Congreve.
spranger Barry's wife, an unrivalled Des-
demona in her time, is buried by her
husbands side Near her, in the clois-
| tiers, lies Mrs. Cibber.
| Other actresses have had monuments
erected to their memory in the abbey,
among them Mrs. Siddons, Mrs. Better
ton and Hannah Pritchard Jenny Linz,
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Fanny
Burney also have abbey monuments. An
beth Claypole, Oliver Cromwelrs daugh-
ter, who alone of Cromwelrs family was
allowed to remain undisturbed when they
were disinterred at the restoration.
George Eliot would have been buried
in Westminster Abbey but for her re-
ligious views The dean refused to ad-
NIT the nove1ist's remains to interment
there, and Huxley supported his decision,
declaring her to have been "a person
| notorious
antagonism to Christian practice" Gu
riousiy enough there Is already Night
ingale memorial in the abbey-that OF
Lady Elizabeth Nightingale, sister OF the
Countess of Huntingdon
| Queen Alexandra was manifestly i'll
when she left buckingham palace. Those
who were present at the pathetic lare-
well gathering were struck by the change
which the last few months had made In
her appearance. Since returning to Sand
bingham the queen mothers health has,
I hear. greatly improved. and she is
showing more interest In the detaiis OF
her home life than has been the case
for some time. Her nlajestys chief work
now is arranging the effects OF King Ed
ward in the rooms which he occupied
All his majesty's personal effects have
been sent from the palace and they are
/
ton as they occupied when King Ed
ward was alive. His rooms both at Sand
bingham and Marlborough house VIII ever
be kept by her majesty as though KING
Edwards return was at any moment ex-
pected. The late Duke of Clarence's
room at Sandringham remains today IN
exactly the same condition as wnen ne
died
No particulars have been published of
the affecting scene which took place at
puckingham palace when the queen
mother left last week 1t appears to
have escaped observation that the date
chosen by her majesty to leave her old
home was the anniversary OF klng Ed
ward, coronation day. This day was
always celebrated at the palace. special
fare was provided In the great nan TOT
every member of the household. ana tne
dav was made the occasion OF general
rejoicing It was here that Queen Alex
anJra bade her last farewell to more
than 200 members of the household when
she left for Sandringham. From the
highest member of the household when
she left to the humblest scullery-maid,
Queen Alexandra bade "gooo-py ana
insisted upon shaking everyone by the
hand Although she wore ven, IL was
impossible for her to hide the tears wnlch
could not be kept back 1t Is unlikely
that the queen mother will return to the
palace SO pregnant as 1t Is with sad and
fateful memories.
There is once more a distinct GOODNESS
between a certain well-known duke and
his American wife. In the past there
| has been more than one open rupture
between the couple, but mutual friends
have succeeded upon each occasion In
smoothing over the differences. 1t now
remains to be seen whether they will be
equally successful this time. The cause
Of the quarrel is, as might be expected.
money, her grace holding that her some
what hayward spouse is making too con-
siderable an inroad upon the immense
private fortune that she brought him at
their marriage. They have not spent a
night under the same roof for several