Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-06-09
SCHOLARLY TRAITS
OF NEW KING
AE NEVER WILL BE CON EN-
TO BE A FIGURE
HEAD.
AND MORE LOYALTY BRITISH
THAN HIS PREDE-
CESSOR.

The death of King Edward, not only
in the immediate encourage Oh the
british royal family but in society
and industry generally throughout
Great Britain and to less degree
throughout the British empire. In SO
cial matters the king and queen are
absolute monarchs. 1t may be sald
At once that the social effect OF the
change of kings will be great, greater
than most people have thought.
King George is, in his personal
characteristics, very different man
from his father. His natural temper
ament is altogether dissimilar, and,
besiGes that, he is by training the
product Of later age. When KING
Edward was a young man the lnnu-
ence Of France was paramount. King
George has come under the influence
Of a quickened imperial sentiment.
He is not more British, but more ex-
clusively British. 1t may be expect
ed, therefore, that at his court the
historic families Of the united king
dom will be held in especial favor and
that he will delight to honor distin-
guished representatives of the do
minions beyond the seas
The fact that Queen Mary is prin-
cess of British birth lends probability
to the statement that the complex
ion of the court will be British all
over Her majesty's strength of char
acter insures that her sway in social
matters will be all powerful.
In one respect their majesties' court
will resemble the early Victorian.
Her majesty is as admirable a royal
mother as Queen Victoria was or the
German empress is, and children give
a tone of purity and joyfulness to a
court AS infallibly as they do to a
private home. Besides that, the roy.
al children are growing to an inter
estipg age. The duke of Cornwall
will be 16 in a few weeks, and is,
therefore, approaching the age when
he will begin to take place of his
own in society. The Princess Mary,
the only daughter, will be emancipat-
ed from the school room in two or
three years. '-,... 81, "A n,
The change of monarchs means,
in the natural order of things, very
considerable change in the personnel
Of the court, and that is bound to
have an effect on society. It is cer-
lain that the two courts set for June
viii not be held, as the court will be
in mourning for six months. This
will be a calamity to the thousands
of women and girls who get a living
by working for the court dressmakers.
1t may be taken as certain that
no private balls will be given at any
son, but that functions which have a
charitable object will come off pretty
much as arranged The army pageant
and the royal military tournament
both have a charitable object, and
that is d reason for concluding that
they viii not be disturbed. g.,
King a Philosopher.
A man who has led the domestic
life of King George never has many
close friends, but the kings friend
ships are the mark of his character.
Sir Charles Gust ard Lord Mount
stephen. The king also has a deep
friendship and admiration for Lord
Kitchener and Lord Charles Beres-
lar intimacy with any of the political
leaders, though he shares his fathers
special liking for John Burns.
His brother-inlaw, Prince Alexan-
der of Teck, enjoys his confidence in
a marked degree, and Lord Herbert
Vane Tempest, the brother of Lord
Londonderry; Lord Hyde, the son of
the Earl of Clarendon; the Honorable
Henry Stonor and Lord Revelstrok are
others of his friends.
Niscount Mountmorres gives an in
teresting character sketch of King
George III the London Daily Express,
He says:
"A small man, quiet of manner,
with a pleasing, musical voice,
thoughtful, heavy.lidded eyes, and a
wide, intellectual forehead, his mai
eSty, George V. gives at first meeting
the impression of a scholar or philos
opher-when at rest. that is, for his
quick, staccato movements, his keen
eagerness when interested, reveal the
enthusiast, the man of zeal.
That same physical alertness which
has made him perhaps the premier
shot of Europe is brought to bear or
every matter that appeals to him
His extraordinary nervous energy il
to the casual observer cloaked by hi:
studious, reflective look; but it i:
there-the resistless, restless energ,
CT his cousin OF Germany.
Like the kaiser, too, he is a MAJ
of more than ordinary intellectual
ability. Sovereigns have of necessit.
to be schooled in a multitude OF sub