New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02


famous the world over as the Highland
home Of the late Queen and to-day OF
the King. castle on which the very
German taste OF the very German hus-
hand of the late Queen has left its
mark II is 10 more a fine castle than
buckingham Palace is fine palace. 1t
stands, however, in a beautiful country.
End some Of the best drives within easy
reach are there on the Invercaud prop
ercy They are private. but all gates
swing open to kings and queens.
The privacy was one thing the late
Queen liked SO long as she was in
The Highlands the loyalty of her sub
jscts was expected to manifest itself by
Ignoring her presence. II you saw the
Sovereign approaching you effaced your
self You slipped behind a tree or
looked over the hedge or retied your
slloeIaces. You might do anything ex-
ocpt be aware OF this august lady's pres
ence and recognize II by the usual
salute and the barred head as she went
by. The Queen was ever, s her son is.
insistent upon etiquette. No form or
ceremony must ever be neglected But
81 Baln1oral the etiquette consisted in
the absence Of ali fern or ceremony
outdoors You We're expected TO know
this. and if you did not know it but
stood at attention with lifted hat this
mark Of homage would not be we'll re-
ee;Eed. ! once heard a stranger who
had offended in this way say that the
lock upon the Queens face as she passed
was q lesson not TO he forgotten.
Her majesty drove quietly about in
: pony carriage with perhaps the ever
faithful John Brown in attendance TO
Jay q shawl about her shoulders or take
one off. as he judged best. You might
see him do as much as that in the pub
LEFTY OF Hyde Park in London II was
partly in the simplicity Of this Highland
life that the Queen found repose. Her
ma esty would sometimes stop at Inver-
cauld House for tee. apparently as one
neighbor appealing TO the hospitality of
another. But imagine these impulses
we're announced beforehand, and that
the list Of guests at Invercauld was
known al Balrnoral. During one week
there was among them a lady who. for
purely technical reasons. was never re-
ceived at court, though she went almost
everywhere else IN London and had and
las q position ALMOST unique But so
long as this lady remained AZ Invercauld
House the Queen found herself too much
occupied with business OF state to come
70 tea
Royalty knows or knows about almost
everybody. The present King has al
ways been the best Informed man in his
man or woman whose face and history
are not familiar 10 him. He did once, at
DGTropin Castle. This was not many
years ago, when the King and Queen
ere circunnavisating this island. part
Of their empire. in tie royal Yacht The
yacht anchored for some days in the bay
of the castle. The King or Queen. or
both. came ashore during the day and re-
turned 70 sleep on beard AS the King
the Duke OF Sutherland and Captain
HedwortIl Lanbtcn, comma nder Of the
yscht were walking up from the pier
through the gardens to the castle a man
PASSED them. who IS that?" asked the
King. The duke had to admit he
could net tell oh sir" said Captain
Lanbton. don't you know the castle is
full Of people whom the duke doesn't
know and the duchess never sees 90 The
King took this pleasantly as it was
meant; aware that there was beneath il
Just that evanescent adumbTation of fact
which made it plausible.
Captain Lambton. then the Hon. He'd
worth Lambton. brother to the present
Earl OF Durham, is now Admiral the
Hon Sir Hedworth hamilton, K. c. B.,
the youngest man OF his rank in the ser
vice; or was when he was made admiral.
Noted for the quaint. felicity Of his say
ings. sometimes with an edge to them;
noted for his service with the Naval
Brigade in South Africa and the relief
OF Ladysnaith; noted as a skilful seaman
who has commanded the cruiser division
Of the Mediterranean fleet and is now IN
command Of the China squadron The
I.smbtons are a family apart, and Sir
Hedworth is Z man apart even amid his
own family. There :are few men who
give you a stronger impression OF hav-
ing made their own that rule Of life which
consists in taking things as they come
Struggling through the watercourses Of
the veldt with his 40 gun, or on the
quarterback of the royal yacht in har-
bor with only duties 'of ceremony TO per-
form he is the same: man.
He came TO Dalmeny House for the
week end while the Victoria and Albert
was lying at Queensferry. On the Sun
day morning he asked Lord Rosebery
and his house party to 60 with him 20
the yacht for morning service. We
drove through the beautiful park 10 the
Leuchcld Gate and so to Queensferry
p.er. whence d launch took us on board.
The Yacht has a displacement OF some
thing more than five thousand tons.
those external lines of beauty which
you expect in a yacht had been omitted
hy the Admiralty designers responsible
for this vessel. but once on board every
thing, is adr rabies The ship was lying
in the Forth, above the bridge, waiting
FOR her majesty, the present queen 10
embark for Copenhagen. Nothing could
be smarter than the decks and the crew
except the officers; all in full uniform.
II was August, and though some
Americans say the sun never shines on
these islands, there are moments of ex-
ception. and this was one. 1t was burn
ing hot Captain HAMILTON read the SER
--Eca his officers as8 guests a bout him,