The sun., 1910-08-14
ganoes psrretrated by the extreme suf-
fragsts m various countries.


Character stically enough. the first pub
lie function attended 10y King George and
Queen Mary since their accession to the
throne has been a visi to a hospital. the
London Hospital. situated in whitechapcl
amid the myriad poor 81 London's East
End II was not a state visit no sohdiers
lined the route, and a single line "f police
men placed at considerable distance from
cne another ma .ntained order ns the
kny and Queen and their daughter
Princess Mary drove in an open carria ge
with pos;ilionS and nutriders IN scarlet
and attended 10y an escort of Household
Cavalry through the crowded streets.
uaversing in all distance NJ nearly ten
miles.
A Saturday afternoon was chosen for
the visit 80 that a greater number might
take advantage Of the usual half holiday
To zee their sovereigns. The journey
home was made through South London.
the drearieSt and most poverty stricken
part of ths metropolis. which seldom
enjoys any such pubic spectacle.
Did certain old time beliefs prevail
IN these days the royal progress would
have heen hamp~red by poor people wish
ing To- he healed hy the royal touch, a.
the Kings hands were once believed To
he able to cure many diseases. although
u u recorded that the practical minded
Queen Elizabeth used To- say ar rhe laid
her hands upon the sufferers: My poor
people. I cannot heal you. God alone
can d. that Queen Anne n7o?-IIip
was the last English monarch to touch
for the evil and one whom she touched.
samuel johnson. received no beneft
thereby. although he suffered from scrof-
ala. the disease that was supposed 10
benetit ssnecially IVY the touch % the Lords
anointed
Tho Queen Mother Queen Alexandra
does not intend ever again 10 wear ColorS
and has given away many of the cnstlv
ard elaborate garments IN IN" royal
wardrobe which she will never use again
She will wear the becor,nR small Mary
stuart bonnet with the reak in front
and hanging veil behird Tor sNme time
to come vhen ont ~ doors but indoors
she usually wearr n vhite crepe h"addrss-
with a white crepe collar and hroad Guns
81 the same material
Queen Alexandra has onlv lrft the pre-.
ctncts ~ Buckingham Palace twice sinr"
her widow hood hut has taken n good deal
~ eyercis~ IN the beautiful grounds - the
pa'a~"
although - seldom gives proofs ~ rts
ex.stencn. there - . society for The Pro
lection ~ Animals in France and its award
~ its annual grand prize 20 Edmund Pos.
tand has led To- many protests. The
~. -
has>d on the affection for the animal
q oreation shown by him IN the play, hIi
many members 81 the society are dis
satisfied on the ground thar the tremen-
CIous display of piumAge worn by Mime
Simone a. the Hen Pheasant and by the
other members 81 tho cast could only have
been obtained AZ ths cost of much suffering
ia birds Il has b~en asserted that IN sonie
csS~ the feathers ~ers piucked from the
living b'rds ~hi~ Nine Simone's costume
Cunta AIMED san Sorth ~ bird ~ paradise
feathers -ChantecI~r- was Also re-
spons hIs for an ouiburs, ~ the fss hion
of u-inG feathers FOR trimming hats
Tho PriIsslan state rs,l~ays ad minlstTa
tion - engaged IN q controversy with the
CITY ~ l.auenhuTg. on the Elbs. which
for nearly sixty yesrr has enjoyed IN"
privilege q beng able To give its citizens
free rztlwsv tickets The privilege dates
from the time hen I-Auen burg was a
grand duchy under sn,sh rule
"a the railway line across the duchy
could not he built without tho consent
~ IN. su,erain power. the German build
ars ~ the road appealed tn the King 81
D-nmars Tor permission to travers~ his
territory he aS~ented. hut imposed tn"
condition that on an in'ers~ctinR line
conneCtIng Lauenburg with tho neigh.
boring town ~ Buchen the residents of
these two towns should ride free THIS
line - less than twenty kilometers long
Iauenhurgs population has grown
rapidly m the intervening wears and ls
now nearing 5000. The PrtIssian rail.