The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24

dressed as Your Grace" like the dukes.
instead Of Your Excellency," with
which the Irish viceroy has 20 be con-
tent. He is also apostrophized as Sir.
just in the same manner as the King
and the princes OF the blood Lady Kin
naird becomes for the nonce Her Grace
and is attended by ladies in waiting
and maids Of honor. recruited from the
Oldest houses Of the Scottish aristoc-
racy. Moreover. at the receptions IN
the palace, at the garden parties which
she gives during her fortnight's stay in
/ Edinburgh. the women attending them
render 70 her much the same obeIsance
as to royalty.
1 The lord high commissioner. who has
I his gentlemen In waiting his aides-de-
camp. his chaplains. and secretaries. is
received on his arrival at the railroad
station in Edinburgh by the lord pro-
vost Of the city. by all the local authori-
ties. BY the general officers In command
/ or the military forces in Scotland. and
] by representatives Of the judiciary and OF
the church; and then proceeds In a state
earriage-and-four. with a cavalry escort,
through the streets Of the city. lined on
! either side with troops. TO the Palace OF
Holyrood, while the cannons salute and
the church bells ring out merry peals.
On the following morning the lord high
commissioner, who usually wears the uni
form Of a general OF the Royal Arch
Guard. OF lord lieutenant. or else Of a.
/ privy councillor. holds a levee at tho
palace al which the principal authori-
ties the dignitaries OF the church and
state, the MOBILES and chieftains OF clans
/ &c are presented TO him, the king at
arms for Scotland and chief Of the her
aids Of the northern kingdom being
present with his heralds and pursuiv-
ants, In their gorgeous, gold-embroidered
mulu-colored tabards, with their chains
and wands Of Office
Thereupon the lord high commissioner
proceeds in state 20 the ancient Cathedral
( Of St Giles, whence. after a short service.
he goes 70 the general assembly OF the
church Of Scotland, which. after present
/ ing the patent bearing the royal sigu
manual he opens. in the name Of the
King. while guns booming from the castle
: heights give notice 10 the people that the
/ nearest approach 10 a Scottish home rule
parliament has commenced its sessions.
/ Every morning throughout the ensuing
/ fortnight the lord high commissioner pre-
/ sides over the deliberations Of the assem-
/ bly, until the luncheon hour. the actual
/ work, however, Of speaker or leader OF
I the house being done by the moderator
who is elected each year by the assembly
/ from among the most eminent Presby-
/ terrain divines Of the kingdom. and who
! for the ensuing twelve months ranks as
\ the principal diEnItary Of the state
/ church and as its primate. his place in
/ the table Of precedence coming immedi-
ately after that OF the lord high chan
: cellor, before the lord high constable. and
/ before all dukes, maruuesses, ard peers
I OF minor rank
/ At luncheon the lord high commissioner
| always entertains people Of light and
/ leading. The afternoons are devoted 10
/ the visiting Of public institutions. 10 the
| laying Of foundation stones, and 10 the
! performance Of all those other duties
/ that in England fall 10 the share OF the
| sovereign and 10 the princes Of the
reiSning family.
/ Each evening there is a state banquet,
/ at which there are usually a minimum
/ OF 100 guests, and while military bands
! play in the quadrangle. pipers march
round the dinner table. after having
piped the viceregal procession into the
ancient banqueting hall. all lined with
pictures OF Scottish sovereigns. dating
/ from mythical times
The lord high commissioner receives
| for his services during these two weeks
| salary OF $1,000. with allowances OF
about as much more. But II is estimated
! that the expenses OF Mis- fortnight's
/ reign usually costs him at least $4,000
more Hence only high peers are ap-
pointed as lord high commissioners.
tCoIgright. 1910 BY the Brentwood Co1ara7-1