The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24
.ONE SOVEREIGN
WHO HAS TACT
Demonstrates This i'm the Way
He Ends a Disagreeable
Situation.
HAS PROVIDED ANOTHER
FLAG FOR ENGLAND
This One Is TO Be Known as
the Queen Mothers
Standard.
BY LADY MARY MANwAR1Ne.

BY LADY MARY MANWARING.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON. July 23.-H there had been
any doubt that King George has Inherit
ed in great degree the tact which Was
the dominant feature In the character Of
his father. the manner in which he has
put an end to the curious and disagree
able situation caused by the fact that
Queen Alexandra insisted on displaying
the royal standard at Buckingham palace,
would dispel it. Flags. to his majesty's
mind. constitute an almost sacred mode
Of human communication. They indicate
not only the history OF the past, but they
can De SO arranged as to signal present
needs and distresses. TO convey orders,
and indicate dignities-ln fact. the SCI
ence of flags Is intricate and far-reaching
to q degree little guessed by ordinary
men, And II is a science King George,
astc amateur herald, has most thorough
ly mastered.
1t positively distressed him to see the
royal standard still flying over his wild
owed mothers residence. There can be
but one sovereign of Great Britain. and
therefore there can only be one dwelling
place distinguished by his personal flag.
lust now the kings court is at MARI
whole sisnidcation OF flags that two
standards should be displayed-the one
at Marlborough house and the other at
Buckingham palace,
Queen Mothers Flag.
1t Is we'll axiom that the gentler
woman's nature the more persistent she
can be. Queen Alexandra had given
definite orders that the royal standard
should continue TO fly over the roof that
sheltered her, In vain her son represent
ed that ii was a meaningless symbol un-
der the changed circumstances And
when argument failed, equally I'm vain did
he use his influence. trying the boyish
coaxing ways that are often so irresist-
ible when brought TO bear upon a mother.
Queen AleXandra-baclSed UP. II is said,
by her sister. the Empress Marie OF Rus
sia-was as adamant. King George hit
upon the only possible way out of the
impasse. He provided the queen mothers
flag. This new standard is his own de-
sign. It belongs 10 the queen mother.
and to none but her. 1t indicates her
Danish birth. her alliance with the Soy
ereignty of England. her widowhood, and
her majesty 1t cannot be but that she
will be pleased and content with pos
session so unique and so illustrious
Has Happy Faculty.
Her grace, the duchess Of Marlborough,
has happy knack of speech. In fact
many politicians envy her the faculty OF
saying the right thing, in the right way
at the right time. Recently her grace
gave the students OF the Bedford College
for Women an interesting picture of tho
American girl graduate, when she pre-
sided over a meeting at Sunderland
house in support of the scheme for re-
Regents park. The duchess spoke of the +
splendid type OF college-bred woman
which America had produced. Men had
moi found that college bred girls make
less devoted wives and mothers. II wo-
men were tactful enough not always TO
worst their husbands I'm argument-and
to keep any superabundance of knowl-
edge up their sleeves. there seemed IN
hn - and aprf
TO his wife being well educated. It was
difficult to comprehend why there should
be such rooted objection on the part or
Englishmen 10 the higher education OF
fear that hard AS they found IL 10 IN
derstand a woman now. ii would be alb
solutely beyond their ken were she high
ly educated.
Diamonds for Queen Mary.
Sir Richard Solomon. high commission.
er of the Union of South Africa, has pre-
sented to Queen Mary at Marlborough
house six diamonds. mounted as orna-
ments and cut out OF the well-known
Cullinan stone, which was discovered
early in 1905. in the Premier diamond
mine near Pretoria. The gift camo from
the government and people or South Az
RIGA in conmemoration OF the Union The
two largest of these diamonds. which are
by experts 10 he OF matchless
quality. one weighing ninety-two and the
other siXty-two carats. have been mount
ten carats each, have been mounted
a. small pendant, and the sixth diamond
as a ring. On November Q, 1907. Sir
Richard Solomon. as agent-general for
Imam diamond weighing about soon
carats-more than three times fhe size
Of the largest diamond previously discov-
ered-to his late majesty as an EXPIRES
sion of the feeling OF loyalty and attach
ment or the people of the Transvaal.
Victims Of Appendicitis.
That modern scourge, appendicitis ha.
been busy with the keppel family. OF
which the earl Of Albemarle is the head.
since the funeral Of King Edward, five
weeks ago. Indeed. 1t is not a little SIM
sular that. out Of six people In d railway
carriage returning to town after that sad
upon for Appendicitis, viz. Miss Meita
I<eppel daughter OF Admiral Sir Colin
md Lady Keppel; tho Hon. George KEEP
pei. and his brother-in-law. Sir, Archi-
pald iGdmonstone. Mrs. Keppers brother.
Domestic trouble has, indeed. descended
hick and fast upon this popular lady
atcly, for. In addition to the shocks she
las sustained by the grave and success
;ive illness of two OF her nearest rela-
ives his late majesty's death was. OF
course. a terrible blow, as she had long
.hip and regard It is not perhaps. gen
rally known that. of all his friends. Mrs.
George. Kcppel was. in addition to SIR Err
,cst Casscl. the only one, privileged to
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ife. Knowing himself beyond human aid,
lie expressed his desire to say good
we" to one who had been among the
most brilliant members of his court.
The king is TO be asked to order that
he public investituro of the new prince
4 Wales shall take place in the prIncl-
aity: and already two towns arc putting
Onward their claims to be the seat OF
he ceremony-Cardiff md Carnarvon.
'hough the former Is the most important
nd considerable place In Wales, Car
al rvon has superior claims, based on his
ury, for 1t was within the walls of that
own-the Segontium of the Romans
hat there was born. In 1884. Edward OF
'arnarvon. the first prince OF tidings OF
he birth of his son, brought by Welsh
enileman. who was promptly knightrd
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