Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
JSDERSTUDY FOR The KING
Prince Arthur of Connaught is Aide
to Throne.
HE WILL NOT GO TO CANADA
Until the Prince of wales Reaches
HIS Majority Arthur wan
Carry His RespOnsi-
biIities.
E WILL NOT GO TO CANADA
BY LADY MARY MANwARING.

representative In the Dominion OF Canada
one member of his family will remain in
England. Prince Arthur Of Connaught
cannot very well be spared, as It has been
about decided that he will. until the prince
OF Wales reaches his majority, act as UNI
derstudy TO the king This is most import
ant place In the official life OF Great Bril-
tain. There are many functions, which re-
quire the presence of royalty and which
the king is unable to attend in person.
When King Edward was unable to attend
function he usually sent the prince of
Wales. The accession of King George, of
course. changed all that, and the newly
created prince of Wales is thought to be
still rather young to be thrust into official
| life.
Prince In Popular.
/ Certainly no more popular prince could
have been chosen, for Prince Arthur has
an almost extraordinary way Of making
friends wherever he goes. This is prob
ably due to a trait he has Inherited from
his father; he had no side" He Is al
ways dignifed as BELTS kings represen-
tatlve, but he Is also always good-humored,
always keenly interested in what is going
on. and always ready to make friends with
| everybody,
This friendliness makes him immensely
popular when he is sent abroad, and, APP
preciating this fact, King Edward sent
him on quite a large number Of foreign
missions Indeed, King Edward once sug-
gested that he should add to his visiting
card; 'Monarchs understudied on the short
notice."
He has made, one may say, speciality
Of christenlngs He went to the christen-
ing of prince of the Asturias, and had the
honor of being chosen to reply at the state
banquet for all the assembled foreign
princes, and he also attended the christ
enings of the little italian crown prince
and OF the son and heir of the German
crown prince
When he went to Japan to invest the
mkado with the Order Of the Garter the
prevailing opinion was well expressed by
the little Japanese lady who said to him,
in quaint, broken English: You welly
nice"
Princess Victoria III.
Princess Victoria, who recently celebrated
hes thfrty-second birthday. has been her
mothers closest compahion for many years.
She is fond OF country life, and takes an
active interest in outdoor sports. Like
Queen Alexandra, photography has prom
inent place among her hobbies.
The health OF the Princess Victoria is
once more causing considerable anxiety to
her family, and for this reason Queen
Alexandra will probably postpone her de-
parture to Denmark, which had been pro-
visionally fixed for July r. and stay for a
time at Sandrtngham, instead. Princess Vic
toria was devotedly attached to the late
king, and his death caused great shock
to her far from robust system. There is
nothing organically the matter with the
princess, but she is suffering at the present
time from a fit OF very severe depression
from which 1t is apparently quite impos-
sible to rouse her. 1t had been hoped that
Yachting cruise in the bracins air OF
northern Europe would have had bene-
fetal effect upon her, but II has just beer
decided that 1t would be inadvisable fol
her to risk this for some little time to come
D II ia expected that her royal highness will
D spend, a large amount of her time abroad
l in the future, principally with the king and
queen Of Norway in Christiania
Removal of Flower Girls.
y The flower girls round the base of the
Shaftesbury fountain, Picadilly circus, are
, again threatened with removal.
Among them is Mary Connard, aged Z
years She has sold flowers in the circus
for over forty years. She has two daugh
whom is forty years of age. In spite o
her advanced age, she attends Covent gar
den every morning at o'clock to purchase
her flowers.
Cost of n COrOnet.
In endeayorlng to estimate how much Il
costs a commoner to become peer severa
newspapers have fallen into the error o.
: adding the cost of the robes and coronet
AS a matter of fact, fully half the peerag
possess neither robes nor coronet and see
" ing that practically the only time thes
are used is at a coronation it would only b.
unnecessary expense to purchase them.
g At the coronation Of Edward VII It wa
! asserted that a great number OF the coro
: nets then worn had been hired for the oc
CASTOR, and there is the authority Of
e leading West End firm of jewelers. for stat
l. ing that not one Coronet year is sold II
London.
l. Not many years ago a well-Nnown sport
ing peer was asked one night what
Re coronet cost. II am dashed II l know.
n was the reply; but / can tell you tina
II you can always pawn the thing for
L. tenner""
Password to the Tower.
N The lord mayor has Just received the frs
password to the tower issued in the ne,
Il reign. II bears the kings sign-manue
George r. L." and it enables the lor
mayor at any time OF the day or nigh
TO even though the guard Is set, to pas
rs through the gates to see the constable q
W for any other public duty, Every thrs
Is months new password is sent 20 the mar
n sion house Its periodical communicate n
in highly priced mayoral usage, althoug
ar there Is no record. in recent times at leas
Is Of the lord mayor having awaited himse
t. these privileges.
IN Another new note at the tower is the us
c. OF King Georges name In the stately an
ancient ceremony OF locking up the fortres
Romance of the Dutchess.
( The marriage of the duchess 4 Yves
minster-to whom a daughter was born III
n other day--to the present duke, was one ,
the most romantic in the peerage. Befol
her wedding the duchess was Miss Coz
to stance CORVALLIS West, and the duke, q
nd Lord Belgrave fell in love with her whe
en- he was quite a boy. 1t is a striking pro,
er OF the old motto that coming events ca
or their shadows before" that the duke an
to Miss West went through a playful ma
Pm rage ceremony when they were bot
children.