New-York tribune., 1910-05-09

! taciied the fullest weight ana uiSihNs "
the ceremonial of the kingly office, ana
/ all state functions under his reign were
invested with the pornp and masnlh-
cence which he considered befttins tae
court Of great empire. Further ne at
| tracted TO his court brilliant array Oh
wealthy social figures. In which Aneri-
can hei-esses married 60 English aT1stoc-
racy played g prominent part
A More Austcre Court Gxpeoted.
II seems certain that great changes
will be seen in the constitution of the
court circle, as well as among the OH
Gals and dfgnitaries OF the court Queen
Mary is credited with great strength Oh
character, and Is likely to exert far more
influence on the court surroundings than
did Queen Alexandra She is deeply re-
! lisious and has a love for charitable
work connected with the Church, while
King George, SO far as is known, IS more
| fond of country life and pursuits than
of courtIy pomp. Hence there Is gen
eral belief that the new court viii be OF
a simpler and more austere type, ana
/ that many of those who heretofore ex-
! ercised a paramount influence In the
court life will be obliged to seek COM
parative retirement.
Nothing as yet has been received here
from Mr. Roosevelt with regard TO his
plans, but it is certain that all public
or seTni-public entertainments will be
cancelled. and it is probable that even
private functions viii be abandoned.
The Romanes lecture may be delivered.
but necessarily at a later date than or1gf-
nalIy fixed. as the funeral Of the King
! will occur on or about that date.
Mr. Reid Cancels engagements.
The American Ambassador has can
celIed all engagements, including private
dinners. Mr. Reid to-day delivered to
! the Foreign Office cable messages of
sympathy and regret from q large num-
Der Of public bodies and officials in the
United States, among which were mes
! sages from the Mayor of Philadelphia,
dated Stock Exchange and a copy of the
resolution adopted by the Mems Ma
tional Missionary Congress, now in ses-
sion in Chicago.
The various embassies to-day received
! formal official notice of the King
death, which was Immediately communi-
Gated to the respective governments.
| Secretary Knox's cable dispatch was the
! first official note of regret received at
| the Foreign Office. being delivered by
Ambassador Reid in person Immediately
| on its receipt. President Taft's message.
sent on receipt OF the news of the King S
| illness, arrived few moments before
| his death. 1t was delivered at the pal
ace by Ambassador Reid.
The Mourning Regulations.
Saturdays court circular says that
during the last moments of the King,
the Archbishop of Canterbury read spe-
cial prayers and conducted a short ser
vice in the Kings chamber, at which the
Queen, the Prince and Princess of
Wales, Princess Royal. the Duke of Fife,
Princess Victoria and Princess Louise
were present. A supplementary gazette
issued late last night ordered full court
mourning until November Z. and after
that half mourning until May Z, 1911
1t said:
"Orders for the court to go into mourn
ing for his late most gracious majesty,
King Edward VII, of blessed memory,
viz:
THE ladies to wear black dresses
| trimmed with crepe, and black shoes
ornaments.
'The gentlemen TO wear crepe bands
on the left arm in uniform or court
dress.
The mourning to commence from the
date of the order. The court TO change
! the mourning on Monday, November Z
next, viz:
THE ladies 10 wear black dresses With
colored ribbons. flowers, feathers and
ornaments. or gray or white wresses.
with black ribbons, flowers. feathers and
| ornaments, or gray or white dresses,
the same mourning, and on Sunday.
May eth, 1911, the court TO go out Of
mourning
Services for the Dead Sovereign.
The services in all the churches
throughout the United Kingdom to-day
had special reference to the death Of the
King. The sermons all dealt with the
nations grief, and the music was such
! as is customary at funeral services. I'm
mense crowds attempted to obtain en-
trance to St Paurs and Westminster, but
only a small fraction was admitted.
( One of the most simple observances
! took place in the Chapel Royal at Buck
! ingham Palace where the royal family.
with the members or the late King
! household, worshipped this morning.
/ Queen Alexandra attended, and King
George. Queen Mary, Princess Mary and
three young princes, all wearing deep
! mourning, drove over from Marlborough
House. Princess Victoria, who has been
her mothers constant companion, also
was present.
Queen Alexandra requested that the
services he brief and simple, knowing
that that would have been the Kings
preference. Canon Sheppard, sub dean
of the Chapel Royal, officiated. Two
hymns we're sung-"The Resurrection
/ Morn and Peace, Perfect Peace" Both
we're Queen Alexandra s selections. The
organist played TschaikoHsky's Funeral
/ March before the service and Chopin's
/ Funeral March" at its close, all standing
! toward the end. The members of the
new Kings household, in full mourning,