The Washington herald., 1911-06-22

lication, and reproduce 1t, to make II
absolutely clear to Americans who insist
upon carrying their dollars year after
year TO London. there TO spend them In
the hope OF "impressing'' British nobil-
ity, what they are thought OF by their
cousins abroad, no matter how glad they
may be to scoop in the coin:
Wealthy Americans are very angry
that so few of them-a mere handful-are
being admitted to Westminster Abbey
and presented to court But their majes-
ties are quite right in thus teaching the
Yankees that in the Old World there are
honors which no money can buy. The
firm line drawn, especially by the Queen
enhances her great popularity"
For cheek, genuine, double-distilled
"gall," this effusion beats anything that
ever was produced even in Merrie England
which is known for the conceit of its
sons. So there are honors in England
which money cannot buy?> And yet there
are no less than a score or two of the
'peeresses OF the realm who bought the
titles. unfortunately having to take a
ninkompoop of a husband into the bar
gain. And those peeresses are among
the greatest nobility OF the land. wives
Of dukes, earls, lords, barons, &C., all
of the stanchest aristocracy, upon which
the throne relies for support in times OF
dire distress or uprising against the feu-
dalism OF autocracy.
American dollars, to call a spade a
spade, bought these titles The men who
own these titles are the hereditary
aDeers'' of tho baradftary IIna bIa Cd
visers, his stand-bys. These same men,
by law, are chosen to bear witness that
the King is king, they crown the King as
such, they are his marshals. his crown
and standard bearers. his official family,
as II were. Many OF them, the Dukes of
Marlborough and Manchester, viscounts,
marquises, lords. &C, never would
have been able to perform these heredi-
tary duties or to cut any sway at all as
great peers OF the realm were it not
for the splendor revived by those reviled
American dollars. Others long ago would
have been bankrupts, an idle set of spend
thrifts, owing money right and left with
out thought or effort to pay their debts,
except by means of American dollars,
selling their often soiled names and titles
in order TO be supported in idleness by an
American wife. And here is a London
paper, playing the subservient menial to
Queen Mary, who has decided to have
as few Americans about her court as is
possible, because honors cannot be bought
in England
hope that this lesson will sink deep
into the hearts OF Americans who are
ashamed of their native land, hankering
after a court and society that deliberate
ly snubs them after making use of them
to climb back into former affluence and
social standing
Now, as to the great popularity en-
joyed by the present Queen of England
happen 10 know something about that
also. have absolutely nothing to say
against her character or queenly virtues.
She may be the ne plus ultra that the
paper quoted above says she is. No
doubt she is. But she is a woman:
more than that, a plain woman; plain
in features, and she knows 1t and re-
sents IT. She is Jealous of the ladies
at her court who, by virture of their
grace, beauty. and tournure, outshine
her. That and that alone is the cause
of her strict ukase about dress and mill
linery.
The great battle between Queen Mary
and society over this dress issue still
is raging as fiercely as on the first day
when her ultimatum was promulgated
but she has not yet carried her point
may safely add that she never will.
Ladies who have the entree at court
functions are not to be so easily de-
ceived as to the true cause of the
dress rule" and. as they have the
alternative of either "obeying." or stay
ing away, they simply have decided to
stay away. OF course. those ladies who
have accepted positions at court have no
other choice but to obey.
Incidentally, Queen Mary's opposition
to those very eIarge hats, which now are
so fashionable, has been shattered and
by no other parsonage than her majesty,