The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-13

pieces Of special design. and in GER
tain instances Indian gold and Indian
gems are being used. In each In
stance, morocco cases in which the
gifts are to be placed will bear in
scriptions in gold. setting forth the
occasion. These gifts will mostly be
reserved for distribution at their maj
estes pleasure after arrival, but in
some instances their destination will
be decided beforehand.
The king and queen viii take with
them all that national orders for their
own use. AS they will pay no visits
to other potentates in the course Of
the voyage they will not need any
foreign orders. An ample supply of in
sigma of the Indian orders will be TAX
en- out, and there will be in Investiture
at which the available members Of
eahc order will be present with all the
ensigns of chivalry. There Is to be
a very large distribution of the Kais-
err l. Hind medal, and also the Imper-
ial service medal, which will be re-
ceived by all and sundry who render
any service in connection with the pa
geantry.
Before she leaves for Indian Queen
Mary will, probably during next month
pay a visit to her aunt, the Grand
Duchess Dowager of Mecklanburg-
Strelitz, either at Neu-Strelitz or as
Hepp Schloss, her beautiful place near
Dresden, where she generally spends
six or eight weeks in the summer.
For many years the Grand Duchess
paid an annual visit to England and
stayed either at her own house in
Buckingham Gate or at Kew Cottage.
The queen is devoted to her aged
aunt, who is very musical and artis-
tic and was formerly a good reader.
The grand duchess is ais a wonderful
linguist and tells good story equally
well in French, English or German.
In her early married life at the little
court of Neu-Strelitz she encountered
many difficulties, as her husbands
compatriots did not at first under
stand her English ways, and German
etiquette proved very irksome to the
Princess, who was accustomed to the
comparative freedom of the English
court.
When Queen Mary pays her visit to
the Grand Duchess she will take with
her several ivory miniatures that she
discovered at Windsor under rather
curious circumstances some two or
three years ago. Queen Mary was
holding one of her favorite investi-
cations of the many half-forgotten
treasures of the Castle when she I'M
earthed quite a large collection of
these miniatures, mostly of the later
Georgian and Early Victorian period.
1t has been possible to identify the ma.
jority of these, and they are now dis.
played in the state apartments. A
few, however, still renain unidenti-
fled. and the queen is taking these
with her in the hope that the Grand
Duchess may be able to recognize
them.
The object of the visit, however, is
to enable the Grand Duchess to see
the Prince of Wales and Princess
Mary. Queen Mary will stay at Neu-
Strelitz for at least a week and will
subsequently pay a private visit to
the German Emperor and Empress.
Queen Mary and her daughter will
then return home together, while the
Prince of Wales will remain behind
to witness the army maneuvres in
company with the Kaiser.
There is the highest authority for
contradicting the abscure rumor that
the Prince of Wales will visit New
York when he embarks upon one Of
the battleships of the Home fleet for
short cruise in the autumn. Such
a statement carries it's own contradic-
ton upon the face of it.
In the first place the Home fleet
never leaves European waters and
there is no intention of departing from
this custom. In no sense of the word
Ia this to be treated as pleasure
cruise for the Prince.
alter, 1t was arranged some time
ago, the Prince of Wales and Prince
Albert will take prolonged tour and
when this takes place there is great
probability that the United States will
bevisited by their Royal Highnesses.
No preparations, however, have been
made for this at the moment and it
Is hardly likely to take place before
1913 at the earliest.
The Princes forthcoming cruise will
last for about month or little long
er.
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