El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21

LONDON, Eng, June z1--EuJOylH S the
distinction of. being the first English
queen consort since the reign of Henry
VIII, 400 years ago, that is, to have
been born in England and brought up
in Great Britain as an Englishwoman,
queen Mary holds powerful claim on
the good will of ner countrymen- For,
among the many idiosyncrasies of John
Bull. particularly if he happens to be
untraveled. is his pronounced prejudice
against foreigners. Not only born and
brought up in England, but thoroughly
English in every was is queen Mary
Victoria Augustine Louise Olga Paul
Inc, CIaudine Agnes, daughter Of the
duke and duchess OF Teck, who was
today, in her forty-fourth year. for
mally crowned queen
English in her bearing. her manners,
tastes and simplicity of life, queen
Mary loves virtue and despises immor-
atty, scandal. hypocrisy and artificial
atty. There have been few leading
women of England who have displayed
originality of thought and action even
approaching that which has cropped
out in the little more than a year OF
her reign as queen consort. Her ev-
cry action is fraught with a virility
that procIaims her pre-eminently
worthy companion for her royal hus-
band
Queen RabidIy Puritan
Accused by her censoAs of ra5id puri-
tanism. she straightway set about
cleaning of the Aegean stables OF the
late king Edwards court that sent her
discomforted distractors scurrying to
the more blase courts of Europe and
fairly astonished the English people BY
its thoroughness- Her intense patriot
ism asserted itself within few days
of her accession TO power The wealth,
beauty and vivacfty of America. has held
a high position in Edwards favor
American peeresses in the British
Isles enjoyed concessions at his hands
that put them on an equal footing with
their foreign sisters ard gave them a
welcomed opportunity to scatter their
millions in the lavish entertainments
that helped to make London the Sayest
CAPITAL OF Europe American women
of lesser social rank, but equal in
wealth and beauty to the fair wives Of
English noblenen. were freely received
at court their social functions wide
" patronized by Edward and his suite,
and in some cases they were signally
honcred by his favor
All this was changed with queen
! Mary's accession to the English throne
AS the leader of British society. she
began her reign with marked disap-
prevail Of Americas mistresses Of mil
lions Her anti-American acerbity dis
PEELED the coterie of American beau
ties that graced the English court:
she showed in a thousand ways her
disapprovaI Of her predecessors anti
British predictions.
TaboOs Pads and False Hair.
The pomp and splendoreof the British
court under Edward and Alexandra; its
gay social functions. and extremes in
fashions all took flight before the
broom of queen Mary's virtue Essen.
TALLY a mOtherly housewife and zeal
Gus companion TO her husband. she
'sreformedY Great B-itain's court She
placed her ban upon the cigarst. Ia
booed the jupe callotte and hobble skirt,
refused to receive her ladies when
adorned with huge masses of false hair
and heavy hats that fashion decreed
the beau monde. and stood model for
emulation OF every womanly virtue
that Great Britain has long boosted
for its gentler sex
Her detractorS sneered at her re-
forms, called her plain. proude, a So
cial ascetic and dispoiIer Of the splen-
dor Of the English court. Her cham
pions claimed for her every grace and
virtue. pointed TO the reforms she in
stigated as an emblem of her we'll
meaning. and hailed her as the queen
Of purity who would by her example,
guide British womanhcod to a higher
plane OF thought and action. To her
asSailants she maintained a cold,
naughty silence. broken only by words
that met their taunts with an aquies-
cence that emerged from the ordeal all
the brighter for the test To her
friends she showed the bright. happy
character that made her one Of the
favored peeresses Of the late queen
Victoria's reign. to her enemies the in
domitable will Of the house Of Teck-
Strictly a "HOme Woman
It is in queen Mary's home life that
her kindly nature asserts itself with
most force. Here she spends hours
of each day In the care of her children.
oblivious to-the call ot pleasure-loving
society, ard wrapped only in the ar.
dent interest Of motherhood. Her four
children are examples of her own ex-
emplary life. Each has been free from
the cribbed. cabined and confined baby
hood of royalty, and each has attained
with the passing years. an independ-