The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-06
WE'LL KNOWN MEN TO
BE KEPT FROM COURT
ny Ia MtRQUiSE DE FONTENoY
v ING GEORGE, at the instance OF
IL his conSurt QMecn Mnry has L.

ny IA MARQUISE DE FONTBNoY
ING GEORGE, 1T the instance OF
Ik sued an edi tspf Which ars Vii h"i kee s
from court many we'll known
men. IT may be recalled that Queen
| Victoria was terribly strict III barring
concerned. even as successful plaintiffs,
and as altogether innocent parties. in
suits for divorce. the only exception
made being that in favor OF Lady
l'landford. mother OF the present Duke
OF Marlborough, whom she had known
from childhood. and towards whom she
relcntcd in the closing years OF her
| reign But Queen Victoria never visit
cd her displcaSure OH the men con
cerncd In divorce cases. as defendants
ora correspondents. save In the soli-
tary instance or Sir Charles dixie. In
| deed. several of her most famous and
! instance. Lord Melbourne and Lord
ralmcrston, were perfect Don Juans.
and were mixed mp in all sorts OF III
vorce cases. without FORGETTING either
| their office or her good Will.
| King Edward showed himself In
| fnitely moro indulGcnt than his august
been successful In obtaining decisions
/ in their favor, or Judgments which
did not unduly affect their morality,
they were tolerated at court. Indeed.
reign at Buckingham Palace. nearly
two dozen Divorces, English and
| american. were counted among those
present .tg
King George and Queen Mary have
not only reverted to Victorian severity.
! barring their court to all divorces. no
matter whether guilty or innocent. but
! they havo gone n step further, and have
| placed their royal han upon every man
who has figured IN the divorce court.
either as plaintiff. defendant. or CO.
respondent; and quite large number
OF we'll known men, several Of whom
have hitherto been regarded as per-
sonae gratisSimac AT court. have re-
ceivcd notifications from the Lord
Chamberlain. or rather from his Office,
to the effect that they have been black
listed by order OF their ma JcStics. This
! means that not only arc they barred
from the court Of st, James but like
wise from every foreign. court to which
| they could otherwise have obtained
presentation or access, through the
British ambassador or minister ac-
| credited thereto. 1t also means that
| they must hold themselves nloof from
| all entertainments, no matter whether
onicial or private. at which tho King.
1.-the Queen, or any other member of
tho royal family may happon TO be
| Ing even several mon who were OH
cially connected with he court of
| King Edward: men whose names IT
| would be invidiOus 10 mention here.
There is no doubt that this new ric
| inauguratcd by King George and queen
Mary. and which II is Intended to en-
force with the utmost StrlctncSs, VIII
contribute more than anything else
to purify English society. and 10 keep
it on It's very best behavior Queen
! Nictorlas severity. indeed. kept many
| women from misconducting themselves.
| but did not constitute the slightest
check upon the behavior Of The men.
King Edward was loo kind altogether.
| and his kindness was abused not only
Thy English people. hut also by foreign
crs. The step taken by King George
will compel the men as well as the wo-
| men to adhere to Tho straight and mar
irow path OF virtue. For even IL man
but rarely goes 10 court. he does not
| like to feel that he Is blackisted, not
! only there, but also at The courts OF
foreign sovcreiyns, Moreover, that he
is thus blaclslisted. sooner or later ends
J ny becoming known. II leaks ont, de-
| spite all tho efforts to maintain off,
| cial secrecy about the matter. and then.
| when the Knowledge has become gen
cral, the individual concerned finds
that his social position, even his status
! In club llfe. is apt 10 become affected
| thereby, people taking the ground that
u man who Is boycottcd by their SOW
| creign on accounLo Of his behavior Is
no longer deserving OF their consldera
| ton.
| II Is just MS wolf that this should no
! widely known. since tho United States
! is regarded In England as SO little OF
| a foreign country that people who
have figured In divorce cases here are