The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21
WANTED---BIOGRAPHER
FOR KING EDWARD VII

| st!tute unfortunate choices For tha
Duke of Argyu. although a prolIaa
writer OF prose and poetry. is a some
what dull one. Moreover. It is mat
Ter OF no secrecy whatever tina, dur.
Ing the first twenty-five or th!rtv years
OF his marriage TO Princess Louise. hs
failed to md any favor in the eves
or her eldest brother who strongly
resented the union. Therefore, hn
could not be expected To write with n
thorough understanding OF or sym.
pa;hy with the subject of the b,oTra.
phy. Lord Esher has still years Of
work before him. In the dificui, and
delicate task of editing the remaining
ana most important portion Of tho
Life and Letters OF Queen Victoria.
Moreover. II is doubtful IL he entoys
inc present Kings confidence and
taNo TO the same degree as he did THAI
of Edward VII
There remains Lord FarotIhar ,rho
both prior and subsequent TO becom.
ing peer Of the realm. was one Of
me most intimate friends of Edward
VII and at the same time one OF tho
most independent. For when he nc,
cepted the mastcrshlp OF the royal
housenold' on the late Kings access
sion. with the view OF radically re-
Organising and placing It on an eco.
nomical and thoroughly business basis.
he declined 10 accept any salary what
soeVer for the work and devoted him.
self thereto purely from motives Of
devotion and affection for his SOW
efeisH do not know that he has
any literary gifts. But he is
thorough man OF the world with great
tact and the most extraordinary
knowledge OF men and affairs, who has
been conspicuous figure in English
life for the last forty or ntty years.
and during all thot time was In the
closest sympathy with King Edward.
until his death. That Is why IL Is 10
the bioErapher OF his friend, CT tho
king whom he served so faithfully
During the recent visit of Queen
Wilhelmine and OF her husband.
Prince Henry, OF the Netherlands. to
Brussels. the regimental. municipal
and private bands received peremptory
orders from the police TO abstain from
playing the Belgian national hymn.
tonal anthem that was played was
that OF Holland. Tho reason for this
extraordinary order was that the
Brabanconne" commentaries and
gloriiies the victory of the Be!gians
over the Dutch. In the formers war
of independence. in 1880.
hiHg georges new state landau,
and half dozen carriages from the
royal stable. are being shipped to In
dia. for use there at the coronation
durbar a. Delhi. and subsequently, at
Calcutta. But no horses Will be taken.
as they could not be acclimatized in
time, and those used for the royal
carriages will be supplied from the
riceregai stables at Calcutta and from
other local sources. An Australian
saddle horse, splend!dly trained. has
already been shipped direct from Mel
bourne to India, for the use of the
King when holding military reviews,
etc. In the durbar procession the
King and Queen will ride on nm ele-
plant, in superb state howdah en-
tirely OF silver gilt and blazing with
gems But the means of transpor,a-
ton OF which the King and Queen
VIII make the most use while in III.
Ola VIII. OF course. be the automo-
biles.
Copyright. 1911. by the Brentwood
Company