The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
PRINCESS JULIANA
SCORNS NEW DOLLS

, China for the beautiful toys brought
to him by Prince Galitzin, and like
wise to deliver TO the Czarevitch. then
aged i've. a wonderful collection of
dwarf and marveiously trained ele-
phaats. FOR the use OF the future ruler
of Russia. In riding about the palace
grounds.
Inosmuch as the nursery and school
room. but more especially the nursery.
play far greater role to-day than ever
before In international intercourse.
the rulers of Russia. OF England. OF
Italy. Spain. Holland. Belgium and
Norway. having all of them young
children. while the German Kaiser.
Ike the Kings OF sweden, OF Denmark.
and of Greece. is wholly wrapped up
In ms grandchildren, and since the
good Will of the royal youngsters,
which is SO valuable an asset IN the
by means OF toys, 1t follows that a
thorough understanding of children
toys, as vel! as of nursery customs
and nursery politics. will from hence
training and intellectual equipment of
budding and even blossomins ambas-
sailors.
sex. only received his peerage a year
ago. AS he has Just been appointed
a lord In waiting to King George. on
the nomination OF Premier Asquith. it
son lin law of the Earl Brassey ana
represented the Bodmin Division OF
SCorawau in Parliament under the
name OF Freeman Thomas. until his
ingi1n is the youngest daughter or
Lord Brassey by his first marriage,
and under the name OF Marie Brassey
she is familiar TO every American
reader OF her mothers fascinating and
SIN popular book. entitled The Vow
age OF the sunbeam portraying tho
NE OF the authoress and OF her chill
/ dren on board what is probably tho
most famous steam yacht anoa,
Lord Wilmington belongs to famt-
~ which settled l20 years ago In Sus-
from the great estates in Antigua ana
also or some other islands in the West
Indies. In fact. the Freeman Thomas
FAMILY has been established at Ration
bourne. since the latter part OF the
eighteenth century. Lord Wilmington.
father was an officer of the Rife big
ade and his mother. a daughter or
Speaker OF the House OF Commons
and who was also twenty-fourth Lord
pacre. Lord Wellington is a man
about forty-hve. very rich on his own
account and also through his marriage.
and is great cricketer. having cap
tanned both the Elton and the Cam
bridge University elevens. He was A.
d. c. to his father-in-law. Lord Bras
sey. when the latter was Governor of
Victoria. and served as major Of the
Sussex Yeomanry through the South
African War.
He Will go out of office with the
downfall OF the present administra-
ton. his being a ministerial appoint
ment. For ever since the days of Sir
Robert Peel the principal dignitar!es
of the royal household. including the
lord steward, the lord chamberlain. the
vice chamberlain, the comptroller ana
treasurer OF the royal household. and
the master OF the horse. as well as
the six lords in waiting, have all been
selected from among the supporters
or the cabinet in power. and nominated
by the premier. subject to the approval
of the monarch. the idea being to pre-
vent the latter from being surrounded.
and perhaps unconscionsly influenced.
by court officials hostile TO the admin
istrat!on.
Copyright. 1911. by the Brentwood
Company