The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
COSBY MEMOIRS
A HELP TO HISTORY

POSITION in society, ran for time lie
, most daring and pquant Of So caiea
society journals. known as The OWL
OF which Lord Glenesk was the actual
editor. and which WAS entirely written
DS men OF birth.
Edmund Yates. !, may be recalled.
apcHt Z, year III prison, "a her than
re.rt,a IN court the name Of the pceresa
o. ne realm who had sold TO the Lon
! don World which he then owned 4
/ paragraph affecting the reputation OF
! Lord Lons1alc, and OF the Countess
! OF Londesborough. then Lady Grace
| t,ane; paragraph which had go, into
| Continent! But although the peerless
rciratne ed from coming forward 70
acslktlno,wledse her guili anu 10 thus
save Yates from prison. her name was
shortly afterwards communicated TO-
! lie Lord Chamberlain. and through nm
70 Queen victoria. who ~ once issued
( commands that Lady S.---iur her sons
7ahe torbear from mentioning lcr
name should be barred not only from
SQUIRT Tor the remainder Of her life,
but likewise from all eniertairments
at witch royalty waB present. Tie
.edict Of the Queen soon leaked out ana
mi, ,nn.i eo1'n !!s heealn. Something very
| remainder OF her days.
could mention scores and scores
81 81 n ans taken from the pages Of
/! the rlst anu present contributors IL
4 mis- species Of literature as. for in
d tia n!ole! liedy Greville; sister or
,tt' i1'ihc u Montrosc and the late
I! DhcheS, of Rutland. stepmothcr or tie
present duke, who greatly irrita,e.i
Queen Victoria by her wtrk i'm con-.
nection With personal Journalism. In
iact, II Is ridiculous TO refer 10 this
phase OF journalism as Mailing from
! the gutter. Or even from the Kitchen
/ or tie buffers pantry. For neither in
are ne Rany a aspeiia he k El;ssn
! servants. sufficiently educated, To write
a .,.n, such matters orto discuss them
q course there are some society
4 napers, mainly published for the benc-
nj OF the cheap London suburbs, and
provincial towns The writer's Of which
l.ondnr, rrui.' "Van!t t ''i Fair. i 1he
,World,, e 4, arc written in the main
highcst rank, who do this partly for
I the sake Of money. and partly. TOO. for
me benefit OF pushing friends or pun
Z iShlng enemies
that Lord Spencer is receiving a very
large addition TO his mail since it has
peeh established in court during the
] recent libel suit of Mrs Horace West
against her father-in-law, Sir Algernon
! Wcs', tAat communica tons to the Lord
/ chamberlain are privileged in the same
i manner as state secrets, and that he
/ cannot be compelled by a court OF law
I - reveal them on the witness stand.
! II IS the LoEi Chamberlain and his Off
ciais VINO. subject, OF course to the
/ commands Of the sovereign, determine
! WHO Is 10 be excluded from court, and
! who admitted. They are required 10
! ascertain enough about candidates for
+, presentation to be assured as 10
whether or not they are worthy Of tho
I honor. and after these men ana wo-
men have been presented they are
/ obiiged 70 Keep track OF their conduct.
| SO as TO bar them in the event Of their
/ doing anything which. even if not
! actually Illegal il vet sufficientlv
/ Questionable TO violate the ethics OF
! strict propriety and honor Hitherto
( Sop!c nave been deferred from com
m'lnicating Information about others
; TO the Lord Chamberlain by the fear
Of becoming involved In Il libel suit
! i:,it now that they know that the Lord
. Chamberlain and his myrmidons can
! not he compelled to reveal either the
\ nature Of The information which they
I have received Or it's source, all sort;
! OF persons will be only too delighted
| 10 avail themselves of the opportunity
/ TO communicate 10 him what they know
/ detrimental about their friends and
+ neighbors, with the object OF iniNr-
/ ing their status al court. satisfying at
/ one and the same time their petty pri-
/ Nato spite and jealousy. and also 4 sort
! o. sentimrnt Of patriotic duty III
I hctplnS to eliminate from tic
i encourage 0c ROYALTY individuals
! unworthy in their opinion to bask in
] the sunlight Of its presence.
] CcoDyriSht, 1871 10y the Brentwood
Comp1ny.)