The Washington herald., 1911-01-12
COURT FUNCTIONS
OFLONDON SEASON


The CeuFt Journal announces omciaily
that there will be four levees at Buck
tnsham Palace between May I and June
q Ladies who have been presented
and wish to be summoned to one Of these
courts" will have to make q written ap-
piication to the lord chamberlain at St.
James Palace as soon as possible to in
sure their consideration.
The rule Is that one lady attending
court may. present another lady for
whom. however, she must be responsible.
IN addition to her daughter or daughter
in-law. The names Of the ladies to be
presented should be forwarded by the
lady who makes the presentation when
she sends In her own name. A lady pre-
sented for the first time can only present
her daughter or daughter-in-law at the
court at which she Is presented
Court summonses are issued about
three weeks before the date Of each
court Ladies who have been presented
at drawing-rooms during the reign Of
queen Victoria and King Edward will
not Dc required to be presented again.
Ihe dress regulations are: Ladies, full
court dress with feathers and trains;
gentlemen. full court Dress
The first great state ceremony of the
year. which is fated to witness many i'm
posing royal functions will take place
at windsor May g. when an Impressive
memorial service will be held in ST.
Georges Chapel on the occasion of the
first anniversary of King Edwards death
All the members of the royal family in
England and their relatives from the
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Span
ish courts are expected to attend. the
Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct
the services
Speaking Of court functions, I notice
that the earl marshal has issued the
following regulations regarding corona
ton dresses. applying. however. only to
persons other than peers and peeresses:
Gentlemen-Full uniform or full court
dress Knights Grand Cross and knights
grand commanders of the various orders
will wear the mantles of their orders.
Ladies-Full court dress as for a court,
but without trains. No one may attend
in mourning.
Youths invited to be present at the
coronation must wear a costume of black
velvet, with knickerbockers. black silk
stockings. shoes and steel buckles. and a
Glengarry cap Of black velvet.
Lady Meux. whose death took place
bSSchtly dt ntT TeSluenCe, " altman
Cross. had a romantic career. Some of
my readers no doubt remember her as
Valerie Susie Langdon, an actress of con-
siderable ability before she left the stage
and married Sir Henry Bruce Meux. the
wealthy brewer. On the turf she was
'Mr. Theobalds." whose racing colors,
red with green sash. were not often seen
on the track. as her horses generally
were leased to others. To still another
set she was known as the owner of some
of the finest Ethiopian literary and artis-
tic treasures in all England. But to all
who knew her she was Lady Bountiful
of Waltham Cross" ,
Left a widow about ten years ago with
a fortune of several hundred thousand
pounds. the late Lady Meux made good
use of her wealth. She gave away con-
siderable sums for charity. A childless
woman. she was passionately fond of
children and never was happier than
when doing them some kindness.
She had a magnificent collection Of
pearls and other precious stones. but
they were not the only treasures pre-
served at Waltham Cross. conspicu-
Gus object on the grounds is the famous
London Temple Bar. which was pulled
down in 1871 on the contention that it
along Fleet street and the Strand. The
stones were carefully numbered and de-
posted in a vacant lot in Harrington
street. After remaining there for some
time they were presented to Sir Henry
Meux on condition that they should be
restored to the corporation of London in
the event of the estate being sold or any
transfer In authority taking place
Sir Henry had the old Temple Bar re-
built on his estate. but it is not improb-
able now that the structure will be re-
turned to the city corpor alton. Some
time ago a suggestion was made that the
Temple BPar should be reconstructed in
Epping Forest. more fitting spot for
this ancient memorial than a private
estate
The fortune left by Sir Henry Meux
was derived largely from Meux's brew
cry, at the foot of Tottenham Court road
At her husbands death Lady Meux be-
came the principal proprietor Of the COM
pany. of whose capital of a million sterl-
ing-half common and half preferred
stock-only the latter was held by the
public In 1885 a deficiency Of no less
than fso5.000 was disclosed in the coa1-
pany's assets. and it was necessary 10
cut down the capital heavily. If any divf-
dend were. to be paid on either set nf
shares The decision lay with LAZY
Meux as holder of the entire amount 0f
the common stock. Accounts. as I under
stand the situation, differ as to her ac-
ton. Some tell me that she used her
shares twice with success to vote against
the proposal. but according to others
and to me more plausible action of one
so extremely good heaTted-she Cancelled
E2S0000 of her holdings to tighten the
concerns burdens.
At the time of the South African war
Lady Meux did much by gifts to provide
presented battery of guns to the gov
The stud at waltham Cross was small.
but select 1t included Volodyovsky, which
in 1901. when carrying the colors of Mr..
W. c. Whitney, the American millionaire.
won the Derby. in the then record time
of 2:40. also Vedas, which. in 1902. won
the Two Thousand Guinea Prize.
Following the example Of Lord Crewe.
other friends of King George, chiefly
Lord Wimborne and Lord Howard de
will place their palaces at the
disposal of their sovereign during coro-
nation time next June for the accommo-
dation of important guests. There has
been some talk Of possibility that the
date for the coronation ceremonies may
be changed, after all, owing to the deli
cate condition of Queen Mary, hut I have