The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF OTHER LANDS

f0rding any facilities whatever to the
press for obtaining information concern
! ing the doings or movements Of the court
beyond what appeared in the official
Court Circular. Special facilities were
| often granted by the late King to prop
J erly accredited press representatives for
cleaning some more interesting informa-
ton concerning royal affairs than could
be gathered from the Court Circular, but
| such favors were never granted at Marl-
borough House.
King George. however, has in this, as
well as in some other matters. decided
to follow the policy of the late King. Not
lcng since series of intimate and very
interesting photographs, illustrating the
daily life of various members of the
royal family appeared in several papers
which certainly could never have been
obtained under the old regime at Marl
borough House. The fact is that King
George. since his accession. has come to
! understand and appreciate, AS his father
did before him, the interest which his
subjects take in the personal doines and
daily life Of the royal family. and that
1t is wise policy. within. of course.
proper limits. to sometimes crafty his
subjects desire for information i'm this
direction
Now. however. those who are favored
with invitations to become the guests of
royalty will be expected TO refrain from
unduly advertising the fact in the press.
as was often done i'm the late reign by
certain socially ambitious persons. In
future. except at great state functions
only the names Of the sovereign's chief
guests will he made public, and the SOW
sreigns hosts and hostesses will be en-
pected to be equally brief in their an
nOuncements to the press.
! The grave attack OF typhoid fever from
which the Queen of the Belgians has re-
Gently suffered could hardly have been
} contracted in the royal palace. with its
perfect sanitation. and il is surmised
therefore, that she fell victim to her
overzcalous attendance on her ailiny SUBJ
jects. Queen Elizabeth. like her husband,
is a fully qualified doctor Of medicine
: aud her labors as a sick nurse in the
Belgian capital have endeared her to
rich and poor alike. One Of her many
good works before King Albert's acces-
sion was the founding OF the Albert EliZ-
abeth Dispensary for the consumptives of
Brussels. She was then often in daily at
tendance at her dispensary. giving per-
t sonal attention to the patients: indeed.
her goodness of heart and philanthropiC
disposition have earned for her the title
of the Peoples Queen
Another characteristic of her majesty
T is her perfect taste in dress. 1t is said
that she is the best-gowned royalty in
Europe. She has even established in
r Brussels school for millinery, where
young women in impecunious circum-
stances can become accomplished mo-
r distes. Here she is regular visitor. and
does not hesitate to give hints and sug
gestions to the pupils herself.
{: This popular Queen is not tall. bu
t ! finely proportioned and exceedingly hand
? some. with vivacious features, slight.
A Semitic in cast. while her head i:
crowned with a profusion of dark, fluff,
hair. Her husband. King Albert. is tn,
tallest King in Europe-a veritable sol
j of Anak. standing feet inches in hi:
stocking feet.
0 Prince Maurice OF Battenberg is th'
t latest scion of royalty to enter th'
army. and he will join the rifle depot a
I Winchester about Christmas. He is th'
; youngest son of Princess Henry Of Bat
! tenberg. and is the-only prince ever t.
o bear the name Of Donald. which nam,
> was given to him at the request of IN,
n late Queen Victoria, and serves to com
\ memorate the fact that he was born a
&, Balmoral little over nineteen year
ago.
= Prince Maurice is said to be one of TIL
n best raconteurs of the royal family. On
@ of his best stories relates how Il Scotisl
:. parson met a village boy one day. VIII
d? had tie reputation of dearly loving
practical joke.
d did you escort visitor to my hous
Il the other day?''
r The boy smiled. and admitted that II
i had.
"why did you take him ALI aroun
the village, them" continued thS parsor
This time the boy laughed outright -.'
: remembered your sermon the other Sun
day. sir" he replied. about when a ma
asks you to walk a mile with him. t
- | walk two. From, the station to you
house is just mile. so I had to take hir
another mile to carry out what you tol
:. us all TO do
e Prince Maurice is a great favorte wit
the Queen of Spain. and the two wer
e wcll-nigh inssparahle as children II
e was also a great pet with the late Quee
I, Victoria.
u In view of Lord RoSeberys declara
y tions of his revised political opinions. tn
| following story of his encounter with
e factory girl is of interest While at tn
: height of his power as a Liberal leade
his lordship had occasion to visit tn
town of Paisley, and, like many anothe
e visitor to the center of the thread trade
l. was given the opportunity to inspect tn
4. palatial factories owned by Messrs. ],
p. Coats, Limited.
T. In honor of his lordship's visit, the mi
girls decked themselves gayly with re
ribbons and rosettes, red being the loca
Liberal emblem. However, one yer
young girl. whose people were Conserva
e tive did not see why she should wear tn
le color she disliked for political reason:
If So she refused to don the Liberal rec
le and on the fateful morning turned up {
Dr. her work wearing ribbons of Conservativ
blue. AS Lord Rosebery passed throug
y, the great thread mills his quick eye dc
rs tected the little girl with the 9ppositio
lie favors and going up to her. he asked
1T she were really a Conservative.
At first the little mill girl felt abashet
is but reassured by his lordship's kindl
smile. she replied that she was. LOr
- Rosebery then smiled again. sagely. a
though to imply that he did not expee
II her to remain a Tory very long; and a
he he went away he asked her to write hiI
al ten years later IL she were still of tn
m same opinion.
The years passed by and found tn
" little mill girl now a handsome youn
at woman, still adhering to Conservativ
views; and bearing in mind his lore
r ships command. she wrote him and tol
him SO.
In.reply. letter came from Lord Ros,