The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
C0WES WEEK IS
VERY BRILLIANT
Anchorage Full OF Gaily Deco.
rated Vessels OF All
Nationalities.
ROYALTY IN GREAT FORCE
Americans Are Present in Larger
Number Than Ever
Before.
ROYALTY IN GREAT FORCE
by PHILLIP EVERETT.

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| Especial Cable to Tho Times -Dispatcb,
! London. August 5.--Never has Cove.
week. by far the most important Yacht
ing feature of the year in Europe,
been more brilliant than this year.
When the week opened on Tuesday
last. after tho preliminary days rae
inG under the burgee of the Roval
Yacht Club. the anchorage wac fun
or gaily decorated vessels of practicaI
ly all nationalities. many of these bav
ing been there continually ever since
| the great international naval review
at Spithead.
Royalty was also present I'm greater
numbers than ever. King George ,n5
queen Mary lived on the royal Yacht.
but used the famous old racing cu...
yer britannia for sailing in and about
me Soient. Tho King and Queen of
Spain came over on their beau,ifui
steam yacht Giralda. and tho Young
inihs three racing yachts. Hispania.
Iohino and Giralda Il. were greatly
, admired
Old Empress Eugene witnessed the
races from her graceful yacht Thistle.
which was anchored close TO Prince
henry OF Battensbergs shena
americans We're present in greater
numbers than ever taxing accommo-
That II is not Queen Alexanara.s
desire TO spend the remainder OF her
days In seclusion at Sandr!ngham has
been quite evident during the las. few
weeks. for. during all the time ,bat
the King and Queen have been absent
from London. visiting ireland. Wales
and Scotland, Queen Alexandra's stand
ara has been floating over Mari
u
herself has been much In evidence I'm
London. going TO Crystal Palace. TO
Richmond and to number OF picture
galleries, hospitals and stores accom-
panied by her sister. Empress Marie
or Russia
Considerable comment has been
anotscd By Queen Alexsndra's de-
termination 20 show ali the attention
hhe can TO the cxilcd royal Porturues.
Family. and II Is again limited that.
Manuel is TO be permitted to marry one
or the Fifc princesses when all his Wild
oats were safely sown
crops OF these. however. are still
iu1uriant. though the ex-KinE is less
careless. than he used to be. when he
hi@eo In the bohemian part of Lon
don.
The invasion OF Russian dancers in
London. and their insistency arc NO,
going to be without their effect over
here. The Chevalicr Bocchi foresees
that II Is going 10 have marked
effect on English private dancing
Cheval!er Bocch! has been concern
cd In the bringing over of several Rus
sian dancers and singers, for not only
mas there been demand for them in
the halls. but even more SO in West
Ehd drawing rooms. And what the
chevalier thinks is going to happen
as one OF the results is that our waltz
time Is going to change to much
quicker movement.
ihis inconoclastic change has an
parcntly, already begun to show t.
self
II have seen signs OF It myself"
said tho chevalicr to me to-day. "r
thihk we are going to say good-by
Tor a time al any rate to the dream
Waiting of the present day. and TO
nave instead more vivacious style.
1t is probable that we shall erd
waltzcs divided into two ktnds-tha
SLOW. called the waltz tentc and tho
quicker and sparkling. which will be
called just the waltz. don't suppose
me change will find favor with every
one, but II is likely TO be popular with
the younger folk"
There Is little doubt that English
dancing In bathrooms does want buck
ins-up." DR.. Emil Reichs description
OF II used TO be "a melancholy polish
ing of the floor" and it was npt a bad
one How far the languid, gilded
youth will view favorably the In
creased strain upon his energies Is a.
little doubtful. for hostesses find It
hard enough to get him on the ball
room floor ms II IS
As tho outcome of negotiations be-
tween the English Postmaster General
and the parliamentary Committee of
the Labor Union Congress. an arrange
ment has been made whereby the
Post-Ofice Savings Bank Will, within
certain limits, undertake ordinary
banking business for labor unions
1t Is proposed that any registered
union or branch thereof shall be al
lowed to deposit in the Post -Office Saw
ines Bank an amount not exceeding
$4,000. provided that not more than
Sl.25o is deposited in any one year. On
the sums thus deposited 1T is pro-
posed that. as soon as the necessary
details can be settled. unions shall
have the power to draw by check.
Under the new arrangement which
is welcomed by labor union leaders
generally, 1t Will now he possible for
the unions to enjoy all the advantages
of banking facilities without the re-
strictions which have closed the ordi-