The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22
GOES TO GERMANY
FOR DECORATIONS
England Must Seek Coronation
Standards in Another
Country.
ny CHESTER d. ovEnToy.

Especial Cable to The Times-Dispatch.l
London january 2l.-To the infinite
disgust OF the T~cutophobes. IL has
been found that England must go to
Tor Its coronation decora-
tons. and those English firms whose
cry is Everything British mado' are
having "A hard time swallowing their
overworkcd patriotism. Tho German
manufacturers have been hard at work.
and Union Jacks. royal standards.
made I'm Germany" by the thousands
are TO be sold over hero, as we'll as
many other novelties. such as plaques
bearing the portrait of the King. ana
cardboard crown covered with imIta-
ton jewels, Several English houses
have refused to handle these goods.
nut no doubt they Will swallow
tneir PRIDE when the prices are
under-cut by their competitors acros:
the North Sea.
When King Edward was
every noble family went TO Westmin-
ster Abbey in state carriages. sur
rounded by nunkeys in tinsel and liam
Ing colors. but in the last ten wears
nearly all the family state carriages
and other vehicles lave been sold ana
the more modern motors have taken
their places, Th sc automobile owners
are much worried whether they Will
have to buy. beg or steal carriages
Tor next .Iunc's event.
Inc very widespread feeling tina, the
coronation Will not come off at the
time officially fixed Is shown BIZ the
record amount OF insurance at Lloyd's
against -postponement or abandonment
IN TACT. so large is the amount Of
business offering at Iioyd's that fur-
thcr insurance has been refused. The
clients are mostly hotelkeepers. house
owners and stand proprietors along
inc line OF the official route who would
surfer serious financial loss in tho
event of either contingency.
lhe underwriters have serious rccol-
iections of the great losses cntailed hy.
me -postponement Of Edwards cor
onation, therefore they all say they
no not want any more coronation bust
ness. The market is thus restricted to
u lew holder spirits. who bcgan b..
noting a rate of flO per cent. to nav
me total loss in the event OF most
ponement or abandonment. They soon
adSarced the rate to eco. and then 10
80. Nervous people will flock TO
Lloyd.s Offering insurance, and II is
probable that within the next fort
night tho rate will reach tho abnormal
hgure of ESQ per cent.
This only goes 10 show how the
commercial world of London rejects
the pretty general opinion that man
may propose but does not always ais
pose.
Peer Adopts New Attitude.
Many people arc saying what a
dreadful thing 1t is for poor Lord
Esher TO have his son mnrrv Zena
Dare, the musical comedy actress"
nut only yesterday My Lord, with his
son. Lieutenant Ballot. and Zena pare
were members OF n hilarious luncheon
party at the Savoy Hotel. After the
luncheon Lord Esher saiu to a friend.
'Hena Is 4 1rst-rate girl. and 7 am
proud to have her as a dauGhter-in-
law" I"
This, Of course. is an entirely new
attitude ior a peer to adopt towards
such a match, but as Il matter OF fart
Miss Dare and Lord I1sher have
lnnched together almost every week
for the past Year, usually at tho SAVOY
, Hotel.
Sir lIedworth Lambton. who in
hcrited the bulk of Lady MeuX's grea,
fortune, expected to receive about $50.
200 all told. instead, he has fallen into
an immense wealth. which Will hiring
MIN in 100000 yearly. on the dav
after her l%adyship's death he visited
his bank for y loan of $50. 600. AS he
was leaving he was accosted bv LADY
MeuN's solicitor, who told him of his
fortune.
| Sir Hcdworth rushed back into The