The Washington herald., 1911-01-14
cARICAT TURlST IN
THE ROYAL FAMILY

DerS rear cartcaturt9t. Princess Pat
Of Connaught is very talented with brush
and pencil. and the present King once
aptly named her the "F. C.. c." Of the
royal family.
Princess Patricia rather merits this dis
scription. for she does not hesitate to re-
cord her Impressions quickly. nor does her
fluent pencil spare the highest in the
land. Scattered about the delightful home
Of the Duke Of Connaught. her father. at
Bagshot Park, are to be seen many ex-
tremely witty efforts on the part Of the
young princsss. One of the best Of these
represents the late King Edward. her
uncle. in evening dress. quitting the din
ner table with a smile Of complete con-
tent on his face. Underneath the daring
artist has penned the inscription: Il
was hungry"
Another drawing aptly represents the
attitude Of the martinez that the duke,
her father. likes to adopt on certain oc-
casfons. He is drawn in his uniform as
q field marshal. and he seems to be
brfstling with rage. The name given to
this picture is Where on Earth Is My
Horse?'
] hear in Mayfair that the young
princess has found many opportunities
Tor using her powers of caricature while
she has been in South Africa with her
parents. SO that the Bagshot collection
likely is to receive some notable addi-
tons. In more serious style Princess
Patricia Is a painter Of more than aver
age ability. and there are some charm
ing little specimens Of her art to be seen
In the large drawing-room of Queen
Alexandras's villa at Klampenburg, on
the outskirts of Copenhagen.
A by no means small expense which
King George had to incur on his acces-
sion to the throne was the ordering of
the immense number of uniforms which 1t
is necessary for every sovereign to have
ready for immediate use in the royal
wardrobe.
King George had to order more than 100
such uniforms, and I am told that this
order has but now been fully completed
He needs them not only at state func-
tions at home. but especially when for
eign rulers visit his court. or whenever
he goes as the guest Of a brother SOW
erefgn to- another country. when he is
supposed to appear in the uniform Of
that particular nation. being honorary
colonel in a number Of regiments in
every country Of Europe.
The price of these uniforms varies
greatly. They are all OF the full-dress
more expensive than others. The lowest
estimate Of their average cost, am
told by an Oxford street tailor. is about
100 guineaS a piece, which would make
a total Of $1,000 pounds.
The uAiforms of the late King, as had
occasion to state in one Of my former let
ters. all have been transferred to the
wardrobe room at Marlborough House.
where several extra wardrobes had to be
NUT nm IN Ao rv,l0 thAxv
generally are sold or given away to
friends Of a dead King, but as q neat
compliment to Queen Alexandra the King
and Queen permitted the widow of King
Edward to retain them as a memorial.
Prince Albert. second son Of King
George. who is destined to be the sailor
prince Of the royal family Of this gener-
alton. the other day celebrated his If
teenth birthday. The young prince is
naturally were quite a number Of boxes
of conjuring tricks among his presents.
He can perform many clever tricks. The
late King recognized Altcrt's special tai
ent by having Mr.. Charles Bertram ap-
pear before him at Sandringham where
he gave an exhibition of his sleight-of-
hand. much to the delight of the young |
ing several Of Mr. Bertram's feats.
As had occasion repeatedly to remark |
in these columns. Prince Edward. the
heir to the throne. who next summer is
to De invested with the title Of Prince Of
Wales, Is destined to be a soldier and
Prince Albert a sailor, and the younger
brother does not forget to remind the
elder Of that fact when nautical matters
are under discussion between them. At
Cowes. not long ago. Prince Edward tenn
porarily was in command Of the yacht
Corisande. and obviously was proud Of
the trust: but his confidence in himself
was somewhat rudely dashed when Prince
Albert remarked deprecatingly: Brother.
that tack was pretty well done. but we
who are to be sailors for life would have
done 1t quicker. Don't you think so?"
Prince Albert is gifted with rather
more sense Of humor than his brothers.
The part that Queen Mary is to take
in the coronation ceremonies next June
Is indeed q very impressive one. though
this is not understood generally. Her
follows directly that Of the |
King. and is done with the same cere-
nonial. save that she is not handed the |
orb. the emblem Of sovereignty. nor is |
he sword of state exposed before her.
The ceremonial opens with the Queen |
.aking up a kneeling position on foot
stool between the coronation chair, in
which by this time the King has been
and the altar. First of all.
she is anointed with sacred oil from
the ampulla, or golden eagle. This is
lone on the hands and head only where
IS the King Is anointed on the arms
and breast as well. Then comes the
placing Of the ring upon her finger. THIS
ing is Of the purest gold. with a large
hat ruby In the center. surrounded by
sixteen sfhaSer rubies. This is the old
EST mode Of comforting dignity upon a
or his consort that is known
TO historians.
The crowning proper takes place next.
There Is an important difference between
he coronation Of a king and that of a
queen consort The King has placed upon
his brow the crown of King Edward.
md subsequently assumes his state
:rown. The latter is his personal prop
srty and not kept among the regalia.
The Queen Consort has no crown. save her
,wn coronet or state crown. This now
. being manufactured for Queen Mary.
At the moment when she assumes this
very peeress present places her coronet
IN her head.
Next her scepter and her virge are
handed to the Queen. the former being
placed in her right hand by the Arch
bishop OF York. who has the privilege Of
the Queap. just as the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury places the crown
lpon the Kings head. The difference
,etween the scepter and the virge IL that
he former has q cross upon its head ana