New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-06
BARRED FROM COURT
ROYAL Ban for Men Figuring in
Divorce Cases.

fCopyrisht. 1911. by the Brentwood Company J
King George. at the instance OF MS con
sort. Queen Mary. has issued an edict
which will keep rom court many wen
known men. II may he recalled that queen
Victoria was terribly strict in barring from
court all women who had been concerheu'
even as successful plaintiffs and as apo-
cether innocent parties. IN SUITS Ior III
vcrce. the only exception made beihg the'
g., favor Of Lady Biandford. mother OF inc
p-esent Duke of Marlborough. whom she
lad known from childhood and toward
v,bor7 she relented In the closing years OF
her reign But Queen Victoria never VS.
ted her displeasure on the men concerned
., d,,-orce cases as defendants or as CO.
,.s,orss-+s save in the solitary instance
:, s,r charles Dixie Indeed. several OF
- roe+ famous end most trusted minis
,ars-sgch as. for instance. Lord Meioourhe
end Lord Palmerston-were perfect Do',
r-e,s and were mixed up in all sorts or
divorce cases. without forfeiting either
,oeir Offices o. her good Will
King Edward showed himself lnnrlteN
80 inA,lrert than mis- august mother
and as long as divorces had been Suo0eSS
-, an obtaining decisions IN their favor or
s,dqn,ents which sid not unduly affect theN
morality. they we're tolerated at court
Indeed. at one state ball given during ms
reign AZ Buckingham Palace nearly TWO
dozen Divorces. English ana Aii''i i''"
we're counted among those present
king George and Queen Mary have not
-. -everted IN Victorian severity. barring
their court 10 all divorces, no matter
hit
eo,A a step further and have placed their
rovsI ban upon every man VINO mas neuIe"
a., the divorce court either as plaintin' de-
Cs,dant or correspondent; and quite a iarse
----her of we'll known men. several OF
-ro-7 have hitherto been regarded as per
core -rstissinap AZ court. have receiNeu
,.o.,soar.ons from the Lord chamberlain
~ ~atber from his offiCe-to the erect tha'
,rsv have been hlacklisted by order OF theH
-raiasties This means that not only are
.hs,. barred from the Court Of II. James :
~, likewise from every foreign court 10
,bioh they could otherwise have obtained
,-sseutatlon or access through the BRUSH
sr,Dassador or minister accredited thereto.
7, also means that they must hold them
selves slocf from all entertainments, no
waiter whether official OF private at whlch
,ta King the Queen or any other member
=. The rovaI family may happen 70 be pres
en-
There is NJ doubt that this new rule IN
.orr~a+ed by King George and queen
MARY and which IL IS intended 70 enforce
v.,tb the utmost strictness. will contribute
more than anything else 10 purify Ensllsh
society and % keep it on its very best
tebsvio- Queen Victoria severity. indeed.
lsr+ many women from misconductine
themselves but did not constitute
check uror the behavior of the men.
King Edward vas too kind altogether. and
IFS ki1dness was abused NOT only by Eng
,=r reopla hut also by foreigners. The
sfsr taken by King George viii compel
-pe men as well as the women 10 adhere
- the straight and narrow path OF virtue.
For even II q man but rarely goes 10 court
he does not ike 70 feel that ne is black
listed not only there hut also at the courts
Of foreign sovereigus II is just a. well
that This should boz very widely known
since ne United states IL regarded In Eng
land ss So little Of foreign country that
people Who have figured in divorce cases
ra~e are liable 70 find themselves Just as
much Disseminated against ny the court
authorities in England as II they were full
sedgAd liegAs - King George and Of Queen
Mar