The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-17
BY Ia MAnauIsE DE roNrENor.

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appointed by King George L.
membership OF the royal house.
hold. having on the nomination
of Premier Asquith been gazettcd To
succeed Lord .Allendalc as commandes
OF the Seomcn OF the Guard: u post
which carries with IL salary OF S.,
GOO year. besides number OF prcro-
gativss and perdnisiteS. Among the
former u the highly priced right OF
cntrcct III all the courts and other
Craven ana hs American wife, who IL
the only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley Martin. OF New York, will have
tho right at all royal courts ana other
by different gate to thnt of the ordi-
nary guests and 10 bc received in ad
vance OF tic latter by the King ana
Queen. whom they likewise await In
Il different apartment
Lord Craven will hold the command
of tho Yeomcn Of the Guard until ths
present Cabinet goes out oi office. For
1t IS one OF those court d!Gnitics which
since the beginning OF the reign OF
Queen Victoria nave always been as
ISOLATED with the political party In
power Although nominated by tho
primc minister. Lord Craven would not
have received III" appointment had not
King George been satisfied to have tho
.arl about him as member OF his
household.
Guard, Lord Craven WIFE carry as his
badge OF Office. an ebony baton. tipped
with gold, and viii wear n uniform
consisting Of cooked hat and plumes
OF Al general. with tightly buttoncd
scarlet tail-coat. with gold epaulettes
I and aiEuillcttes, and much gold lace.
sword. gold sash. and black trous-
ers with broad gold band. The cap
toincy has always been held by peer
OF tn: realm.
Z 'rbe Xonn,op IF t,. T.,,, I'd
quaint costumes are familiar 10 peo-
pie on this eide OF the Atlantic.
through the comic opera OF Gilbert ana
, sullivan, entitled The Yeomcn OF the
corps in England. It's existence dnting
from the reign OF Henry VII, who
formed IL at the time OF his corona
, ton, in ltS1. His successor. Henry
VIII, increased the number to 200, anu
the Guard was III attendance upon him
on the Field of the Cloth OF Cold To
! this day the rank and iilc. almost en-
tirely composed Of veteran non-com-
mlssioned officers or the army, wear
tho costumes which he devised for
them, scarlet i'm color, medieval as TO
cut. and adorned with the rose OF the
Tudor Is ings In gold embroidery. Queen
Elizabeth. when she d!ned In state, was
wont to have the YcOmen carry the
, Bullets 10 the table. This led to their
, being described as Bufretiers, which
was corrupted into "BeefeHters," the
name by which they are popularity
known to-day in England. especially
those who are on duty at the Tower
OF London. and who act as guides there.
De;achmonts of Yeomen of the Guard
are always on duty at big state func-
! tionS ana their picturesque appear
ance is familiar TO all those Ameri-
cans who have attended drawing-rOoms,
courts and levtes I'm England. They
are posted in the lower halls and in
the various apartments. and on the
arrival of any parsonage of distinc-
ton, they call brief warnings to one
another. In the following words: "Yco-
man usher!'' To which reply is made
before passing the word on, by the
exclamation, Stand by!" to warn ali
indifferent persons" to leave the way
clear for the new arrival. These are
called the ''honors of the guard cham
her, and are accorded to peers and
peercsses, to members of the Privy
ambassadors and chiefs of diplomatic
missions, and to knights OF the great
orders.
! Lord Craven would be very wealthy
In his own right. were 1t not for the
fact that all the great tracts of real
estate in London belonging to the
family were aiienated from the title by
:he first earl of the present creation.
Augustus Craven. and the latter's de-
sccndants. 1t was indeed the present
aarl's impccuniosity. prior to his mar
rage to Miss Cornelia Martin. Of New
York that forced him 20 sell the fam
uy mansion in Charles street Berke-
icy Square. to the Scotch millionaire,
! McEwan. The result of this Is that
when in town, Lord and Lady Craven.
and their now fourteen -ycnr-old boy.
Viscount Ellington. make their home
in Chesterfield Gardens, with Lady
Graven's parents, the BRADLEY Martins.
But at least nine months OF the year
are divided by them between Bal
macaan, the place In Scotland which
Mr.. and Mrs Bradley Martin have
leased for many years past from old
Lady Seafeld, and the two old Craven
country places, Combe Abbey, near Cow
sntry. and Ashdown Park. in Berk-