The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-07
INFORMAL DRESS
At ROYAL DINNER
British Baron Sells Cigars
and Newspapers
is YOUNGEST RULER
Succeeded to Throne of Luxembourg
in February-Duchess of Suther-
land Stood With Captain
During Storm
is YOUNGEST RULER

BY PAUL LAMBETH

! by LAMBETH
London. July -tSpecial.)--A recent
dinner at buckingham palace pos
sessed one feature altogether without
precedent in royal entertainments. The
King and Queen, with a large party of
friends. had motored back to London
after warm and dusty day at fash
ionable race meeting King George,
sensibly reasoning that his company of
distinguished guests would be tired,
weary and dispfrited, for good things
had uniformly failed to materialize and
outsiders had rolled up with montonous
egularity-decided in impromptu fash
ion that only semi-dress need be worn
at dinner.
The women therefore wore ordinary
simple gowns and the men comforta-
BILE frock coats in place of the starchy,
| formal evening dress usual on such oc-
casions.
Mr.. Austen Chamberlain, chancellor
of the exchequer in the last unionist
government, and a worthy son of the
distinguished Joseph of that name. tells
an excellent story against himself
When he left his alma mater he trav-
eled on the continent for some months
and then returned to Birmingham with
the intention of devoting himself Sc
| riously to politics He had been at
| home only a few days when he met his
old nurse, who inquired what vocation
he thought of pursuing. OH he said
in reply, I'm going in for politics.
For politics." was the exclamation of
/
should have thought two in the family
your father and Mr. Richard, enough
to have in politics.! Why don't you
go in for something useful?"
Behind the counter of a little cigar
ana newspaper store in the High street
district at Kow, suburb of Melbourne
Australia stands throughout the day a
suave, polite courtly little man, greet
ing with a bland smi.e and a grateful
much obliged-call again all who choose
to buy newspapers, cigars or tobacco of
him.
Scarcely any of those who know him
under the name he has assumed for
more than fifteen years are aware of the
fact that he is listed in the pages of De-
brett, as Sir Henry kellett, baronet of the
/ United Kingdom.
| To the reporter of a Melbourne news
paper. who dug out the story of his de-
| scent from a high social position to the
status of a humble shopkeeper, Sir Hem
ny thus explained his position Il was
| left without shilling and have SO far
succeeded. | worked from dawn to mid
night. Don't you think under these cir
| cumstances it was wise for me to for
] get my title. Rather incongrous for
4 sc 4 4 L Ill I.
| selling newspapers from behind a shop
counter
An amusing story has been going the
rounds about the late Duchess of Suth-
| erland. Her Grace an intrepid and cour-
ageous traveller Ia all other ways, was
in terror of storm at sea. A few
| years ago she returned from Egypt on
a p. and o. liner With captain famous
for his strict discipline and the whole
some fear which he inspired his frivol-
\ Gus passengers. The wind rose alarm
| lngly and shrieked and howled persist
emily in the Duchess ears as she was
| preparing for bed. Hastily she threw on
gorgeous dressing gown and paced ma
iestically up the companion way to the
| bridge, absolutely refusing to leave the
Captains side until an hour later, when,
the wind subsiding, the angry though
taciturn gentleman was seen escorting
| the gay and debonair lacy to her cabin,
, where she insisted upon thanking him
gracefully for his kind care OF her. much
to the amusement of those of the pas
sengers and crew within sight and
sonud.
| Pretty and petite Marie Adelaide Grand
! Duchess of Luxembourg, who only the
| other day attained her 18th birthday 1.-THE
! legal majority enjoys the distinction OF
| being the youngest reigning ruler in the
/ world.
Eldest of family of six daughters,
| she was by a special decree issued in 1908
created Hereditary Grand Duchess. sue
ceeding to the throne of this principally
| on the death in February of the Grand
| Duke. The-new sovereign who is LuXem-
| burg's first woman ruler IS said to be the
| personification of girlish amiability, long
| ago won the hearts of her people, which
! rs not surprising when ii is remembered
] that she comes of the Orange Nassau
family who of all European Royal houses
are famous for their democratic simple
ity.
One result of the recent visit of the
| young Prince of Wales to Paris Is that
he takes up in earnest practice with the
| foils and shows promise of becoming an
expert swordsman, in contradstinction to
his father, King George v, who is one of
the best shots in Europe.
Bracelets with pockets are the latest in
ventions for women's use They have
bow-shaped piece of gold on one side. be-
tween which and the bracelet tiny hand
kerchief of lace or crepe de chine can be
tucked. The bracelets can be worn just
below or Just above the elbow, where the
| handkerchief is hidden under the sleeve
/ A pocket in the garter is another new
idea Some special pocket garters are
/ called "Kleptonu, and have four-flap
pockets made of channels leather.
| D0lND[YT[D nit