New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
The Garden Partv
WHO WERE tn ERE, WHY THEW WE'RE THERE
AND WHAT TT ALL MEANT
London. July 10.

.t,er nroyed: never perhaps in more
aemocratic way than yesterday, when
.be King and Queen asked some ten
thousand guests to Windsor Castle.
,r,onr them was the new German Am
,oesador Baron Marschall Won Bic
Aorsteir. It would be interesting ~
lnow what the representative Of the
.,oat German autocrat thought Of the
,,bole business, and especially Of its
ao-nocratiC side The Throne and the
Pcoplc-those We used to hear de-
s,ribod as the two efficient forces of
tho Kingdom. Baron Marschall as a
dirlouatjst must, even in CONSTANT
,orle have found social forces i'm
rortant TO him. They are important
ovcr in Washington. Where are they
not important?
}ut what would the Four Hundred of
New York say TO a Royal Tea Party
Of eight OF nine thousand persons
probably that they would have liked
n he there. Even the social aristoc-
racv Of New York might condescend TO
q democratic mixture when it is "A King
who comuoses the blend. They need
not bc more Royalist than the ROYAL
Pair who were yesterdays host ana
hostess. But Continental Europe is
understood to look askance at the con-
fusion of ranks now prevailing. or
sometimes prevailing in Englal2.
The French Republic itself is critical
socially. and the Faubourg 81. German
has never yet reached out the hand to
Nontmartre The hand hovers over
,be boulevard Haussmann, but does not
go beyond.
II is the English recognition of the
stage that astonishes Paris, ana TINS
recognition was very wide yesterday at
Windsor though not all embracing IL
has ceased to astonish anybody here
if it ever did. Yet l read last week IN
no less an organ than The saturday
Review" d bitter comment OH recent
wedding in high theatrical life; in sub
stance this: The Mummer has onl.
10 murder Shakespeare and marry MS
daughter 10 be acclaimed by the multi
tudo" read elsewhere that the
French took it all incredulously. When
they were asked to believe that All
actors daughter was married by d
EishoD 10 the son If a Church OF Eng
land clergyman, and that thOusahcs
of spectators filled the streets about
81. Martins Church. and that among
the bridesmaids were the daughter al
tho Prime Minister and the daughter
Of a Duke, the French declined 10 ac-
cept this fairy tale as true They salo
# must be the invention Of the English
Press II would be impossible III
France. Therefore it was held TO be
imuossible in England. But the trench
credit the English papers with imagi-
native powers which are not theirs
These things did actually happen.
If thew will ask their Ambassador
N. Cambon, who was at Windsor yes
tordav. he will tell them that other
things not less remarkable happened
,bon and there. Why should they not!
Have not eminent actors long since
reen knighted? Their admission lh'0
that hierarchy which Mr.. GLADSTONE
once described as d vital factor because
=, WAS at the base of the whole strlcl-
urc OF titled rank was decisive loi
some purposes, though not necessdil il''
for social purposes. The social pur-
noses had alpeady taken care OF them
selves. and many an ornament ol tEe
Stage mad made good his or her foo'-
ing in the drawing rooms or LohuoH
and done it without any help from Gar
,or Kings AT Arms, or from any func-
tionary Of the Court.
From the Court, a. such they were
nsvertheIess excluded. To pass ron
privatc life TO the stage was, In the
case Of a woman. a disqualification
One such incident became famous. one
English lady Of great celebrity 1ouho
il convenient TO enter the theatr'cd
nrofession. She had been friend oi
, Queen Alexandra. shortly before mel
first appearance as an actress '''
Queen said to her
Come to tea at Marlborough HOUSE
70. morrow 70 say goOdby You kno"
cannot ask you after you nave De
gun acting.
The distinction seems almost dohes
tic since 80 many ladies in q similar
rosition have found their way TO Car
den Parties, both at Windsor ah'
Buckingham. Palace. But other oiS
tinctions have been made, ana Inau'
unite recently The King and Queer
we're present at a first night perform
ance Of musical comedy. 1t was Inc"
first appearance also on such an occd
sion. They witnessed d great success
In testimony of his appreciation th'
King sent for the Manager " the inca
tire. for the composer Of the music loI
the conductor of the orchestra, Tor on
or two actors. and for certain ohnclala
They were received in the royal bo1
and greeted with compliments by lhei
Majesties. Each had contributed M!
due share TO the success OF the piece
but the singer-actress who had mace
it triumph was not sent for. Why?
Well, can only tell you what people
said. They said the King desired sh'
should be sent for but the queen de
INJURED. and the Queens objection pre-
vailed The 0bfactiou was understood