Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-22
GOSSIP OF LONDONTOWN TOLD
BY COUNTESS OF BLANK SHIRE

hot day"'-for it was fine July that
year.
The royal rooms had been splendidly
renovated and redecorated for his visit,
and presented a very different aspect to
their appearance in 1917. of course; but
the view from their windows is un-
changed. Where Victoria the Good piled
her needle, and wrote up her diary,
King George attended to the state bust
ness that accompanies a sovereign every
where, or snatched a moment of leis-
ure to rest and smoke a cigar i'm what
was transformed into a lounge and Ii
brary instead of a queens boudOir.
The queen was in her element When
a motoring jaunt from Balmoral to
Fyvie castle was arranged for the bene-
fit of her majesty and her daughter,
Princess Mary. 1t was one of the most
brilliant days in a season which has
been marked by many disappointments,
and the long Vistas Of spruce frs and
larches in their deepest green. the red
dening foliage of the sycamores, set off
by the yellow tints of the lines, made
the scene one of ceaseless delight. The
royal ladies were accompanied in their
covered car by Lord Esther and the Hon.
Sidney Greville, and for most of the
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over by their host, Lord Leith of Fyvie
Her majesty is never so happy as when
she is visiting places of interest, and it
is when she turns to her tiny COM
panions. and points out to them the
meaning of some historic relic that one
realizes how vivacious she can be.
The gossips, after their kind, have been
fastening upon the appointment of Ma
jor Cadogan, and have drawn all sorts
OF cratic conclusions. The gallant hus-
sar is to discharge equerry duty for the
Prince of Wales, but that does not inn
ply that he is to be in responsible con-
troll OF his royal highness' affairs The
nrst DUTY Of an equerry is to be in per-
sonal attendance upon his royal master
when he appears at court or at any
formal public event. There will be moth
ing of this kind while the prince is at
oxford, and one of the first occasions
on which Major Cadogan will be seen
with his royal highness is when he
comes up to town in the spring for the
purpose OF being present at one or two
affaires de la cour during the Buclxing
nam palace season. Another duty is to
arrange with railway managers and the
IKE Tor his royal highness' travels. at
home and abroad.
Ihus 1t may be taken for granted
that he will go to Germany with him
next year, although he will not be re-
CURED to reside with him at the uni
Versity to which he may be attached
Tor several weeks in the summer. The
equerry also makes arrangements with
some OF the royal tradesmen. under
takes a certain class of correspond
ence and represents him at weddings
ana funerals when it is inconvenient or
uusual for his master to be present i'm
person. Later on, when the prince goes
out to India and that will not be for
several years-the euerry will natur-
ally be his constant attendant. For
such task Major Gadogan naturally
possesses high qualifications. because
he was one of the kings A. d. C.'s
when he was in India as Prince of
Wales six years ago. All this means
a very busy life, and an interesting
one; but it leaves plenty Of work for
the governor to his royal highness who
will presently be appointed to share
his duties.
Every autumn the quidnunces will
have it that Queen Alexandra means to
fulfill a promise of long standing by
paying a visit. to her sister. Thyra. at
Gmunden. The visit never comes off,
but the rumof is repeated all the same.
Her majesty, when leaving Copenha-