Evening journal., 1913-10-10
GOSSIP OF The COURTS
BY FL AN U r.

A million and half pounds for the
contents Of two pantries. each no larger
than an ordinary drawing room, is the
amazing value placed on the British
Kings gold plate at Windsor Castle.
For the purpose Of a state banquet at
Buckingham Palace, four tons OF this
gold plate usually are transported to
London. In these treasure vans are
epergnes Of gold which weigh several
hundred. pounds. There are dishes, three
of which are as much as any man would
care TO carry. Half dozen of the din
ner plates also are a sufficient load for
one man. As for the candelabra, IL takes
the combined efforts of three strong
porters TO handle them
There is one dinner service, designed
and fashioned for the Fourth George,
for the mere making OF which e2OO,0O0
was paid The gold of which it was.
fashioned derelict court plate melted
down. was valued at e50OO0O. There
was complete service for l4O diners
center plaques Ito represent waterl,
epergncs, candelabra, tureens, entree
dishes. plates bv the hundred, all OF
pure gold, with thirty dozen other gold
plates to fall back on in case of need.
One of the candelabrs Of this partcu
lar service that of st. George fighting
the dragon. contains 300 ounces OF
gold, and cost el2000. another. the
"Hesperides." is so heavy that three
strong men can barely raise it to the
table level
In many mansions of the nobility in
Great Britain also are collections OF
gold plate worth in the aggregate mil
lions Of pounds. especially that ot the
Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey,
which is exceptionally magnificent.
A tragic history is that of the latest
foreign dancer at the Ionden Opera
House it being that of Mile. Carmelita
ferrer, the nie~r Of the educational So
cialist and philanthropist whose exc
cution at Barcelona in 1909. on n
charge Of having led the revolutioniste
in Catalonia caused an excited stir in
many countries.
Ferrer always affirmed himself inno-
rent. and on the day he was shot there
was much window breaking by indig
nhnt crowds in the direction of the
Spanish government offices.
Miss Fcrrer went on the stage against
her uncle's will and the two we're es-
tranged at the time Of his arrest But
the news that he had been sentenced 70
be shot drove all bitterness from the
niece's heart and the girl made frantic
appeals 10 the King of Spain for a re-
prieve Alfonso however, was advised
not to interfere in the matter. and the
young dancers despairing messages 10
the Spanish Court remained unan-
swered.
A sensational sequel 10 this tragedy |
was enacted couple OF years later at |
the OLSON Theater in Paris Mile Ferrer
happened TO be performing there one
evening when the King of Spain occu-
pied a box. His lmpressionable Males
ty was so delighted with Mile Ferrer's
dancing and not associating IL with the
tragedy at Barcelona he ordered a bou.
quet of flowers sent to her dressing
room. The flowers were promptly re-
turned TO the King, with message
from Mile. Carmelita ferrer that she
was a niece of the murdered Socialist
Prince Henry, the King OF Eng
lands third son. is going to Eton
This will be the first time so far as
is known. that the son Of an English
sovereign will be a boarder at any of
the great public schools Of that coun-
try. though other royal youths al one
time or another have been there. as
Tor instance the late Prince Christian
OF Schleswig- Holstein. at Wellington
and Prince Arthur Of Connaught at
Eton.
The royal parents wisely have ar
ranged that the young Prince shall
be treated exactly as any other boy
at the famous school near Windsor
He is TO flag" and work. TO play and
hoard, just as his comrades do. He
will start in Middle Fourth" form,
the class for all boys entering the
school. and he will reside in Mr.. Lub-
books house where he will have to
do flag" duty for his seniors Just
like every other junior. The routine
laid d,down fixes his hour OF rising at
6.45 a. m on school days. His work
In school starts at 7.30- Three days
a week are half holidays and only
four hours study are then done. but
on what are called "full' days the
Prince will have to put in six hours
work, like the rest of the pupils.
Any upper hoy" can call upon the
Prince. as a junior, to run errands
for him and he will have to obey
But he will also have special fag-
master. to whom he will be attached
in due course. and for that yQung
lord" he will have to tidy up the
room each day. light the fire and
see that IT Is kept going all day.
prepare the tea every afternoon and
al other times as wanted. make all
the toast for the fag-master and his
friends. cook eggs and sausages. fetch
the fag-master's hook. and make
himself generally useful. He will
have 10 go at each day to the "stock
shop" (which is Etonian for bake
shop and bring the pastries. fruit,
etc. required by the ag-master. He
will have TO carry out this shopping
economically or his "chief" would
soon want TO know why the bills are
so big.
The better the junior manages and
obeys. the better II Is for a fag at
Eton. and there Is a rule that when
any fag-master calls boy" In his