Evening journal., 1913-09-04

Queen Alexandra is said to be anxious
that The forthcoming royal wedding
shall take place at Sandringham So far
Sandringham has not witnessed a func-
tion of this character. though the late
King Edward would greatly have pre-
ferred that his daughter, the present
Queen of Norway should have married
there Queen Victoria found the Jour
ney to Norfolk more than she cared to
undertake at her age. and the Princess
Maud became q bride within the pre-
cincts of Buckingham Palace. as did her
elder sister, the princess royal, before
her. when she was married TO the late
Duke of Fife.
The marriage of the Queen of Norway
in Buckingham Palace enabled a former
member of the House Of Commons to
gain some notorietv by gravely inquir-
ing in the House whether or not the pri-
vate chapel was duly licensed for the
solemnization Of marriages? This caused
perturbation among the King house
hold officials. until the authorities had
been consulted.
Queen Alexandra intends to entertain
good deal at her villa in Denmark this
autumn. and a number Of distinguished
guests have accepted her invitation 10
the Villa Hvidore The Empress Dow
aeer Marie of Russia. who shares the
villa with her sister. is remaining in
England until Queen Alexandra goes TO
Denmark. the two widowed sisters
going there together The Car and
/ Czarina will be among the first TO pay a
/ long promised visit there to Queen Alex
andra and later the King and Queen Of
Norway and the Duke and Duchess Of
Cumberland. whose son married the
/ Kaiser's daughter. also are expected.
The villa is a charming residence. on
headland which iuts we'll out into the
sound that connects the kattegat with
the Baltic Sea- The interior is as de-
| lightful as IL is beautiful. The Empress
Marie has her own wing of the mansion.
whicl ia connected with that of Queen
Alexandra by a corridor II is fitted
Throughout in Russian style, while
Queen Alexandra adheres more closely
to the English fashion of furnishing.
Great precautions are taken in
guarding the jewels belonging to the
ladies' of the royal family. When
Queen Mary is at Buckingham Palace
| her ornaments are kept in specially
! built strong rooms. and only Two OF
the officials of the household are per
mitted to gain access to these. When
travelling the Queens jewelry is in
charge Of a lady-in- waiting. The Hon.
/ Charlotte Knollys is responsible for
the Jewels of Queen Alexandra. The
safes in which they are kept, both at
Marlborough House and at Sandring-
ham. are so constructed that any
attempt al burglary would set cleo
trio bells ringing all over the build
ing
The Duke of Atholl occupies the
unique position of being the only one
Of The King of EnEland's subjects
who maintains an army of his own.
/ The late Queen Victoria shortly af-
| ter she ascended the throne, present
ed the Atholl Highlanders with regi-
mental colors. whereby they were
duly constituted an army The Duke
himself is colonel Of the "regsm en-. -
while his eldest son. the Marques
of Tullibardine and his two brothers,
! Lord James and Lord George Stew
art-Murray. are officers. Many of the
leading gentlemen IN Perthshire. also
hold rank. The men. numbering
about $50. are drawn from the vasl
estates of Atholl They are stall
wart Highlanders. many of them
standing more than six feet in height
Their regimental attire is the old
/ fashioned blue coat with white spor-
ran and Atholl tartan. plaid and kilt
Formerly thev were armed with axes
Highland olaymores. swords. etc. but
these weapons have been replaced by
a more modern equipment although
the "skeandhu,' short dagger
which played a prominent part in
early Scottish warfarer is still worn
in the hose. The army, which is prob
ably the only survival of the feudal
times when the chief of every clar
was surrounded by a hodyguard oi
lretainers, drills at stated intervals In
front of Blair Castle. Every man car
speak the Gaelic tongue fluent
~ and they have characteristic