Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
London, Oct. 1.

ciety who are not blinded by
reverence for royalty it has
become evident mat the King of
England is the most henpecked hus-
band in his own country.
Physically uvershadowed by his
large, buxom, rosy-faced wife, King
George appears at public ceremonies
I very much like a small boy who is
being taken care of by a police ma
tron. That is, indeed, an accurate
symbol of the attitude of Queen Mary
toward the King in everything.
Queen Mary says that the King
must not play cards, that he must
mot back his racehorses, that no.
lticeably pretty or fashionably dressed
women must not appear in the court
circle, that he must not smoke strong
cigars, that he must not go up in air
ships, that he must not go out in the
night air, and that he must not at
tend stag supper parties.
The latest revelation of the Queens
dominant personality has occurred
in connection with a proposed La
dies Day" at the Kings favorite
club. This is the Marlborough Club,
which is adjacent to. the grounds of
Marlborough House and was founded
by King Edward when he was Prince
of Wales. 1t is the only club which
the preAent King ever enters.
Clubs have not prospered lately in
London because of the growing pop
Ularity of amusements in which both
sexes can share. Recently a great
innovation was proposed with the
idea of putting new life into the
Marlborough Club. 1t. was planned
10 hold a Ladies' Night once a week
at which members could bring their
women friends to dinner and have
d game of cards afterward.
The plan was submitted to King
George, like all proposed changes in
the club organization, and at first he
approved of this change quite en-
Enthusiastically.
Later, it seems, he mentioned the
subject to the Queen and she imme-
diately put her foot down heavily on
the plan. .-
you must stop it at once, George"
she is reported to have said Such
pTomiscuous association of men and
women is most demoralizing to all
concerned and inevitably tends to
unseX the women. | don't see how
you could have thought it consistent
with the dignity of the King of Eng
land to sit about with a lot of for
ward girls and smoke cigarettes.
King George was then compelled
to inform the Marlborough Club that
frr,- L,
proved of their plan. 1t is a pecu-
liarity of the Queens methods that
she usually makes the King correct
himself. This is what she calls
doing things in a modest and
womanly manner" Two members of
the governing committee of the MARI
borough Club resigned because they
we're not allowed to carry out the
popular project.
Even more interesting is Queen
Mary's suppression of the Kings
platonic friendship for the Countess
of Mar and Kellie. The Countess is
young and very handsome and a
prominent figure in fashionable So
ciety. 1t was observed that King
George took evident pleasure in sit
ting beside the beautiful Countess
and talking to her Consequently,
whenever the King accepted an in
vitation to private entertainment
the hostess was careful to include
the Countess.
Queen Mary noticed the King and
the Countess in animated CONVEX
sation and indicated to him by a
well-known and doubtless much
dreaded signal that she wished to
speak with him alone. The Countess,
however, continued to talk to the
King, which she had right to do.
for he had invited her society and
in theory no one, not even his wife,
may intrude on the Kings presence
when he is speaking to anybody The