The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
QUEEN MARY FIRM
| AGAINST GAMBLING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Purchases From Dealer Auto
graphed Photographs Sold
By Her Maid
BACK
AND BANISHES HER
Color Line Is Drawn Among
| Members of the Barking
George Is One Of the
Busiest Of Men

LONDON. June 14.-Queen Mary
Continues to prosecute her campaign
against gambling among society wo-
! men, and this week demonstrated her
determination to stamp 1t out in her
own Immediate encourage. 1t seems
that the Queens second dresser, Miss
Adelaide Chandler, lost $125 in betting
during Derby week. In order to pay
this Miss Chandler sold a collection
81 autographed photographs OF mem-
,0e1s OF the royal family. which in
Sluded those OF the queen. Queen
Mother Alexander. the German en-
press and the queen of Norway.
Miss Seiby. Queen Mary's chief
dresser, informed the latter OF the
fact, and gave the name of the dealer
who had purchased the photographs
The queen bought them back for 5000.
They had been sold for $3.50. She
then gave them back to Miss Chand-
Ter. but the latter has been sent TO
York cottage. where she must remain
for a yea and a half on an ordinary
salary unless she wishes to resign
from the royal service. The queen
has also intimated TO all the maids
In the royal establishment that II she
hears Of their gambling in n man
ner In the future they VIII be Instant
ly dismissed.
Color Lane Is Drnwn-
Some time ago attention was called
to certain Indications that England
WAS beginning to draw the social and
color line. This. at that time. was
mainly evident In the lower strata of
London's social life. such as clubs.
saloons and boarding houses which
are ~freouented by fairly tough speci-
mems Of humanity.
A similar disposition to draw the
color line Ii now shown in a far
HIGHER circle, namely the English a
England is divided into certain cir
cuits. each of which In visited perfodi-
caify by a Judge who holds the assszes.
Certain barr!sters attach themselves
10 these circuits and travel around
with the Judge to plead cases at the
ass.xes. Each circuit has q "barris-
ter,s mess" to which all members
!. belong who pay a subscription. The
mess travels with It's own butler.
maintains It's own cellar. and the
members dine together nightly. The
mess in purely a social affair. a sort
The color question has now cropped
up owing to the refusal OF one or the
circuit messes TO admit an Asiatic. The
question ia a prominent one. and will
become more acute If one or wore
Of the colored barristers. who gener-
ally return to their own country to
practice. carry out their expressed In
tention TO practice at the
bar. This claims to be the cream OF
the profession. and It's members are
struck with horror at the idea OF an
invasion OF the sacred precahcas :
not n mar and hrother2" has little
force at the chancery bar. but, un-
less q social boycott effects the pur-
pose the chancery ha will have to
6ubmft TO the coiored invasion.
King Is Busy Man
q The social season. which was orig
sanaliy expected to reach its height OF
xaiety early, has developed gradually.
and has not yet eliminated. For the
king, however. IT has been az Its
height since the opening, and will re-
main nd for many weeks to come.
He IL the busiest man In the king
dom lust now. and all those who APP
preciate his sterling work and good
Qualities are delighted to note his
steadily. increasing popularity with
Afs people.
since his return from Berlin he has
been received on every occasion OF
shis public appearance with hearty
and genuine plaudits. Crowds wait
outside buckingham palace and cheer
his coming and going. There GER
ta,niv has not been a harder work
ing King. For weeks past and for at
i.o.t ave weeks to come he has only
three or four days. which have not
--A 49,. AoornN The ones vacant In
~. Ave weeks to come will soon be
Wy IVY
AAAsn" y-,n.c ~ Snciety
fr1uce In SocieNy. "a
It 10 now known that the prince OF
wsiss will. this summer for h first