The chronicle=news., 1913-03-15

Ftlph. III" NnIIh' btIS IltF 10 no u"-
privcd OF tn" services OF same Of III"
most capahl" ayiators In England.
Tn" Corps needs flyers. and 10 get
them II has had 10 take In civilians
ana give them III" rank Of Officers.
This nnw rank permits the civilian
TO Join clubs previously open TO army
officer. only. and II Is TO this condi-
tion that the clubs object The newly
created Officers insist ON their rights
aud The clubs declare they will resist
tho invasion.
The ROYAL Flying Corrs vii! pos
scss a total OF ocn hundred a.ronlan-
os by the end Of next month. This
chased by the War Offic" and III"
Admiralty nj tn, Aero show: the
| twcnty-fOur machines OF the army
type now being delivered by outside
constructors. and tho machines act
ually In NJ. nj tho Central Flying
School on Salisbury Plain. the naval
flying headquarters at Ensichurch,
and the Royal Aircraft factory n,
Fnrnborough.
With this nnmbcr OF machines soon
| in hand the question OF personnel
has again become u problem. There
| mr.. not enough men In the army and
navy with sufficient knowledge and
| experience OF ncronauiics to man
! these craft. and 50 the Corps had TO
| 20 outside for civilian flyers aud give
them army rank The friction with
| the clubs IL particularly acu,. on ac-
count OF some men who had pre-
viously been denied admission. but
| who now. with their new rank. come
| knocking nj H. door with demand
for admission and thcy saw shat the
clubs cannot possibly refuse.
The Admiralty Ii inquIriue OF mo-
tor boat owners round the coast who
thcr they would be prepared to form
an auxiliary motor boat reserve for
srrvic~ during war. II Is pointed out
that there are many ways In whic.
motor boats could serve as anxiliar-
los to the fleet. They would hc cx-
tremcly valuable for scouting and for
carrying messages. Tho authorities
are now In communication with tho
leading motor boat clubs. and IL Is
expected that some scheme for ear
ryin. out the idea will snon be ar
ranged.
pos%cssion of n gold medal presented
TO him by the ten grateful bride
xrooms whom hc hna sSVvcd m hest
man. has received n rude jar since
the presentation was made public. on
| account OF an avalanche Of feminine
criticism.
One woman AYERS that while Mr..
| Staplcton may have established n
record. hr has not mad. himself m
| ideal. She declares with xcoru that
| the medal winner shoUld have been
given leather instead Of gold ned
al. and continuing. she says: Fancy
man going about for years like that
taking part In other peoples we'd
dings and never having one OF his
own. Fancy n man going about for
years singing. The Voice that breath
cd DER Eden. and then being con-
tent to go on living ! lodgings. un-
touched by tho romance and poetry
OF II all. | should think the presence
Of such q person would cast n gloom
over any wedding. 7 am sure do not
see how any girl could expect her
best friends to he bridesmaids. when
there was to he an undertaken like
that for the best man
Queen Alexandra gava II dinner
March Z at Marlborough House to all
the mcmcbcrs of the Royal family In
celebration of the fif,ieth nnnivcr-
sary OF her arrival in England to be-
CON, tho wife of the then Prince of
Wales.
As bride Princess Alexandra left
her native land. the first Danish
Princess TO do so for such purpose
fora century. on the last day of Feb
ruary. 1863. and ut daylight on
March : reached British waters. AT.
ar paving visits to Marsa;c. Sheer
ness and Southend she landed at
Gravcscnd and took train for London
whore n tremendous welcome await
cd her.
| celebrated in St. Georges Chapel,
Windsor Castle. and was followed by
general celebrations in every city and
town of the country.
Since n recent court action reveal
ed the fact that certain London wo-
man millincr has been receiving
salary of $1,000 a year. considered n
very largo income for n woman work
or in this country. the heads of var
ious millinery firms in the West End
| have been busy explaining that such
| salaries are very exceptional in the
| trndc. Numbcrlcss women. attracted
by the high pay, brought forward
| their qualifications to draw $50 n
week for designing hats. hut the mil
liners said categorically they had no
room for them.
This $4,000 a year creator OF be-
| coming hcadgear ia ndcpt in the de-
| signing of now shapes and In tho
blending of soft materials OF exGIis-
ito cOloring. She and her colleagues
never take n needle into their hands.
leaving the actual work to lower paid
assistants. They are born artists IN
tchir line. and If their work is crown
ed with success they may eventually
attain an income of from $4,000 to