The Washington herald., 1913-09-04
ICoryHshf. 1915. by A. D. Jacobson.l

rCoryHshr 1915, by A. d. Jaoobsonl
Queen Alexandra is said TO be anxious
that the forthcoming royal wedding
shall take place at sandringham. Sc
far, Sandringham has not witnessed a
function of this character, though the
late King Edward would greatly have
preferred that his daughter. the present
Queen of Norway, should have been
married there. Queen Victoria found the
journey to Norfolk more than she cared
to undertake at her age, and the Princess
Maud became a 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 10
gain some notOriety by Gravely inquiring
in the House whether or not the private
chapel was duly licensed for the SOL
emnization Of marriages? This caused
perturbation among the Kings house
hold officials. until the authorities had
been consulted.
a good deal at her villa in Denmark this
autumn, and a number of distinguished
guests have accepted her invitation TO
the Villa Hvidore. The Empress Dow
ager 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 Gar and Czarina
will he among the first to pay long
promised visit there to Queen Alexandra,
and later the King and Queen OF Nor
way and the Duke and Duchess Of Cum
herland. whose son married the Kaiser s
daughter also are expected.
The villa is a charming residence, on
beadIand which juts well out into the
sound that connects the KatteGat with
the Baltic Sea. The interior is as de-
Iightful as it is beautiful. The Empress
Marie has her own wing of the mansion
which is connected with that of Queen
Alexandra by corridor. 1t Is htted
throughout in Russian style. while Queen
Alexandra adheres more closely to the
English fashion of furnishing.
Great precautions are taken in guard
ing the Jewels belonging to the ladies OF
the royal family. When Queen Mary Is
at Buckingham Palace. her ornaments
are kent in specially built strong rooms,
and only two of the officials of the house
hold are permitted to gain access to
these. When. travelling. the Queen
iewelrv is in charge of lady-in-waiting.
The Hon. Charlotte KnOllys is respon-
sible 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 at
+emnt at burglary would set electric
bells ringing all over the buildings.
The Duke of Atholl occupies the UNIQUE
position of being the only one OF the
King of England's subjects who MAIN
tains an army of his own. The late
Queen Victoria. shortly after she as
cended the throne, presented the Atholi
Hilghlanders with regimental colors'
whereby they were duly constituted an
army" The Duke himself is colonel OF
the regiment" while his eldest son, the
Marques of Tullibardine and his two
brothers. Lord James and Lord George
Stewart Murray. are officers. Many o.
the leading gentlemen in Perthshire also
hold rank. The men. numbering aooCt
go. are drawn from the vast estates OF
Atholl. They are stalwart Highlanders'
many of them standing more than SIX
feet in height.
Their regimental attire is the old fash
ioned blue coat with white sporrHn
and Athon tartan plaid and kilt. For
merly they were armed with axes, High
land claymores, swords, &c, but these
wea pones have been replaced by more
modern equipment, although the "skean-
dhu," a short dagger, which played
prominent part in early Scottish warfare
is still worn in the hose. The army,
which is probably the only survival of
the feudal times when the chief OF every
clan was surrounded by a bodyguard of
retainers, drills at stated intervals in
front of Blair Castle. Every man can
speak the Gaelic tongue fluently. and
they have a characteristic wild dance of
their own, known as the Rams Reel"
Many of the Atholl Highlanders have
long records of service.
Castle Ashby, the beautiful seat of the
Marquis of Northampton, has been 'et
TO Baron Alfred de Rothschild. The
estate with its spacious exterior and
beautiful gardens, is pre-eminent among
The great domains of the English midlands.
Il has been frequently referred to re-
GENTLY. after the death of the late mar
luis and during the sensational action
against the present holder of the title