The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-06

LONDON, PlaTcn u.
70 little futtering of the doyecotes at Buck
M ingham Palace has been caused by the
intimation that has been recently made
10 Queen Mary that some hostesses who had
been put down on the list Of those who might
expect 10 be honored with visit from Their
asjestes in the coming July and August at
heir country houses were anxious to be omitted
tpm the list
Prominent among those who have sought TO
be relieved OF the distinction Of royal visit
Ore the Duke and Duchess Of Norfolk. The Duke
has In the past few years laid out nigh a mat
sf OF quarter Of million OF money In I'm
proving Arundel Castle and the Sussex estate,
md the Duke and Duchess, to replace this heavy
capital outlay have been living very quietly
and exercising many economies
A royal visit TO Arundel Castle is, therefore,
lhc very last thing IN the world they would de-
Ere 1t would cost the Duke at the lowest esti
nate SoO,0o0-the recent royal visit to the Duke
and Duchess OF Portland at Welbeck is said
10 nave cost the Duke $4,000.
Among the big items in the expenses which
me host Of the sovereign and his consort have
70 bear are the installation OF temporary
geographic wire and the establishment OF
postal and telegraphic office at his house, Then
t ae suite OF rooms Their Majesties are to occupy
utse 10 be entirely redecorated, and large stan
extra servants have to be engaged.
royal visit between guests and servants,
means the feeding Of at least 120 persons DAY,
saa both visitors and servants have to be fed
unptuously.
,.e me visit lasts rule five days, and the
sOst Lust ls lucky II he can get out of 1t at sloooo
4 day
Inc Duke end Duchess of Norfolk had, there
S@e good r. 5on for wishing that when the
s aug ana Queen begin their progress of country
:, msis, , Arundel Castle might not be made one
rr msr halting places.
wnen they heard that this was just what
sal aaar Majestles intended to do, the Duchess
s',s wy counsel with Lady Eva Dugdale, lady IN
nNlns, who is particular friend OF Her
-. svss and besought her by hook or by CROOK 10
sN nss and the Duke relieved of the honor Oh
44snE 70 entertain Their Maiesties.
n..ls aals Is not the first time that the Duke and
oI0nsas have lodged" a royal visit.
a, couple of years before the late Kings
Ns Nu tne Duke WAS threatened with Vlsl"
TS@ King Edward and Queen Alexandra
shIN shIIousn Lord Knollys. however, the Duke was
% Nf 10 hint to His Majesty his desire to escape
ss H. aistlnction OF becoming host of royalty;
nas sms EDWARD took the hint In perfect good hu-
!, ~ saa the visit never happened.
n - me preBent instance, however, the hint mao
T.sSs Tus conveyed TO Queen Mary. for 1t Is Her
ess.u esaaeetion with the royal visits; 1t was ao
ma I'eu BY no means cheerfully or agreeapiy,
sss,-dy Lady Eva Dugdale Is most unlikely ever
a. Ia " 70 undertake to perform such q mission
.sns Old for the Duchess for any one. -.
was, to be sure, delicate and dlnious
NJ. Mse'Gn, and the trouble seems TO have been
| Ss. LADY Eva, who ts one Of the most lntl-
| ann, friends Queen Mary has, did not qul'e
'wS,,noiate w,,,. its difficulty or delicaey.
cam. m.aout much preliminary ekirmisning ene
h. 70 70 the point and put 1t quite plainly 20
No.oM,Sa NM majesty that the Duke and Duchess OF OF
stst.s1 would not. for the reasons aireaay
Mss%s, nnd royal visit very agreeable or con-
d. s..ea Mary has been heard TO say that one OF
OSySSsu1a Qualities She much admires IN Lady Mva NV
\ fpsraaee is her "downrightness" But on .hls
\ dosnrlar occasion. had Lady Eva been less
\ ksn and moro diplomatic, she might nave
hour saved most disagreeable quarter OF an
n Aut sSa Mary has great regard for Lady EYa
hdiss NE q gulf that separates Queen from heI
Na,v ,na ~ waiting is Wide and deep, and tueei
u0er.ST ~ ner friend know this and that she con
asprs 1t something approaching an impera
hch ior lady in waiting to have undeTtahen
Ts@sm mission as had the luckless Lady EVa'
lG VIII be no royal visit this year 70 Arnn
Sssess but Il ever the Duke and RAeassl