New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
in THE ROYAL CIRCLE
Queen AIexandra'S Reappear-
anCe in Society Welcomed.
ETON FOR PRINCE HENRY
Arbuthnot Lane, Noted Sur
geon, Knighted for Services
to Duchess of Connaught.
IBy Gable to The Tribunej

London. June "Wednesday last
WAS Of course given up to queen Alex
andra. whose temperance IN society
has pleased everybody. IL Is wen
known that the Empress Marie oi Rus
STA has been long trying 10 persuade
her sister TO go out more. and the Rus
sian dowagcr has got all the credit
which in reality ought To go to queen
| Mary. for the Queen has been trylhS
] hard to get the Queen Mother 10 take
I'M her position in society once more.
Formerly there was friction between
the two Queens. which resulted IN
| Queen Alexandra retiring very much
into her shell. but now all that Is end
ed. and Queen and Qucen-MOthcr drove
through the town on Wednesday to-
gether. as If to proclaim ii to every
| body.
Princess Thurn und Taxs. who was
formerly Miss Nichols. OF CniontoWn'
Penn. and later Mrs. Fitzgerald, was
one Of the sellers Of roses on Alexandra
Dav. She is fast becoming popular
society hostess. TWO Of her sons go 10
| Eton next term. and will probably DE
in the same house as Prince Henry. the
/ Kings third son. Another OF the prin-
cess sons is blind, 50 has 10 he edu-
Gated at home.
II is now leaking out that several So
cicty women who promised to he sell
crs on Alexandra Day baked al the
prospect Of getting up carly TO 20 INTO
the streets with trays of roses. and IN
several cases sent out their pretty par
Tor maids dressed in their mistrcsses
clothes 10 do the selling.
Queen Mary was at the opera one
night this week. She copied an Amer
lean fashion when she wore blue
Vatican dress with lace trans
parcncv. II is seldom that the Queen
appears in this costume. being quite
proud of her neck and arms. as ~
shown by the fact that In nearly all
her photographs and pictures she IS
seen wearinb dtcollett.
II is announced that following the
return Of Prince Albert from his cruise
he will follow his brothers footsteps
and 20 10 university for year.
The Prince Of Wales left oxford the
other day 10 70 10 Winchester TO play
football. but did not star in the game
one oxford student remarked on the
subject. Wales can't play football for
nuts or cricket for toffcc." When The
prince loft his clothes IN the dressing
room mis- fellow students went through
his coat. finding In the pockets tw"
decks 81 cards
The members Of the ROYAL family arc
mo- more above nicknamcs than arc
ordinary human beings. I'm the family
circle the heir apparent is always
known as "Dayic.' and Princess Alex
andcr NJ Tcck. whose popularity WIN
the family Is almost on a level with
that of Princess Patricia. rcjoiccs in
tho name 81 Useful and ornamental
There arc rumors IN some directions
that the hereditary Grand Duke 4
Mccklcnbcrg- Strclitz is paying attcnr
tons 10 Princess Mary instead of TO
i Princess Patricia 81 tonudught, out
+ this idea IS foolish. as Princess Mary
/ is nothing more than schoolgirl, with
her hair stiIl down her back. She was
sixteen years old last April. Anyway.
/ Queen Mary's objection 10 cousins
marrying is well known and. as re-
marked in these columns a week ago.
the hereditary princes father IS first
cousin 10 Queen Mary Despite the
denial printed In the middle OF the
week. the Grand Duke seems as con-
slant as ever 10 Princess Patricia.
/ Sir Arbuthnot Lane. who has Just
been knightcd FOR the services rendered
10y him 10 the Duchess Of Connaught,
/ says that never ia his whole profess
slonal career has he had such plucky
patient. The two operations her royal
highness had 10 undergo were the Sc
/ vcrcst known. but she never made "a
murmur: in fact, her pluck, he said,
was phenomenal. She is much better
since her arrival AT I5agshot Park.
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