The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-10
for Its Establishment
Is Started by Lady
Townshend.
By,LA MAro,IsE DE roNTENoy.

ny IA MAH0JISE DE FONrENOY.
I ADV ToWNShEND. the tall wife
OF the eccentric Little Maruuis
OF TownShend. ana whose por
trait showing her crowned with tho
lauteis of poetcss. Is fam liar to
En- h eaking people on 10Th SIDES
OF the Atlantic. has started an agltu.
ton in the Enel sh iress, In favor OF
the creation by kins George Of a fem
iniuc ordcr of krii. htnood. 10 be;l. the
name OF the Order OF Queen Mary"
as II means of rewariing the services
OF the fair sex to the state. to l.tcr:t-
ture, art. science and philanthropy.
While many women have written To
tho press to indorse the idea, others
have raised their voices In op 90 ton
TO the scheme, notably. several al . /,
peer csses. who tukc the ground that
since the nominations to the order
would always he made by Cabinet
minister, that IL 10 say. by n man. II
would invariably he given only 10
young and pretty women.
The fac, OF tho matter is that any
| such feminine order would be super
! iuous. since there are already several
ut the disposal Of the British sovereign
!, Tor the purpose Thus, there are tho
| Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
| created By Queen Victoria In 1862; the
/ Imperial Order OF the Crown. insti-
'u'cd ~ thc sam. sovereign In Is, -
/. ana the Royal Red Cross which also
owes its origin To Queen vi TO in. anO
which dates from 1888 Nh ~ &c or
ders are for women only: while the
kaisar-i-Iiind medal for public ser,
Vice in India, in two classes, is be
slowed upon women As well as upoi
men These orders carry wi n them II.
title or precedence though they are II
every sense OF the word Official. an,
required To be worn at court and OF
all state occasions.
The Order Of Victoria arid Ainer
consists OF a med Hon portrait OF tn
late Queen. ANA OF her consort sur
mounted oy a royal crown. ana ~
tachcd to tho left shoulder OF the dros
~ bow of thick white silk The urs
two classes are restricted cNclusiv.l
to royal personap'.s. ana have the por
trait cnciruicd with diamonds. III
third class Is conferred only upo
peeresseS OF the realm, AMI Is cncii
clcd win pearls. while IN thu case {
the fourth grade. which is used Oh G.
~ for rowardinp ladies' Of the roy
:. household the medallion is replnc.
by monogram IN pearls ana dia
monds, surmounted by II crown
The Imperial Order Of the Crown
India Is conferred only upon woms
OF ROYAL rank. upon the wives
daus hters OF native princes OF u
| iaI.tlAh empire ana upon tue WIZ
70 and dauphtcrs OF British dipn.tat!
Who have been come, ted with tA. a
IL n!iistration Of that great de- cu4.uc
There have been two women
,c American birth who have cecn decora
ie ca herewith. namely, Lady R4nuoil
Churchill, daughter ~ Leonard Je. on
= of New York, In consequence 81 h
FIRST husband. the late Lord lItuuoll
Churchill having served a. Seerett
OF State for India. and the late Ia
Cur%on, who WAS Miss Mary Letter.
" Washington AID Oh ago and who
husband put III ahuos, seven yeara
"a \iccroy of lndin.
81 he Order OF the Crown Of Iniin
III merely III one class, ana consists
"a Queen Viotorias royal ana imper
al ciuher in diamonds, pearls ana II
III quoises. cnCir,lcd by u border.
M with pearls, surnountcd with the i
ES periai crown, and attached To a III
~ blue differentiation. edged with whi
4 wni, is pinned ~ the form OF 10
vs. TO the left shoulder OF the dress
III The members OF the craer OF
III Royal Red Cross are far more nun.
- Gus than those Of either OF til. I
-. preceding orters. II Is q distinct
- conferred upon women In recoa nit
OF services which they may have -
.,crei in relieving the sick OF In .
ing for wounded soldiers and sail
In wartime II consists OF a cross
enarneled crimson, edged with 60
having on the arms thereof the NO
Faith. Hope and Charity az well
the number OF the year OF the Great
OF the order The centre OF the CT
is a medallion OF Queen Victoria,
ii is worn pinned to the left sho4l
by bow Of dark blue ribbon, ed
with red
Among its members nave been II
cucc Nj htineale. the wife Of +
Marshal Lord Roberts. Lady "a
Wilson, tho Dowa=er Countess 81 -
ley. hume, Gus Sisters OF Mere. IL
nurses who DISTINGUISHED themsel
I'm connection with the ambulance
vice during the south African "
Lady Macdonald wife OF the for
ENGLISH Ambassador 10 japan. 10.
Ioie viii. en- she pla ad at peldns {
ing the siege OF the legations II