The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-23

and robes in state to Westminster Abbey
1t is curious to watch the horses in their
gilded harness drawing beautiful state
carriages, with hammercloths of gold
bullion and cloth, passing through thor
cughfares congested with all sorts of
modern traffic. The judges, sitting with
N their stately equipages. all wear won
derful wigs and robes of either crimson
or black, according to their rank. In the
lord chief Justices carriage lin America,
you will remember him as Lord Read
ing) was another robed official carrying
the large bouquet of flowers which is
presented as a portion of the ceremony
that is the prelude to the departure of
his lordship from the law courts en- route
to Westminster Abbey.
1t is always with a feeling OF surprise
that one comes nowadays abreast of these
qnuaint old customs in modern London
To this day I feel surprised sort of in
terest when l come within sight of the
uord mayor in his crimson and gold and
lace ruffles and glittering sword, while
to meet him in his coach. driven by a
magnificent coachman in pink silk stock
ings, curled white wig, three-cornered
hat and velvet livery heavily laced with
with gold, makes me feel as If something
from the time of Dick Wilmington had
strayed out of the pages of history and
ernism of these twentieth century times
And that reminds me that very soon
we will be having our usual lord mayor
day progress through the city, when the
newly elected civic king will indulge in
a sort of circus parade from the Build
hall 20 the law courts and from the law
courts to Whitehall, and thence back to
the Mansion house. 1t is amazing how
this annual celebration still exercises a
fascination ever London crowds. AS the
coming lord mayors show will be the
first that has taken place since peace was
finally declared. the show ought to
provide a very special interest for every
one.
1t seems a very short time ago. and
yet it is matter of close upon 20 years,
when l was lunching in beautiful house
near Lancaster Gate with Mrs. Morgan
Richards and her daughter. Mrs. Pearl
Teresa Craigle, best known to the read
ing worli as John Oliver Hobbies" As
we were chatting over our cup of coffee
the dining room door was thrown open
and a fair-haired boy of about years
of age ran into the room in great state
OF excitement.
It was his time for going to school and
he had Struck" He didn't want to go.
The famous dramatist and author evil
IDENTIFY had not as much material severity
about her to make her youthful son obey
her without question. But 1 well remem-
Der tho reheliious incident and the almost
fearful entreaties of the mother in her
effort to restore the small revolution
airy to a state of order John oliver
Hobbies us dead and so is her mother,
Mrs. Richards, but Capt. John Craigle, :
who served we'll in the war, has been
married, divorced by his first wife, and
now has riarred once again!
1t seems so short a time ago when by
the magic of her pen, John Oliver
Hobbies rejoiced both England and
America. The Morgan Richards were
Gust before King Edward came upon
the thronel important and conspicuous
people in London. They were, perhaps,
the only American family who were on
actuai terms of intimacy with certain
members of the royal family. The Duke
and Duchess of Teck Queen Mary S
mother and father were then alive and
living at White Lodge. which is just
within that beautiful royal demesne,
Richmond park. In those days, 1.-THE
Tecks' were anything but rich; in fact,
Princess May" as she used to be called,
was not by any means brought up in the
lap of luxury. At any rate, this wealthy
American couple on more than one oc-
casion managed to be of substantial as
sistance to the handsome and popular
Duke of Teck and his wife, who was a
sister of the famous Duke of Cambridge.
and first cousin to Queen Victoria. For
years the Morgan Richards and their