Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-12
BRITISH ROYALTY NOW
FEELS POVERTY'S PINCH
Queen Buys Garments at $40
Palace for Rent and Prince
Can't Go to Country.
KING LIMITS HIS DRINKS
George Is Compelled to Sell Bonds
to Pay Running Expenses and
Curtails Amount OF Liquor in His
Cellars.
BY Forbes w. rAlr,nA1nN.

~ fONnES w. EAfItBiIRN.
LONDON, Sept. ll.-Brltain's royal
family is passing through it's lean
est years Announcement was AIDE
today that inasmuch as the reve-
nucs from the Prince of Wales cs-
tatea, consisting principally OF the
| Duchy OF Cornwall. have fallen be-
low normal. the heir TO the throne
Will no. be aole TO take country
house when he returns from Aus
trala. las there is no large sum
available for the purpose" This. de-
spite the fact that part of the
| kens!ngton estate. situated in the
| southwestern part OF the city OF Lon
! don, IL being sold at auction 10 the
! highest bidder.
! II is no secret in England that the
| royal family has suffered it's share
as a result Of the war. Recipient OF
amount Of which has mot increased
during the war. England's monarch
| has been hard put to 1t 10 keep up
| appearances, and has resorted to all
kinds OF economies to keep abreast
the advance In the high cost OF
living.
Rents Palace Apartments
King George, most democratic OF
monarchs. has. even sub-let apart
ments IN ST. James Palace TO va
rious members OF his household. 81.
the Prince OF Wales. and, according
/ to reports. flats have been let in this
aris,ocratic house for as low as $40
tpcr month.
Queen Mary. It was reported the
other day. appalled, at the high price S
OF Bond Street modistes, herself went
OUT and purchased. through dress
agents. afternoon and evening" frocks
at the average price of $50 a gar
ment.
Some months ago there was strike
4 ~ h. III L. n -
ham Palace. who, Mt meeting with
the Queen. declared their inability to
keep up their positions on the al
h 9%snse granted rsc them BY the royal
else 10 do out allow them the increase
they demanded. though the royal
purse could hardly AFFORD it,.
! Another drastic cut in the royal cX-
/ penscs was made when the King or
dcred that hereafter ladies of the
! court would not wear the long trains
war days; Feathers also were placed
On the taboo" list at the palace
These items alone saved an appre-
ciable amount in court expense. And
court. as a result. Is the most demo
cratic and the most economical in
Europe. Abandonment Of evening
court functions and the substitution
buckingham Palace is also feature
or the royal economy campaign.
HoOIc Hard Hit.
| King George also has limited the
liquors to be kept In the royal cellars.
lust recently he has been forced 10
dispose o. part of the war loan sub
scribcd by members OF his family in
order to meet running expenses OF
The Prince; therefore, will spend
returns from his southern trip. with
| the exception OF ~ visits he makes
to country houses St friends and rel
atives.>o his family. He has en-
| hunting and TO make many visits TO
houses throughout the count-y. where
ne can hunt with different packs. He
is the he f ss. member Of The royal fam
| ~ cares ABOUT horses. King Ed
ward. though fond OF racing, did not
care much for horsemanship. and
one or the crack shots OF the en-
pire. Queen Mary has rarely. IL ever,
ridden q horse since her .girlhood.
horses. During his Australian trip
tests arranged during his stay
Whether this will lead him to fol-
the turf remains to he seen. SO
far he has seen hardly any racing
in England.
To Enjoy Life.
| friends here, is to take a rest and to
enjoy English life with his friends.
He is going to pay an official visit
to Paris soon after his arrival in
London, but he will do no more tour
1921 TSen scc %% me 20 w roysi
announcement he is going TO visit
India. King George, in n proclafna-
ton issued recently, declared, with
Of tho Princes strenuous work on
benaif OF tho empire during the past
nye years, and of the treme Gus
strain upon the heirs health. that it
rest for at least year