Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20
The Duke Oa Norfolk.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE GREAT ENGLISH NOBLE WHOM
Mss hTANLsH Is SAID To BIZ ENGAGED To.
From the Philadelphia Press
Henri FiIz-Alan-Howard knight of the garter
nIteenth duke or Norfolk, earl OF Arundel Of Sur
reg and lord OF a dozen more dIgnitles, Including
that OF hereditary earl marshal OF the English
realm, Is the nrst and greatest OF all Engiands
MOBILES He Is the premier duke and premier
earl or the Kingdom, both OF these titles dating
Lrun 1903, ana he taxes rank aud precedence be-
lore all other MOBILES or Great Britain and imlne-
uldtely after peers OF the reignlng house dukes
Oh the 0loOd-ruyal He Is a Kouian catholic IN re-
lsioh, his uIuStrioas ancestors having always
clunS 10 the old church anu his only pubic duties
nave been on matters connected with pal affairs
he Was recently sent as The qaeens representative
Ia the Vatican u congratulate Pope Leo ON his
JUBILEE, aud on that occasion he handed ms mott
ness cheque Tor many thousands OF dollars a. his
own personal dona ion.
Inc duke Is WldUWer. He married In 1877
Lazy Flora Hastings, daughter OF the countess OF
LOudOun ana niece OF The unfortunate Iuaru1is OF
Hastings, VINO died bankrupt and broken-hearted
In 1868 the last OF his race In this connection IL
IS interesting 10 add that Lady Loudoun inherited
the only one Of her brothers ord hastings} twelve
cartoons which could be inherited by d WON n.
ana thus became a peereSS III her own right. She
dled some lew years alter her daug hter became a
duchess, and IN her viii left directions That her
DOuy Was 10 De buried Ia the family vault, but
that her right hand Was 10 be detached from her
BODY and buried in Certain favoriJe spot ON one
OF her ScO.cn estates.
Prior 10 Lazy Flora Hastings marriage to the
duke oil Norfolk she became a CONVEX. 10 Roman
Ism and was apparently as devoted 10 Rome as
10 ner husband son was given them In 1879
the present earl Of Arundel and Surrey, but TO the
great SRI or his parents he was porn blind and
deaI, ana has since developed signs or tmoecility
ne Is not nkey 10 attain nannood, so that the
second marriage OF his father VIII, perhaps pro-
vide the heir 10 the titles and estates Flora
duchess OF Norfolk, died two or three years ago.
The duke OF Norfolk Is rcn even for An English
duke. lie has splendid mansion In the heart OF
London and one OF The most beautiful domains In
sussex as his principal country seat. Arundel
Z al dave L I'm
fireplace Is shown IN one Of the Old towers where
tac saxon monarch Is supposed TO nave warmed
MS LIMBS. The successive dukes have, OF course,
restored The castle from time to time, and the
present pdlace-wing, built by the thirteenth duke
Is beautiful aud picturesque structure. In the
grounds Is long walled enclosure called the
Duchess Kitchen Garden, where the present
DUKES grandmother INDUCED In her HOBBY vi cul-
tlvatlng vegetables. Near TO the great gates Of
the grounds Is a magnificent Gothic Cathedral
built a dozen years ago entirely al the duke 8 ex-
penSe and presented ~ the Cainoilc Cnurcn and
beneath the grand altar lie the ashes OF his young
widow.
As for the duke personally, II may be said that
ne Is d n q OF pre-emInenI virtue and a most
Wortny exponent OF the motto "NooLesse obiige."
lie Is patron OF arts and letters, breeder OF 1ne
stock, promoter OF agriculture a generous land
lord and liberal In every way with MS wealth. In
appearance lie Is somewhat short in stature with
Iuil beard and unpronounced features. HIS one
nttle pecuiariIy Is his Partially TO shabby tall
hats.
Miss Virginia McTavish is tall, stately and
ploAde. Sue Is leading society belle In Baltimore
ana New 1orh, but Is not popular because Oh her
excessive hduteuf. She Is daughter or Charles
Carroll AcIavisb, a uneal descendant OF Charles
carroll o1 CdrrOltOn and her mother was a Miss
ScuLt, daughter or Gen. Winfield Scott She Is
considered tue nnest horsewolnan in America, and
on her Imported Irish hunter frequently rides ahead
Oh all the male members or The Elkrldge RocKa-
way, and Cedarhurst hunts. Two OF her sisters
have retired TO converts. The elder, Miss Emily
LOOK the visitation veil at Mount Desailes and
gave nef fortune 10 the church. The younger one
oscane Carneiite nun she is just the one OF
All the ricn AMI pretty women Of Baltimore Who
Would appreciate and do justice to the position
and title OF duchess OF Norfolk
An aunt OF Miss McTavish married the first and
last Marquis OF Wellesley, for some time governor
general Oh India He was the elder brother OF the
great Duke Of Wellington.