The herald., 1895-12-01
LORD ROSEBERY


Though he is no longer prime minister
of England, Archibald Philip Primrose,
Earl Rosebery, has lost but little of his
interest to the public, says the Washing
ton Post. Rosebcry is essentially
"canny," ike all his Scotch forbcars
have been, and by reason of this quality
the family of Primroses has risen from
small and upimportant "lairds" to be
one OF the most important and Dy all
odds the richest in Scotland.
In 1874 Rosebery was first heard of in
American society. He was ~ years old
when he came to the great metropolis
avowedly on the outlook for rich wife.
$. l.. NJ. Barlow, the leading lawyer in
certain spccialties of New York, took the
youthful British peer in hand. William
Henry Hu.lbut was then social figure,
and editor and chief owner OF the New
York World. Barlow was one OF the
World s stockholders and you could find
Rosebery at any time of the day betwesn
2 and ) p. M. either in Barlow's hand
some rooms-thc firm of Barlow. Lar
ocque & Mcfarland had the most superbiy
fitted suite o! offices in Wall street. or
else at the editorial offices of tine New
York World. reading the English ex-
changes, and occasionally writing para
graph full of shrewd wit and we'll turned
or the Worlds editorial page. At that
day the journal mentioned was one OF
the four concedcdly best written news
papers north OF the Potomac and Ohio
the others being Sam Bowles Springfield
Republican, the New York Sun and the
Boston Herald, editei then by Edwin B.
Ilascall, who bad his "breaking IN un-
der "rom" Bynnm,a a famous ante -bellum
editor of the Baton Rouge (La.) Advo.
cate, the personal mouthpiecs and organ
of United States Senator John Slidell,
with the Cincinnati Commercial. Murat
Halstead paper, as an easy fftn. Mean
time Mrs. Barlow, social leader in the
best meaning of the word, was not idle.
She liked Rosebsry because he was al
ways courteous and well bred, and did
not "driuk SO heavily as some Of our best
connected young men do, you know"
she used plalntively to say. All the
nice, eligible" girls met the young earl.
Miss Astor-late Mrs. Coleman Drayton
is said to have fatty refused him. FINAL
ly, his name was good deal mentioned
in connection with that of prominent
bankers charming daughter. and every
one thought 1t would be a match. But
the banker failed, and Rosebery went
straight home and got into politics. Just
what he did to win the good will and
finally the friendship OF the earl of Bea-
constield cannot be told. But that cum
ming political Mephistopheles made
Rosebery's fortune.
Hannah, only child OF Never ADsbelm
Rothschild was the greatest heiress in
England, or probably in the world, then,
for that matter. Beac onsheld went to see
old Meyer Anshelm and talked her mar
riage to Rosebery over with him. The
grim old money king was then the head
of the house that could put up or tear
down any European throne in a quarter
OF year. He didn't take to the idea of
a marriage at first. He was a rigidly or
thodox member of the Jewish faith, ana
Hannah had better marry among her
own people" he ssiu. Meantime, Rose
berry had been presented TO the heiress by
Lady Goldschmid. He was a handsome
young fellow, with low, soft voice.
''and q devil of a deluding way with
him, - as old Lord AIran said. 1t made
tremendous social sensation when the
coming marriage was announced. Though
the countess was not IL beauty, she had
inherited the shrewd sense of her father.
Besides, as the women of her race usually
are, she was domestic, ana would have
to do but little with the social whirl.
She adored her handsome young bus
band, who always treated ner with the
Kindness and respect that were due ner.
The great house with which he was allied
took this earl fortune in hand and has
made RoseDery one of the very richest
men in Europe. He has four children.
His two sons were born in the same year,
and the prince of Wales is godfather to
the eldest, who is named Albert Ed
ward, and was born January S,lSso, while
the younger. James Archibald, was born
Novem ber IA, the same year. Lady Rose
berry died in 1890, and for the past four
years society has been wondering to
whom the young peer will toss his hand.
kerchief. Only Al, and looking ten years
younger, in perfect health, with all the
money any man could wish, his is indeed
an enviable lot. Should there be All elec.
tion this autumn, Roseherv must lead the
forces of his party. as it is the usage OF
the last prime minister to do. He has
but one known weakness. He cordially
hates Joseph Cham berlain.