The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27


That the family motto should be "Give
little more.'
That the Rothschilds should remain firm
in the faith of their fathers.
These rules have been rigidly followed,
except in few Instances.
Hannah Rothschild married Lord Rose
berry; and there have been three inter-mar-
riages with the nobility.
Another exception has been the hiring of
clerks, for though the Rothschild boys are
all sent to Frankfort at an early age to
learn the banking business, the hiring of
clerks became a necessity and now there
are 100 women, selected, 1t is said, for their
ugliness, in the English house, on st.
Swithin's Lane, London, which Is only
eight feet wide.
The Rothschids, as the present genera
ton knows them, are represented by Lord
Nathan Meyer Rothschild, who was the old
est son of Baron Lionel Rothschild.
He is not the only one in the public eye,
for there is Ferdinand, the widower with
out children, who keeps bachelors hall at
Waddesdon, the finest country seat in Eu-
rope. Every Saturday Baron Ferdinand
takes an immense house party to Waddes-
don to stay over Sunday. The Prince OF
Wales has often been guest here, and
or Her Majesty Queen Victoria gave the
host great delight by joining the party. 1t
was at one of these Saturday to Monday"
gatherings that the Prince of Wales
slipped upon the staircase and injured his
knee. Baron Ferdinand has since been in
consolable. He belongs to the Austrian
branch, but prefers England, and became
naturalized English citizen, and is now
an M. P. for Aylesbury.
Doctors as well as patients must have
their sports; and SO the country hears of
Baron Edmond Rothsch.ld, the owner of
'Atmah,' which is the largest private
yacht in Europe. 1t is equalled in the
whole world only by Mr.. Howard Gouid's
Niagara and the MAMMA" belonging to
the Goelet family. The Baron and Baron
ess Edmond spend great deal of time
on it.
One hears also of Nathaniel and Adelbert
of Frankfort for the former is called the
Alchemist of Princes. Baron Nathaniel has
personally helped more princes than any
other Rothschild that ever lived. Twice
he had offers of crowns from small princi-
palities but he refused them. Once a Ger
man duchy was rendered him by an impov-
erished duke in return for money. NO"
he replied, ito be a Rothschild is better
than being a king"
1t is often asked how these brothers got
their titles, for they are all decorated.
The answer dates back to their first
vice to Vienna. They loaned the city a
large amount to help 1t out of pecuniary
trouble, for which service they refused all
but the smallest interest. BY way Of re-
ward the king created them all barons. In
this generation Lord Nathan was made
peer of England.
The Rothschilds could go In any society
they chose. But they are very clannish.
and their family rules are exacting. Once
a year~.thev go to Frankfort for family
reunion. Much more frequently they travel
from the different capitals of Europe to
visit each other. Every night they hold a
family dinner. in what to us would seem
q large. but which is to them small. FASH
ion: and they are intensely interested In
their own affairs. Beyond entertaining and
being entertained by kings and princes,
they go out little. All have beautiful coun-
try homes and magnificent yachts. with
all these and their vast financial operations
their time is occupied.
Leopold Is the Acknowledged king of the
turf, and owns a stable of the finest race