The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-16

de We're, is the heir presumptive. In
cidentally the Duke of St Adams is a
descendant of Charles II and Nell
Gwynn.
AS he celebrated his seventeenth
birthday only few months ago, a few
years must elapse before the Duke Of
Leinster can be regarded as in the
eligible list. but he is we'll worth wait
ing for. He is the premier Duke, Mar
quis and Earl of Ireland all in one and,
unlike many scions Of the nobility,
when he enters into his hereditary pos
sessions he will have plenty of money
to maintain them. He was only six
years old when his father died and his
trustees have been carefully nursing
the property ever since so that when
he comes of age there will be a big for
tune awaiting him. His Kildare es-
tate was recently sold for close on ST.
100000 and he still retains a few thou
sand acres of the ancestral domain
elsewhere. Should an American girl
marry him there would be no ground
for the usual cynical jests about swap
ping British titles for American dol
lars. AS he is one of the few, peers
who will be able to afford the luxury
of a love match, an American girl
without much money would stand
about as good a chance of landing him
as one with lots of it. And such a
marriage would establish a new record
in international alliances.
THE FUTURE WELLINGTON.
1t is as a prospective Duke that Lord
DOuro should figure in the list of ducaI
eligibles, for if he lives long enough
he will some day be Duke Of yelling
ton. He is now twenty-seven and his
father, the present Duke, is fifty-fve,
but longevity as well as genius has
thus far been restricted to the first
Duke. Financially the house of We'll
lington has fallen on evil days and the
Duke has a hard time of it to make
both ends meet.
The generous money grant made by
d grateful nation to the national idol
terminated with the third Duke, and
the estate, which consists Of some 10000
acres, does not yield enough in the
shape of rents to maintain a ducaI
style of living. This state of affairs
should make Lord DourO an easy match
for some rich American heiress. With
enough of the needful to pay the bills
an American Duchess Of Wellington
would stand socially, at least, on an
equal footing with the American
Duchess of Marlborough. As far as
titles go the Wellington dukedom is
much richer in them than the Marl-
borough one. Spain and Portugal We'd
with England in lavishing them on the
Iron Duke. but did not sully their man.
ifestations of gratitude by associating
them with anything so sordid and vuI-
gar as cash.
There is no house in London better
adapted to entertaining than ApsIey
House. with it's magnificent hall. rare
. art treasures and priceless relics of the
conqueror of Napoleon. 1t needs onIv
money and those arts in which the
American girl excels to make il the
most popular resort Of the social elect.
Lord Douro is reputed to be a very de-
cent fellow. In the Guards he made the
mistake of taking his profession seri-
ously instead Of going the pace" and
was ragged by his brother officers.
RICHEST BACHELOR PEER.
BY long odds the richest bachelor
peer in the United Kingdom is the Mar
quis of Butte, who is only "A years old.
At a low estimate his property is worth
at least $50, 000, 900. Cupid will count for
more than cash in determining his mat