Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-03
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lIOnaire Hit by Another
New Hobby,
70 RESTORE NEVER CASTLE.
D,slrcs il TO be Rare Historical Oh.
ieet Lesson - How He May Re.
deem Present UupOpuIariy
spsclal Correspondence.

special Correspondence
ONDON. Aug. 23.-Wlllam Wal
dorf Aston Is coming out strong In
his new role Of patron and pre-
L-f server Of historic scenes and assoc
CATIONS. Not content with mis- scheme
,or restoring Heyer Castle az II was IN
,bs days when King Henry VIII wooe,I
tho Inflated Anne Boleyn there, ] havp
q an excellent authority that Mr.. Aston
ia further planning to build around this
famous castlelated pile a Tudor village
that shall be In every detail an exact
rsplca Of the dwellings Of olden times,
one house which win be the FIRST built,
the millionaire intends to reserve for
his own occupation, that ne may have
the satisfaction Of seeing the scheme
carried out under his own personal SUI
pervision. The position Of Heyer Castle
lends itself well to such AN undertaking
AS ts owner has In mind, for 1t Is stu
atel on the banks OF the river Eden
lo the Weald OF Kent and close to the
classic ground near Penshurst made ia
nous by the immortal Sldneys. II Is
quadrangle IN form, surmounted BY
towers and battlements, aud enclosing
large courtyard. Few places In Eng
land are richer IN historic associations.
both tragic and picturesque.
HISTORIC TREASURE HOUSE.
Mr.. Astor has no need OF another
country seat, and Heyer Castle IN his
hands will become yerltable stors
house Of historic treasures OF the Tu.
dor period which Il so Well typities.
Thus enriched and surrounded by Tu-
dor village, II Is sure 20 become an OBJ
jtCt OF deep interest 10 students of his
tory and lovers Of picturesque old times
generally. Many will desire TO see II.
win Mr. Astorallow them full opportu-
mites, IT is that which Will determine
whether his latest acquisition will ia
some measure redeem his present UNI
doubted unpopularity In this country or
merely Increase II. Heretofore Mr.. AS
Tor has manifested spirit o. selfish
ness In reserving his estates for his
own exclusive enjoyment which Is not
81 Oh IN keeping with the customs and
traditions Of the English anstocracy,
most Of whom freely throw open their
domaine to the public on at least one
day On the week. When Mr., Astor
bought from the Duke Of Westminster
he beautiful Clieveden property, over-
looking the Thames, he treated visitors
AS trcspassers and withdrew the priv
I.cges which they had previously en-
joyed AT the present time he has Il
row on his hands with the Thames
Conscrvancy because he objects to the
public fishing In the stream where Il
borders his estate. lie wants TO be
popular II Is no secret that he would
very much like TO get a title conferred
upon him. But II Is also no secret that
King Edward will never give him one
until he mends his ways and shows
some disposition to share with the
crowd the good things that his money
commands 10 win the kings favor
he must follow the kings example.
EXPOSURE OF FAKIRs.
Tho recent exposure by newspaper OF
the fashionable palmists clairvoyantes
6nd fortune tcllers Who abound IN Bond
street has aroused great interest
among the smart Americans residing
in London who are n9t above patronlz-
lng them, and wherever they foregath-
cr The conversation Inevitably takes an
WcanDy turn. and all manner of stor-
les an told Of prophecies verified and
apparatous seen, one Of the most sin
guar is that related by Miss Corbott.
great friend Of Mrs Motion Frewcn,
MIS- Jack Leslie and Mrs george Corn
wallis Wost-thc Jerome sisters from
America as they are so oftU called I'm
London society.
Miss Corbott Is the sister of Lady
sutton whose son Sir Richard Sutton.
now but thirteen years OF age.wil on
attaining his majority be onebof the
weallhIost Young men I'm Englaid for
nearly the whole NJ Plccadilly ami the
streets turning OF from II besides a
t'ol part Of Curzon Street and tthe
.e'g1oorhood, and three superb com.
'IE estates VIII pass into his haIils.
Hoce lhc Death Of her husband I'm 1893
,"1} Sutlol. has married the Vicar a
.ilng ana stil lives at Chcquers Court
ring some little time ago the late,
LORD Numbclmerc le his ancestral
nome. Combdmcre Abby. AZ Whit
Onur'h. Shropshire. 10 Lady sutton who
stayed there with Miss Corbett and her
ton Toward I've end Of this tenancy.
YhNc he was al away from home.
LORD Combomfo died and his body
was brought bad 10 Whnchurch that
no might be huricllp the village church.
l'f0 About thlA time Miss Corbett.
sONous TO sccurAphotographs Of the
beautiful abbey a,d the plcturesaue
grounds occupied herself with her
camera. on the daN Of Tho funeral ahe
lolk n picture OF n library no nor
Nnhnlndcd astonismkut. after deyelon.
log the photograph She discovered
nal showed the ttrc Of man sit.
,,ug IN One Of the ems, chalrs. allhough
fne IS certain that nAone but herscIf
"" ln the library WEN she took thn
photograph, Among hose Nh, nv
en II ara many who ncw t,orJ Go,r.
n'rnerc we'll and they IN dorl,ro 49,
n' figure n the photocA nh is ina, ~
''olo Combormerr himAf sittinw 49,
,,0F In his tlvmftc rhae Inn, si,o 'T A.,
' most characteristic hutndo vsu,
az. let hand placed mtc bIs ro,t
u' very moment nhakin,. MI,
monograph Lord CombatAero', hi,
WINS being buried IN the ylhre cbnT,bs
|srd near by " '"u'V"-
'NolSIRY FOR PEAsANlwoNEN
Following the example of,or oo,,,,
Woman, Lady Barrdoro ~
''ynloncss ~ Dnffortn fornlI.' ~, NV