The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-11-04


nephew Of Charles James Fox lie WAS
a mild. amiable. and scholarly man, alb
solutely ruled by his wife, who was the
great Lady Holland She gave another
twill Of romance 90 the house Dy clipping
with Lord II Hand from her first hu-ba q.
Sir Godfrey Webster. After fhe divorce
Lord Holland married her. Sae was Miss
Elizabeth Va SAL a great heiress, and a
born politician.
Without question she was the greatest
'g.auGe dame" Of her time. a-d perhaps
The greatest England has ever had Her
salon was famous the world over. All the
wits OF the period. the bCsr-knOTu mel
and women ia Europe, gathered beneath
her roof. some adCT1d her. others hated
her. al feared her, and bowed the knee
before hey IL was hard 90 gain the
eotree, much hard r than % so % court
Lady Holland. with her smiles or froWLs
could make or mar g-Gat and small alike
Among those who were frequently &C.
be found 10 Holland House az this peri5d
were. Wu5craTCe. the plia1thUopisL
Prince TaIeyTa d, Lord Melbourne. Lord
Juhl Russell. Byron, aeau.ay. Tom
Moore. Lord King. tie birhop-aaier Thee
dOre Ho0k Lord Lausl 8wae Gartlck
-ss d Auwale- He was succeeded in pos
session q Holland House by his sgl. the
fourth and last earl, who died in 1S9
His widow so.i the revsrs.on q the prop
eryy 10 the Earl Il IlChes.er. and 30 the
leicester family it is likely % remain
Tire mystery ~ the house was during
the time of the great lady 10 land
Among Us Inmates was q young lady al
ways introduced IS Miss Marie Fox She
was Supposed 60 be very close relation
and was treated by Lord and Lady Hol-
land as tFciE daughttr-in fact, she was
their d0FtCd daughter. She was a very
hCguufJl sir. and quite the belle Of Lon
%. The young and Immensely wealthy
Marquis Of Butte proposed for her hand.
but Lcdy Holland absolutely refused 90
tell him anything OF Der pareDtage. and
abruptly broke off the match when he u-
sisted on FHcwing
Lady ITO land proved 20 be the one
woman wr0 could keep q secret. for her
wards paitnJage has never been re-
vea'ed. London society for years was on
the tiptoe IF excitement regarding the
mystery and it only died out after the
vOurg lady became q royal highness
through her marriage 90 Prince Leichten-
stein, of q miu-r state To Germany.
sotlanU mouse Ehost.
of course there is the traditional ghost
at Holland House. but he only haunts one
SOON, known as the Gilt room, which was
the old ballroom. The gh-st is said TO
appear at midnight and walk from one
end Of the room 10 the other holding his
head in his hand. The ghost is said TO be
that Of TIE first Earl Of Holland. who
was beheeded by Cromwell
Holland House is a huge palace. mel
lowed bv age Tt IS built OF brick with
stGccO and stone dressings. and in shape
resembles the letter III" 1t has a tower
and mass OF turrets, parapets, gables.
and mulliored windows. New sections AID
decorations Rave been added from time
to time. The late Lord leicester built
ballroom to 90 costing Sl5o.050
The many sumptuors aPartm nts OF the
house are filed with treas Tres in TIE way
of pictures vases, CHM. glass, and other
ware, tapestries, antiquit es. and relics Of
tremendous value. Ii l. surrounded BY
terracCd gardens for a fun ba f mile in
every direction. There is the Italian gar
den, the japanese garden. the old English
garden the ssmi-tropical garden. and
the modern garden. The r0sewalk is a
solid mile &c roses # all eolors and sizes.
There are arb0rs planted AMI named after
great statesmen or poets Cr writers. There
is beautiful garden stairway OF rus lie
beauty built by lingo Jones and a poets
floral corner dedicated 10 Rogers.
The house is approached on each side
by driveway half a mile long. sheltered
by oaks There are mile or two Of
lawns, and then come fields ana woods
Behind the house ard well away from e
are the stables. kitchen gardens. and pad
docks for horses, cows and sheep.
Outside of the great walls of the estate
are closely built streets md terraces AMI
crcsceuts erected on Ia I'd from timber chop
ped of the estate. 4 statue OF the third
Lord Holland OF TIE second creation.
which form erly stood well within the
grounds. is now in enc Of the principal
streets. gazing silently at the contin raj
procession Of omni5uses and cabs. And
yet with all this land cut cG and sold for
bui-di g purpC ses. there are miles of gar
den~. feds nd woodland within the
walls, which thUs make H1land House
the only country estate" within the city
Of London