New-York tribune., 1906-09-07
1oT A CROWN JEWEL
o..,,.,, Ie ROdellec Should Hare
'0s r,.,ro.r,d the Duchesss Example

-. u-hnse chateeu 49,
n.- .. Frest hss been -, tNe ~, che Russian
ne sIoOso diamond rns - -. .r.r,. of
t.s, th'.. Alexander GresT' hSs .-.,h On. s~s,-
50 much oisous ii 20 state that he Is q Per
shat n may -. ~ -,r,snan hslcnsins 70 one OF ue
fectiy sNt'ea -. s-s,tocrscy OF FinisterTe' NAeiS
old s'1 hoe. -. h.en es1xbiished fof 3 Ss
BIS -. - sDs those OF his orotheis' - -
hs .sF,,,. AZ "a Noblesse frano@lse. =
% ine ne.-Ssrs rrorzs dealing WITH ule -. 80
otns --,-,ls draw attention 10 fhe iset U.s. - .
p.-,,,,isr family uses the nsine o
90 as nobslis-y 'psTtio1-s- ,-,-- A.-,a
"ds' % =. = - countess have no farisian honle'
1ne -, ,ha v.sr round AZ their chateau p1'-
e4 = :, hotels when they visit tDe F'el.'- -s
tns ~. diamond stolen. and now ouig le.o. ,
t 80 belonged 20 the crown !e"es % -,
-. !. ,ss the fsvorite gem OF Ne'iOe = -.
D. : never a famous actress, ouf one 01 ~
VIZ s-s.--o,s ana svnr1csous queens or the ran
nos .o-ls ana Cor years the bele-snlie OF th7
nN -, 6,Auunale. sftsr having peen 'Ho
iS'ss AZ Prince Napoleon She mace bn@0
-. =, collecting sewes end niisssis' OF al lAHss
= -. World and her collection OF the iat'el
-. finest n existence Cntl dispersed og 'ne
,uslc sale of her ehec's ., -
p..-,s q strange taste f0r an honest woman 10
bs- most precious JeEel a gem which Tor
p'.-..- ., a century was the principal ornament
-. nost evil and notorious oenli-nlonoSlIie u
% v ,,.nrh metropolis. The Countess le hooeieN
s.rsxome woman, somewhat older thah heE nus
- va. born in America. OF an American
go who was Mise Mary Jones. of Ne" aor~'
1 -. married the late Comte de TrO6rland. who
= I'D, -snk OF general in ths Union army our
80 C,vu Mar here. Mrs. Charles A Post OF
-. york. is another of Nine de TrooTianas
trurl;eEs.
.v EPISODE AT KIMBoLToN CASTLE
So ,i-,,Iv. indeed. IS the discussion which has
a., ,.arted IN connection with this scandal ny
=. French and English press a. 10 the jusuheS-
-, :, hosts and hostesses IN openly accusing of
.h,s a guest STAYING q. their house. when his gum
-. ,s,r,ree OF course. the consensus OF opinion
,,,v,,ns, ,he countess Who IN the affair has been
l.- =, she violation az the most elementary laws
:, h..-,tsr,v which require that the welfare. the
s,-,- and the safety of ones guests should be re-
,,rs.a as sacred BY host and hostess.
Tbs discussion might well Rave been extended
,,,n .b.,, 70 cheating AZ cards. which IS a far
-. common offence n country houses nowadays
= .,,r,s n, no end of embarrassment TO hosts
- bos,sssss who are divided between their anx-
,.v ~ avoid a scandal and 20 preserve their guests
from being heeced-
7, ,h,s connection rnsy recall the case where
.h. r-.S.nt Duchess a. Devonshire, then Duchess
~ Manchester furnished notable example OF the
,,roner thing 10 do under the circumstances Dun
49, s,sv which IN. present King and Queen then
prince ana Princess Of Wales. were making al
K,nbolton Castle the duchess suddenly became
,v-a-. that one OF the most honored members OF
,b. hous. PARTY. George Russell, cousin OF the
ruks of Bedforc son-in-law of the Duke of Graf
,sn former private secretary of the Prince OK
wales and head y the government Department OF
Public Works Was cheating ~ cards.
ne duchess firmly determined that no scandal
,h,,ls mar the royal visit said nothing But she
took car. that during the remainder of the stay
.orr. Russell should Re as little as possible 81 the
os-a tsba employing ali sorts ~ feminine devices
"a s..p him away from =, while, when he DID
rlsy she 50 contrived r. that she. and none OF her
guests should b the loser.
az course she never asked Genrge Russell - her
hous. sRsin hut she said nothing about ~ unttl
s,t months later. when sn afternoon caller sud
ssuiv remarked 70 her that one of the best known
men in London society had been caught In the act
~ cheaung ssry that morning al one az the clubs,
nssdng her 20 guess who q VAS Without saying a
word the duohess iotted a nane down on q piece
q paper. covered II with her hand and then said;
Nov tel me who n vas" on learning that IL
vas George Russell. she raised her hand from the
paper and showed that g was Russells name that
sh. hkE written thereon. Thereupon she related
The Kinbolton Castle episode.