The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Sunday, February rs, 1906.
sylv ania multi millionaire who died SOW

,ylvania multi mill ionaire who died sew |
eral years ago.
The ToWnsends live in a huge house
On Massachusetts avenue, having spa |
cious grounds about it. There Is.
story Of grewsome interest connected
with the residence. Mrs. Townsend
looked at the site of her present home ONE
and decided to build. There was a
small house on the grounds and the
story is that a fortune-teller told Mrs.
Townsend that if she built a new house
and took I'D her residence therein she
would be dead within year. She
therefore resolved to compromise, and
built magnificent new home, but IN
such form that it inclosed like an en-
yelope the old house which stood on the
building site. Mrs. Townsend chose her
own apartments in the old structure,
and while she uses the surrounding man
sion she virtually lives within walls
which have stood for several genera
tions. & tt might be added here that
within a year after the building OF the
new house Mrs. Townsend s husband
was killed by fall from his horse.
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Washington has decided that. Miss
Belle Hagner, Mrs. Roosevelt1s social
secretary, is to be married to Blair Lee,
state. senator Of Maryland, democratic lt;l
party leader and probably the next
limited States senator from the oyster
state in succession to Arthur Pue Cor
man. Miss Hagner denies the story OF
her engagement somewhat fal mt
edly, SO it is said.
Mr.. Lee. is a widower with four chill
dren. He is the son Of Admiral Lee,
who was in command Of the South
American feet at the. outbreak Of the
civil war; He brought the fleet north
and the country watched anxiously to
see whether he would cast his fortunes
with the north or with the south
He STAYED by. the union, while. his rela
tives,. the Lees Of Virginia, cast thei1
lot with the: south.
| Miss EHagner is a member of one OF
! the oldest families of the District Of
Columbia. She knows every person O
| note who ever came to Washington
and as hostess, she is admirable. N
prospective United States senator coult
find better wife from a social poin
| Of view and undoubtedly from al
other points Of view-than this youn.
: woman who probably knows more o
/ the worlds officials personally tina!
l any other woman in Washington SO
ciety.
/ In the matter Of splendor Perry Be
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most others in the capital. There ar
six liveried funkies in vivid red sati
as to the neither limbs and gray an
1 buff of coat and waistcoat. Two stan
. just, under the arch Of the portecocher'
n Two others are placed at the front doc,
1 When the visitor finally, penetrates int
the mansion there are two others t
| point out the road to the receptio
chamber. Six servitors, just shad
less gorgeously appareled, are on dut
in the Fairbanks house when a publ
/ reception is going on. Observers Of a
this magnifcence agree that, while tt
country generally is drifting away fro
old-fashioned social ways, the simp
life is further out Of sight in Washing
ton than elsewhere.
n Among the arrivals in New York la
) week from Europe, en- route to Was
ingon, was the Count Won Gleiche
J. who, altho not royalty per Sc, is
: cousin to the king of England and tt
J kaiser. He is to be the new Bfiti
:. military attache at Washington. 7
is a bachelor, a writer and traveller
i. note, besides being British soldier al
Y member Of a crack regiment. He
E. not one of those who come under t.
: provisions Of the royal marriage a,
Q and, consequently, is eligible. IF
e should marry an American, his bri
f would be related to many Of the Eul
e. pean royalties and received in gre
+ favor at court in England and on t
$ continent. The Won Gleichens are
q talented family. The count Is ssist
n Countess Fedora Gleichen, is a pail
q er and sculptress. Another sister, t
s Countess Valda, who was married
! hepresence Of royalty and the king
> fortnight ago to M Machell, unc
= secretary Of state in the department
=, y finance Of the Egyptian governme
y possesses a magnificent voice. IT
= Count Gleichen is the son Of the Il
>. Prince Victor Hohenlohe, a nephew
> the late Queen Victoria, the son of
i half sister. He married Miss LAT
n Seymour, gave up his royal title, alb
n Gated his rights as scion Of one
er the houses Of Europe, and entered |
navy, working his way up to the ra
= Of admiral, under the name Of Col
~ Gleichen.
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lie For the first time the Persian lie
n tion in Washington has been opened