The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-17


Esmc Howard. who has been appointed
20 succeed Walter Townley as counselor
Of the British Embassy, is shortly ex-
pected in Washington. The new coun-
fselor is a distant connection Of Sir Henry
Howard, British Minister at The Hague.
and the youngest and sixth child Of Henry
Howard OF Cumberland, whose family
estate is known as Greystoke Castle. His
mother was Lady Mabel Mcdonnell. M
Howard is now nearly forty. and has had
a varied and interesting career. which in
cludes service as private secretary to
Lord Carnarvon when he was viceroy Of
Ireland, and TO Lord Kimberly when he
was secretary Of state for foreign af-
fairs. and as secretary Of the British en-
bassy at Berlin and Rome. On the break
ing out OF hOsuIities in South Africa.
Mr. Howard relinquished his diplomatic
duties for the military service. aud served
through the Boer war as a trooper in the
imperial yeOmanry.
While attached TO the embassy in
Rome Mr.. Howard met his wife and
they were married there in the fall OF
1855 Lady Isabelle Howard is a daugh-
ter OF the Earl Of Ncvburgh, who bears
also the title Of Prince Guistiniani-Ban-
DIM one OF the oldest and most noted
i'm Italy Her mother was Marion Sofia
Nassau who died within a month after
her daughters marriage Lady Howard
is woman Of fine appearance, many ac-
complishments. and possessed Of an ade-
qUate fortune, which viii enable her to
emulate her predecessor, Lady Susan
TOwuley. who viii always be pleasantly
remembered here in hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Grant-DuT. whose
marriage took place early in November
at the Belgian Legation here, have left
Washington for England, where they will
make their home until affairs are so set
tied IN Cuba that Mr. Grant-Duff, who
was appointed English Minister at Ha-
vana, can take up his duties there. II
was Mr. DuT's intention, when he came
10 America for his wedding, to take his
bride directly to his post at Havana Tor
their honeymoon, and her trousseau was
ordered with this end in view, but the
unsettled conditions Of affairs in that
island and the fact that no permanent
government is yet established there made
it imperative for them to return 10 Eng
land. and it is now probable that Mr..
Duff will resign that post and be given
another appointment.
It is announced that Baroness des
Planches will not return 70 Washington
this season, the condition Of her mother,
who has been an invalid for some time,
making it necessary for her TO remain at
home. There will, therefore, be fewer
festivities than usual at the Italian En-
bassy this winter which, as the home OF
the dean of the Diplomatic Corps, has
been the center of the social life of the
foreign contingent. Baron des Planches,
whose ill-health compelled him to remain
away from his post for an entire year. is
quite well again and equal to the de-
mands of his position. which are some
times exacting Mr.. Montague, charge
daffaires during the Ambassadors alb
sence. has been granted a long leave.
and has already left for his home in
Italy.
Baron and Baroness Rosen have re-
turned from their Western trip. which &C.
cupied the late summer and early fall and
are settled at the embassy here. They
have nothing but pleasant things to say
of the West. especially of Chicago. where
they had Samuel Harper, son of the late
president of the Chicago University. as u