New-York tribune., 1906-06-14
RERTHA KRUPP'S FIANCE
p;s Nesr York -4ncestry and His
Nesc ppointment.

,-sses among his ancestors the Homes and Os-
sr,ss Of New York Philip and Catherine Hone
faurhte- Who in the last decade of the
haI h..,-b century married, IN New York Phutn
So Nr and Mrs oswaId's daughter Caroline
-,ss & German nobleTnan OF the of Bohl
% Robieu and from this union is descended, among
49, the fance OF Miss Bertha Krupp the pro-
,.ass of the greatest iron works in the world
,,-eove- this Young girl is at the present moment
.ss worlds CHIEF producer Of heavy ordnance; for
- are no ether arsenals gun works IN the
.s-sa whore 50 many cannon are turned out each
-,a- as a. Essen
~. FohIens are OF the North Prussian ''Uradel,
hat is 10 say they were mobiles from the begin
.rr Of German history-and while some OF them
,-s counts and others barors the future husband
J, Miss Krurp has title beyond the nobility
--.sieste of Won Until now he has been secre-
.r-r Of lerstion az the Vatican but has Just been
n+omoted The post OF first secretary Of the Ger
rrsn Legation at Peking.
lis transfer 70 mission al the other end OF
III. world within fortnight after the announce
,usrt ot lbs engagement has OF course given rise
N much comment, and il Is understood that The
rcung girls mother, her relatives and her trustees
4, not view her choice OF a husband with entire
ssrnr They sre disposed 10 regard il as passing
,nsstus.ion On her part, due to e certain romantic
temperament 70 which she gave rein on the oc-
,ssion o. her recent stay IN Rome. where young
I'm Bohlen showed himself the most devoted and
e-est,ng u cicerones. The separation the young
,sope due on Bohlens appointment TO Peling
viii last q least a year. During that time Miss
K-urp VII have plenty OF leisure TO compare him
rf,h othe- possible suitors. reflect ss 10 whether
be Is really TIE man most likely TO make her happy
and n 2 wort % submit her love for him 10 a very
vide test u ~ the end OF a year she remains
determined wed him further objections will
b offered by those who have her welfare at heart
and me Emperor Will have a good pretext for con-
ts-ring increased rank upon him. by way Of recog-
-i,or Of his diplomatic service at Peking.
ROMANCE OF THE sEBRIGHTs
There ere certain families OF the European aris-
io-rscy which seem wholly incapable OF living in a
c.el orderly. respectable, humdrum fashion, but
which app1a- destined 10 be forever coming before
ne pab.ie Connection with some romance or.
rors often H. some scandal. PTe-eminent In this
respect are The Seb-ights. who have been estab-
le5 in W0rrest e-shire for more than FIVE hundred
wears and whose baronetcy was acquired by pur-
rrrse IN che fashion customary at that time from
King James l. The present holder Of the beronetcy.
gr Edgar Se5-iFht is the most respectable member
81, me lot ana persona grata at court especially
q, Marlborough House owing to his having been
LIE eouerry Of Princess Mary. Duchess OF Teck,
mother OF The Princess Of Wales. His younger
brother Arthur, however, after a most sensational
career oC scandal and crime, wound up in the pent
t-ta-- from which he has lately emerged after
srr.nr sentence OF two years Imprisonment with
lard labor for swindling Lord Downshire.
Guy I've sebrght- who is next heir but one TO the
baronetcy me only lie between him and the title
beng jhat Of las father. no has other chill
0rsH. S-O1d the young fellow. whose marriage
has JUS been dissolved die without issue. the
b-roneicy would pass TO Arthur SebTight, the ex-
ccaric, VINO hrst achieved unenviRhle notoriety by
ts-ro-zrg Baby Scott .nto a marriage in order
70 prevent her trustees from prosecuting him for
hEving s-uandered in questionable manner her
si-ae fortune. amounting 10 about $4,000. The
marriage was annulled by the divorce court, after
& most scandalous trial and a few months later
-Baby" Scott became Mrs. Dick Russell, her
ygHger sister marrying The Ea1l Russell The
c01rtess of Russell has since divorced her hus-
a-l not. however. before the latter had put his
nothar~in-asS. Lena Lady Scott behind the
bars for er months guilty OF criminal libel. fol-
living tt.s BY bankrupting her. The countess sub
s.pusntly married groom. under the impression
fbs, e wns an Austrian prince, and IS now earn
NJ precsriOus livelihood on the variety stage
1T re sod that Lady Scott's father. the late Sir
Claude Scott. the tout and business asso-
c,s,. n. the notorious money-iender Padw1ok, who
mined SO many members OF The British arlstocracy
sPr1rsoRED MRS LANGTRY.
-pa --s-1be- OF the aebright family who fur
rf.ed the greatest amount OF romance IN recent
rssrs was the late Lady Sebr1sht sisterin-law OF
me r-rzent baronet and of the eK-convict, and
-7+he- q ne late Sir Egbert. who, after being
flied ~ Lord wirnbornes daughter, the Hon
Frances Guest died IN a rather mysterious fashion
I'D lie reiEhborhood of Singapore. Lady Sebrlsht
Eas - one time one Of the most conspicuous
figures of the English great world, ana II WIS In
her salon thst Mrs. LangtTy. until then unknown.
made her debut as society beauty Certainly there
was 70 house IN London where higher play was
CsT-ied on. and more than one OF the great caro-
Scandals 81 the day had its beginning al those green
tables from which she herself rarely rose until o
oao1k .u Tie rlorning-then 10 devote couple OF
hours. ~ more 70 breaking In or schooling. In the
park some particularly high spirited and unman-
&eeatle lo-se. Her power over horses was as re-
msFksf's rs her seat IN the saddle and the daring
q her riding
i was al her house in Lowndes Square. by-the-
bye That the notorious Levanttne adventurer
--ainor- gl lo styled himself ''pacha was wont 70
WI ars- -uus Of money from her guests until
-tiTy i. here, in London Truth cut short
.s Foa.. career and brought about his disappear
@1'e from view by exposing the fraudulent char
tcier ot n claim 10 be q man OF rank. well as
rs 1Hsar1ry antecedents Lambri at first en-
-eef-ie. b. 9yzen the matter out, and actually had
' el-a.-g 70 institute proceedings for libel
asI-ne- -a1opchere, who was. OF course, acquitted
y lt .i9. on the ground that the evidence went
= snow .t1 Lalnbri an even Infinitely greater
'O'hafe- than shown In Truth
MARRIED BARNUM's- WIDOW.
= W. zearcely be believed that, after all the
nc o, ne man in connection with this
-'ta --ainlEl Was actually able win the hand
-ott~-e Of I'll enormously wealthy American
--sh-as,nely, the widow OF the late p. n Bar
- - OF cirrus celebrity True ne gave his family
~o-gI--. - Calliss and Il not until after
3'c 1hat Ler relatives and friends became aware
- --ail--. Ca-lias Of AltyIene was idenucsl with
a| o's-s ilcha' La-nDTi, the card sharper. un-
~saked iy I4abouchore
0il-ist'lE. lauior died before he had made any
- oeeI iuroads into the fortune OF his American
h' ever since his dentse his disrepotable
U1l+rs have been suing their American sister-in-
- lot what They declare 10 have been LamoT1' s
~'-ne, on the ground that Turkish law invests
husband with his Wifes property on marriage
q from The Ottoman point Of view. their claims
- --.l Liza Len.