Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-09

iuN uebTce, VINO, however, always
have the qualification of plentiful
money The Albany is an expensive
place in which to live. But It is the
ideal ~ regards bachelor quarters
There are no obnoxious rules and
regulations. rhe Cerberus at the por-
ter's lodge looks upon every woman
visitor a. the mother or sister of the
bachelor host. Some of the smart
est breakfasts and afternoon teas of
London society are given at The Al
bany.
The marquis's suite of rooms are not
luxuriously furnished. as is the rule.
Yet the value Of the belongings in his
rooms is greater than all the rest OF
The Albany together. His visitors.
especially of later years are few and
far between Two or three decades
ago, however there was no gayer en-
tertainer than the marquis. Yet his
parties numbered but half a score Of
people,
Lord Clanrlcarde is known not at
all to his equals in British or Euro
pean society. For many years he has
gradually crept further and further
into his shell. He is known to pic
ture dealers and to dealers in raro
china and articles Of vertu The mar
quis is man OF great accomplish
ments, OF much culture of superb
polish. He can talk half "A dozen
modern languages, He is, in all the
world, one of the greatest connois-
sous nj china, and one of the most
discriminating critics Of art. As a
judge of paintings of the French
school II is conceded ne has no living
equal
The marquis has spent hundreds of
thousands Of dollars upon French pie
lures and china, He keeps on spend
ing. There is not space on the walls
of his rooms for a postage stamp, and
yet he buys more pictures more china.
1t is a mystery what he does with all
his purchases-as much mystery
as the man himself is today. 1t is
said that he uses some o. his rooms
as miniature storage warehouse
and piles up the pictures there.
Is sHABBGLY DRESSED.
The noble lord nowadays dresses
very shabby, somewhat after the
style of the late Russell Sage So far
as can be discovered, no photograph
of him Is in existence, but really the
drawing Of him in the cartoon from
the Dublin Freeman, is no great libel.
one could hardly tell him, If Judging
by clothes, from his valet. This old
man, Murtaeh O'Brier. as old. as III |
favored and as crusty IA his muster, |
is the marquis foster-brother He is
more companion nowadays than serv-
ant. Yet he guards his master well |
and still personally attends him, The
marquis has Eve servants altogether
at his bachelor chambers. including |
u good cook. He travels much abroad |
70 Switzerland, for the
skating. He ls q superb skater, and
get OF him Is AT Princes Skating club,
tho rink owned by the Duchess oi
Bedford and attended by the smart
set when skating there the marquis.
no matter what happens. refuses 10
open his lips 90 man, woman on child.
NuilOtIlthh MblnfH nave hlltI To
scrape acquaintance with the rich old
bachelor uobleman. But they migr
as well havo tackled the sphinx.
The marquis N never seen AT court
and rarely ever az his club. the
or in the house Of lords In
fact. outside of ireland mis- numu even
has boen forgotten.
ireland Il Is safe 90 saN he win
never again aoc. His life would not
be worth cent should no ever step
ashore there. ~ is doubtful n whom
he dies he win eyer Do gathered 10 his
fathers and receive burial IN Pouum-
ma castle whore ia So many Of his
Illustrlous ancestors. The Irish win
object
j 10 interesting 10 noto that in the
history ~ ireland there hayo only
been Two former cases IN which bills
have been introduced IN parliament 20
deprive a man on hls Possessions ana
rights.
The nrst affected Viscnunr suang-
ford. Dean OF Down in 1854, lie had
0oen found guilty uf criminal cor
ruption aud was deprived OF The rlsht
10 SIT In parliament or Of sitting and
voting on the trials OF peers.
Tho second WAS tho case of Sir John
Pnmell, eldest son OF tho lrlsn ch0n-
1ollOr of the oNcheguer he uas "a
cripple dumb and OF defective intel
.ert Parliament by a special act sot
aside bis succession 10 the estates IN
1859 and on the death OF his fathes
VA 1901. his brother succeeded
CHARLES BYNd HALL.