New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
AN EMPEROR'S GIFT.
Tokag Vines at Lord HareTcood's S
ancestral Home.

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Lord Iascelles. who has Just come over here 20
sotn the staff Of the Governor General of Canada,
and who is likely 20 be seen pretty frequently in
the states during his stay this side of the At
lantic. is She eldest and heir OF the Earl of
Harewood and while he has been recently con-
nected with the diplomatic service as an attache.
formerly held a commission in the GreDadier
Guards. to which his father and many of his
ancestors had belonged But he severed his con-
necion with the regiment following unpleasantness
n relation 10 Raging scandal in the course
or which he compelled under pressure to ad-
nit that he had been subjected TO matreatment
and abuse owing his Discrimination to go out
with the brigade drag. In word Lord Las
celles did hit II off well with his fellow officers
and accordingly left the army.
The family OF Lascelles is Of the oldest in
Yorkshire. whore it has held prominent rank and
enjoyed great prestige since the reign Of King
Edward ]. seven centuries ago. The eaTldom, how
ever. is Of relatively modern origin, having been
created little over one hundred years ago in
favor OF Edward LasceIles, who the intimate
friend Of Maria Theresa's son. Emperor Joseph H.
The latter presented 10 the first Lord HareWood
Tcksy vines, which the earl planted in LS5
at Hardwood House. his place in Yorkshire, and
which alone OF their kind in the United Kingdom
still yield quantity of delicious grapes every
year The first Lord Hsrewood inherited vast
fortune from his father and uncle. aInassed oy
them in the West Indies. especially in Jamaica
sranaest country seats in Great Britain 1t was
built in the reign of George III. from designs oy
Adam and Carr. the site Of an ancient manor
house known as Gswthorpe, and is famous foI Us
slperbIy painted ceilings The unique coheo-
,ion o@ old Sexres old Dresden and Crown
Derby porcelain, valued by experts at CONSIDERABLY
more than 81 ooo.o0o. which was once the glory
Of the place has been sold by the present earl
II order to get nd OF the heavy membranes on
his property Hardwood House stands in a great
deer mark Of several thousand acres. and tns
present Lord Harewcod enteys cosmopolitan ferhs
as one of the pillars Of the English JOCKEY IiU"
enc as one of the greatest authorities on all mat
ie-s connected with the turf
one If his half brothers the Hon Eric Iascelles
d3ed as travelling Snowman some years ago Al
Broadway. in Worcestershire from the er1ec's oI
drink His behavior had been such as 10 connPel
his relatives to decline hold any further inter
course with him ard he degeneTated into drunk
en and psnniiess itinerant Snowman. treated ny
The authorities a vagrant and looked doF'n
-7,on hv everybody The inquest showed that he
had been found dead in his gypsy cart from the
combined effects of liauor and want Another half
brother. the Hon Francis John I4ascelles, now
happily married. killed his Chinese cook in nj
Of temporary insanity while out ranchtng in Brit
ish Columbia was tried murder and committed
. an asylum. from whence he was subsequently
discharged cured
A more distinguished member Of the family Is
Sir Frank LasceIles, the British Ambassador al
Berlin. Sir Frank married the daughter Of Old
Sir Joseph Cline. Irish physician 10 Napoleon III
and TO the Due ds NoTny, who is portrayed
t7v Alphonse Daudet in his novel. The Naoob,
in . sineUlariy malignant and slanderous manner
under the transparent pseudony1ne OF III 'eh-
kfus" SIR Franks daughter is now married II
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. long attached 10 the en-
l,sssv st Washington, who has now been win
r7-nE his spurs by restoring British influence al
Teteran- Fer must thoroughly be understood
rl,a+ al the constitutional troubles which have re-
Gently been taking place in the Shahs capital have
had as their result the destruction Of the former
Russian prepondersnce the elimination from power
Of all those native digni1aries who are noted for
4f,e- Fz9,ssophiie leanings, and IN the establish
r77ent in Office Of the friends Of England. 70 whom
indeed the nov victorious constitutional leaders
and cfzupions have been looking ever since they
started their agitation fo- parliamentary form
Of goTerun1eut.