Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

yellow shutters and balconies festooned
with the dead green of the vine" 1t is
very litigious place, where the lawyers
have regular shop windows for the at
traction of customers.
The many friends of Count Mendorn,
the Austrian ambassador In London, do
not envy him his task of conveying in
person to King Edward the autograph
letter Of his emperor which announces
the annexation of Bosnia and Herzego-
vina- Count Mensdorff is related.
through the Coburg line, with the British
reigning house, and is a scion OF one
Of the oldest families in Austria. 1t is
generally admitted that he and NJ. de
Several, another OF the intimate friends
Of the king and queen. are the two most
popular diplomats in Europe. Both have
quite remarkable gifts for foreign Ian
guages and artistic appreciation, and they
are overwhelmed with social invitations
whenever they leave their posts to spend
holiday in Paris or st. Petersburg, or
Rome.
The Austrian embassy in London has
been the scene OF many banquets to his
majesty and to foreign princes passing
through the metropolis during the past
season, and every one hopes that the
action OF the Austrian emperor in in
ringing the treaty Of Berlin at this IN
convenient moment will not shorten the
mission Of this popular young ambassa-
dor at the court Of ST. James.
Roumania and the Jews.
Thus far Roumania has managed to
deep herself out of the trouble. Should
d conference be called, however. the
little state Is likely to be forcibly re-
minded by the powers signatory to the
treaty of Berlin that she has failed to
fulfill all the obligations which that in
strument placed upon her. Roumanla
was acknowledged sovereign power, but
it was made a condition that she should
emancipate her Jewish subjects from their
civil disabilities. What has happened
Apart from the Jewish soldiers who
fought in her ranks against Turkey, and
about 100 Jews have been granted civil
rights during the last thirty years.
In addition to this. Roumania has added
to her statute books number OF restrlc-
tive laws, which make 1t practically I'M
possible for any Jew to exercise his voca-
ton In the country openly and honestly
When in 1885 the persecution of the Jews
became acute, the government exlled the
more influential and one Of these exfles
who came to this country. was DR.. Moses
Caster. whose name has been before the
public recently In connection with the
Samaritan Book of Joshua.
King Edward has returned from Bal
moral and Monday he visits Moulton Pad
docks. the Newmarket estate of his init
mate friend, Sir Ernest Cassel, where ne
will shoot over Sir Ernest's estate Of
Chippenham Park. The hall at Chippen
ham cost 100000 to build. and among
the monarchs who have been entertained
there are Charles /, Charles II and
James II.
Sir Ernest Cassel is a millionaire bank
| er and financier. In appearance he /:
rather like the king A self-made man
| the son of a German banker, he started
| life at the desk as clerk ON fewer shil
| lings a week than he now has millions o.
pounds. His fortune has been built VI
| out of gigantic irrigation works in Egyp
and the financing of railways all over tht
| world. He has given huge sums. man.
| of them anonymously. to charities. Ht
gave 100000 for the investigation OF eye
diseases in Egypt and 100000 to th'
Midhurst Sanatorium for Consumptives
The most palatial house in London belongs
| to him-Brook House. Park lane, which
he bought from Lord Tweedmouth fol
ECO, 600 and afterward remodeled at grea
expense.
Brook House is a veritable palace O
marble. Floors and walls are panellet
with costly marble which took years t.
quarry. There Is a grand staircase o.
marble and great hall. supported b.
immense Corinthian columns nearly TWEEN
Even the kitchens. OF which there are six
have marble walls and floors.
| Lord Rosslyn has found another woman
brave enough to marry him. and TIT
| Duchess of Sutherland, his sister. mus
| be somewhat bewildered by the number o
her sisters-in-law. Her brother, who i
under forty, has presented her with three
| and they are all alive. The first was thu
| daughter of Mr.. Robert Vyner, the wei
known turtle and kinsman Of the Mar
quis of Ripon. The second was the Amer
| lean actress, Miss Anna Robinson. who's
married life was not Of long duration, sh
having divorced Lord Rosslyn after a yer!
short period of conjugal bliss Lord Ross
lyn's third wife Is Miss Vera Bailey.
| It should be said that although Lore
Jarrett the divorce in no wise reflects
upon that estimable lady's character
| Lord Rosslyn got divorce from her be
cause Of her "desertion." This he wa
able to do by Scotch law. he being ;
| Scotsman. Had he had an English domi
cile he could not have obtained his di
vorce. for the reason which the Scotch
/ courts awarded 1t to him. namely, tina
his wife would not live with him.
The Lord Mayors Show.
Mr. Louis N. Parker today communi
Gated to some of the organizers of tn,
coming lord mayors show a rough
scheme for a literary and musical pa
geant on that occasion. 1t is proposed t
introduce this feature in recognition o
| the fact that the lord mayor-elect, Sil
| George Truscott, Is a prominent member
Of the Stationers and the Musicians Com
panies. Nothing can be definitely decided
until a full meeting OF the organizing
| committee Is held, but the pageant /,
practically settled in principle.
There is, of course. a wealth OF materia
| to draw upon. Among literary giant:
| who were born in London may be men
toned Chaucer. Spenser. Ben Jonson. Mil
| ton. Defoe. Pope. Gray, Herrtck. Lamb