Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
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rope is Postmaster General Never At
81. Petersburg he was intimate with the
Russian royal family. and while ambas-
sador at Rome. just before entering the
cabinet. he would go boar hunting or on
other expeditions with King Victor while
Mrs Meyer would stay with Queen
Helena at the palace. where the Meyer
children romped with the little Princess
Mafalda. IN the royal nursery While Mr..
Townsend was minister TO Brussels the
crown princess selected him to open tine
court ball With her. an honor which ell
quefte reserves for the court master OF
ceremonies. Paris lis not normally a capi-
tai where Americans have much oppor-
funity or intimate association with kings
but Ambassador Mccormick the reaper
magnate. while there. had as his dinner
guest Tho late King Carlos of Portugal.
recently assassinated a. Lisbon Mrs.
Conger. while her husband was minister
to China broke the ice barrier which
surrounded the empress douaeer and got
so friendly with the old lady that she
sometimes visited her two or three times
day. In fact Mrs. Conger Is said TO
have converted her majesty 10 Christian
science Lloyd Griscom has been a
royal favorite ever since ne entered
the diplomatic corps. Now at his new
post he IS a favorite with the King and
Queen of Italy and recently cllummed
with the kaiser while guest OF the Towers
In Berlin. at the time the Hill incident
arose.
Henry White q Favorite.
And lesser diplomatic light. who. while
| In Europe. visits informally at royal
houses. Is Spencer Eddy. the young hi
cagoan who married Miss Spreckels,
daughter OF the California sugar baron.
Some time ago he visited the Grand DUKE
Michael and Countess Torhy at Cannes.
and while In London he went on shooting
parties with the royal family. While
first secretary at Berlin he leased for
$3.50 per month the nineteen-room fiat
formerly occupied by Prince Hohenlohe
Ambassador Henry White and his wife
were greatly petted by Queen Victoria
| and later by King Edward during the
long time that Mr. White was secretary
| OF our embassy ut London, Mrs. White
! especially being treated as member OF
| the royal family.
| Indeed. almost all of the rich Ameri-
| cans who have had a social entree at the
! British court have Jared much better in
| the game of personal royal favor than
! has William Waldorf Aston who went
TO the trouble to expatriate himself
and to lavish his money on Eng
| lishmen In an effort to buy his way into
the aristocracy. Eight years ago Mr.
| Aston at his London house rehuked
| King Edwards friend Sir Berkeley Milne
/ for coming to his house unlimited al
though Sir Berkeley had been asked by
the Countess Of Oxford to escort her
there. service which he could not have
! uteiiIieu. AllHousH the KNIGHT apOlo-
gized for the technical error. Mr. Asior
published the incident in his London
/ paper and the king never spoke to him
! from that day until recently when
he forgave the multinlllionare and Wis
/ tied him at C1fveden. his country home
II has been recently rumored that Mr.
Astor's generous bestowal upon English
institutions of his money derived frSiS
/ New York real estate. would win for
him his long-sought British peerage but
! his recent purchase of the flag Of tho
Chesapeake and his presentation of IL TO
an English museum TO prevent Americas
| blaming II is anot her hlunder which hao
delayed his long-hankered-fo honors
| The king hesitates to make Mr.
Aston a peer for fear OF weakening the
| cherished entente cordiale with America.
| JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS