New-York tribune., 1909-12-17


niece Indeed. il Is the granaest national
collection ~ old masters IN an Europe.
Arauiucz is Of the many palaces OF
KING Alfonso the one which Is most fa-
,,-Iirr ro him. for until the time Of the war
with tHe United States Queen Christina
,as .r the habit 81 invariably spending the
r--e spring There with her children. II is
s.,sa,,I iu the midst Of magnificent for
,st tr.miug with almost as much game as
"a -ha 6ays ~ ST simon many OF the epi-
so5es described in his famous memoirs hav-
ina raken place az Aranfuez IL owes its
or.ein as a royal residence 10 Emperor
Charles \. who erected a palace there on
sic site ~ an ancient temple Of Jupiter.
RI it was repeatedly destroyed by FIRE and
a. lis present condition dates back 10 the
middle ~ the eighteenth century. Despite
,hs removal Of 50 many ~ the paintings 10
Madrid the palace remains crowded from
CELLAR % Carret with art treasures OF every
5ser~iutiou. and nothing can compare with
-ts beauty and grandeur Of the state apart
mems. especially % the music room. which
$ probably the most magnificent In the
world.
LADY AFFL Eek As SAL.ESwOMAH.
Lady Ameck. the baronets wife, who
brs been engaged 10 take charge OF the
fr1=~ rtnaEfmtNl 0l an AfltlltdA uNAidA u
,-a.f store in London, bears the name OF
d family that las many American associa-
ffars Among them is the marriage of the
second baronet TO a New York girl,
s--ahter al Thomas CLARK and widow of
Pfrlard Nassall Of Jamaica. The Arieeks
.-. q branch uf the old Scotch family OF
a..EtrIeck and their baronetcy dates
f-r,a the great naval battle Of Guadaloupe'
where Admiral Sir Edmund Afneck die
r.rCr.~hed himself as the second IN COM
uarG 10 Lord Rodney
Formerly they owned Dalham Hal.
pace brrdened with 3 curse. Ike 50 many
of the other oidtime mOnasieriss which
were cunfsoated by Henry VII al the
time lf the Reformation. Subsequently II
Is.aue the residence of the Anglican
Bishops OF Ely. but even they found the
place too heavily burdened with the blight
- its former ronastlc owners and sold IL.
some ~ its subsequent proprietors in the
6ays 81 King William and Queen Mary
,uleaVoriug 70 get rid Of the IN luck %
tle place by almost entirely rebuilding II.
Flt IL was without avail, for the Aftiecks,
VINO acquired q some two hundred years
EEO, were pursued by misfortune frOm the
moment that they took possession thereof.
and there was not a single case of its de-
e.andipg from father 10 SON. While the
present bauOnet was overtsken by ruin,
end landed iu the bankruptcy court some
five years ago. Cecil Rhodes died not long
ar,r ne bought il. and since then IL las
gone through the hands OF two OF his
lrHtuers and Of a nephew.
A sister of Sir Robert Afiiock IS the
widow Of that 50 popular Dick Frewen, OF
Western rancIiug fame. who was drowned
Vile vachting of the coast Of Ireland,
aul whose brother. Morton Frewen. mar
I'd % Miss Jerome. 81 New York. spends
g. much of his time IN this country
LADY AmoCll herself personally IS en-
fred 20 fame as having successfully vim
J.uatel ia the Supreme Court OF England
tie r.ELt q tenants 10 break their leases
St. ou taking possession Of premises, fur
r.elea or otherwise. they ind them in
:,e-e6 with what are euphemistically de-
frl}el as ''iusects' English people have
d-isacy about using the word bug"
vrlch is So frequently employed on this
sIe az the Atlantic, and throughout the
various proceedings IN the several courts
,f Jaw both high and low, the objection
6ar insect was not referred 20 once by fits
actual name, the nearest approach thereto
uoi.g when one OF the counsel alluded 20
u as d ''B Fiat" This avoidance Of any
mention q tho name Of the insect was al
trc more remarkable. when Il IS borne in
mind that the latter constituted the sole
subject and theme Of these long and costly
legal processes.
cRIsPTs PAPERS BURIED At LAST
when the famous Italian statesman Fran
Cesro Crisp died he had been out OF Office
- several years. Nevertheless. the Italian
government within A few hours after his
demise eutered his house at Naples and
seized all e. his papers and correspondence,
placing Them not only under seal but car
TEirg them Of. The widowed Dona Lima
Drspi and her daughter. who Is married 10
The SIcillan Prince I-iuguaglOssa al once
Instituted proceedings against the govern
UenJ FOR the recovery OF these papers. Be
tHre tle case had been carried very far the
grant - "a pension 20 the widow caused her
10 withdraw from her share in the suit. but
me daughter continued the proceedings. in
f-ung that She needed the correspondence
and tre papers 10 clear the name ~ her
father a. whom she had been deeply de-
voted. from al the sspersious put on his
character and on his honor during the clos
iug two years of his life and after his
Death Crspi had many faults and IN some
respects Was thoroughly interruptions. but
D. WAS great statesman-One Of the great
tst Italians of his day-and when IN retire
neut declined 10 make use Of any Of the
documents which De had Ia his possession
o. defend himself against the charges Of
ssery c1nCeiyable nature brought against
Elm tv political foes and personal enemies,
beng unwilling 10 embarTass the crown by
fhe revelation or any OF the secrets IN his
possession
The .aR moves very slOWfy in Italy. and
y was only some years afterward that the
courts decreed that all the correspondence
and Ispers seized by the authorities at the
TINE ~ the eN-Frsmier's death should ne
Restored. with seals uubroken. TO his house,
ne Villa Lima Al Naples. and that in the
presence of Senator Inghilleri. a statesman
NE0 enjoyed the confidence alike of the
government and 81 Crispi's wife and daugh-
Ter Tie papers were 40 he opened and ex-
6nllned. and those belonging 10 the state.
includlUg the confidential correspondence
between CusIi and the late Prince Bis
Marck in connection with the Triple ALI
tnce--iu fact. al the papers relating 10
state affairs should be- turned over 20 the
henaie for preservation in Tire state ar
ciges whereas the other documents and
Diapers were 10 be left Ia the hands OF the
Princess LnguaglOssa.
Before thls decree could be put into eN-
ecluou' the Senator was gathered 10 his