New-York tribune., 1909-05-03

his son, Henry Hope, got together at Deepdene a
most superb collection of art treasures and spent
an immense amount of money in still further beau
tifying 1t. Lord Beacons1eld in his younger days
frequent visitor, and he wrote least three
of his novels there. notably "Coningsby." which
contains a description Of the place.
Henry Hope left all his property TO his wife,
daughter of Lord Decies and she in turn, when
she passed away, bequeathed Deepdene we'll as
the famous Hope blue diamond and very large
fortune to her grandson. Lord Francis Pelham
Clinton. younger of her only daughter. the
Duchess of Newcastle, the condition that he
should assume the name of Hope.
Lord Francis Hope before marrying the charming
Australian lady who is his wife, and who Is
destined to become in course of time Duchess of
Newcastle. sowed than ordinarily large
crop of wild He not only ran through the
great fortune left TO him by his grandmother
amounting to several million dollars, but incurred
sufficient additional liabilities to land him up TO
the very neck in the Court of Bankruptcy. Nor
can he be said to have improved matters by marry
ing May Yohe from whom ne was subsequently
obliged to obtain divorce with Putnam Bradlee
Strong. of New York, correspondent. If he was
at the time unable TO sell the blue diamond, II was
because it formed like Deepdene. part of the entail
devised by old Mrs Henry Hope That entail has
however, been broken since Lord Francis mas oe-
come the father of two or three little boys Ana
he has not only got rid OF the diamond at rela-
lively fair price but has been able to secure per
mission TO sell Deepdene.
Like his brother. the Duke of Newcastle, IoTa
Francis is lame. But whereas the dukes athlet'on
dates from his birth, and necessitated his oeihs
provided with a pony chaise while at Elton, tine
ameness of Lord Francis comes from his having
lost his leg a few years ago through a dangerous
wound inflicted by the accidental discharge OF
gun by his manservant while staying at Packing
ton Hall, and which necessitated amputauon.
CzAR CREATING A PUsHKIN MUSEUM
he
ton at St Petersburg of a pantheon I'm which one
Of the principal memorials will be that OF the poet
Pushkin. Attached thereto IS to he a Pushkh
museum, where all the relics Of the most popular
of Muscovite poets will he shown The Car MINI
self will turn over TO the museum all the manu-
scripts Daners and other souvenirs Of PIshkin now
preserved in tho Imperial Library. while the I'M
periaI Museum at Moscow and the archives OF the
college where the author Of Boris Gooouno"
spent his youth will likewise he called upon to
surrender everything in their possession relating
to the bard. Several private collectors have also
been approached, and Alexander Onegline' an
enormously wealthy Russian, who has converted
his manson in the Rue de Marignan. in Paris INTO
veritable Pushkin museum, has alreahy iluIndt'u
10 Emperor Nicholas that he will turn over TO MN
his entire collection when the new pantheon AZ St
Petersburg is ready. The Oneguine collection con-
tains letters. autographs. manuscripts g'o'eS,
walking sticks. pistols. cigar boxes pocket anu
memorandum books. match boxes, buttons sleeve
Ionged 10 the poet; while in beautiful rock CRY ls'd
casket reposes his death mask The casket Is
perchcd on a magnfcently carved silver table aid
winter and summer. is surrounded every day with
a perfect bank of fresh violetF.
People in this country have no idea Of the extent
10 which the enthusiasm in behalf Of this popular
poet who has been dead for nearly hundred
wears exists to this day in Russia. In tact there
ls hardly a Russian of education Nho does not con-
slider it necessary 20 spit on the ground IN token
Of execration. whenever any mention - mace Oh
the name of the man who killed hin-that Is baI Oh
d'IIeeckeren. haIf-brother Of Napoleon Ill Having
married the sister OF Pusnkip's wife, he hao inc
misfortune to incur such bitter jealousy on the
mart Of the poet that latter insisted on hshtlng
: duel with him In that duel Pushkin Tell His ad-
,ersar1- was compelled to leave the country. and
went 70 France, where the accession to the
throne Of Napoleon Ill he was appointed 20 a
senatorship of the French Empire.
Let me add that the child Of Nine Fnshkin'
whose birth was the determining cause OF the duel
married when she grew up the late General pouoelt
WAS divorced by him, and then married morgan
atically the lac Prince Nicholas of Nassau and
now, survives as Countess Merenberg, mother or
the Countess OF Torby.
MARQUIsE DF FoNTENoT.