New-York tribune., 1909-12-31

..,. e"'.oreh, VIII stay whila in ,h,s 49,,
WIN her brother-in-lau -, o'''- r'.'
''io"'o, who is established as nnos..'I''- ..p"-
here in the rrp,.ea r.a e9
vas married. on prern;eros ,,roa,'
Venice by Pope Plus X VIZ, "a, "a,
60, Sf OF Venice. TO Prince Freaor,o,
.,.hoh nurg- Waldenburg. This un,or 49,.
S9oiNeu = oy 4 divorce granted AZ Dras
W" h isVS and was annulled ,brea ,.oar,
py the Roman Catholic Church
,an. a'"sm decree granted at Rome in Nav
mere is a child by this FIRST mar
ooF, born on June 9 1902 Al,
iVush ne Still figures in the Almanach
Wv no'la as prince OF the House or
g-Waidenburg, yet there is ,iti
s III progress on the part of the ag-
fat's OF the family of the princelv house
title. ~ "'i'ie anu
irlfcess Alice has two children hv her
second husband. whom she married civilIv
Immediately after her divorce and eccIe-
siaSIlcaliy after the annnulment of her
hrsC marriage by the HOLY Scat For
those who might be disposed to Judge her
harshly ii would be well te-raca0 The
treatment to which she and her sister
were subjected by their father Don Carlos
IN 1act, one of the reasons why her mar
rage to Prince Frederick Sch0nburg-
Waidenburg was annulled was that she
mad been literally forced into il by her
iather. whose cruelty was largely respon-
sihie for the flight of his other daughter
Prneess Elvira, from her unhappy home
with the painter Folchi.
THE EARL AND "TRTStJ LINEN.
Here i'm America the federal law against
misleading labels to goods is restricted TO
food and drugs. In Great Britain it extends
10 other articles of trade, and in London
the Earl of Carrick has just secured the
conviction in the Central Criminal Co-rt
and The punishment of a big firm known as
the irish Linen Company, which made a
practice of selling at its various stores
handkerchiefs and similar articles made of
a mixture of linen and cotton which were
described as irish linen. Lord Carrick did
not prosecute the Irish Linen Company in
ms private capacity, but in the name of
the government and in behalf of the gov
efnment Board of Trade. He is a very use
iul peer, FOR. after resigning his commits
sion IN the Yorkshire regiment he became
one or the government inspectors of the
department of Agriculture in ireland.
where, as Niscount Ikerin, he rendered val
uaole services in promoting not only the
agricultural but also the manufacturing
industries Of the Emerald Isle Two years
ago, prior to his succession to the earldom.
he figured as an expert witness in an I'm
portant lawsuit at Dublin in connection
with the Irish linen trade and was able
TO give much technical information to the
court in regard TO the production of the
IA brio from II q raw material hoe bod
many odd experiences as inspector. his du-
ties in connection with which have occa-
slonally led him to disguise himself as q
laborer, in order to purchase samples of
the food sold TO the poorer classes. nota-
bly, the butter
Lord Carrick, is descended from the same
ancestry as the Marquis of Ormonde, and
like the latter, his patronymic is Butler
His viscounty OF Ikerin, in County Tip
perary, dates from the reign of James l.
and his earldom was bestowed by George
ii in Il4S. But for the omission of a for
mality in ancient times. Lord Carrick
would be the premier earl of Ireland His
ancestor Edmond le- Botiller. was created
on September l, 1915. Earl of Carrick. in
County Tipperary, by Edward ii of Eng
land, for his services in fighting the Scotch
The records bear testimony that he re-
ceived the feudal seignory of the castle
and manors of Karryk, Macgriffyn and
Roscrea, for himself and his heirs sub
nomine ct honoTe comites de Karryk"
But III those days mere patent was not
sufficient for the creation of an earl. II
was necessary, in order to complete the
dignity, that he should be ''beted" Tie
ceremony OF betting was for some reason
or other omitted or neglected in the case
of this Edmond le Botiller, Earl of Car
rick Hence, although the descendants of
Edmond lie Botiller continue to enjoy the
lands and the feudal rights bestowed on
him by Edward III, the earldom was re-
garded as non-existent. owing to the dig
nifty not having been completed until the
reign OF George II.
The present earl the seventh OF his line.
is married TO a daughter OF Colonel Lind
say, member of the family of which the
Earl Of Crawford is the chief, and has four
children, two girls and two boys, the lat
ter being twins.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.