New-York tribune., 1909-05-26
KINGS DERBY DINNER
Debut of His Eldest Granddaughter,
Princess 4Lerandra, Tonight.

.he Derby Epson entertain the members OF the
7srke1- Club at a mems dinner at Buckingham Pal
ere in accordance with his annual custom. The
NV rersons present at the dinner not members
,f tie Jockey Club will be the lords and gen.
.lsrnen IN waiting the King, the Prince Of Wales
and Prince Christian. There viii also be the half
5ozen foreigners who are honorary members Of the
english Jockey Club including Prince Auguste
srenberg from Paris. Prince Kinsky, Of the Vi
snna Jockey Club is in mourning and August Bel
rncnt who is honorary member of the English
Jockey Club a representative Of the American
turf is still in this country.
After the dinner the King and his guests will adj
,orru 70 the of Lord Farquhar. in Grosvenor
souare where Lady Farquhar is 10 give large ball
for the debut of Princess Alexandra, eldest daugh-
Ter Of the Princess Royal and the Duke Of Fife
The duke and Lord Farquhar have been the most
intimate friends from boyhood They were part
ners in tho banking firm Of Scott & Co. and in
number Of other financial undertakings, added 10
which Lord Farquhar oficiated best man at
the Duke Of Flies wedding; so that it is quite fit
ting that Princess Alexandra who is the kings
eldest srandchild should make her debut under the
bosuitable roof of the Farquhars.
Now the Princess is a comparatively unimpor-
,ar+ parsonage: but at the time OF her birth her
,,-,,erects Of succeeding to the throne were very
brilliant Indeed. after the death of the late Duke
of Clarence she and her mother, the princess
RovaI came immediately next TO the present Prince
~ Wales who was then unmarried, and still very
ss1frste following his recovery from the insdious
rnaladv TO which his elder brother succumbed-
Had the Prince was feared in lS2. followed the
mike of Clarence to the grave before marrying,
nothing could have prevented Princess Alexandra
the debutante of Lady Farquhar's ball this even
inry from succeeding TO the throne Of Great Brit
ain Now, however. the Prince Of Wales has no
less than SIX children. all of whom have prior
rights the crown
I'D Faralbar is as great friend Of the King
&C he is Of the Duke Of Fife and II is he who on
Edward Wis accession assumed at his sovereign S
rrrent en1reaty the arduous office of Master or the
rorsl Household. which he reorganized from top
% bottom aboIishing all sorts Of costly abuses that
bs6 developed since the death of the Prince Con
SORT and placing everything on a business basis
r is thanks TO his hard work and TO his wonderful
mowers Of administration that the expenses have
been reduced by some 20 per cent and the splehdor
and ragnicence doubled. In fact, to-day the court
of Kinz; Edward is one of the most perfectly man
aged in Europe and he gets the full worth OF his
money. everything moving like clockwork-
LADY Farauhar, who is great faVorite OF
Oresn Alexandra as her husband is Of the King, Is
the widow Of Of her present husbands former
mariners. the late Sir Edward Scott and Ino1her'
therefore. Of Sir Samuel Scott married To Lazy
Sorhie daughter Of the Earl OF Cadcgah- lllc'-
5antsT1y II may he mentioned that Lady Farquhar
has not seen fit TO don mourning for her sisteI-l-
law Selma Lady Scott, or TO permit the latlei
death. ten days ago, TO interfere in any way WIN
her hospitalities and social activities TINS IS noI
surprising. for the women were not on SPEAK
ing terms In fact, Lady Scott was dread
ful woman. and viii be remembered as having
teen sentenced in 1897 to eight months lnprlsoH-
rnsnt IN Holloway Jail for the most shocking
and lfbelous statements concerning her soI-lA-
Ian Earl Russell. She was also bankrupted' ana
continually in legal troubles Of more or less ul
Eavorv character: while when she disappeared lIOl
-hs Irnelght her daughter Mabel, the first VIE OIL
Fs-l Russell. took the centre Of the stage Lazy
Pusseu who after the annulment of her marriage
u the earl contracted ridiculous matrimonial al
lance with bogus Prince Of Modena' sol-dls4iiI
son Of Emperor Franeis Joseph. but who turned
died
,o-,,r,- after having endeavOred in vain TO make
living on the music hall stage. Lady scout lasseu
avrav in cheap lodgings at Maidenhead' almost
wholly destitute.
c..>Dso>- or A or-EEN-BUT NOT A PRINCE
Don Giovanni del Drago. whose marriage TO Mrs
Ioser1,ine schraid widow Of the mGlt-lnllllonalfe
brewer. August schmid took place last SATURDAY
IS a grandson Of the late Queen Crlstina OF 9Iall'
a reD6eU of Queen Isabella II and a great-gTaHd-
son oe King Francis Of Naples, for Don Clio
vannrs mother was daughter Of Queen Crlstina
nv that second husband Of hers. the extremely
handsome Muncz whom she raised from the rank
Of q private Of the Palace Guards 10 that of cap
tain general, or field marshal. besides investing
him with the title OF Duke Of RianZares.
Strictly speaking, II IS only Don Giovannis
father who has any right 10 the title Of Prince del
Drago and Don Giovanni. who IS quiet, hard
working unassuming man. who spent several years
in New York as a salaried employe Of the Stock
Exchange firm OF Taylor & Smith, in Wall Street.
has never made the slightest attempt 10 assume the
title Of prince The latter would indeed, have been
supe-fluous. For when man owns a name so
ancient and historic as that Of del Drago, which
figures in every chapter Of the annals Of old Italy
and =zedievsT Rome and can trace back his descent
il an un'5roken line the imperial Niceory Of AS
sis in lls3 Rodolfo de Dragonivus, he can afford
70 dispense with title.
one Of the minor dignities of the family. that Of
Prince d'Antuni. IS borne by the eldest boy OF
Don Giovannrs eldest brother. who died TWO years
sgo Don Francesca del Drago, another OF Don
Giovannis brothers bears the title Of Count d'As-
crea Don Giovanni himself VIII never be Prince
del DraEo but he may, with the permission Of the
Italian Crown. and after the payment OF some
rather heavy fees get his father TO cede TO MIN
one Of his minor titles such as, for instance thal
% Marquis RiofreddO.
Once, C,rfstiua left-on paper-a vast fortune, to
1e divided among her children. But the old ladys
affairs were found TO be in terribly tangled q
condition that many years elapsed before ordeF
was evolved out Of chaos and then the discovery
WAS made that the extortonate fees OF the lawyers
ENGAGED on the case had swallowed up a consid-
erahe portion Of the property. Subsequently there
were many lawsuits among the various heirs al
though oleen Isabella very generously renounced
the share 10 which she entitled in favor OF her
helf-sister the late Princess del Drago- Yet with
all that The princess obtained little save the jewels
and II may be remembered that when her youngest
son. Don Giovanni del nrago, first came 10 TINS
country about the time Of the marriage OF bonn
De caxtellane 70 Anna Gould. now Princess de
Sagan he had with him gorgeous coronet or
rather crown which had belonged to his grand
mother. Queen Cristina Of Spain, and which be-
heye he sold 10 George Gould.
Don Giovanni has had good deal OF uoupe III
Esrope owing to the assumption Of his name by
q svin5ler VINO managed 10 get himself received
and entertained by ali sorts OF people. such as the
Due de Rroglie the Prince de Wagram and the