New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-17

% matrimonial alliance between 80.
count ara Princess Patricia. Who r,ar.-i,-
knoW each ether. have only met on ~,
rare c,caeious and who have ahsolu,el,
nothing a. common. TIE Duke and Ducbo--
~ ConnauEht are far too fond % ,h.t-
daughter 20 fo4oe her into an uneones,,i,,
marriage or tn sake 80 mere poiiti,.f
oOnsidcrat.cns. end q ever the prir,.-.
does wed b WIZ tc. 20 begin with ma,
o. her own C'hurch-not Roman Catboli.
and either German prince ~ au Enrii 7,
noble; more probably Tire latter
That she might have become once, -
spain had she been willing TO give non
Alfonso The slightest encouragement when
he arsr came 20 England on rlatrinonial
thoughts intent 70 an open secret. Hav-
INK refused 90 wed a Roman Catholic mon
arch. who was entirely free from AL en-
Engagements. she Is not likely 20 surrender
70 a mere Roman Catholic prince. whose
Rfaires Dc cueu~ have been numerous and
sensational. and Who even now is no.
heart FREE
A. Tor Lord Rosebsry's villa % Posilir Do.
he tired ~ q some time ago ard placed
IL upon the market Finding 70 one pre-
pared 20 pay anything approaching the
price which he had placed upon IT, AID his
Own children unwilling % have the pop
erty, even Sc q 81. be made shat was
ar exceedingly clever disposition q the
villa and park. hoy making present Of e..
not 10 King Edward. but % the British
crown. tp- uss as summer quarters Of the
embassy at Rome.
A. the h ma and Queen have n -ignt 70
residence in enc British embassies abroad
I Paris Uty have their own suite o.
apartments a. the embassy. which are re-
served exc. lsiyely for their use-since the
ambassadors are merely thei- Tepresen-
-atives. 81 follows that whenever Edward
III OF his c1nsorr stass AZ Naples they
w.u have the villa AZ PosilippO ar rheir
disposal. and VII doubtless make IL their
rcadquarters FOR q time during their an
uual cruises in the Mediterranean In the
near while n VII. as English crown prop
erty. be- maintained suitably 81 the expense
% TIE British government
u formerly was the residence - Prince
louis Of Bourbon. Count %: AouiIa. Who
married the sister ~ The late Dom Pedro
The last Emperor % Brazil. and who vas
son OF King Francis OF Naples A
villa rather TRAN q spalace. b. has three
wings branching on from the main build
ing ana is filed with valuable collections
Of armo-. pottery and chronological curiosi-
ties. TIE gardens are excep'io saIly beau
tiful There are immense conservatories;
there IS q stately stone wharf. constructed
BY Lord Roseberv for the convenience o.
MS big steam Yacht. and there is superb
and even unrivaIled panoramic view from
almost every point ~ the villa and prop
erty over rhe entire Bay Of naples.
Il Is built on the site ~ the villa erected
By she ancient Roman statesman and gen
eral. Caius Polio. the intimate friend of
Horace and 81 Virgil. who irnmortaliEed
himself by his peculiar epicurean tastes,
IN feeding che lsmpreys used FOR his table
with human flesh. by throwing slaves who
Rad displeased him alive into the tank IN
which these vOracious FISH were held IN
readiness for cooking This excited some
indignation even IN those ancient days,
when people We're more liberal minded
about such matters and charges were nieo
against him with Emperor Augustus, VINO,
however. held him IN such high regard
that h recessed 10 iuterfere- lie gave the
name Of PausilypOn 10 mis- villa. Fausi-N-
non being the Greek for sans s"ucl IRE
sror7 car-t and II b. from this Inat ne
small Town which has sprung Up OF tNe
outskirts u tre para has taken lls IAN
MARQTLSE De FoN f--Nti-