The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-13
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the Socialist member for Black burn.
fact that Lord RIbblesdale's eldest son,
the Hon. Charles Lister. made. while
still at oxford. a profession of Social
Isl opinions and that ne had organized
Socialist party In the university, NUM-
have assumed that he had succeeded In
winning over his father TO his Views.
But this is to the last degree improb-
able. Lord Ribblesdale. whosts married
to Il sister OF Mrs. -Asquith, the wife
of the Premier, has always looked upon
politics rather as a joke. and though
protesting Liberal.sm,r and even Radi-
caiism. and although defending in tho
House of Lords the budget Of Lloyd
George, afterwards spoilt the whole
effect of that defense BY ailuding TO
the Chancellor of the ExcheGuer as
half pantaloon and half highwaynau.'
Lord Ribbiesdale first achieved dis
tinction in 1887 by his success in in.
teryiewing that SO secretiye statesman.
Charles Stewart Parnell. to whom he
was perfect stranger at the time.
The peer and the great Irish leader
travelled in the same railroad cornpart-
ment from London 10 Holyhead. and
before the journey ended the ordi-
narily impenetrable Irish statesman
had been cleverly inYeigl.d into un-
bosoming himself about a number OF
interesting measures relating TO the
home rule question, which appeared
two days later in print. and were never
denied
Nicknamed .Dribblesquash. by his
friend and crony, Admiral Lord Charles
Beresford. and the Ancestor" BY Ed
ward VII. on account OF the peculiarly
eighteenth century look OF his clean
cut high-hred. clean-slaven features.
surmounted by wayy gray hair, he
was famous in his day as boxer. In
deed. he used to be credited with tho
ability 10 knock out in four rounds
any fellow member OF the House of
u nf
Lord Lonsdale, between whom and
himself. If 1t came TO boxing, it would
have resulted in n tie.
Gisburn House, the scene OF the re-
cent Socialist gathering, has been in
the possession of Lord Rlbblesdales
family for more than 500 years. 1t
STANDS at the meeting OF the Rivers
Rtbbie and Stockbeck. is a gray, solid
ago. OF stone from the Yorkshire fels
In the eighteenth century a party OF
French plasterers were brought over
from Paris TO Gisburn Park by the
year or more at the piasttering and
decoration of the house. They We're
SO well treated by the lord of the
manor that when they left they
pal staircase with figures, lite-size. in
half relief, in which the members of
the family. as they then consisted.
We're represented as reading. writing,
plaSA.ic5 tuS lutes Praying aOO@lSt tram
ing flowers, and other such occupations.
Through the sudden death the other
day of Princess Marie of Wied, tho
Dutch throne loses one of It's heirs.
for Princess Marie was a daughter Of
the late Prince Frederick OF the Meth
erlands, and OF Princess Louise OF
Prussia. In fact, she was the only sur
viving member of the House of Orange
outside, Queen Wilhelmine and her
little daughter, the Princess Juliana.
Her eldest son. Frederick. was sutton
for the hand Of his cousin. Queen Will
helmine, but ultimately married her
the present King Of Wurtemberg, by
his first wife The rights of the lata
Princess of Wied now inherited by
her eldest son. to the throne of tho
Netherlands. are. however inferior to
lthose of Princess Marie of Saxe-Wei-
mar, widow OF the late Prince Henry
|VII. of Reuss, and whose mother. the
late Grand Duchess, of Sake w eimar.
was Princess Sophie of the Nether-
LANDS. sister of the late King of Hol-
Hand.
Princess Marie of Wied's death Is
likely to render still further critical
! the condition of health of her sister
in-law, Queen Elizabeth of Roumania,
who has lately been very i'll indeed.
suffering from the heart. Indeed. I
| learn that the news Of the princesss
death has until now been withheld
from her.
Copyright, 1910, by tho Brentwood
| Company