The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-10

moro than 0fty-four years constituted
ono Of tho sights, of London. which
tor whether English or foreign. Gov
f Gu! ~ tho program Of his sight-soe-
Garibaldi. the Shah OF Persia, Napo-
leon III. and Empress Eugenle, Sultan
Abdul Abdul Aziz Of Turkey. and President
from the masses Of tho people. For,
with It's huge space inclosed by iron
and and glass. Its tremendous auditorium
sivc grounds. including hills and daies
and big sheets of ornamental water.
IT mas lent Itself admirably to oil
sorts sort OF national and popular festivals.
FESTIVAL OF Empire. held last spring
there. In connection with the corona,
saon and which furnished to the people
In their national history. and also
some Idea OF tho grandeur and i'm
portance Of tho various colonial do
Densely thronged on HOLIDAYS tho
palace was naturally moro or less
deserted. on ordinary week days, pre-
senhng an appearance OF emptiness
and dcsolation when the attendance
did not exceed. say. 10000. The re-
suit of this was that It never proved
paying proposition. and the several
aged II in turn have been overtakon
by bankruptcy. Ultimately, 1t was re-
solved by the creditors of the last COM
pany which had come to grief in CON
tion. with the object OF tearing 1t
down, selling the acres upon acres OF
SASS ana converting the entire site
lots. 49, D'u't'e
Now London. with It's between seven
ana eight million Inhabitants, le' sin
~, quarry lacking In lung space, that ia
20 20 cay, public parks. and Fairgrounds.
90 a movement was inauguruted to ar
range for It's purchase. and Its main
t tton .rh as sort Of national institu-
non; Inc government has thus far
ueeIlneo to contribute anything to tho
scheme: while the city OF London. i'm
5piae OF its enormous wealth. and the
themselves equally reluctant TO d.
anything In tho matter. SO q national
subscription was started. and 100000
subscribcd BY the public. towarde tho
minimum price of 81 100000 nxod upon
ny mo creditors as the sum for which
unS II up to auction.
Tho time was short. and sg the day
lot the sale had boon JudicIaliy fScd In
a manner that did moi admit OF Its be-
, hny chanHed. tho Crystal Palace would
ing speculators,. had not Lord Ply
mouth stepped forward md paid out
or OF MS own pocket tho missing $500
Irysfal Palace and It's grounds from
destruction. II is understood that ir
any any, more suoscriptions come In. they
maintenance OF the palace and grounds
and IL after that anything remains
over, II will be devoted to recoup.ug
Lord Plymouth, at any rate In part.
contribution.
While very brief cablo dispatch
rs" fhs So. 0r Needed haa
inc Crystal Palace from disappearance,
nn few, people on this eide know Just
VINO this particular peer Is This Is
Tor tho last two years that he has
been known rs tho Earl of Plymouth
nm may until that time borne the name
or of his family was son OF william
me Conqueror's cousin, William FIT.
othe. ancestor OF the Duke OF Le!nster,
ana ana sGueceeded his father as Constable
which he was confirmed by Henry !.
and by Empress Maude, assuming the
DESIGNATION OF dc Windsor" from his
Tho Windsor pecrage was created
ny Henry VIII. in favor of Sir An
ttnony Windsor. and az. 1t is barony
male oe we'll as through the male line.
In fact, tho present Lord Plymouth in
ne; his Barony OF Windsor from
M ms srandmother. who was peeresa
the Hon. Robert Give. younger son OF
the Earl OF Powys. whence the patrony-
mic Of Windsor-clive. now borne BY
seventh Lord OF Windsor was created
Earl OF plymouth In 1852. Tho Bar
ony OF Windsor and the Earldom of
death OF the twelfth Lord Windsor,
and sixth Earl Plymouth. without
Issue; in 1893. when his Barony of
his sisters, while his Earldom Of ply
mouth went to his uncle. who died. as
heventh earl. without Issue, In 1873,
ne earldom therenpon becoming .ex-
tlnct. 4 few years before the late
King Edwards death, II was revived
by him in favor of the present and
fourteenth Lord Windsor, the present
ton. Lord Plymouth was n member OF
the last Unionist administration. In
which he held the. Office OF Minister of
Lord Plymouth owns one of the fin
est houses In London. the walls OF
the big hall being faced throughout
with penarth alabaster, from his i'm
the floor being laid with green and
white marble squares. while beautl
iul delicate. white alabastcr columns
have the effect OF removing any trace
OF severity in tho architectural treat
ment. In fact. the entire mansion IL
en- artistic and stately creation OF
marble and alabaster. and there is
scarcely a piece of furniture, from the
circular table of malachite IN the big
music room, to the tortoise-shell table
In Lady Plymouth's boudoir. which Is
not n work of art
Lord Plymouth Is great collector
OF art treasures. and a writer on art
matters. as well as painter OF no
mean skill, both in water colors and
oils. Lady Plymouth is oven more
talented in this respect. Her gifts ara
inherited from her mother, who, neo
thai was the first maid of honor OF
Empress Frederick after the latter's
marriage. and became the wife Of the
late Sir Augustus Pagct. for so many
years British amba ssador at Rome.
Walpurga. Lady Pagct. who still makes
her home In italy. at Florence. was one
of the friends and champions OF the
novelist "Ouida," and figures in many
OF the latter's works Lady Plymouth
is this Lady FACETS only daughter;
and although christened Alberta Vic
ri,