The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
FOREIGN GOSSIP OF INTEREST.

tines mother was a British princess Of
the Cumberland branch.
| King Peter thus at last has succeeded
in breaking down the barriers which de-
! prived him of recognition at the hands
OF the sovereigns of Europe, for his
daughter, through this marriage to one
cf the Romanoffs, peves the way for
friendly relations between the courts of
Petersburg and Belgrade. which is
| great boon to the heretofore ostraclzed
monarch. 1t is also said that his eldest
son, a scapeKrace whom he had to Danish
| from the country owing to his many
escapadesr has reformed and has been
received like the proverbial prodigal son.
and that now everything will be sunshine
and smooth sailing in the little Balkan
land of the regicides.
Mr.. Carnegie on September IL at
! tended the celebration at ST. Andrews
of the five hundredth anniversary of the
ancient university in that medieval
Scottish town. The prime minister, Mr..
Asquith. presided at the ceremonies.
! 1t was hoped at one time that King
George would be able to be present at
least on one of the four days during
which the festivities lasted, but he had
to disappoint the faculty. The Amer
| lean Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. was
there, and so were the Duke of Argyll.
, Earl Rosebery. Lord Beauchamp, Lord
Ailsa, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Lord
! Strathcona of Canada. Lord Elgin, Lord
Kinnoul. Lord Kinnaird. and Mr.. Bal
! four.
A lady upon whom fortune has
smiled broadly is Lady Mary Hamilton.
Marchioness of Graham. Some day she
ther was the late Duke OF Hamilton
and Brandon. and. as she was an-only
child. he left all his wealth that was
alienable from the title to her. Hence
Lady Mary became a very rich girl.
She was the owner of an entire island,
and in Arran her sway was almost
regal and absolute, in that II was un-
divided
marriage for Lady Mary. and for once
they were right. for her husband. Lord
Graham, is the heir to the Duke of Mont
rose. Lady Mary has a fine place of her
own in Suffolk. Easton Park. Wickham
Market and her remarkable fights for
her husband in the last two general cleo
tions are still we'll remembered Lord
Graham on both occasions was defeated
by Mr.. Harold Pearson, the heir of Lord
Cowdray. Of Cowdray Castle, in Sussex.
Lady Grahams mother. Duchess Mary
of Hamilton, was a daughter Of the
seventh Duke of Manchester. and aunt
to the present Duke OF Manchester, who
married Miss Helen Zimmerman. OF Gin
Cinnat.
The credit of the Kaisers recent per-
formance at a hunt club in hitting the
bull s-eye is heightened by the fact that
he can shoot only with one arm. On this
account special Mauser gun has been
manufactured for him. and, considering
his short arm. 1t is indeed marvellous
what an excellent shot he is.
On one occasion. during a chase, he
killed thirty-two bucks with that many
consecutive shots and. while shooting
in Silesia, lO3 birds fell to his gun in
twenty minutes, not a single bird being
missed.
His physical defect places the Kaiser at
a disadvantage as against other mon
archs. He is able. however, TO use his
defective arm in riding and his right
hand Is prodigiously strong and powerful.
FLANEUR.
Copyright. 1911. by Court Gossip syndicstsl