The Washington herald., 1911-05-19
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

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the water, is a brilliant example Of the
self-made man. He is of Jewish descent.
one of his ancestors having been ex-
PEELED from Holland oIing to his Jewish
This. ad0d to the fact that
the distinguished chancellor comes only
Of middle-class stock, has made his fight
for fame, indeed. a very difficult one,
and perhaps he owes his present eminent
position to the fact that he and the pres
ent Kaiser were chums at the University
Of Bonn.
1t is very interesting. In view Of Herr
Won Bethmann-Hollweg's remarks on dis
to know that the chancellor
Is very fond of England and everything
English. He fiuently speaks that Ian
guage. as indeed he speaks almost every
modern tongue (an especial gift not so
much Of the Teutonic as of the Semitic
races). and he is very friendly with the
British premier, whose host the chancel-
lor was when the former recently Wis
tied Germany.
And speaking of Herr Won Bethmann-
Hollweg reminds me that there Is quite
q galaxy of funny stories that were
afioat at the time when both (and the
writer also) were students at Bonn on
the Rhine. Be II understood that In
those early days the present Kaiser was
not noted for his love of learning, while
Bethmann- Hollweg was a veritable book
worm and exercised quite a fatheriy
care over the erratic young prince. In fact.
the future monarch often found himsell
so far back in his studies on philosophy
10 Witha1pn was muCn
Of an abstract philosopheD that he asked
his chum to help him out. OF course
Bethmann-Hollweg consented and one
morning, just before a stin examination
friend Wilhelm rushed into his chum
room to be heard his lessons"
"Old man." said Bethmann-Hollweg,
you haven't read up at all on this sub
ject. You had better sit up all OF to-
night studing."
NO" replied the future hope Of Ger
many, Il must drink with my corps To-
night" Without a further word Beth-
n-Hollweg closed the book and de-
clined to have anything further 10 do
with his royal friends studies.
The impetuous Wilhelm went OF in a
huff. but to mis- CT edit and sense OF fair
play I must record that next day ne
returned to his chum in repentan'
mood and promised to be more studious
in the future But, in the meantime ne
had made good his promise to spend the
night with his rps-conmilitoneh ~
the castle" inn, over their "seidels.
Contemporary historians may call WI
helm egotistic che may believe that ne is
Obliged to show that trait according to
.noblesse oblige'D but he likes to see
In others and probably ne
recalled the above little incident when ne
HnIlwaQ his
chancellor.
Princess Elizabeth of Roumania. known
as princess Sunshine" because OF her
radiant beauty and kindly disposition. Is
coming to England to make the acquaint'
ance Of her second cousins. King George
children. She will accompany her mother
the Crown Princess of Roumania, a nrs'
cousin of the King of England. being
daughter of his uncle. the Duke OF Edin'
burgh. The crown princess, VINO has
long been great friend OF Waioori
Astor and of his sister. Mrs. spencer.
Clay will be at Cliveden for a weekend
with her daughter.
princess Elizabeth, sixteen years old
recently was betrothed to Prince George
eldest son Of the Crown Prince OF Greece,
and second in line for the throne OF that
kingdom. Mr. Waldorf Astor. the new
dollar" member OF Parliament, Is deter
mined to cut a figure In British puone
life, an ambition to which he Is largely
spurred by his brilliant and energetic
wife, who was Mamie Langhorne Shaw
He is among the most regular ATTENDANTS
at the House of Commons. and Is one oil
the very active members OF the younger
generation of the Unionist party. He
shows knowledge Of the subjects on Whicf
he addresses the house.
He has not only taken over the pro-
of the Pail Mall Gazette from
his father, but he has bought the Ob'
server from Lord Northclffe, in order tc
give its editor, Mr. Garvin, chance tc
work out the salvation of the unionis
party. He has a house at Plymouth, II
which he stops when visiting his con
stitutents: his father has given him Give
den. and he has another house in town
and a golf cottage at Sandwich, whert
he goes for the weekend for golf ano
health.
On the Saturday following coronation
day Mr.. Astor, at Cliveden. will give
grand garden party, at whlcn the cor
onial premiers and other coronation
euests have been invited to be present
The Earl OF Granard. who married
Beatrice Mills, Of New York, and who
Ia master of the horse to King George
generally is spoken of as the likelies'
successor to Earl Spencer as lord cham
berlain. owing to the latter's slow recov'
erv from his serious illness. The lorc
chamberlain's post is the most important
one at the British court. especially this
season. AS the wife of the lord cham
berlain. this American peeress would oc'
cupy a very prominent place in the cor,
onation festivities. King George ano
Queen Mary are to be guests Oh the Sra
nards the end of this month.
Mrs. Anthony ]. Drexel has given
dinner party in honor OF Lord and Lad!
Decies Cthe former Vivien Gould. o
New York;. Lord Decies has rented
Hereford Gardens for the season and tool
possession early this month aftel
he and his bride had finished visits t.
his relatives in Ireland. Lady Decies at
tended the Punchestown races, wher'
all the Irish aristocracy gathered. Lore
Decies Is very popular and the couple
seem perfectly happy. Lady Hecies Il
to be presented at the court held II
Dublin by the King and Queen aftel
the coronation. her husbands being onl,
an Irish peerage.
The house they have taken in Londor
is one of an imposing row at the head
Of Oxford street. near the Marble Arch
facing rather noisy traffic at that point
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