The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13

Y w yiliiSfs StNcIHl members or tne
NV r rfgn5Rs hqnses Of hs5opG
selves as nr!ators. notably the
kaiser's sailor. brother. Prince Henry
OF Bulgaria and King Albert of Bel
GUM have tempted fate by trips
through the air ION dying machines. the
rcigning Duke OF liessc enjoys the dis
which his aviator brothcr-in- la ",
Prince Henry OF Prussin, has made a
Darmstadt and elsewhere.
The Grand Duke or Hcsse. who is like
wise brother In law and principal chum
whom people at the time or his divorce
from his high spirited English wife.
lnow Grand Duchess Cyril OF Russla)
M Sd w2nt to l9oS upon effemiinale
That lie knows a good deal about
mechanics. gravity. etc, is shown Dy
his invention Of a. successful aeroplane..
He Is musical composer OF much re-
pute on the Continent. is an adept both
with brush and chisel, and last but not
least has developed his capital into
was merely known as place for
schools. where young foreigners could
Obtain some knowledge OF the German
language. But to-day It Is the home
poscrs and authors of rcnown, from
all parts of Europe. They have been
encouraged 10 settle in his capital hy
presents which he has made Them of
sites for their houses. in one OF the
newest and finest quarters Of the city.
some OF them he helped to build.
Others received an allowance from his
privy purse. and all OF them are OBJ
lccts of particular good Will on the
part Of the grand duke. of the grand
duchess, and Of the court Of Darn
stadt. TheiS presence in the Hessian
capital has had the effect OF attract
Ing their friends. their admirers and
their followers to Darmstadt: and thus
TINS dreary little city, recalled by Eng
scene OF all the scenes of their youth
iul studies. has now become a popular
and attractive capital such as was
Sake Weinar in the days OF Goethe
ana later on of List. and such as was
Munich in the days of Richard Wagner.
It may be added that friendly re-
monstrances have been lately offered
bassador In Paris. TO the French gov
ernmen.. regarding the recently de-
Veloped practice on the part of French
aviators. of flying over or In the neigh
The ambassador has urged. I'm the nnmo
of his government that the practice
should be discouraged by the French
a. any rate Sntil some
formed TO control the passage of air
craft from ono country to another. III
Lord southampton, who ever since
he Joined the Tenth Hussars. near u
quarter Of century ago. has been
known by the nickname of Satan"
has in spite OF his Unlonist proclivI-
ties In the political line. Just received
are, remarkable testimonial from the Dis
Kilkenny, which enacted the other day
a resolution placing on record It's high
appreciation of this English peer, as
q ~ OF g <,r.fr De-
haps l should add that Lord Southamp-
ton is not an Irish landlord. He Is
very good looking. stands we'll over
e n rs 1 me bee n oIs
lie has royai Blood in his " veI ms and and
bears the arms OF King Charles II.
the head of a junior branch of the
ducal house OF Grafton. founded by
Henry FItzroy, natural son of Charles
II. by Barbara Viiliers, Duchess OF
son OF the second Duke Of Grafton.
married Elizabeth Cosby, daughter OF
Colonel William Cosby. Governor OF
sons; the elder Of whom, became the
third Duke of Grafton. and the younger,
Lieutenant General Charles Fitzroy.
was raised to the pegrage in 1850. as
Henry Fitzroy. NJ. p. son of the second
Lord southampton, was the first mem
Der Of the European aristocracy TO wed
Rothschild. marrying In 1899 Hanna
Meyer, sister of Baron RothschiId. The
third Lord southampton married Cath
crime Nugcnt. daughter OF Walter MI
gent. a baron of the Austrian Empire.
In waiting Of Queen Victoria. Tho
present Lord Southampton is her son,
and by his marriage TO Lady Tilda,
daughter of the Marquis OF Iceland, no
has n couple of daughters. and lit
tia hoy, who will in due course inherit
his pccrage and estates
Lord Southampton Is Very well off
indeed. lie succeeded to the pecraRe
as IA child OF SIX, and during his long
minority, his estates were so careful