The Washington herald., 1911-02-03
The Family Life of Russia's Ruler.

I ago. the CZarina was covered with con.
fusion ny the little Grand Duchess Ia.
tiana. The Crown Frince of Siam was Wis
itinE St Petersburg. and during part OF
his stay he was the guest of the Emperor
and Empress at the Er,mlin. in Moscow
The prince went to pay his respects in the
nursery. The Czarina accompanied him
On the way they met Tatiana, and her
mother said:
Come. daughter: shake hands with this
gentleman"
Tatiana. who never before had seen a
man of his dusky race. held off shyly
looking askance and with manifest disap-
proval upon The broWn-Skinned potentate
At last she exclaimed: This is not gen.
tleman. It is a monkey.
The Empress flushed with modification
and retorted: You. are a monkey your
self Tatiana."
The prince. however, took the incident
with apparent good grace and laughed
ne and the little grand duchess became
fast friends.
Miss Vivian Gould will not be the first
American to marry into the house of
Beresford. as a brother of Lord Decies,
her ffance, the Hon. William Horsley-
Beresford, married Miss Florence Miller.
daughter of Mr.. G. l.. Miller, of Provi-
dence. r. j. 1t is in fact somewhat re-
markable how in some English families
the example set by one brother in choos-
ing trans Atlantic bride quickly is fol-
lowed by others.
A case in point is that of the Duke of
Roxeburghe. whose marriage with Miss
May Goelet was succeeded by that of his
brother. Lord Alastair Innes- Ker, with
Miss Ann RreeSA IN
case of the late Consuelo Duchess of
Manchester. herself an American, whose
son married Miss Helen Zimmerman of
Cincinnati, the present Duchess of Man.
chester. In the family Of the Duke of
Marlborough, history also has repeated
itself in this respect. for the late duke s
second wife-Lily Hammersly-was both
the daughter and the widow of an Ameri-
can. and all the world knows Consuelo
Vanderbilt who married the present duke.
Setting aside any reference to the dozen
or so Of Anglo-American peeresses. with
whose nationality every one by now is
familiar. It may be of interest to revert
to others. of whom II is not universally
known that they are Americans
Lady Donoughmore is the daughter OF
NJ. p. Grace, of New York. while her
cousin, a daughter OF Mr. Grace's late
brother. is the wife Of Lord Greville.
Lady Cheylesmore was Miss French,
of Newport, r. l., and New York, and
is sister Of Mrs. French Vanderbilt,
who last year entertained good deal
at No. Upper Brook street. Lady Suf-
folk. nee Letter. is sister OF the late
Lady Curzon. of Kedleston. Lady Duff
ferin. a daughter OF Mr.. John Davies, of
New York was for many years before
her husbands succession to the title well
known in society as Lady Clandeboye.
Lady Lister-Kaye Is a sister OF the late
Consuelo Duchess Of Manchester. Lady
Craven's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley
Martin, have been so closely associated
with English and Scottish social circles
that one Is apt to forget their American
origin. Lady Fermor-Hesketh is a dauRh-
ter Of Mr.. William Sharon, bf Nevada.
Lady Cunard is another Anslo-American
hostess. Lord Barrymore and Lord Bate
man both married widows. the wife OF
the former being the daughter Of the
late Cen Wadsworth. Of New York, ana
widow OF Mr.. Arthur Post, while Lady
Rafemap was the widow of Mr.. Henry
Knapp. OF New Ybrk. The latter has for
her neighbor in Hereford. at Brockhamp-
ton Park. another countrywoman-- mot,
however. peeress--in the Wits Of Mr..
Arthur Foster. who WAS = MiM Jecdan,
&C., II. = Gsu,.s xsusu.us -,