The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-22
LONG WILL
PAY VISIT TO CANADA


the National Gallery in London. repre-
sent scenes in and around Petworth.
Nor wore the artist friends of this
Lord Egremont treated in the lensc
degree as proteges or interiors, but
rather as distinguished guests. For
c. A. Leslie, afterwards a member of
the Royal Academy. relates that tho
apartments assigned to him. were those
occupied by King Charles III. of Spain
when he rested at Petworth. on his
way from Portsmouth to Windsor Cas-
tie to visit Queen Anne. and especial
~ recalls the magnificent four poster
bed. with Its crimson damask, gold
embroidered hang!ngs. bed -posts rich
ly carved and decorated with white
and gold. and the arms of Spain en-
broidered in gold on the tester An
other artist friend of Lord Egremont.
namely. Benjamin Hayden. Whole
masterpiece. "Christs Entry Into Jeru-
salem is now in Cincinnati. O.. waxed
eloquent over the peace and luxury
OF Petworth. where he declared that
the very flies seemed TO know that
there is room for their existence-that
tho windows are theirs
Lord Leconteld came rather promin-
emily In the public eye of Americans
last summer, in connection with his
putting on the original "Old Times"
and Brighton, by way OF competing
with Alfred C. Vanderbilt. The pa
tronymic of Lord Leconfeld is wynd-
ham, and II he Is to-day IN possession
OF Petworth, 1t is because IL was be-
qucathed BY the third and penultimate
Earl OF Egremont to his natural son.
Seorge Wyndham. along with large
share OF his fortune. The remainder
he distributed among his other natural
ri ana ut ,.h. III,
married the first Earl of Munster, son
OF William ~. and of Mrs. Jordan.
In fact the fourth and last Earl OF
Egremont. when he succeeded to his
uacle's honors. found his peerage al
most entirely denuded OF its posseu-
stons. and with but little left On which
to maintain his dignity. This George
Wyhdham, eldest son OF the Earl OF
Egremont, entered the army. served
through the Crimean War. attained the
rank OF colonel. and In 1859 was Great
ed peer OF the realm, as Lord Le-
conield. His eldest surviving son,
father OF the present lord, succeeded to
the title In 1869. marrying Lord Rose
bery's gifted sister.
Old Percy Wyndham. brother of the
second Lord Lee niield. died last spring
at Clouds. beautiful place in witt
shire. He was the father OF the Right
SeCEe-
taTy for Ireland, and stepfather OF tho
Duke OF Westminster; while his three
daughters. whose portrait by Sargent
was described by King Edward as
picture OF the Three Graces," married
respectively. Lord Elcho. ChaEes
Adeane, and Lord Gienconner.
Lord Glenconner. who is the brother
Of Mrs. Asquith. wife OF the premier.
takes his title from the name OF ths
old farm of Glenconner. in the parish
OF Ochiltree, in Ayrshire, where his
great-grandfathrr. John Tenant, was
wont to entertain his intimate friend,
the poet Burns. Indeed, in wallace
Shambers's Biography of Burns, John
remnant is frequently referred TO as
Aud Glenconner" 1t was the latter'd
son Charles who. bred as weaver and
bleacher. patented in 1898 greatly
Improved process for the employment
of liquid chloride OF lime, and aftet-
wards OF dry chloride OF lime, found
ing works at st. Rollox. on the north
bank OF the branch of the canal which
connects the Forth and the Clyde, to
work the patents in question. The
success of the Undertaking was as,
sured from the first. as the cost Of
bleaching cotton cloth was reduced by
SO per cent. BY degrees the st. Rollox
works became enc of the principat
chemical concerns OF the United King
dom. and to-day st. Rollox and the
great Tharsls Copper Company, owning
Immense copper mines in Spain, in
which the stock is almost entirely
owned by the Tenant family, con-
tribute to render Lord Glenconner ono
of the richest members of the House
of Lords. Lord Glenconner. by the by,
Is also the head Of the Steel Company
or Scotland, and it was In connection
with IFS relation with the Steel Trust
mere In America. that he came to the
United States last spring, to visit the
moving spirits of that great American
organization.
Copyright 1911, by the Brentwood
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