The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
La Marquise de Fontenov

~ oEEN ALEXANDRA l,as nerrorn
~ kindly N'n aei,nmy gracious and
MISS Ivy Gordon-LennoS oniS
ehiid OF Lord and Lady Alrornon
Hordon Lcnnox, who are an vol,
NnoWn In America. to tho po.t of ,,,,,,
Oh hohor. Miss Ivy Gordon-I,onnor
no" twenty-flye years OF a,e ..
niece of tho present Duke Of ptc,.
mona ana her appointment c,r,ta.
Win IL salary OF $1,000 a vear ~,
! 'o' % Oh privileges at court ,nd ,ho
| -. % inc prefix OF "Honorablc, for
tno remainder of her life aI,horn,,
tho ,s, not mo daughter OF a necr Of
ne knows, as the Honornhtn I Sne VIII
mnno ,,ehnoN; ana IL sho marr.os y ,nn
onet 't She even en-, IF he be knight or hnr-
Lady Blank" p or e ..,rha THE Honorable
blank" Moreover. on i ihhoho c,r Mrs
mer davs reco sne VIII not. as in for
sean. hi receive $4,000 for her trous
jewelry. from her I rn,S gift of
wi1 fr Jeweled Initials and crown ,re she
20 the left shoulder or TO-, iaslened
office ees' US badge Of
I,c nSr mother. Lady AIsernon Gordon
ffiniist Countess of Warwick , Inc 90
,or ,,,nuhy years an object Of ,or ~ VIZ
The ist In .h1 nr part OF Queen Alexandra.
extend 10 the other MAMMA h. however.
hnrWicks family. for shn has alr.,xs
VICES IcMso h haIs gracious TO Lady war
satherland; Mhiio i lord DUCHESS ~, 81
U ia the Hon. Sir Sidney Grcvaiiie
roao ,or several years her private sef.
presen, ofica his appointment 10 his
ImHousehold Another brother ~ ,'3r,t
E.nii, icH was Coloncl the Hon Alwvn
Edward ''VyI Iy nc eancfry in turn TO
VINO has always enjoyed n hirb Nh, an"
IN queen Ale%andra's regard 40 'iSa.
w VA peen nf the ne, fayorltc gentleman in
n ,monrned son. the la,o Duke OF Cipr.
ho ne T., non., Ivy viii only DO expected /,
curing tho latter's Residence n ro,
9 an ana during her Yachting trin. ~,
iisss, reI,evsd Of duty when the Queen
Ta me VIII live with her parents bein:.
tStched every day in n 80, o.'uS
sIu ,s TO marlborough House and AZ
obiira ti S,riction placed upon her is tho
t.smtion OF complying with her rovni
mistress's Views on tho suiiac ,ossi
aress. Queen Alexandra obiacitnt- -,
III tning N the nature OF exarsora.
and rrncts e matter Of couture. hats
3 nj me I'll Hon. Ivy is very pretty girl
ness ness 1 ono. DC said to match IN comeii.
- .,I'-NuHuTt Oihpr Ija -
m r,.i,' The Hon. Violet Vivian Who
Wneh she was over here stnvin,. w wn
s Seer a; Won OF l., l; Never wife Of tho
damshtefs .: at me Wa Shsyy: and with her
startled the good peopie tbcrn o'' ne. h
tGS or'lonlt FOR cigarettes. Miss wv w.,
her her rnntb nehh Tn is descended. through
narn whose viHcounty has mo-,
o oor extinct. but tho name Of ,v,,,ch
, lie h'tS trelnently in the pages OF Eng.
= aaron William Won Schroeder. whose
anath has just taken place I'm Enri,pd
tin ina ymo o was the head of tho great
london and Hamburg, was NOT ,bo' o.
.nher. as has been alleged, but n"ernI,.
schroamdnnaec' or that Baron John Henri
VIII, Who married In New York in OF I nsS'
piss Mary Ellen Donohuc. by ,v ,hnS",
F q mns th re, children. born in San
ing now r me ne, siaest, his namesakc. be-
Lhis Baron John Henry. who am
rcue commission OF captain on Tho
r, reserved list of the Prussinr, cav,Iry
mas spent the Rrenter pnrt Of his M
,icu ne on the Pacific coast havinp
Ran GIhuh ~ place, known as Eagle
fornim' ~ I'm San Luis ohispo county. Cali
Eleanor Martin. and cousin thnr .aS
!xore, or Peter Martin and OF his New
Lily Oelrichs. was bliss
no Ihs baron has. not been precisely
rs onta during his residence in Cali,
n o,tia; His ownership OF the Hotel
IN no end of trouble: and he IN n,a si ~,
,9r much notoriety I'm connection VIII,
n n y y, .inel suit against, San Francisco
vale '' iIPe Imi6h had assailed his pri
inns unfortunate publicity that he wax
turned down. in n peculiarly mortifw
i,as r,nmhher' when candidate for mem
NJ o
Francisco clubs. ""h
He Is in no sense of the word
Ba aron Ta, under the will OF his uncle.
1end; for the latter has SON, Baron
William Henry, until recently suhl
n az m OF The Ninth Lancer Regiment
his nj sSs, Ehsiish army and who. with
.iIklhEtoh), inherits all his great for
tune and extensive estates: these com
RnI neng a country seat. known as the
ncrGs of farm. forest and moor lana,
IN y, West ossshire. purchased from SIR
Kenneth MatthesoD.
INC family Of Schroeder wero for
generations leading merchants and
Senator'S of the city OF Hamburg. ana
received bnrony from the Kingdom
russian government. Mt the outset OF
ITS ITS war with Austria, in 1866. when tho
irussan Parliament refused to vote
the necessary supplies.
Tho first baron's eldest son, tho latc
Sir Henry Schroeder. owned "a beau
tiinl country place known as the Dell,
near Windsor Castle. and was created
a baronet by Queen Victoria who nelG
him In high favor. and who used Otter
to visit his magnificent orchid houses
at the Dell; perhaps the most famous
orchid houses in the United Kingdom.
surprising even those of former Col
onial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain
In size and in value. At his demise, in
deed. they We're said to represent q
value Of nearly million dollars Dy-
Ing without issue. In the spring OF
1910 he, among other Iegacies, be-
queathed about half a million dollars,
TO be divided In equal portions, among
his seven nephews and nieces, children
OF his surviving brother, Baron Charles
Henry Schroeder. and one OF whom is
the Baron John Henry Schroeder, mar
rled to MISS DOnofue.