The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-01
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salon. He was master of the oeremon-
les at court: but SO shabby and sordid
"as mis- dress. and 80 digreputabls his
appearances, that means had 10 be found
lot dispensing with HIS services.
He married one of ths Narischkines,
a very beautiful woman. and left her
ae, ai5 death Mi With With, an only daughter
tempting offers OF marriage which shs
received. until when nearly sixty years
OF age she fell in love with young
| Chaureau. After having acquired for
MIN tho Roman title of Marquis di
Serra, she married him and settled
down on magnificent estate in Brit
| tahy. which on tho death OF her hus-
band she bequeathed TO thf Department
OF me kinisterre az token OF her Of
tectionate regard for her second hus-
band. She now lives In Paris
| Princess Zeneidos husband forced
upon her against her will By Alexander
] in mis- veins. being descended from an
American--I believe a Phildnclphihn-
or the name of Elston, who took up
Peter the Great and became a Musco-
/ wac plain "AIr" Felix Nicholatoviteh
f.lston. when on his marriage with the
only child and hciress of the last of
the last male survivor Of the ancient
| noble house OF Soumarokoff, no was
authorized to assume the name and
as tho u.le OF count. borne by her ia
! Their. 1, was tho son born of this union.
Count Felix Soumorokoh, who was
! selected by the lato Emperor Alexander
as suitable husband for Princess
! zenetde YoussoupoI. tho only child and
| sole heir OF old Prince Nicholas Yous-
| soupon, and on the doath of the lat
| father laws nnmo. arms and prince
" title, becoming In this way Prince
! foussoupon.
The Prince and Princess Youssoupon
! mad two sons. the younger OF whom Is
now engaged to Prince Louise of Bat
tenberg; the alder. Count Nicholas. was
| tionnl duel by Count Alanteunal. The
latter, an officer OF the Chevalier
Gardes OF the Emperor. married Milo.
Won fieyden. daughter of Admiral Count
J Heyden, naval 4. y. c. to the Gear.
| Later on he discovered that his bride
had been forced into the marriage:
boon infatuated with one another, but
! tnat they had been parted through the
I manoeuvrcs of an elderly great per-
/ sonaGe, who was herself in love With
about the marriage during his absence
| abroad With the object OF parting
| hin from Mile. Won IIeyden.
| ManteuGel. on discovering this and
assuring himself that he had no sub
| 1ect for reproach, a'ther against his
bride or against young Soumar ok or
The fellow-oificers of his regiment de-
Ginning to believe that the love OF his
hrida for Soumarokof had been blame
! lesR, insisted that he should challenge
| the latter to duel failing which they
| would boycott him, and bring about
| his expulsion from the regiment on
brides dishonor. II was then that he
| fought Soumarokom and had the mis-
fortune TO Kill him. Count Munteuffel
Immediately afterwards left his !egi
| inent, the army. and Russia, while the
young Countess Aanteufrcl also dis
Appeared and while his whereabouts
arc know. the Ieydens have failed
to discover any trace as 10 what has
become of the countess. According to
some she is hidden away in convent.
According to others. sha has sought
any rate: an unsuccessful search has
been made for her. both In the United
STATES and in Canada.
Sir George Barclays transfer from
the $4,000 u year Legation mt Teherau
10 the $1,000 a year mission in Ruma-
mia. cannot be construed as otherwise
than mark OF disapproval by the
British government, of the attitude OF
its representatives In Persia during the
recent troubles there especially in con
ncction with this treatment of the
American Treasurer General. Morgan
Sinister. 1t is not only In salary that
Sir George has received n setback, |
but also in the limo OF promotion for
the post at Teheran, when succcssful- |
ly MED. has usually been followed by |
appointment 10 some embassy as In |
the case of Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. !;
and Of tho late Sir Henry Drummond /
Wolff. both of whom were sent as am !
bassador to Madrid on leaving Teheran !
Sir George Barclay has an American |
wife. In the person OF Miss Beatrice |
Chapman, daughter of the late Henry
g. Chapman. OF New York, and A grand
| daughter Of the late Mrs. JOHN lay as |
well as niece OF Colonel William Jay |
Sir Georges post at Tcheran is talk |
| en- by Sir Walter Townelcy, who is \,
promoted thither from Bucharest, and
who. with his wife. Lady Susan Towne-
| ley, spent several years in this coun-
| try, connected with the British embas sy
! at Washington. when SIR Mortimer
Durand was in charge thereof Lady
susan IL sister of the Hon. Sir Derel
| Tu.ppel deputy master of the Kings
household, also OF the Earl of Alber-
marie and of tho Hon. George Keppcl
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