The Washington herald., 1912-02-23
GOSSIP OF FOREIGN LANDS

| nADllnlents, was wrapped IN NelAs OF
scarf. which had belonged to William
the Conqueror. BY him It was given as
a regalia Of the "GuiIiaume Cross" 10 an
ancestor OF the family for conspicuous
bravery at the battle OF Hastings. Every
mas5 member OF the House Of Fftzwiliiam
In turn ir wrapped in the historic and
lfSmous veil
4 The charming custom Of using the
bridl veil of the chiid's mother. fire.
quently adopted in families OF distinction,
Is not followed by the Fftzwilliam clan,
save. perhaps, IN the case of baby girls.
who first see the light In the largest
private residence In the United Kingdom.
Wentworth Woodhouse. near Rotterdam,
In Yorkshire. where a large proportion Of
the Fitzwtlliam acres, some ll5.ooo In
number, are situated.
Y When several years ago Col Noyes
died suddenly while on his wedding trip,
his grief-stricken widow sent her bridal
robes to the nuns of the Convent Of 81.
GATHERINGS, bloomsbury. to be converted
into an altar frontal for the Church Of st.
Johns. at Norwich. For many tedious
months four skilled embroiderers were
engaged on the work and In due course
they evolved from the fine material sent
them magnificent frontal eight feet IN
length and four in depth, the design
including number Of figures. one OF
which, medieval knight, bore the fea-
| tures of Col Noyes, whose arms and
motto also were included IN the general
scheme OF the beautiful design.
But Mrs. Noyes is not the only widow
| who has presented her wedding dress 70
the church to be converted into vest
ments. She had an illustrious precedent
4 in ex-Empress Eugenie OF France. who
had her wedding robes made into white
vestments which are used on the occa-
sion OF great festivals at the church and
| abby Of st. Michael, at marlborough,
the English home of the aged relict OF the
third Napoleon The piety Of the lone
old lady also has caused her TO en-
| broider a fine chasuble or red watered
| silk for the same order OF brothers.
| while the magnificent purple vestments
| they don sometimes originally formed the
| pail which covered the Emperor's cor-
fin.
When in 1908 Miss Shontz was married
| to the Due de Chalnes, the veil she
wore-it was so large that she was al
most lost in it-of Brussels point d'ai-
| guile, in the first place had been worn
by the Princess Stephanie. daughter Of
King Leopold of the Belgians. on the
| occasion Of her marriage TO the ilifated
Archduke Rudolph, crown prince Of Aus
| tria- Hungary. To be married In a royal
veil is a distinction that does not often
| fall TO the lot Of outsiders. for the
simple. but sufficient reason tnat II Is very
unusual for the same to Iea<e the pos
! session OF their original owners. saving
in the case of its presentation TO the
church.
Isabella of Austria, the young daugh-
ter OF Archduke Friedrich, the Lord OF
Teschen. before following to the altar
Prince George OF Bavaria, the grandson
OF the Prince Regent Of that German
kingdom and OF the aged Emperor or
Austria, was obliged to renounce at the
Vienna Hofburg the other day, in an
officiaI protocol witnessed by the minis
ter of the imperial house, her rights In
the succession to the dual throne Of Aus
tria and Hungary.
This act OF rsnunciation is required OF
each Austrian archduchess before she is
permitted to wed a foreign prince or one
outside Of the pale Of royalty C'Eben
buertig'O The version disseminated by
writers not thoroughly posted that the
archduchesses also are required TO re-
nounce what remote right they may have
in the Hapsburg succession is erroneous
on the face Of Il. for the simple reason
that every scion of the house Of Haps-
burg, II descended in direct line. enjoys
by his very birth the possible right to
ascend the throne, no matter how re-
mote.
This being the case. why should an
archduchess, when marrying an arch
duke, and who is to be the mother OF
children who again are in line Of sue
cession, be Obliged to 'renounce" her
rights to such succession? What in real
ity is meant by cabled or otherwise pub
llshed acts Of renunciation when arch
duke and archduchess intermarry Is to
desist from their right Of precedence.
~ hat hoR ST
iron rules Of etiquette and where the
question of rank and privilege is mo-
mentous issue.
There is still more honor in store for
the daughter of our compatriot, Mr..
Adolphus Busch, of st. Louis, who mar
ried DR.. Paul Won Goutard in that city
about sixteen years ago. but who has
resided in Germany ever since. Herr Won
GoutRrd is the head OF the Mauser Arms
Company, and the former Miss Clara
Busch is one of the leaders of Berlin's
official set The mansion of the Gou-
tards. in the Thiergarten section of Ber-
lin, is sumptuously furnished and dec
GRATED and is the rendezvous OF a num-
ber of the HohenEollern princes and
other men of fame, fashion. and distinc-
tion in the world of politics, the BELLE
lettres. and art.
DR.. Won Goutard enjoys the confidence
OF the Kaiser. The announcement that
he has been raised to the dignity of a
heredity member of the Prussian Her
renhaus CHouse of Peers) has caused
only a small ripple Of excitement in
court circles.
There is no German House OF Peers
nor can the Kaiser, as such. bestow
titles Of German nobility. He can create
only Prussian mobiles and peers and that
only in his capacity as King of Prussia
Berlin clubdom tells how the great sue
cess OF DIR. Won Goutard is due mainly
TO the wonderful "chic" Of his American
wife, who has managed TO gather at her
board the all-powerful court clique. It
is related that many a shrewd political
move has been matured with the help
OF this prudent hostess, who possesses
the fine art OF not seeing or hearing
what diplomats or princes discuss at her
table or in her salon.
The Prince of Wales, who is now sew
enteen years of age. and who last No
vember completed a course of training
as midshipman on board the British bait
tie ship Hindustan, is not to- enter one
of the universities, as had been reported
The young prince is to be gazetted to the
Nineteenth Hussars Queen Alexandra's
Own, who are in garrison at Aldershot
as part OF the First Cavalry Brigade. It
had been planned TO gazette the British
heir to the Tenth Hussars. but as that
regiment may be sent 10 South Africa
TO replace the Fifteenth Hussars, the
Prince OF Wales is not likely to be made
to run the risk of being sent OUT of the
mother country and into colonial service