The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
MANY OLD MASTERS
ARE IN THIS COUNTRY

butcher, his baker. and his other
would be "marooncd" In his beautiful
country seat, Dunoombo Parke. II he
did not capitulatc. This he always
does In tho most light hearted and
strikors.
AS regularly as clockwork. and at
intervals that might be exactly mea-
Hured. the following comedy is enacted.
Lord Feversham. seated in his study.
or library. rings his bell. No result.
He rings again. No one comes. All Is
silence. The place seems deserted. He
Keeps up continuous ringing. At
last his butler appears, strolling in in
leisurely manner. as though relieved
OF the usual domestic discipline
come" replies the butler. his wages
have not been paid. my lord." Con
found his impudencc! Then bring mo
cup of coffee yourself!" There is
no coffee, my lord. The grocer has
not been paid. II there were any. you
couldn't get it. for the chef won't work,
because he hasn't been paid. Besides
he can't make a fire. for the coal man
has not been paid. In short. my lord.
mona Of the servants Will do any work
for you and none of the tradesmen will
let you have anything 10 eat or drink
until you pay them what you owe,"
'Derce take their insolence! Here.
hand me my, check book, How much
is II altogether" The list is anded
to him. the check is signed, every
D 2dy is paid UP to date and peace and
contentment reign supreme until there
Is another upheaval. and the same
farce is repeated. OF course all this
is very silly. and the only thing that
can be said in favor of Lord Fever
sham is that the strikers are never
reminded of the incidents or male to
suffer in any way on account of their
rebellion.
Duncombe is the family name of Lord
Feversham. and Duncombe Park. In
Yorkshire. has been in the possession
OF the family for generations. 1t was
purchased in 1895 by Sir Charles Dun
combe. who was Lord Mayor of London
in i.O6. from the executors of the Duke
OF Buckingham. that reckless Duke.
the worst inns worst ROOM" is des-
cribed by Pope. The purchase price
was $4,000.
Although the Rembrandt master
piece above mentioned is removed
from the mansion. there arc many
there IS Head of St Paul" by Leon
ardo dc Vince. Rubens. and choice
specimens of Reynolds and Titan and
believe, some Rembrandt still remain.
In addition 70 all these. there Is some
very beautiful statuary. The mansion
at Duncombe was partially destroyed
by ire in 1879. only one wing escaping
the flames. This was enlarged and
altered. and served as the family resi-
dence. But another fire injured the
old wing. the new portion luckily es
Gaping. and the most valuable paint
ings being rescued a. second time. AS
originally planned by Nanbrugh, and
as since rebuilt, the mansion is u ina
specimen of Doric architecture. The
rooms are of most spacious proportions
and there is u grand staircase beaut!-
fully carved The great hall Is sixty
feet long by forty broad. and is sur
rounded by fourteen columns. which
convey the impression of much greater
size.
Lord Feversham's eldest son died in
! 1887. leaving q son, who bears the title
of Fiscount Helmsley. and who in 1906
was elected Cnionist member of Par
lament for the Thirsk and Nation DIV
! ision of the North Riding of Yorkshire.
He was private secretary to the First
| Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Selborne.
from 1902 TO 1905. In 1904 he married
OF the fifth Earl of Warwick, by whom
he has several children.
Lord Feversham has a son still liv-
ing who spent some time in the United
States. in a kind OF exile. for soci ETY.
here seems to have ignored his pres
| ence. When still boy. having barely
reached his majority. he had ma rried
a music hall artistic, or variety actress
Old Lord Feversham. who is very proud
OF his lineage, was deeply offended and
stopped the young mans allowance
which until then had bean very liberal
Hubert Duncombe and his wife. who
were neither of them of saving dis
position. ran heavily into debt. landing
in the bankruptcy court. Then the
Old Earl relented a little. He agreed
to give his son an allowance of $4,000
a year on condition that he lived any
where out of England. The pair came
over here and drifted around from one
city to another. Waaried of this life
they returned to England. when the
lady went back to the stage, and be-
haved in such n manner as to enable
Hubert Duncombe TO obtain a divorce
He served afterwards with so much
Eallantry In the South African "ar that
he won the DISTINGUISHED Service Order
He was member of Parliament for the
Egremont Division Of Cumberland from
1895 to 1900. and now he must have
become reconciled to his father, for he
gives his address as Duncombe Park
Copyright, 1912. by the Brentwood
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