The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-17
GREAT DEER FOREST
PAR / OF VAST. ESTATE

| the bourgcoisie and artistic world
gradually hooking around Countess
k!eimanscSg. while the old aristocracy
remained t'ue In It's ailagiance TO Prin-
cess Pauline. No sooner did the prin-
cess organize some great popular fes-
tivhl for charity. with the object OF
ter immediately devised some still
| greater public entertainment Tor the
rrpo*e OF celebrating. in tn. eyes or
~" Nicnncsc. the success OF hcr rival
Both women have always been rcnown-
"d for their tai ents as amateur actress
- Those OF Princess Metternich arc
inmcd even in this country. With ro-
gard TO those OF the countess. I MAJ
say that she surpass I'd herself at
.ncinorabie charitable fete al the Min
istrN OF Foreign Affairs wh.n nor
husband was Premier. He achieved :,
tremendous success with IA number of
comic SONGS Of his own composition.
DO as lizards words and music. witch
ne gave In a bnrlesGue role. while his
VIE danced. sang anu noted with in
iinttablc Srac. ana chic as u SOU
brcttc.
The countess was Russian by birth
and daughter OF petty noble OF
tho name of Lcbedcn. OF the district
around kishncn. and by reason OF her
lack of bluencHs OF blood and of !rsr
foreign origin had much 10 endure
a, the hands OF thc great ladies OF The
ale ,I, nTlhtocraey; who attempted to
until thu Emperor two Gears ago be-
slowed upon her the rank OF lady OF
the palace that che acquired recog
nized position at court. from which che
had until then been barred. In optic OF
her husbands high once. She failed.
however. to receive tho Order OF the
star Cross which usually goes with the
Office OF lady OF the palace. but for
which genealogical qualinca lions and
,hs Catholic faith are Indispensable.
The Kielmonseggs hail originally
from Lower Austria. and afterwards
from Hanover Countess Sophie Kicl-
mansegg. wife. or Count John Adolf
hlelmnnsegg. figures in the annals OF
England az the unpopular suitnna al
George J., was niCknhmcd by tho Brit
Ism people the Elephant. owing TO
her clephantine proportions in her OLD
age: was created by her royal lover
Countess Of Darlington In the British
neeIagc. aud was portrayed with
ritrlolie pen By Horace Walpole. The
old Castle OF Iiielmansegg. on the
iischh. in lowar Austria. from which
the kiclmamsegG family takes .ta ttlo.
vas DESTROYED by the Turks on the &C
and has never boon rebuilt. For fu,-
ihs particulars OF tho KielmanscgE
ilnm!iy | would refer my readers TO
Tom Hoods familiar poem. Miss Kiel-
nanscgg and Her Golden Leg"
Ambassador Tcha:ykon. who has Jus.
been recalled, under unusual clrcun-
stances from conatantinople. wher. lie
SchTs past. and has been refused tile
honoTs that usually fnll to tho share
81 AMBASSADORS on bang 6helved, viii
Dc remembered by tho American dele
EntcS o? tho last Peace Congress al
ne Hague as one OF tho lnoat agree
able OF their foreign colleagues, ana
one who was able TO talk to them in
tn" most fluent English. free from any
accent. An accomplishment which he
owes TO tho fact that no Is q graduate
OF the University OF oxford He has
the disadvantage OF being married 10 "a
i;eTantinc Indy. and perhaps owing 10
ms. mas. contrary TO the wishes ana
uhdus support 10 the oharacteristical-
" LeVantine Young Turk party at
StnWhoul. who have made g mess OF
everything and nlicnatcd all sympathy
Doth III their own country and abroad
1t is Impossible, not to be sorry for
Icharykon. who. In addition to being a
charming man. had been most use
ful servan, OF his government before
gong 10 Constantinople. having to his
credit the conversion of the Ameer OF
ifokharn. from an unfrlandy and In
dependent Central Asian sovereign in
TO loyal, subscrvient and absolutely
devoted vnssnl OF tho Gear. Ho. too
was responsible for the downfall Of
fthmboulon, the Bulgarian Premier. and
particular enemy OF Russia ut Sofa,
brought about tho reconciliation OF
King Ferdinand with Russia, and while
minister at Belgrade. called tn, atten-
ton OF the Gear Just In time 10 the
conspiracy OF Queen DraSn TO palm
on on the Scrv!an nation q foundling
as her chile by King Alexander, the
Imp aror having promised to act as
godfather 10 King Alexanders heir
when horn.
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