The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
Interesting English Character
Comes to This Country
for First Time.
81 La MAHaUIsE DE FoNTENoY.


most Interesting men belonging to
Engiands highest arlstocracy. To be-
gin with, his dukcdom is an old one
which is rarely the case In Great
Britain. and AZ TO his family Ghe os-
! bornes). they belonged to the British
! knighthood as far back as 1850.
George Godolphin Osborne tenth
! Duke or Leeds and Marquis Of Car
marthen--though not Prince of the
hoiy Roman Empire. as many believe
! lis very charming well as very
I talented "Seigneur.' and celebrated
yachtsman. as everybody knows. since
/ ne has been judged worthy to DO made
vice-commodore OF the Royal Yacht
| S9uadron.-the premier yachting club
J ot the world.
! looks much younger than bis age. and
1t seems funny 10 add TO all this nom
! enc!ature that he is also the gre-Aest
! Sin- disuller In Great Britain.
Ills dukedom is mostly composed Of
rather unproductIve land ana juniper
bushes being proverbiaily fond OF just
| such ground. 1t was found Practical
| well as useful to let the fragrant
| little treelets have their own prirKiy
| way, with the result that to-day ms
Grace OF Leeds is the chief owner and
manager as we'll. If you please. OF
Holland & Co.'S huge disuilery at
| Depttord.
| Funny also is it that he should be
still known 10 his Intimate trienus by
the nickname or Dolly. Carmarthen'
which was given TO him while ne
| was still Lord Carmarthen. years ago.
f, Sorely against his own desire. he
! has always filled a large space IN the
! public eye. For he is of a quiet. re-
| l!rIng disposition, excepting when in
! the hunting neld or else cruising;
! pastime which he and his wsfe con-
| slder more In the serious way real
! sailors do than as mere amusement
, Indeed, II Is said OF MIN. anu with
I hn
back TO his ancestors the second duke.
who was captain in the Royal Navy
| ana thoroughly deserved the .ompli-
| ment paid him. TO the effect that lie
| knew and Understood all parts of
! sailor and OF sailors work we'll"
he, also contrved TO invent 4 ship
called the Royal Transport" which,
under the command OF one Captain
| Billion. gained immense merit for her
self, her inventor and her mandcr
! in 1880
| is certain that tho present Duke of
| Leeds has done q great deal Of different
| work, and always with that quiet ct
| ticiency which means so much in these
| days of haste and turmoil He is a
| first-class gun. splendid rider and
| has distingu ished himself in Parlia-
| ment as we'll in any other duty he
ever assumed.
:. The duchess. born Lady Catherine
! Frances Lambton. of the house Of the
SdTIS OF Durnaln, lS wen known as
writer of pretty NOVELTIES. and dam
| ~ II trifle mystical. verses. This
/ trait is particularly revealed in her
little sAetch The Soul of Daphne"
Also. she has a veritable gift for the
description OF scenery.
She is extremely fond OF Italy and
! being somewhat delicate, spends few
months out o. every year there. or
i else on the French Riviera, where. as
| she herself says. her loud-dreams al
1 "a
| In the drawing room of the Cloth
workers Hall, in Mincing Lane. is to
be seen a bas-reltef. representing one
Edward Osborne rescuing from the
swift Thames tide. his patrons infant
daughter. This took place at the time
| when great and powerful merchants
had their houses on old London Bridge
Playing at the lattice window. the
little girl escaped from her nurses
arms and in one joyful bound fell clean
into the fierSe current below. Young
| Osborne, newly arrived from the Shires
and. as was sometimes the case then
| for younger sons. apprenticed to Will
liam Hewitt. the very important and
wealthy father of the child. seeing the
accident from another window. leapt
into the water and caught her. just
as she was about to be thrown against
the sides OF n great barge.
Later on. Edward Osborne married
Mistress Anne Hewitt. who had grown
into a lovely girl and whose hand was
greatly sought after. He himself was
made Lord Mayor OF London and
ancient manor house and sent his two
boys 10 live there with their mother,
awaiting the time when no could join
them
Now. one stormy morning. when the
lads were called by their tutor to be-
gin their lessons In turret that
nanked the building. the elder boy
dutifully obeyed. But the. younger.
a cat. with which he always delighted
10 play. and crept after her to catch
her under a heavy table. the table
being covered with a carpet hanging
down to the floor.
The next minute" so the story con-
| tinues, "a terrible rush OF wind over
threw the turret in which the elder
boy and tho tutor sat at work. crush
ing them to death. Surprising that
both her sons were there, Lady Os-
borne thereupon fell into convulsions.
Happily one OF the maids subsequently
| running in n distracted manner from
room TO room In an almost unused
portion OF the mansion. caught sight
OF small hoy peeping from under
! the table with a cat i n his arms
off to his mother the little fellow call
Ing desperately all the while. l pray
thee. do not whip mel"
GIornby Castle. the North Riding of
! Yorkshire residence OF the Duke and
| Duchess of Leeds. makes with Its
| towers and oaStellated walls. a won
i derful picture OF ancient and solid
j magnihcenca The gardens and
grounds sloping towards tho river. ore
eXuuisitely beautiful, well as eX-
qulsiusly kept and the inside o.. the
great building is worthy OF its outside.
I for it contains marvellous pictures and
! antiques.
AS cable dispatches front Vienna an
nouncse the sensational flight to this
1 country OF the Countess OF Chama re-
81 woman moving In the highest society
with an American teacher of the art
OF roller skating locally known only by
the name of Peter" 1t may be as
i we'll to mention that tho lady Is a
i fornIer music hall "divette." named
/ Wanda Blaustcin. who Is OF some note
in "le monde on ION s'aImuse." OF Ber-
! lin, Dresden, Vienna and other cities