The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-31
His Engagement to Daughter of
Minister to Costa Rica
Is Announced.
ny IA MARauisE DE FoNTENoY.

- Eiuste.n. OF New York, Amefi-
can Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
fienipotentiary TO Costa itica. mas just
been announced from Europe, mas DeeL
one OF the bfiSut PARTICULAR stars OF
the Bachelors Ciup IN London, and was
formerly q lieutenant II the rirst
Regiment of iAIe Guards. on the re-
serve force OF winch ne is stiii car
ried Tie succeeded TO mis- tatner
honors a year ago, Is about twenty
nine years Of age, and has an ltaiian
mother, the Do~aSer Marchichess VI
TweeQoale--whose name should be pro,
nounced as il II were speit "Iwiddie
WHIP was a Miss Candida Bartoincci'
of Florence She is stilI a very manu-
some woman Of the Juno type
beauty, and comprises among many
talents and accomplishments that ot
engine driver. having pss'Eam no,,vs
feat Of driving the first locomotive
across the great bridge spanning the
F.irt of Forth. 49, T..
Lord Tweeddale spent some time In
the United States three years ago, IN :
der the name and courtesy 'itis Oh
Earl of Clifford The entailed estates
which he inherited through his father
death extend over 10000 acres IN Eng
land and Scotland, and include iester'
a wonderful place in Haddlnstohshire,
which was already accounted very oio
when King Alexander III. CT Scotland.
IN -.
in his castle of Yester. to take coun-
sci with him how T. overthrow the
Norwegian invaders. This historic IN
teryiew bore fruit in the defeat Wnien
overlook the Norwegian King haahoh
and his army and Sir Waiter seo.t nan
i,nmortaIized the interview between
AIexander III. and Sir Hugh Ginoro
at Yester Castle. in his poem mar
mion- c.n-
lin Hall a structure the maintehahes
of which is bound up by tradition ana
superstitution with the fortunes OF
Lord Tweeddale's family.
Yester Castle used during the me-
time of the late marquis TO De tne
headquarters of the gypsies. VINO round
fact, ne used popularity to be known
as the King of the Gypeies. and the
principal tribes IF the United Kingdom
would not only make their heaoQuar.
ers on his Yester p1oper,t. out woulo
also hold their periodical meetings
there under his protection. his KNOW
ledge of their lore was of the most
The Goblin Hall is not the only
. talisman of Lord Tweeddale's family
There is likewise the famous Yester
pear. The Sir Hugh de Clifford OK
, "Marmoin" was accounted by Lis con-
temporaries as a necromancer. ano
when his only daughter. Joanna, married
Sir Thomas Hay. in this way bringing
Yester into the possession +of the EreaS
Scotch house of Hay. to wnicn Loro
Tweeddale belongs, the old fellow TOOK
pear from his orchard AZ tester anu
gave it to the couple with the assur-
ance that as long as IT was Kept IN
tact their descendants would prosper.
Sir Walter Scott in his Diary de-
scribes how he had seen and handled
the now fossilized pear which haa
viously. and which is still preserved
at Yester Castle. in a silver casket as
the principal treasure Of the Iamlly'
1t bears the marks OF the teeth OF a
lady who in the reign OF Charles l.
attempted to bite q piece out OF 1t.
with the result that she was overtaken
by the most dire misfortune.
. With regard to Lewis Einstein, ne
has been in turn secretary t. the Amer:
lean Embassy in London. Paris ana
Constantinople. charge danaires At
Pekin, and has written several books,
notably one on American Diplomacy
and Napoleon Ill at the Outbreak OF
the Civil War"
When Mrs. George william Angus
tus Fftzgeorge. widow Of the eldest OF
the morganatic sons Of the late royal
Duke OF Cambridge. was fiourishing
in New York as Lady" Fttzgeorge. a
few years ago. she repeatedly express
ed her hope and expectation that her
two daughters. Iris and Daphne F1tz-
george, who had remained with their
uncle. Admiral Sir Adolphus Fitl-
brought up by him. Gas was also her
son George, now in the navy) should
marry Americans. They d. not seem
to have taken this advice to heart.
For Iris Fitzgeorge. an extremely
pretty girl. has just become engaged
\ nalf
heir Of the late Robert Balfour, OF
Stirling, and an extensive land owner
in Scotland.
Mrs. FYtzgeorge Is by birth MEM
her Of the h,use Of Barring. being
daughter Of the late William Bingham
Barring, of Norman Court. hamPsn rS
Her first husband was Captain Frank
w Arkwright, Of the Coldstream
Guards. and his marriage to her was
sundered by the divorce court. AFTER
the birth OF daughter. Esme Ark
wright, who, brought up by her father
and his kinsfolk. married some nouns
ago. as his second wife. Lord RIDDLES
dale.
became the wife OF the late Colonea
George william Augustus FitZgeoree.
the eldest Of the three sons OF PIince
George Of England. Duke OF Ca-
bridge. and for SO many years general
issimo of the army. BY his ecciesias-
ticaI but legally invalid marrfge On
January s, IS41. in the Church OF 81.
John. at ClerkenweIl. to the popular
Irish actress. Miss Fareorother. the
name of the royal bridegroom appear
ing on the parish register as George
Erederick Cambridge. of ST. FauI
Deptford. .,.r
The dukes bride was known AFTER
| this marriage. which was. OF course.
never omctally recognized. a. AIs-
Fi,xee ,rxe, ard did not share her nus
hands residence on Park Lane ana PIC
cadiIly. known rs Gloucester House.
/ bu, lived IN a house nearby, where her
| children were brought Up Mrs. fiIs-
J george never appeared AZ any OF tne
Mnncrs or entertainments that the duke
gave at Gloucester House. was nes
received at court and remained wnoi'y
IN the background 49,
OF the three sons of this union. I'M
late Col,nei George Fitzgeorge vas. a
mentioned above. the Oldest. We was
sin9ulariy unfortunate In all that ne
! undertook, irritatcd his father ano MS
royal relatives by hts marriage to
divorce. and got into one nnanc Ia
,rrape after another. cntailing nis
~>He1~v3Sas from the army,