The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
Old Estate Purchased by Cap
tain the Hon. Horace Hood,
of Royal Navy.
By la MARoUIsE DE FONTENoY.

BIZ la MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
HEEN LODGE, for SO long the su-
burban home Of King George
u eldest sister, the widowed Prin-
cess Royal. will from now on
have an American mistress. having
been sold to Captain the Hon. Horace
Hood. of the royal navy, whose wife
is a daughter of the late A. E. Touza-
lin, of the Santa Fee and OF the Chica-
go. Burlington and Northern Railroad.
and widow of George Nickerson. Of
Burlington. Iowa.
Sheen Lodge is situated about mile
from Mortlake. Enclosed in very beau
tiful grounds abutting on Richmond
Park. so that the latter seems indeed
to be part and parcel Of the property.
During the first ten years of the mar
rage of the late Duke OF Fife and
Princess Royal. they were wont to
spend all the week ends of the sea-
SON there: while on sundays King Ed
ward, Queen Alexandra, and the pres
ent King and his consort. would drive
out for afternoon tea OF for dinner in
the evening, amidst rural surroundings.
OF course. there was even prior to
1nOSe
tween Sheen Lodge and White Lodge.
in Richmond Park, the girihood home
Of Queen Mary. and Il was in the gar
den Of sheen thar King George was az
5anced to Queen Mary.
Comparatiye1y few people are ac-
nuainted with the interior Of Sheen
Lodge and the gardens, since the
,yykc and Duchess Of Fife restricted
their hos2itaisties there exclusively 20
their royal relatives. entertaining their
-----s~ 80 sccns!nsa noes OF lesser de-
1ree at their large house in Po-tnan
SQUARE. Captain Hood Is next heir 20
his elder brothers viscounty and Bar
nny OF Hood He was connected for a
time with the English embassy AZ
WILMINGTON, as naval attache. was Q
midshipman on board the Calliope in
the great hurricane at samoa ~ lsss s:
a magnificent fashion as TO excite the
ep4huSAasm Of the entire civilized
| world: commanded one OF the gunboats
/ on the Nile In the Sovdan War which
ended in the victory OF onaurT , and
saw more active service at the head
, OF the Naval Brigade in the military
ooer1t3ors in SomaiiIand against the
| Mad MuIlah.
1 ~.v ssnce his marriage. Captain Hood
\ has been IN charge Of the Naval Ccllegs
l n Osborne. where he has I'D kjns
! georges second son. Prince Albert un-
der his care. and wherc Mrs Hood has
1 been called upon 70 entertain t~eA the
1 KING and Queen Whenever they came
70 Osborue 90 VISIT Their boy.
Tue vsscounty Of Hood. and likewiss
f. the narony Of tine same name. were
| erected IN favor Of the captains great.
0re0s granAfasaser. the famous British
! Admiral SIR Samuel Hood. IN recoGni.
/, zion Of his numerous naval victories
4 IN the two CLOSING decades Of the eieA.
l fp>uSh century. ana especially for his
J cauevre oS che Island Of Corsica. and
Tor his Defeat Rf the a~ess 81 France
4 a0A spszn sn the Bay Of CgbraSear
Il SsSoce tMen. AZ ieaSs haif-a dozen WEN.
i 6erV of fssSs old Dorsesshsre family
L Jaw Sassen IN battle and win o coup1s
l ~ excppssOos every one Of the men has
I dome service eieher IN the army cr q
TSsy are. - q rule. very eooA .Ieek
! yue sisovgA dImiausive IN stature. tn
\ JsSc Lord Hood was IN his bac4seIol
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