The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-12

Historic House Figures IN Many
Novels Dealing With Early
Victorian Era.
NJ LA MAR0UISE DE FONTENOY.
- r. DUNSTANS LODGE. in London.
which has just been rented by
~ tho New York banker. Otto Kahn.
for . term Of years. from the
Earn Of Londesborough. figures In so
many Of the novels dealing with the
early Victorian era. notably those OF
Thackeray. Lord Beaconsfield. etc. that
II possesses q certain amount OF inter
est Tor people on this side Of the At
of the last century by that Marquis
OF HEREFORD who was Thackeray's
Lord Steyne," In his novel Vanity
Fair" and who was Lord Monmouth"
in Disraelfs novel. "Coningsby the
mansion. with its twenty acres OF gar
den. lawn. grand old trees and ponds
stands In the centre Of that metropoli:
tan Regents Park which was laid out
about the same time and designed by
Lord Eertford's boon companion and
crony. George ~. when prince regent
II used to be known rs HEREFORD
Lodge. borders on the Royal Botanical
Gardens. and although in the very cen
tire Of London. conveys the impression
-
remote from any big town.
In 1880, when old St. Dunstan's
Church in Fleet Street was pulled
down, Lord HEREFORD purchased the
clock-tower and wonderful old CLOCK.
with Its two giants striking the nours
up at his villa in Regents Park. when
be thereupon renamed st. Dunstans
Lodge. Later on the statues OF KING
Ina and of Queen Elizabeth. when
formerly stood at that entranoe on tne
city known as Ludga4e. were ADDED py
Lord HEREFORD to the ctock Nv :.me
x,ants that SIN strike the hours to-
6av were wont to fulfil a similar DUTY
when the earliest Shakespeare Ionos
were being printed, HUNDREDS OF 'ea
ago. Edward VII ATTENDED dga as al
c c;n;iaT.n:s ball given there when he
was q small boy.
On An. deundse OF the fourth MARQUIS
80 r5.r4Snrd who died IN Paris IN 1917.
a. Dunstan's Lodge passed fnsou IN
purchase into the possessaon r VI 81 the
n~~k If England. and when ne oiea -
-. nurchased by the Earl OF Lonoes-
toror~h who entertained the German
E.mperor and Empress a. wen as rhsn
daughter there at a fa anson! p this gar
49, Marty at st. Dunstan's Loose
gen ~ the chief features OF the
Ws;.er.s london visit. and the oniS
co.,on on which he came into
contact with English society. A.,
otto Kahn had purchase" r;Snw OF
Maldwin Drummond, the her
Marshall Field. Jr.. OF C.,,+on
swIy decorated house on I'M
newy Tenraces near the German en-
.w p,t before entering into o.
80. +hereof he ascertaineo .h1 INV.
p..,S ohtain a long lease OF 81; a.
cou.a gndre and found the later ct
s,nanst.iv preferable IN every re has
a a London residence house
,,1.ced the Maldwin Druni"
-, ~ more in the market.
s.,a.n.ky. who has con. tpfnes
.H.n any one else to STIR up
Az t,s balkans. and who oy 81 a
invading Macedonia at 'n comnosed OF
large Dano and Macedonian refusess.
ulsn~~nt to precipitate was e's1-
mas Eng ferdinand and the S
:. a Macedonian. VINO poharts
hi. education at the A m ,rbo talks
GoiIe eash Without the trace OF an "a.
ant and who has on se vsa
es.,r. visdted the United Staae
ri. has not. however ,p than
him from exercising io.1H.S,on in
twenty hrizand and OF
n.rin+ are SO blended that IN.
pp ai to determine where TN tne .v ven
pnSs and the other begins. ~ ~
when he caused the oiiss Stone.
s s aXtorted a large ransom ios
anu he claimed that the money
itch he received for ne. i;har.
vs. nrvoted to the cause OF tue ''e
alton Of Macedonia -. c,n.tanti-
nia and at sofia credit MIN NO.
ralv With the direction OF
,ae. nna.sacres in Macedonia: p U,,Srsd
WITH having killed over three -;th his
men ua For years the Turkish
own nent had a Ia-te price ser on
ia King Ferdinand was nv
wise anxious to get the man m.in1
rower knowing that he va .ns
spr s,ns, turkish rule and that he was
snu-ce 81 great danger to MS oM
49,. For sandansky not oni! maus
,hn hase NJ his operations .ha
The turkish government WIZ" an
D,,,~,-;,n borders seeking retuke W,
,;n cna, wten too hard pressed
-. a.. S,-,tan's troops. bur hkeWls
,.ou,o6 such strong poou!ar
anono BuIcar:ars in hensn o, t"
ro-reyiSionists and co-nat,onds ~
s,reSoris, as 10 convert an oo
~. or intense popular luminosity an.
,,Sf~sr ian sta.~srso or eoSefne'
orcsal who showed the teass us ~.
teton 70 interfere with MN, aHo n.s
ra,o-.r. or to prevent the COM
reor,;s,ne of Hu,ear!a In the eyes ..
T,rxsy ard Of the Great Powers. py
weE;ns Soa. to become the head
"narts-s Of the Macedonian . snsur,ee
80 Indeed the so-csiIed Macedon
/-orn,r,..ee Of which Sandapsky IS
the moving spirit a. vel as Its ps,n
-. ma its headquarters at Scna.
-vr.re :, is regarded as most inpo7
go. s,~.o- In bulgarian poHtics
c.re-sI R.,iSariar cahiref rnin'ster
- va. .LcE- ,s--- az ~" N~~de
Macedonian assassins because inc
,...-r cav ?, then Az o.star '"
- o,.--.ior< King rer5'ranH He&
,",e,,esIy been menaced with dear
- ys.n the kidnaprInc OF his child
-, ub.o .hrv we're roun9er "hies
..owss hir,s~ir more friendly ana
."an,..,, 20 Sa,dansky ard hts 40.
.-.-... erd 30 Sandsnskv crociai'neo
-fs o-.e~. we 80 WHITE Macedonia
60 tuirar'a. r~rdinan6s suo,sc
to anrSrgfnR me M CO.