The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-12
DUKE OF BRAGANZA
WELL KNOWN IN WEST

Rocky. Mountain regions and in Alas
ka, where he has been repeatedly, for
long weeks together. for tho sake OF
ths shooting. At his Castle of Sec
trophies of the American chase, in
Guiding some particularly fine heads
and pelts of grizzlies.
Unlike his two sons, lie is an Of
ncer Of the Austrian army. possesses
the colonelcy of the Seventh regiment
OF Hussars and was a particular friend
and crony of the late Crown Prince
Rudolf In his younger days he was
great steeplechase rider; and, like
his friend. the present Prince Kinsky.
has figured in the Grand NaIonal
which Is the principal steeplechase
event in England; while for several
seasons he hunted with the Kildare
fox hounds In Ireland.
His recent reconciliation with ex-
King Manuel, at Dover, that te TO suy.
inc reunion of the two rival branches
or the sovereign house of Portugal,
is ikeiy to havs a Very important
that unhappy country, where every
thing seems to be at skies and sevens;
an another result of that union seems
GSestined to be the marriage of ex-
Princess Elizabeth, who is a particu
larly pretty girl. having .rherited
much of her fathers good looks. Mrs,
1amss Henry Smith, as my readers will
OF silent Smith," of New York, sister
or Mrs. Anthony Drexel, and the d.
vorced wife of w. Rhinelnnder stewart
of New York
King Gcorgs has just appoiuted "a
INC rectorshfp of Sandringham the Rev.
Rowland Grant, hitherto Vicar Of Great
Warley, and cleric of the best type.
lie might, however. have continued
as as sucn, unknown. had he not bean
n a.
anu the hand OF the Hon Margaret
DaWnay. who was a favorite maid OF
rnm TO Queen Alexandra, and there
the latter's children.
Inc Hon Mrs. Grant is no stranE-
er ON this side of the Atlantic. which
she VISITED on several occasions, when
w Mer m motners brother; the Earl Grey,
Iather vas the late Col the Hon.
Lewis Dawnay. OF the CoIdstream
Guards, and owner of Beningbroug n
hali; one of the finest country seats
IN iorksh're, and a younger brother
OF General discount Dewne. who's
family is OF Norman origin, being de
Scended from the D'Aunays, of Aunav
GGastie, In Normandy. Some OF the
-, WAYS WAYS We're among the companions
OF William the Conaueror ut tn, bat :
ne OF Hastings. and the first. OF the
descendants OF those of them who set.
zee cled IN England to achieve note was
IT, - ',s i1duHay' OF Dawnay, who
on record as having been summon I'd
10 Pari1ement by King Edward III.
among the barons. The head or no
branch Of the D'Aunay family which
remained in Normandy is Count
Charles d'Aunay, long ambassador of
France at Berne
The Rev. Rowland Grant hins.lf is
a son OF Canon Charles Grant, Of Wells
cathedral, and may be regarded as
aestlned to high preferment; for the
rectorship OF Sandringham carries with
It, not only titular chaplaincy to the
King. which is a highly prig,d onins
among the clergy. but also, what is
more, the domestic chaplafncv ~ 81. :
sovereign; that is to say, he is the
chaplain OF the entire royal households
Ut Sandringham, and the spiritual an.
wiser. of its members, as Well as a5e
rehSlous instructor OF tho royal chill
dren. Moreover, owing to his Wis
the relations between the rectory and
sandringham Hall. where Queen Alex.
andra lives. also with SandrinEham
George and Queen Mary, will be muc5
more intimate than in any former ca ses
owinS to tho altogether privileged no.
sltion OF the rector's wife among the
royal family et'
Rowland Grants next preferment
will probably be to the position Of
Dean OF Windsor. which Is invariably
held by some divine enjoying ths per-
sonal friendship of the reigning house:
ana the Deanery of Windsor has on
stepping stone to the Archbishopric Of
Canterbury and to the Primary OF All
England. Rowland Grant takes tbe
place at SandrinGham of Dean Far
rars unfortunate and misguided son
now fugitive from justice, and aban-
doneo by all save his deyotsd Phil
adelphian WIFE,