The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22
WULNOT HAVE PLACE
IN HOUSE OF LORDS

landladies had refused to serve her
! with refreshments. owing TO what they
| denounced as her irnmodest garb.
| Lady Harberton claimed TO be quite
! as much an apostle of noiesty as
those who took exception 10 her
bioomers, and retaliated by fercely at
/ lacking decolletage. Low-necked
evening dresses. she argued. were "un-
womaniy. lacking in prOpriety and
debasinS," whereas boomers and short
skirts she insisted were "elevating.
/ There Is no reason why a beautiful
woman should bare her arms and
shoulders in public. urged Lady Har-
! berton. But there are many valid rea
sons why she should wear knicker-
bockers and display Iugs below the
| knee, according to her.
There may be some truth in her con-
tentfon that low-necked dresses appeal
ito the evil instincts of man." But
| l. for one have never been able to
understand what she meant BY her
claim that the display OF a womans
legs below the knee appealed to his
! common sense
She was a member Of that Legge
| family OF which the Earl of Dart
mouth is the chief Her husbands
family, the Pomeroys. are Of great an
tiquity. and hail originally from De-
| vonshire, whence a cadet Of the house
went to Ireland in 1872 as chaplain to
| the Lord Lieutenant, the Earl of Es
sex, and subsequently became Dean of
! Cork His grandson. Arthur Pomeroy.
| was elevated to- the Irish peerage as
| Baron and Viscount Harberton-the
| title being taken from the little town
| in Devonshire of that name. from
| which the Pomeroys had sprung-for
his services in the Parliament at Dub
| lin in bringing about the Legislative
| union of Ireland and Great Britain.
| A member OF the family. a nephew
| Of the fifth Visccunt Harberton. was
| that General Sir George Pomeroy-Col
ley who was killed by the Beers on
| Majuba Hill, some thirty years ago,
| his death leading to a never-to-be-
| forgotten disaster to British arms The
| general had assumed the name Of CO.
| ley in addition to that Of Pomeroy. in
| compliance with the testamentary dis
positions Of a relative who had be-
| queathed to him some landed property
When King Leopold died HIS eldest
| daughter. the Princess Louise OF Bel
| GUM. divorced wife of Prince Philip
4 Of Coburg received hospitality at the
hands of her aunt, the Countess OF
| Flanders. Notwitb standing this. she
was poirtedly ignored by most Of the
royal personaees present AZ the obse-
quies. Since then she has managed TO
forfeit whatever pity and kindly feel
ing was retained for her by her royal
relatives. and when she visited Brus-
sells last week for the funeral of the
| Countess Of Flanders the latter's son.
King Albert OF Belgium. declined 20
accord to her apartments in any OF the
! royal palaces or even to give her
place in the funeral ceremonies. In
fact. ne refused 1ssr any ofhsciai or pri-
vzte recognition. his course being fol-
lowed BY all the other Belgian and
foreign princes and princesses Of the
blood The consequence was that
she was reduced 20 witnessing the
| funeral procession through the streets
! from . window OF the Hotel Bellevue.
/ in tho immediate neighborhood OF the
| palace. where her appearance attract
ed a considerable amount OF public at
i tention.
i So sympathy. however. was mani
i tested for her In being Ehus boycotted-
Il For her rejection Of all attempts TO
i compromise hr euit against her
II fathers estate and her de.er nination
20 obtain every cent OF money possible
II therefron. regardless OF public scan
dal. has .slienated from her every yes
II tise Of pity or good Will not only
among the raisninE houses of Europe.
hut even among the public. pzrftcu-
iarlv IN R~i9rusn. wh3on has suffered
/ so much In prestige from her inois-
cretions.
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