The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-15
ROOSEVELT'S FRIEND
is NEW AMBASSADOR

.
I Lady Spring Rice Is q daughter Of
/ Sir Frank Lascelles, who was for %
many years British ambassador at
Berlin and who 10 held In such high
regard by the Kaiser that the latter
On Lascelies's retirement bestowed
| upon him the Orier OF the Black Eagle.
| which Ia the Prussian equivalent Of
! the English Order Of the Garter.
Through her mother. Lady Spring Rics
is connection of the widowed Lady
Pauncefote and a granddaughter OF
| Sir Joseph Onne, physician to Napo-
leon Ill, the fellow founder with the
! late Duo de Morny Of Deauville and
! who has been Indignantly portrayed
novel "The Nabob." under the trans.
/ parent pseudonym Of 'Dr. Jenkinson."
| The advantage Of Sir Cecil Spring
! Rice's appointment lies In the fact thas
| ne comes to this country with know
ledge and an understanding Thereon:
! not of course a. extensive As that OF
! Mr.. Bryce, but nevertheless. superior
( to that Of most diplomats on their ap-
pointment to the post OF ambassador
at Washington.
Prince Vincent Windischgraet1 re-
Gently attached to the Austrian lesa-
: ton at sofia and who served for q
year or more On the staff Of Ambassa-
dor Hengalmuller At washington
! where his modest. quiet ways and per-
| feet freedom from all pose and aneS-
! tation made him a general favorite 10
TO be married on the 26th OF this
/ month at Donaueschingen to Princess
Lott Fuerstenberg. and both EN-
peror William. as well as Archduke
Francis Ferdinand. next heir to the
! Austrian throne. are to be present NJ
the ceremony, both being on terms OF
! great Intimacy with the brides father.
/ Prince Macmillan Fuerstenberg.
The bridegroom is the eldest son and
+. heir of the head Of the family. Prince
Alfred Won windischgraetz. for severa!
years Prime Minister Of Austria and
! now president Of Its House OF Lords.
He Is one Of the few members of the
great continental aristocracy who can
| boast of being a lawyer. He devoted
himself while at college to the study
of law. passing the examinations ana
, obtaining his diploma as doctor OF
laws, ana so distinguished himself in
/ that branch Of science that he was
! named by the Emperor to the bench OF
| the High Court Of Justice. that Is TO
say. the Supreme Court. which pos1-
| ton he held until he became Premier.
The windischgraetzes. until Napo-
leon swept away their petty soVe-
re.gnty along with the Holy Roman
Empire at the beginning Of the nine
teenth century had coinage OF their
own. money being still extant bearing
their arms and have contracted num-
Der of royal and imperial alliances
Thus. Prince Hugo windischgraet1
married, in 1916. Princess Louise OF
Mecklenburg-Schw daughter OF
and Of that popular grand duchess who
was tho youngest sister OF old Emperor
William Prince Otto Windischgraetz
is married to Archduchess Elizabeth OF
Austria. only child OF the Inflated
Windischgraetz Is the wife OF Duke
Paul Of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, brother
of the ~rand duke. Alfonso XII
was on the point of marrying Prin-
after the death Of his first wife. Queen
Mercedes. In fact, there are any num-
her Of these unions between the sove-
reign dynasties of Europe and the
Windischgraetzes. to one of whom Is
| credited tina. familiar saying. Der
/ Mensch fangt NIT Baron an" which
J may be translated as. Mankind be-
/ gins from barons up" implying that
4! people below that rank are unworthy
, OF being accounted as human beings.
, In Vienna the name is not beloved.
: For the people of that gay capital can
never forget that it was Field Marshal
Prince Windischgraetz who subjected
the inhabitants to all the horrors OF
a siege, martial law and bombardment
in ls47, when they had revolted against
the crown and government, massacred
several Of the ministers. including the
unfortunate Count Latour, and had
driven the imperial family from the
metropolis to seek refuge In the
stronghold Of Olmutz.
It was Prince Nicholas WinJisch-
graetz who was directed by the court
of Vienna to escort, as principal cham.
berla'n, Archduchess Marie Antosnette
to France on the occasion of her mar.
rage to the Dauphin. afterwards Louis
XVI. and so fascinating was the
princes wife that the courtiers OF Yer
sailles transformed her name. so diff
fcult for them 70 pronounce. into
Madame de Vegetables Graces"
MADAME OF the Iwenty-thousand
graces).
Donaueschingen. where the wedding
is to take place, is one of the most
stately and magnificent palaces OF
Central Europe and 1t is from spring
in the courtyard. indicated by an ex-
auisite piece of marble statuary by
the famous sculptor Herr and sur
rounded by a large sslustrade OF mar
BILE. that the mighty River Danube
takes It's source.
Prince Fuerstenberg as grand mar
shall of the court Of Berlin. holds the
highest dignity Of the Kaiser's house
hold He is member OF the House
Of Lords Of Prussia Wurtemherg and
Baden. vice-president of the House OF
Lords Of Austria. holds commissions in
the Austrian and German armies. has
immense estates in beth empires. PAL
aces in Berlin and Vienna. the Austrian
Order of the Golden Fleece. the Prus-
sian Order of the Black Eagle. and Is
in one word an important link between
the courts of Berlin and Vienna On
this side of the Atlantic he is better
known as the head of what has been
styled the princes trust that 70 10
say. a syndicate composed OF multi
millionaire great MOBILES Ike himself.
such as. for instance. Prince KRAFT. OF
HoheDlohe. the Prince OF Pless, etc.
for the financing and development OF
German Industry and trade. owning
mines. iron works. shipbuilding work
and steamship lines.
downright. 1912. by the Brentwood
Company