The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-27
NATIONALIST PARTY
DOES NOT GAIN VOTE

as Rock Forest, in Tipperary. and com
bined the functions of landed mag
nate and country gentleman with those
OF particularly wide-awake LAWYER
In Dublin. While Rock Forest went
to William Gibson's eldest son his
younger son. who eventually was
created Lord Ashbourne. inherited tho
fine old family mansion in Merrion
Square. Dublin. which now passes to
the new Lord Ashbourne
1t Is grand old house dating from
the time when the Irish aristocracy in
the eighteenth century We're compelled
TO spend portion of the year In Dub
lin, In order to attend the sessions of
1relands House of Lords and House
OF Commons, prior to the union. Ner-
rion Square was the headquarters of
the richest of these legislators in those
days.
One of the features of the Ashbournc
mansion there is the wonderful col
lectlon OF ancient swords. muslkets MIS-
tolls blundcrbusses and other less civ
iliHed weapons. which absolutely cover
the walls of the great entrance hall.
to the exclusion of every other form
or adornment. They form peculiarly
appropriate decoration. since Lord Ash
bourne. like his brothers, has inherited
the aggressiveness and downright pug-
nacity for which the late Lord Chan
celior Ashbourne was celebrated In
gumentative, disputatious. set of peo-
pie than the Gibsons, who. even In
their most amiablc moments convey
the impression of always spelling for
true Irish shndy
Mrs Frederick w Isaacson. who has
Just died ut her London house in INNER
Grosvenor Street, where she made her
home with her only daughter. widow
of the ninth Lord Beaumont. was far
more widely known by her trade name
of Nine. Elise. under which she kept
III London n great millinery and dress :,
making establishment. in Regent
Street. much patronized by Americans
Daughter OF money changer in n
small way. OF the name OF stephen
Jaeger. Mt Frankfort on Main, she
amassed considerable fortune in tic
dressmaking business before marrying
Frederick Isaacson. belonging to the
Same race as herself. and who. thanks
to her money, was able to stand for
Parliament, securing election for, the
Stepney division of the metropolis
AS the wife OF a member of the
House OF Commons, Mrs. Isaacson de-
manded and obtained presentation at
court. and it was owing to the pro
tests of n number of women of rank
at the royal drawing room, who ex-
pressed their objection TO meeting their
dressmakcrs and milliners there, that
py queen victoria = direction rule
was Established that no woman en-
gagged in trade should be admitted 10
court.
This rule had wider scope than
originally contemplated For. whereas
1t was intended merely to keep out
such women as the late Mrs. Isnacson,
1t was applied to all of those women
OF high birth and social position who
were compelled. By financial stress, to
resort TO trade for II livelihood, by
opening shops for millinery. dressmak-
ing, brio "A brac flowers cigarettes, etc
AS the matter stands now, the mo-
ment that a woman who has already
been presented cmbarks in trade, her
name is barred from the court list
until she abandons her enterprise
Mrs. Isaacson was able to give q
very large dowry to her daughter Vio-
let when the latter married the ninth
Lord Beaumont But the union was
of comparatively brief duration, and
was brought to a close after four years
through the peers death. without issue.
Copyright. 1913. by the Brentwood