The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
COURT GOSSIP ON SUBJECTS
OF GREAT GENERAL INTEREST

burgers and the Spanish Bourbons and
the BraganZas OF Portugal. were ap-
pealed to. as well as rich Americans. for
q final effort to fully rebuild the his
toric basilica, but in 1870 the Italian gov
crnment, when taking Rome by force.
also came into possession of these funds.
but it continued the work. 1t could d"
no different. seeing that the eyes Of ali
Europe We're upon the QuirinaL
The grand old pile now is fully reno
waited and completed. Adjoining IL is
museum containing. among other historic
relics. bronze gate which once guard
cd the entrance to the church. II vas
made at Constantinople in the latter
prrt OF the eleventh century from de-
signs made hv tho BenediCtinc IIild"-
brand Hater Pope Gregory VTb. Read
crs Of history know all about this pom
tlf. for it was he who humhIed tn"
German Emperor In the making Of the
peace "f 'an"ssa. Who has not read
or heard o, the historic "PiIgrirnase 10
CanOssa p
The s"-ca!lcd Constantine ccirbratior,
| AT Rome ar" I" begin in the near fItur~
ana vii! continue. At stated Intervals. 70
, the cnd Of the current year The three
l"adinE churches. where I've religious
"bS"rvanc"s ar" T." ht held. are 50
Peter. 81. Pauls. tmentioned abev"I
and st johns rhe I.ateranJ. These celia
hratl"ns and ""p'ciaIIy the many pi'-
criIHaEeS - tn" Eternal city will plars
unusual burdens upon the aged POntiF
~ view Of IL" fa~t that some Of tho
'"nstantin" services will he of long dur
alton.
When tn" anti-clerica1 agitation in
Spain was at its height. tho arnhassad"r
Of King Alfonso I" the Holy See was
handed his passports bv the PapaI Sec-
retary Of STATE. Cardinal Merry del Val
Now diplDTnatI" relations between the
two governments have been resumed ~
tho great satisfactior ri Pope Plus sine
new Premier took office AZ Madrid
after the assassination Of Senior CanaIe-
jas. This may lead to tho resumption
nf moro friendly relations between
France and the Vatican I read in 10
Matin that tho French government has
hcrri greatly taken hy surprise hy the
growth and progress made hv tho Csthr-
lie Church without government sif. when
the contrary had been expected to be tho
result Of tho separation" policy as {"
tn" church and the state.
When the time arrives for the p~csNn:
holder Of tho title nr Lord Curzon. tho
former British Nicernv of India. to iniu
his fOrefathers. his eldes, daughter. Lad =
Mar. one Of next years fehuta.t"s at
III" Court Of 81. James will inherit one
- III" harnnics Of that "a -ld0m. VII
means that there e to hc a full-fed-.l
American pc"reS- in England in her oTu
right. She is the Clid or an American
mother. Mary Letter. well known '"
Was sHIr rtOnians. where her aged mothrr.
N" widow ~ the Chicago merchant
p-.nr'. Levi Il. Letter. still resides. and
" no died So Young a NalmNr castle soon
after her return to England from India
aft"r IL" expiration OF her husband $
term of ofice
At Lord Curzons d"a'- HE English
and his Irish title- as carI and har"il
will hc~Cm" extinct. To his agcd fath.r
tho Rev. Lord Scarsdalc. will revert tn.
v.ACounty = that lame and after i.~
death to his younEcr son. the Hon Al
fr"d Curzor EGt tho harony ~ Raven
dale. IN tn" British r""raCs. Will 60 TO h.
abov"-rnenri"ned daughter This rsquesi.
preferred hy III" present Lord Curzoi.
has heen granted as 4 SPECIAL mark %
his favor by King GEORGE Of England
FLANETE.
.Col-risl. 81. ty Corr Gossip Svrt.rz,e