The Washington herald., 1913-10-11
Court Gossip of Interesting
Epents on Two Continents

I at Madrid, as they have been very popu-
lar in Spanish society, and have made
themselves general favorites.
J Sir Arthur Hardinge. who is, to be
transferred from the legation at Lisbon
to the embassy at Madrid, is one Of the
ablest members of the British diplomatic
service. His experiences in public work
have been unusually varied. He worked
in the British foreign office three years
under the late Lord Granville, who gave
him his first appointment abroad In 1883,
when he went to Madrid as third secre-
tary. He served later at st. Petersburg,
Constantinople, Bucharest, Cairo, and
also in East Africa, and in 1900 Lord
Salisbury appointed him British Minister
at Teheran. He was transferred to Brus-
sells in 1906 and went to Lisbon two years
ago. Sir Arthur attended the present
Emperor OF Russia on his tour through
India GsgO-9D and in 1902 he was in at
tendance on the late Shah OF Persia dur
ing his visit to England.
The appointment OF the Duke OF Suth-
erland as lord lieutenant of Sutherland
shire, in succession to his father. the late
duke, was fully expected. The duke
owns the larger part Of that county and
there has been no other great proprietor
in 1t since the vast "Mackay country
was sold early in the sos OF the last
for 100000 by the then Lord Reay.
Princess Mary. King Georges daughter.
is in her seventeenth year. This is the
age when most royal young women are
turning their thoughts 70 matrimony, but
not SO this young lady. The Queen likes
to keep her daughter a child and will
not allow her to put up her hair or
lengthen her skirts. The princess may
be readily taken for a girl OF fourteen.
1t appears that Queen Mary has a ter
ror at the thought OF any one OF her
children marrying. When Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, with her husband, dined on
the royal yacht nothing surprised her
more than the appearance at dessert time
OF Princess Mary in a lace pinafore over
her short frock. Another thing that is
said 10 have taken away the breath of
the Americans was the quantities of
sweets and nuts the princess and her
brother Albert consumed. The boy and
girl had a wager as to which could swal-
low more Mr.. Vanderbilt was the UNI
pire The distinction fell TO Ii princess
The best known member OF the ducal
family OF Roxburghe, TO which an heir
recently was born, by the present duch-
ess, who was Miss Goelet, of New York,
was the fifth duke, who took to book col
lecting, owing to a disappointment in
love
While travelling in Germany he became
engaged to Princess Christina of Neck
lenburg-Strelitz, the lady's father con-
tending that the ROxburghe wealth
atoned for the lack OF princely blood
in the suitor. But shortly after the sis
ter OF the Mecklenburg princess was af-
hanced to George III of England OPrin-
cess Charlotte) and on political grounds
it was deemed necessary to break of the
elder sisters match.
Both-the Duke of RoXburghe and Prin-
cess Christina-evinced the strength OF
their attachment by remaining single for
the rest OF their lives.
To E. B., Louisville: There is not only
a controversy regarding the final resting
place OF Christopher Columbus. but there
birthplace. Most people still
say that it is Genoa, the Corsicans say
that it is their own town of Calvi. High
up on Calvi's fort is a tumbledown house
pointed out as the birthplace OF the great
mariner. born when the Genoese occupied
the island. When they were driven out
after Columbus fame had been eStab-
lished. they altered so it is said, and
carried off the register in which his birth
was recorded. It would be interesting TO
believe that that little half-forg often
island was the birthplace of the new
world disCOvereT. as We'll as that world
Napoleon.
Another famous sailor also gave fame
TO Calvi. 1t was there that Nelson suf-
fered that loss which stood him in sucn
good stead at Copenhagen.
There is hardly any doubt about COlum-