Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
LADY CECIL. SPRING. RICE, WIFE OF
IL THE NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR

service commissioner. With few years
at Toxic, another interim in Berlin. this
one a most important post in that his
chief at the German capital was Sir Fran
els Lascalles. Here he met his wife for
the first time to know her, for the fami-
lies belonging to the old nobesse were
on intimate terms. The marriage took
place In Berlin, at the splendid home OF
the British embassy there, and was wit
messed by the great world of two CAPT
tails. Berlin and London.
This nuptial event was of more I'M
port than the usual union, even OF such
high personages as an ambassador
daughter and his titled first secretary.
For Lady Lascalles had died shortly
after leaving Washington, and when her
only child was little more than three.
Sir Francis has never recovered from
this bereavement and his little daughter
became his constant companion. and
when she was still I'm her teens she was
installed as chatelaine of her father S
stately home. In Berlin she made her
formal debut and was a great favorite
with the British princess royal and the
Empress Frederick. Her marriage
awakened keen sympathy of the entire
court. for not only was she charming
and tactful hostess. but her aunt, Lady
Cavendish. who had taken mother
place. was one of the most accom-
plished women in Berlin
Shortly after the marriage Sir Cecil
was appointed charge d'affaires in Con-
stantinople and later at Terehan, Persia.
He remained for some years in the far
famed capital Of Persia, and after an
interim of serving In st. Petersburg and
two years at the foreign Office of London,
he returned to Persia to remain three
years longer. In 1903 he and Lady
Spring went to Stockholm, where
they have resided continuously until last
winter when Sir Cecil went to London
to prepare for his higher mission and
Lady Spring-Rice and her two children,
a boy called Anthony and a small girl,
Betty, went to Sir Francis I.ascalles' and
later to the Riviera.
Sir Cecil arrived at his post few
days after Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce had sail
ed for China, the former to be present
at the first session of the popular legis-
lative body elected by the Chinese re-
public. Lady SpringRice arrived the
latter part of May and went direct to
Dublin, where she will spend the summer
quietly with her children. coming to
~bassador is on the wing, owing to the
tariff debates in Congress. and he does
not anticipate a lengthy vacation until
Congress adjourns.
unicorn floats from Flagstaff on higl
holidays, is within easy motoring distance
from Cornish, where Mrs Wilson and hel
daughters are passing some quiet days
waiting for the head of the family to las
aside public cares and sink back for the
nonce into private life One of the pleas
ant duties which Lady Spring-Rice per
formed was to make call of courtesy OIL
the first lady and the Misses Wilson, anc
she took her little ones to present then
also. A delightful afternoon, with tea
and cakes marked this altogether infor
NAL meeting. Another enjoyable breal
was the arrival of Madam. Dumba In the
summer quarters of the Austro-H Hungarian
embassy in Manchester. Sir Cecil and Nj
Dumba are inseparable companions. ant
whenever possible pit their skill agains
each other in cribbage. The long. coo
evenings at Manchester and at Dublin
furnish abundant opportunity for thi:
pastime Still another pleasant featur,
of life i'm Dublin is that nearby Sir Ceci
and Lady Sprng-Rice find some oil,
friends and companions of st. Petersburg
the daughter of Ethan Allen Hitchcock
who was ambassador from the United
States during the same time in which 81
Cecil was first secretary in the Russian
capital.