The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-21
Baron Sole Representative
Line From Which Came
Famous American.
nY la ,IAR0UIsE DIE roNrENoY.

ny IA IAIt0UIsE DE FoNTENoY.
u ARoN GEORGE wAsHINGTON.
~ an officer on the reserve list of
the Austrian cavalry, whose wife.
G!sela, born Countess Won Welsers
heimb. has Just died at his Castle of
Poels. near Graz, In Austria, Is the last
OF the Austrian branch of the old Eng
lish family of the Counties Of York
and Northampton, which furnished the
The American Washingtons, as every
one knows, are descended from that
John Washington who, being concern
ed in an attempt to overthrow oliver
Cromwell. and to restore the old
Stuart dynasty. was Obliged 10 fee
across tho Atlantic. TO join other roy
alist cXiles In Virginia He was tn.
great grandfather of George Washing
ton. The President OF tho United States.
The Washingtons OF Continental Eu-
rope are descended from Henry Wash :
ington. younger brother of John. and
whose son. after distinguishing him
self in the battle OF Worcester and at
the sto,ming OF Bristol. under Prince
Rupert, settled in Bavaria, where,
while retaining his Protestant faith,
he became an officer in the Bavarian
army and Bavarian citizen. One of
his descendants, Jacob Washington,
born in l7Ss. played an important role
in Bavarian history during the frst
three decades of tho nineteenth CEN
fury. was created a baron by the King
OF Bavaria. and died as n general of
the army. He was also chief of the
military household OF the ruler OF Ba-
varia.
Baron Macmillan Washington, his
only son, transferred his allegiance
from the crown OF Bavaria TO that of
Austria. became the owner of the cha
teau and estate OF Poels, and married
the royal Duchess Frederick, of Olden-
burg OF the sovereign dynasty OF that
name. no objection being raised by her
relatives TO the match, owing TO the
distinguished character Of his ancestry.
lie was SO proud OF his American kins-
man. the first President of the United
States. that when the duchess bore him
a son. he insisted on naming him
George.
Baron George Washington bears the
same arms as his illustrious hamesaie
IN America, namely. the shield with
three stars and two stripes, which was
the origin OF the present flag OF the
United States. He is a man OF sixty,
and. having no children. his branch of
the Washington family bids fair TO be
come extinct upon his death.
One of the most extraordinary Joint
stock companies that has ever come
under my notice has just held its an
nual meeting in London. and S its
held of operations does not extend TO
this side OF the Atlantic and as on
the other side of the water IL Is re-
stricted TO domestic servants and
tradesmen, I trust that l may not he
accused OF giving free advertising by
mentioning It.
The shareholders are divided into
two classes one class comprises but
lers. house stewards, chefs, coachmen,
Wallets and ladies maids. The other,
and by far the smaller class; indeed.
only about Is per cent of the share
holders. includes wine and spirit
merchant, Il florist. fshmongcr, a
provision merchant, q butcher. a build
er, and n and-of-music provlder King
Alfonsos chief butler is one OF the
principal shareholders. Two of King
Georges chief coachmen. Lord High
Chancellor Haldane's footman. the
chief butler and second butler OF Lord
Aberdeen. the Niceroy of Ireland; the
butler. the chef and the housekeeper
of the Marquis of Salisbury, AT Hat
held House the chef OF the Duke Of
Portland, and the two maids OF the
Duchess of Wellington, are among the
shareholders.
These prominent members Of high
life below stairs exercise a considerab bic
kind and another made by their en-
ployers. and by directing the trade to-
wards this company in which they hold
stock. they profit, without exposing
themselves to the charge of graft in
the shape of eXtorting n percentage on
the orders. 1t is only fair TO the serv-
ants TO add that their employers ara
thoroughly aware OF the enterprise,
and approve of il. as II helps to insure
the quality OF the goods and the eX-
cellcnce OF the service. If these prove
inferior. 1t Is the company which sur
fcrs quite as much. or even more, than
the employers. and. therefore, 1t is TO
the interest of the servant stockhold-
ers, and of the company which they
own. to keep everything up TO top
notch. During the first year they have
made n gross profit of 10 per cent,
which has enabled them to pay hand
some dividend, and set some thing aside
for sinking fund. l need not point
out another advantage which this ca
terng company has over all other
concerns, namely, that its Sharchold-
ers have peculiar facilities for seeing
that it's bills are promptly paid. For
naturally. no man, be he duke or mill
iionaire. be she pceress or nouveile
richie, would care TO face every day
the silent. reproachful gaze OF per
son who appeared in the double en-
pacity of a household servant and an
overdue creditor.
Don Paolo Ruspolrs death in Flo
rcnce places in mourning his Amer
lean wife. whom he married in Paris
in 1883. as the widow OF Joseph Khr-
rick Riggs. of New York, whore she
had been born as Rosalie Van Zandt.
He leaves two daughters by a former
marriage. namely, one married to Major
Tankerville Chambcrlayne, Of the Brit
ish army, and the other married 10
Constantine Vogorides. of Samos. But
there Is no issue BY his second and
American wife.
The head OF the house Of Ruspoli is
Prince Alexander. who is hereditary
grand master OF tho Sacred Hospicc
and grand chamberlain to the Pope. 1t