The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-04
RETURN TO ENGLAND
is STILL IMPOSSIBLE

iah' iorciSh, ana especially English So
ciety. But he has repeatedly been In
England since he took up hts resi-
dencc in Italy, some thlrty-thre years
ago. two OF his visits having been for
member OF the Privy Council In the
presence OF King Edward and King
George. on their respective succession
to tho throne.
Lord Henry has been living apart
from his wife. who is so well known
on both sides Of the Atlantic as a tenn
pelance advocate. since 1913. when she
brought suit against HIM tor judi
Cial separation, making accusations OF
such an odiouS nature that tho case
WAS tried in camera. Lady Henry lost
her case. The court decided that she
mad failed to prove her charges, and
she incurred considerable amount
of popular criticism for having thus
| assailcd the faii name OF her only SON
father without any adequate cause.
Lord Henry "ho Is very gifted
and brilliant: man. possessed OF artistic
tastes. and one CT the finest amateur
musicians now living. was so much
Mortified by the public aspersions on
his character .hus made by his wife,
and above all rs the attitude of n GER
tain portion of the public and OF tho
press. until the divorce court had cs
tablishcd his Innocence, that he deter
mined to withdraw from political life,
in which he was making n name for
himself. and to leave England. at any
rate for Il time.
Queen Victoria was very much
worked up about the entire matter,
being extremely fond OF Lord Henry.
who was persona gratissima at Wind
sor and ut Osborne. and. In view OF
the malevolent gossip caused by tho
case, instructed the late Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff Ito whom as ambas
sador of GreaS Britain in Spain was
connded the interests of the United
States at Madrid during tho latter $
war Of 1880. one of the most trusted
members OF her Privy Council to mako
n searching investigation. Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff fulfilled the mission
thus connded to him by his sovereign.
with the most conscientious thorough
ness. and reported that there was not
q shadow OF founda ton for the accusa-
| tons to which Lord Henry had been
subjected.
1t was quite as much on the strength
Of THIS independent investigation or
Sir Hanry Drummond Wolff. as upon
the verdict OF the divorce court that
Queen Victoria retained Lord Henry as
n member of her PrNy Council ana
continued nnr favor and good will to
him until tie end OF her reign.
Lord Henry Is the composer OF some
very popula. songs, familiar wherever
the English language is spoken. such
as "Wherecr You Co Hush Mo.
o Sorrow" sympathy" Dawn" "a
Song OF Hope" etc
1t is said In the dispatch that Lord
and Lady Henry are about to become
reconciled. Rut any one who knows
Lord Henry Will have difficulty in be-
| lieving this. since his wife's onense
against him Is one OF those which are
beyond the reach or pardon.
| Should anything untoward happen
| to his thirteen year old nephew. the
young Marquis or Worcester. Lord
Henry would on his elder brothers
death become tenth Duke OF Beaufort,
and head of the historic house or
Somerset. His Only son. Henry Charles
Somars Somerset, received his educa-
ton ut Harvard. and is married to
Lady Catherine Beauclcrk. half-sister
of the present Duke or st. Adams.
Lady Henry Somerset, as every ono
knows. is the elder daughter and CO.
heiress OF tho property OF Charles. third
the widowed Adcline. Duchess OF Bed
ford. who is now travelling IN Canada.
The duchess has recently come into
the limeliEht in connection with her
championship of the imprisoned Royal
lists at Lisbon having originated 4
crusade against the present Portuguese
government for The cruelties to which
It's caDtives are teing subjected In Jail
The Portuguese government has de-
MED the allegations insisting that tho
duchess ia not In her right mind. The
duchess Is an expert on tho subject
OF penal institutions. and has con-
trihuted In no small degree to amclio-
rate the condition OF the inmates OF
the womens prisons In Great Britain.
Lady Henry Somerset Is one of the
principal women public speak crs in
England. and is the pioneer or the wo-
mans suffrage cause. although she has
held aloof from it's militant develop
ments. Her principal activity, how
ever, OF nuhlic character has been
In the cause of temperance.