The Washington herald., 1913-09-09

Copyright 1873. by A. d. Jacobson.)
Prince Ernst of Brunswick -Luneburg
and his bride. the Kaiser's daughter. are
still residing at quaint, dull Rathenow,
in the modest villa which was rented
and furnished for them in the spring.
Prince Ernst has assumed command Of
the cavalry squadron OF the Red Gle
them Hussars, which is stationed at
Rathenow. The prince and princess are
now on a visit to the German Emperor
and Empress at Wilhelmshoehe, whence
they will proceed to Gmunden for a short
stay at the chateau OF the Duke and
Duchess of Cumberland, the princes
father, whom they are to accompany to
Denmark during the present month.
They were presented to Emperor Franz
Josef, who. as his annual custom, is
spending the early. autumn at Ischl, in
Upper Austria, a central point in the IA
nous ''Salzkammergut," at the junction
Of the Ischl and Traun rivers, nesting
high up in the Salzburger Alps, between
the Todte Geibirge death Mountains)
and the Schaafsberg (Sheeps' Peak, in
pine woods, and with springs that con-
tain salts and sodium. Not far from
Ischl, on the border of Upper Bavaria
are two other far-famed saline water
resorts. and royal summer residences,
Berchtesgadien and Reichenhall. with
their far-famed salt mines containing the
most marvellous chambers of gllttering
crystalliZed salt, worked into exquisite
columns, statues, candelabras, &C
Archduke Frederick of Austria, who
has been ailing some time, has arrived
at Carlsbad for a course of the waters
The archduke has been much worried by
family troubles and this has injured his
health. He is the brother OF the Queen
Mother of Spain and the richest member
nf fhsa INN fa1
inherited the large and very valuable
estates OF his uncle, Archduke Albert of
Australasia. Emperor Franz Joseph
frequently consults Archduke Frederick,
Who is clever and sensible but very
modest and retired man, fifty-seven years
OF age and married TO a daughter of the
Prussian Duke de Croy.
Lord Rothschild. Mr.. Alfred de Roth
child, and Mr.. Leopold de RothschiId have
presented two beautiful cabinets which
belonged to Queen Henrietta Maria, to
King George of England They are elab-
orately decorated with silver plaque and
bands, and other ornaments. Each cabi-
net bears the monogram Of the Queen,
who gave them to Lord Jermyn, OF St
EdmOndsbury, to whom she was said TO
have been privately married After the
restoration he was created Earl Of ST
-hAbthAAos llf NdbllltlS were taken TO
RushbrOok Hall, Lord Jermyn's place, in
Suffolk, where they remained until re-
Gently. The King has caused them to
be placed in one of the state apartments
at Windsor Castle-the Vandyck room
which is filled with superb old French
furniture, most of which was purchased
by King George ".
The Italian government intends to pub
lish Photographic reproductions Of the
writings of Leonardo da Ninci, which are
in manuscript King George has placed
the large collection OF Leonardo de EnCi
manuscript in the library at Windsor Cas-
tie at the disposal of the Italian govern
ment for reproduction. and experts have
arrived in England on their mission TO
photograph them.
The decision OF the German government
to add extensively to their ornaments
recalls the fact that Frau Krupp. the
prOprietress OF Krupp's world-famous
gunmaking firm. whose methods are be-
ing investigated by the German govern
ment' the richest person in that en-
pire. BY an interesting coincidence the
wealthiest Taxpayer in France is also
woman. She is Nine. Lebaudy. mother
of jacques, Emperor of Sahara" of
whom l have spoken frequently and who
is worth 2OOOCd,OO frsncs She holds her
wealth in horror, and lives under an as
sumed name in a fat in Versailles, where
the domestic stan consists of one servant.