The Washington herald., 1913-08-10
tCop,risht. 1918. b, A. D. Jacobson,

tCop,risht. 1918. BY A. D. Jacobson,
King George is particularly anxious
that his uncle. the Duke Of Connaught.
should return to Canada for another
year. in order that the Duke still might
hold ONCE Of Governor General when
the Prince OF Wales pays his projected
visit to the Dominion next summer. II
IL proposed that the Prince shall leave
England at the end OF June. and he will
be away about four months.
The King has offered to place Abergel-
die Castle. or Birkhall House. at the dis
posaI OF the Duke and Duchess OF Con-
rausht. in case the highly bracing air OF
Upper Deeside might be regarded as
likely to be beneficial to the duches,
during the next two months after her
long and severe Illness
The Car OF Russia spends more on
his clothes than any other European
monarch. The bill Of his civil tailor is
Il 900 ruble a year. and that of his Mill
tary tailor 5000 ruble. His hat costs
him 3 ruble. and every year he gives
1000 ruble- for q fur coat. He never
gives less than 10 ruble for q suit. and
never wears 1t more than three times.
Compared with him the Kaiser Is quite
shabby. His price for a suit Is at most
$50 marks and he will wear II thirty
times. King Haakon. Of Norway, spends
no more on a suit than the average Nor
wegian grocer. which shows that he Is
a sensible, practical man.
The late King Of Siam, Chulalonkorn
naa an extraordinary noooy-tnat or Col
lecting empty match boxes Of all ma
tons. In this connection an interesting
tc yA1a fa1 nttrfn Nf htQ
visits to England the King. while passing
through Bond Street one afternoon. ac-
eompanied by two members Of his suite,
espied an empty matchbox. which had
been discarded by its owner and thrown
away into the middle Of the throughfare.
Without q moments thought the monarch
dashed into the crowded traffic, grasped
the much coveted treasure and OF course
was nearly run over by a passing cab
for his pains. The fact. however. that
he was able to add a new specimen to
his collection gathered under such cir
cumstances, more than compensated the
Oriental potentate for the risk that he
had run.
Although Lord Kitchener, who recently
celebrated his sixty-third birthday. soms-
times is claimed to be an Irishman by
reason Of his having been born in County
Kerry. he is Of English parentage; his
father. who was a lieutenant-colonel IN
the army. hailing from Leicestershire,
and his mother from Suffolk.
Lord Kitchener is unmarried, but 1t
would be a mistake to describe him as a
confirmed or hopeless bachelor, in
asmuch as when his patent OF peeIag as
viscount WAS made out II was so drawn.
presumably with his approval. that the
succession to the title should go firstly
to any son that he may have, secondly
TO any daughter, and only in the third
alternative to his elder brother, who at
present stands in the position Of heir
presumptive.
The late Duchess Of Northumberland
was the eldest sister of the present Duke
or Argyll Her mother was the first wife
of the late duke. Lady Elizabeth Leve-
son Grower is the daughter of the Sec
ond Duke OF Sutherland. She was mar
ried TO the then Earl Percy in 1855. 81 c
vas '.grande dame" of the old school, |
and she resembled her parents more
closely than any other member of their |
large family. She was gracious and frank !
full Of kindness and sympathy She had |
well-cultivated tastes and was well in
formed on all sorts of subjects, so that :
her conversation was bright and interest,"
ing. For general society she cared lit !
tie. but her annual garden parties at |
Sion House were among the most pleas |
ant entertainments OF the summer. There |
was much hospitality at Alnwick Castle |
during the autumn and winter. and the
duchess was a most genial and attentive
hostess. Her unfailing kindness and be- !
nevolence made her beloved in the Ain
wick district. where she will be sincerely
lamented.
The description of the colors of pre-
cious stones. in reply to the request of
a reader who had read what / had to
say about Old World superstitions IN
connection with these gems. has elic- |
tied third query, how to tell the real !
from false diamonds.
An Amsterdam expert. whose busi- |
ness it is to know, says that real brill |
liants may be recognized by their great |
hardness and high refractive index. |