The Washington herald., 1913-04-04


cerned. has ceased to exist The PAN
sling in all the rooms, some Of which
are unique, have been removed and their
destination depends upon the identity Of
the highest bidder.
Rotherwas. the house in question, has
been acquired by New York concern,
which Is taking out the whole OF the
woodwork. The seat is among the oldest
in England. 1t is mentioned in the
Dornesday Book, when it was spelt
Retrowas, and then belonged to Gilbert.
the son of Tyrold For centuries the
home of the Bodenhams. it was, as a
result of the marriage of Roger Boden-
ham with Isabella, daughter and heiress
of Walter de la Barre, that the family
obtained the property. The last of the
family who occupied the mansion was
the late Count Lubienski Bohemian. who
died last year
The right wing of the present house
is i'm stone and brick and was built by
Roger Bohemian early in the sixteenth
century But the main portion was
erected by another Roger Bohemian.
who was knighted in 1871. At this period
. all the Tudor panelngs were removed
from the old house and set up in a new
mansion. The rooms of the Elizabethian
building were then converted into a pri-
waite chapel and accommodation for the
priests. the Bodenhams being a prom
inent Roman Catholic family.
In the seventeenth century the house
was considered a delicious seat situate
near the River Wye and within two
miles of Hereford. Astounding with q
store Of excellent fruit and fertile, arabic
land, having also park within less than
half mile of the house. There is
parlor full of coats of arms according to
the fashion of the age, and over that a
whole dining-room wainscoted with wal
nut tree, and on the mantel tree OF the
chimney twenty-five coats of arms.
This walnut room is wonderful in its
delicate workmanship, and has finely
carved mantel and overmantel decorated
in polychrome The overmantel bears
four carved figures representing Justice,
Fortitude, Temperance, and Prudence.
and in the center of the overmantel
twenty-five coats of arms in one achieve
ment.
1t is an interesting fact that the fair
parlor'' will shortly resume its original
state after a lapse of nearly two GEN.
turtles. When the paneing was removed
in 1871 there was no room in the new
house large enough to contain IL. So 1t
was distributed over four apartments.
One-half of the chimney piece of the
parlor was in one room, while the other
half was discovered in the cupboard OF
what is now the bathroom. The remain
der of the paneling adorned an ante
placed on the beams of fourth room.
. These fragments will be collected and
restored to their original condition.
In additi there is a finely paneled
oak room with carved arched wainscot-
ting and arched frieze, with carved cor
NICE which is known as the James /
room. King James was a frequent visi-
tor at Rotherwas. and this room was
set aside for his use. OF the remaining
eight rooms some of the Jacobean and
Queen Anne periods are handsomely
paneled in oak, while others are in
acacia, yew tree, and sycamore. A large
o.uantity of old furniture, mostly of the
Chippendale period, also forms part of
the contents of the house.
The wedding of Lady Edwina Roberts
younger daughter of Field Marshal Lord
Roberts. and Maj. Henry Levin, of the
Royal British Artillery. was brilliant
function. Thousands of spectators could
rot be accommodated within the quain.
little Church of All Saints, at Ascot, and
assembled outside Lady .Edwina wor.
a gown of white and gold brocade, the
train cut square and the neck filed with
fine lace. The veil was of Brussels lace
and was draped over a small orange
blossom wreath to fall to the waist at
the back and front
Her bouquet of lilies of the valley
silver holder ingeniously constructed So
that it can be used as a flower vase was
the gift of the Pilgrims Club, of which
Lord Roberts is president. Awaiting her
at the porch were three little page-boys
in white sailor suts-Master Peter
Dawney, Master Hugo Anderson. and
Master Anthony Brocklebank. There
were also in attendance two schoolgirl
Internationally Katherine Beresford
daughter of Lady Waterford) and Miss
pecima Furse. With frocks Of apricot
cachmere de sole they wore gold lace
sashes and bronze shoes and stockings.
Among the guests were Lord and Lady
March, Lady Airlie, Lady Mabel Oglivy, |
the Dowager Lady Lytton, Sir John ana
Lady Maxwell. Gen. Sir Bindon and LADY
Blood, Lady Mount Stephen, Lord ana
Lady Macdonald. Gen. Sir George ana
Lady Luck, Lady Chamberlain, Lord and
Lady 1nchcape, Lord Methuen and his
daughter. Sir Abe Bailey, Gen. Sir Dign- |
ton Probyn, Lady Codagh Arson, Gen. |
Roberts (Lord Roberts brother, LORD |
and Lady Middleton, Sir Edwin and Lady |
Durning-Lawrence, Lord Miner. Field
Marshal Lord Grenfell. Sir J. A. Dunlop !
Smith, Gen. and Mrs Sayward, Maj Gil |
man, Gen. and Mrs. Sclater, Gen. Hubert |
Hamilton, Sir Mortimer and Miss Dur
and, Lady Frankfort and Miss Mont |
morency, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Phiprs |
Horribly, Sir Frederick and Lady Brad |
shaw, Lord and Lady Dundonald and |
Lady Cough.
Lady Roberts, who received the guests |
wore a gown of elephant grey brocaded |
velvet, with a bonnet of the same ma
terial finished with tuft OF gray feath |
Crs. The reception took place in a large !
temporary structure which half covered |
the lawn, and which was decorated ana |
furnished like luxurious drawing ROOM |
A long buffet skirted one side, and was
centered by the magnificent wedding |
cake. Within the house, the largest re-
ception rooms were given up to the dis
play Of the presents. These included 100 |
Northern Pacific Railway shares of the
value of G2,300. presented by Lord Mount |
Stephen of Canada.
Nothing more surprising has ever oc-
CURED, not even in Ireland, than the |
agitation to build an extensive art gall
lery at Dublin, just at an official time
when the country is on the eve of be-
ing granted home rule, a measure, the
importance of which to the Irish people
1t is impossible to exaggerate.
The Dublin Corporation has been asked |
TO contribute largely and to make the
taxpayers do the same, i'm order to sue
cessfully carry out the scheme. In fact
the Dubliners are being hustled into do
ing so through fear of losing. through /
defective housing, paintings of probe
NAUTICAL value.
They never have allowed themselves