The Washington herald., 1913-11-05
Court Gossip Of Interesting
EpentS on Two Continents

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/ iwoman,s life sojourn that now it stands
for a national and International scroll.
The mother distrusted; the son. who In
hertted and applied her Intellectual quali-
ties, by virtue OF this very intellect, the
Emperor OF the great German fedora
tion.
Humor she had not. in its application
anyhow. and suppleness toward people
she probably eourted not at all But she
was never a cynic. she overfowed with
passionate entbusiasms. and she waz full
of sympathy for the unfortunate OF the
earth. She seems 10 have missed the
key to the oddities and the vagaries, as
/ well as to the baser qualities Of human
nature, and therein lies, perhaps. the
secret OF the tragedy OF her life.
In further comprehension Of her there
might oe added a remark which a shrewd
and valued friend made: "One thing this
distinguished woman never understood
to hide her feelings. She never posed
everything was sincere in her in the true
sense Of the word"
Providence. as IL TO make her case
full indictment OF the glory Of royalty,
struck her hard and often on every side
Nothing was lacking In the tragedy
which marched after her. and at the
end killed her with pain A fall from hes
\ horse began the merciless disease which
ultimately slew her. She had her head
much bruised and her right hand hurt
! by the horses feet. She took IT all
very calmly, saying: / have ridden for
| hfty years, and 1t is natural that an
accident must come sooner or later.
But i shall ride timorrow.
That is an illustration in a simple
way of the courage with which this
royal woman was girt from the cradle
| to the grave. Such failure and tragedy
as were hers are lost in the rare achieve
ment that her personality triumphed
over the purple. To history she will be
human woman, not merely a sovereign,
and that is true fame in which Eng
I land, the land Of her nativity, and Ger
1 man. the land OF her adoption, can
i equally share.
home for women has been erected
| In Kings Cross Road, London. in mem
/ cry OF the late Lady CurZon. In the hall
Is a tablet inscribed thus:
| This building, to be known as the
Mary Curzon Hostel. was erected in 1915
/ by the relatives and friends Of woman
! tender hearted and beautiful, who Is her
women happier in many lands. Mary
Victoria. wife of Lord Curzon, of kedles
ton. Born 1870; died 1906"
The lady referred to was the eldest
daughter Of the late Levi ZiegIer Letter.
the millionaire merchant Of Chicago. She
was married to Lord Curson in 1895 and
left two daughters.
IL may have been no more than the
proper thing for Lord Curzon to do. to
use part Of the wealth OF his late wife
brought him as dowry and inheritance
for a SO worthy and charitable Il
purpose, but he has apparently not for
gotten himself either. for, taking time
BY the forelock. he has instructed ar
eminent sculptor to prepare a marble
sepuIchral monument representing him
ia his robes OF state. The monument,
which il a beautiful and elaborate piec,
OF work, is now nearly finished, and
win be placed side by side with that o.
Lady Curzon in the mausoIeum at ked-
lesion The sculptor. by the way, had
sad experience in connection with Lady
Curzon's monument. After working upon
Il for eighteen months IL was destroyed
by some evil-disposed person. SO that the
whole of the. work had to be done over
again. FLANEUR.