The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-20
THEIR APPEARANCE
STRIKINGLY SIMILAR

son. Juan Mitjans. upon whom King
Alfonso thereupon bestowed the title
which he now .aro. should add
that old Salamanca. who made his for
tune by tobacco farming in Cuba and
by railroad contracting in Spain, play
ed very important role In bringing
about the monarchical restoration In
1874 in Spain.
With regard to Luke White, he. an
officer OF the Eleventh Hussars. Is
now serving on the staff OF General
Sir Arthur Paget, commandments chief
of the military forces in Ireland. He
Is also heir to considerable wealth.
The latter. like his fathers peerage. is
OF romantic origin. His great-grand-
father hailed from the Isle OF Man.
drifted over to Dublin. where he be-
came errand-boy of second hand
bookseller and then, being ambitious,
started in business for himself in the
same line. One day he found lottery
ticket In the pages OF an old second
hand book which he had purchased
with job lot at public sale. For
tunately for himself he failed in his
efforts to dispose Of the ticket and
II was left on his hands. winning tho
prize of 100000, which proved the
foundation OF his fortune. He died
multi millionaire and a member OF
Parliament and while three OF his
sons had seats in the House or Com
mons. a fourth became Lord Annaly,
and purchased from the last Lord Car
hampton the estate Of Luttrellstown.
The latter, now known as Wood
lands, is situated in the County of
Dublin. and took its former name from
the Luttrell family, Of which the Earl
OF Carhampton was the chief and
reign of Henry VI. 1t is beautifully
situated on the banks or the Liffey.
about four miles from the Irish capt.
tai Among its most famous owners
have been the Wicked" Earl of Car
hampton, who WAS reputed TO have
Luttrel, the opponent OF Wilkes in
the memorable Middlesex election
some hundred years ago.
The present Lord Annaly was form
crly a Liberal, but seeded from that
party In consequence OF his objections
to the financial schemes of Chancellor
Of the EXchequer Lloyd George. and is
the permanent lord in waiting of King
George: that is to say. the only one
of the latters lords in waiting who
does not change with the administra-
ton. He rcjoccs in the nickname of
"Slopcr." was for many years master
OF the famous Pytchley Hunt hates
bridge. is one OF the few remaining
poker players in smart society, objects
10 inc auIOmoDlic- anu uses as IT'S IdN-
oritc conveyance an American buggy,
which was preceded by a perfectly ap-
pointed dog-cart and tandem: while
before that he used to drive about
London in one OF those extremely
smart but rather old fashioned cab
riolets. attended by very diminutivc
tiger" standing on tiptoes on the foot
board at the hack and steadyinE him
self on his insecure perch by means
of pair OF straps, to which he was
suspended most OF the time.
Lady Annaly was a great beauty of
the golden-haircd,, blued-eyed order.
and was herself great heiress. 1t
become the owner of Holdcnby House.
in Northamptonshire. immortalized In
White -Nelville's most popular novel
The Queens Marys."
With regard to Lady Victoria Pery's
parents, Lord and Lady Limerick, they
are both very good looking. The earl
was formerly in the army, but dis
tinEuishcd himself more as an amateur
actor than as soldier, his most no
representation OF the nurse in his
burlesquc OF Romeo and Juliet" given
At tho Queens Theatre at Dublin, on
behalf Of some local charity. He has
besides this one very peculiar hobby
that of boot making and cobbling.
lLduS l>lEhtIlCk ~ pOSSeSSeO VI great
musical talents and magnificent
voice. Indeed, her singing and her
sisters Skill on the violin served to
secure to them as young girls the en-
tree into Dublin society. The two
girls were the Misses Irwin, grand
daughters of that j. b. Irwin, OF Fem
Hall, Roscommon. who in the early
days of the nineteenth century was
known throughout Ireland by the So
briquet of Hard Riding Johnnie" 1t
was their uncle Edward Irwin who
was so conspicuous on the turf and
who with his grand racehorse "Faugh-
A-Ballagh," won the historic st. Leger
in 1874.
The patronymic OF the Lords of Linn
erick is Perry. which does not prevent
their claiming descent on the distaff
side from the Plantagenet Kings The
first Perry Of note was William Perry.
Bishop of Limerick, who was created
Lord Glentworth in 1859. His son, for
supporting the act of Union and for
inducing the Corporation and County
of Limerick TO do the same, was ad-
vanced TO the rank, first 70 viscount
and then of Earl of Limerick.
Copyright, 1913, by the Brentwood
COnpanyl