The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-06
Mrs. William B. Leeds Rents
One of Most Interesting
Homes in London.
ny la MARaUIsE DE roNTENoY.

nh la MARQUIsE DIE FoSTENOY.
n IoltFoLK HOUSE, (which Mrs. VIII
" liam b. Leeds is reported by
cable to have rented from the
Duke OF Norfolk for term OF years,
Is one or the most Interesting houses
In the British metropolis II has been
tho London residence OF the ducai
mouse OF Norfolk ever since Charles II.
persuaded thu seventh duke, then Earl
OF Arundel, TO build himself home in
tho new ST James's Square which
Harry Jcrmyn. Earl OF St Adams. had
created rs building speculation
Up to that time tho town house OF
tn. Dukes OF Norfolk had been at n
noint much farther east. between the
strand ana the river, IN the spot now
occupied by Norfolk Street I'm olden
times. many OF the great mobiles lived
at the farther end OF the strand. city,
ward, and even In Bloomsbury Bat
the great DIE Of London forced the
population westward. and by the time
OF James lis accession TO tho throne.
tile square bearing tho name OF his
patron saint had become the very CEN
tire OF rank and fashion
Norfolk House occupies tho southeast
corner OF the square. and figures IN The
pages OF English history aS the birth
place Of King George Ill. IL may be
remembered that Frederick, Prince Of
Wales, was at daggcrs drawn with hts
father. George H., who deprived him
dences. turning him and his family out
VI ST Jarncss Palace.
VIII! the dial object of ANNOYING hi.
father. tho prince accepted the hospi.
tally OF tho Duke of Norfolk who was
not only Roman Catholic. but known
70 entertain Jacobite symputhics. and
from th,.tccfoith Norfolk House be-
"A Nnl
H.. and the headquarters OF the oppo-
Sl,lon to the government Tho King
retaliated by issuing ii notice tn tho
ofhcial Gazette that any one who called
on the Prince and Princess OF Wales
~ Norfolk House would he barred from
court. This did not prevent tho Arch.
bishops OF Canterbury ana York as
well as the Lord Mayor of London. from
calling th-rc I'm state In June 1898 in
order to congratulate the Prince and
l'iincess of Wales on the birth of their
eldest hos, afterwards George Ill
The wing OF the house in which hs
was born is at the back OF the main
hody Of the mansion. ana tho room
which was the royal child's nursery
Still retains tho same MAGNIFICENT
painted ceiling upon which he ga2cd
from his cradle In his infancy Gco.re
ms brother the Duke OF York. was
also born 1T Norfolk House and ii,
II
peace had been patched up between
George III and his son. that tho latter
moved with his VITO and children to
Leicester House.
While thus possessed OF many his
toilc associations. and extremely I'm
posing. Norfolk House Is not particu-
iarly np-to -dnte, and presents dis.
tinctly dingy appearance. Indeed, II is
diihcu!t to conceive how III viii com.
mend Itself 10 an American woman nc
customed TO the most modern forms Of
extreme luxury and comfort. For one
associates the American woman rather
with what is light. airy, sunny and
cheerful. than with the somewhat
sombic past. That the Duke oil Nor.
ioik should have been willing to let
MS house In 81 James's Square, NAV
II. explained by the preference az tho
duchess for some more up-io-,lnte and
cotnmodi"us abode for her family OF
young children.
The principal home OF the Duke and
Duchess Of Norfolk is. OF course. Arun-
dci castle. In sussex. once tho abode
or Alfred tho Great, and where King
William Rufus, son OF the Conaucror. is
on historic record as having celebrated
Easter In the year 1919 1t was the
dover house OF King Henry Is widow
ana the headquarters of Empress Ma
'hiida OF Germany. or Maud. when sho
was asserting her claim to the British
throne. In opposition to Stephen 1t
passed into the possession of the pres.
ent owners. the Towards through the
heiress or the Fitzalans. who married
the fourth Duke Of Norfolk and became
the mother OF the NTH duke, who was
bcheadcd on account OF his romantic
championship of Mary Queen of Scots
Every one OF Its successive propric-
tors has added to the beauties of the
castle. at no expense whatever to his
revenues For hundreds Of years ago
strip of real estate III London, OF
the strand. now OF immense value. and
producing an enormous income was set
ASIDE with Drov.so that all the money
yielded by its rentals should be ex-
pended exclusively upon the malnten-
nnce or improvement of Arundel Cas-
tie. Arundel Street, I'm tho Strand. Is
comprised in the real estate In question
The Duchess of Norfolk. who, in adj
dition to being n peerless by marriage
is Il peeicss in her own right, by In
herltance, as twelfth owner Of the
Scotch barony Of Hcrries, has several
country seats and castles of her own.
the best known OF which Is Carlaverocl
Castle. in Nithsdale. overlooking the
Soiway Ivv-clad wonde fully pic
turcsquo, and surrounded by moat
IL was partly destroyed by the siege OF
the Scotch Pariiamentarians In 1910
II figures in Sir Walter SCOTS novel.
Guy MannerinE," as that "Eilan-
Gowan." where Guy found such hos
pitable shelter.
The duchesss ancestor Herries of
Birrcnswerk also is portrayed. In the
pages OF Scotts novel, RED Gauntlet"
as the bearer Of that sobriquct who
carried "Darsie LatIncr" on his horse,