The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-09
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lament, passed In 1889, owing TO the
fact that he was from his birth terribly
deformed. and beroft OF slight, speech
and reason. Ho was, indeed, an atIiict-
ed creature. whose existence was q
source of unhappiness to all his fn,n-
ily. but nevertheless survived TO the
ago OF more than forty.
The second Lord Congleton was n
missionary and Plymouth Brother.
His first vito died while he was doing
missionary work In Bagdad. and he
thereupon married n Persian woman OF
Sh!ras. widow of an Armenian mer-
chant, Yussuf Constantine, of Bushirc.
She had become one of his converts,
and was turned adrift by her family
In consequence, wherefore he married
her, but had no children. He was sue
ceeded by his brother, Henry. the tn
Lord Congleton, naval officer, who
served on board the Shannon, after
the capture OF the chesapeake, and
took part In the battle or Navarine.
As boy. he had lived In Paris during
the last days OF the first empire. and
had many interesting "reminiscences Oh
the stirring years. 1914 and lslo In
present Lord Congleton lis his grand
son.
King Peter of Servia has become n
grandfather. through the birth OF a
son 10 his only daughter, Princess
Helene, She married three years ago
Prince John Constantinovitch. or Rus
ssa. eldest son of that Grand Duke
Constantine who Is the poet. the
ucientist. ana tho Shakespearean
scholar OF the reigning house of Ro-
manoT. The princess since hor mar
riage has made her homo at st.
Petersburg
The birth OF IA son TO her is OF CON
slde"able Importance. In connection
with the future of the Balkans For.
In the first place. 1t strengthens the
lies between Russia and Servia, al
ready formed by tho princess's mar
riase. And then, too, il Is on the cards
that her infant son may ono day sue
coed TO the throne OF Servia. especial
~ MS there seems To DO no prospoc,
OF any marriage of King Peters Nv,
sons. and his nephew. Prince Paul
At any rate. the fact that a prince
let OF the house of Romanoff u.s. as
grandson of King Peter, in the line OF
succession 10 the latter's throne, gives
Russia an even still greater excuse
than heretofore. for Interfering In SER
Wan affairs, and for champloning tho
cause OF the Servian nation against
Austria Hungary and the various bal
kan states
incidentally, il may DO mentioned
mat Alexis Kurageorgevitch, who has
hcen spending the winter in New York
Sth his American wife. nee Abigail
Pankhurst, end formerly Mrs, Hurer
Frat, OF New York. Ia not in the line
or succession to the throne OF Servla
nor oven mentioned In those pages of
the Almanach de Gotha that arc de-
voted to the enumeration OF the mem
bers of tho reigning house OF SerVia.
Indeed, tho Almanuch do Gotha COM
pietely ignores Alexis karageorg evitch,
whose title of prince Is not recognized
in Servia, and consequently not by any
other foreign government.
III VIII be, therefore, difficult, if not
impossible, for his American wlfa To
secure presentat ion as Princess Kara
seorgeVitch ut any of the courts of
Europe. IT Is significant that, al
though the former Mrs. Huger Pratt
vas an intimate friend OF Mime. Yes
Mitch, the New York wife OF The Ser
wan minister plenipotentiary In Paris,
yet that Nine. Vesnitch, and all the
members OF the Scryian legation, wei.
conspicuous by their absence from
Alexis KnraGeorgevltchs wedding in
Paris last summer