The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-17

passion with this wearer of the straw
berry leaves. and besides possessing the
aforementioned ayiary of rare birds at
Baronscourt, his Irish seat he is a mem
Der of the council of the London ZOO"
He has shot big game in the wilds of
Africa, too, in clever amateur artist
and is considered an expert on such d.
verse subjects as cooking and uniforms
He was treasurer to his majesty's house.
hold from 1903 to 1905, and was member
of Parliament for the city of London
derry from 1900 to 1918. when the death
of his father, the second duke, automat-
ically elevated him to the upper House.
He owns 10000 acres, which eventually
will pass TO his little son. Lord Hamil-
ton, who, although an uncommonly fav-
ored youngster in other respects, is UNI
lucky in this one that he has birth
day only once in four years, having been
born on February % of a leap year.
Has Fifteen Peerages
No less than Is peerages. not to men,
ton baronetcy and knighthood, be-
long to the, Duke of Abercorn. who also
shares with two other noblemen, Lords
Lansdowne and Verulam, the honor OF
having titles in each of the three king
doms. In his case he is Marquis u Ham
ilton and Duke of Abercorn in the peer
age of ireland, Lord Paisley and Earl
count Hamilton and Marquis of Abercorn
in Great Britain. Besides all this. more
over he is Due de Cnatelheraut in
France this title having been conferred
on his ancestor. the Regent Arran, as
bride for conserving to a match between
the Dauphin and the infant Mary Queen
of Scots. All the more reason, then, for
unshreathing his ducal sword in the cause
Of the allies
He married in 1894 Lady Rosaline Ce-
ella Caroline Bingham, eldest daughter
of the fourth Earl of Lucan and they
have two sons and three daughters. His
mother, and dowager duchess, by the bye,
first rate business woman. and has had
for years a fine creamery near Barons-
court. As like not you may have sam
pied some of her grace's wares for she
supplies some of the leading steamship
companies as well as grocery firms with
their milk, cheese, butter and eggs. The
duchess is very proud of her business
success. and wonders why less exalted
persona ges than herself do not enter into
trade. As Lady Hamilton. she was lady
in-waiting to Queen Alexandra.
The Duke of Abercorn takes his titles
from village in Linlithgow, but the an
cient Abercorn castle was demolished as
long ago as 1455. His town residence,
Hamden house, in Green street, was oc-
cupied for several years by Mrs Potter
Palmer, and thense the present writer
once went to await the famous American
society woman's return from fashionable
Ascot to ask if 1t were true as reported
that she was engaged to the Earl OF Mum
ster. Mrs. Potter Palmer replied that it
was not truei "Hampden. house. fcaled
after the last male descendent of the pa
triot John, who long resided in it,, was
the scene of much brilliant hospitality a
generation ago, whe nthe late duke (pop-
- IL.
there with his lovely wife and accom-
plished family He took the house from
the Duke of Westminster when he had
to give up Chesterfield house, now the
home of the American Duchess of Rox-
burghe, which had been his residence for
more than 20 years, and left the lease of
it to his successor. Mrs. Palmer's enter
tainments there, they say, made the ducal
ones look, in vulgar parlance. like 80
cents.
Fighting Fire in Turkey
II the Turks fight the allies no more
effectually than they fight fire Germany
and Austria are likely to haze speedy
reason to regret having taken them into
partnership. Such was my reflection after
hearing lecture at the Camera club last
night by Dr. T. Cato Worsfeld, who. by
the way, is commissioner of England,
for the high courts of 81 American states,
on comparatively recent experiences in
Constantinople.
DR.. Worstold said that quite the most
amusing thing he witnessed in the Turkish
capital was a house on fire. The first fire
engine to arrive was something like
safe, and was carried on poles by men.
who proceeded first to drive a bargain
with the owner of the property A Sec
ond brigade then arrived and began to
pull down the adjoining houses, refrain
ing from quenching the fire until the price
was agreed upon. Then came a third
brigade which devoted itself to prevent
ing the other two brigades from loot
ing what the flames had not destroyed.
In contradistinction from this hardness,
the most rapid things he saw in Con-
stantinople were the funerals. which hur-
ried along at breakneclS speed, the
Turks believing that the soul suffers
agonies between death and burial
A passport was given to DR.. Worsfold
by the Turkish authorities enabling him
to go to Brusa. On the reverse side II
bore the Inscription, Oxen and other
baggage sHwives. H." In making the trip
across the Sea of Marmora he sailed on
used to carry passengers between East
bourne and Brighton
War Nursing Aid to Matrimony
There is wrath among the professional
trained nurses of Great Britain, as you
must have heard, over the way in which
fair and fashionable. in some cases, titled
amateurs have butted in and kept the
incomparably more competent women
out of the nursing arrangements for the
wounded. 1t is the South African wars