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complimentary sense. In this house,
said Lord Rothschld very decidedly
down the length of the table, " the word
Jew is a title OF honor"
The 'favorite hobby of Lord Rothschild
was the Jews free school in London, to
which he contributed largely When
ever he and his wife entertained the
elite of London society always came 10
the feast and the display of wealth was
always most lavish. Queen Victoria had
very high opinion of the couple. and
they showed their respect and their sor-
row at her death by dTaping the front
of their huge London house from top
to bottom in purple and black.
This same house was built by Lord
RothsChild's father on a piece OF ground
which cost a fortune. \ larger fortune
was spent on the building and furnish
ings. The house Is filled with the rarest
Of art treasures. II has a huge marble
hall with a magnificent double staircase
protected by metal baniSters which as
cerd to a wide gallery which goes
around the hail. \ small portion of
the cornice of this hall remains unfin-
ished and will always be so in accordance
with Jewish custom.
The walls and staircase are of dazzling
white, relieved by piers and pediments
of glowing crimson. The finest of the
reception rooms looks out on the gar
den. The rooms go all around the house
en- suite. and so solidly are the walls
built that the music in the ballroom
can hardly be heard in the rooms on the
further side of the hall. Lord Roth
schild was the first TO introduce the idea
OF erecting protection in his drive
where the servants waiting for their
employers might find shelter and get hot
coffee. 4 large entertainment by the
Rothschilds always created such block
in PiCcadilly that extra police were re-
quired to deal with it.
His country house at Tring. near LON
don. IS a handsome, spacious old hou.s
in the Italian style OF time-darkened
brick and white stone. IT was erected
by Charles II for Nell Gwyn and was
bo2cbt by Its late owner nearly thirty
years.aEo.
Within it il perfect treasure house
OF cuS1osities brought from all parts OF
the art world. The park Is UNIQUE, for
II is filled with kangaroos. cassowaries.
deer. ostriches. rheas and a gigantic
tortoise. This Introduction Of strange
birds and beasts is the work OF Walter
Rothschild. the heir of the late lord,
Who also built. endowed and stocked
the natural history museum which
stands at the park gates. The latter
is especially rich In strange birds, which
are Rothschild's hobby. He Is also .
trustee OF the British museum.
He Is only in his early forties, but
looks older. principally because of this
'brainy'' look of his forehead. He ac-
companied his father regularly from
their country home to London. Another
OF his hobbies Is the perfecting Of tbs
English system of yeonlanry or militia.
Alfred de Rothschild. brother Of the
i, late lord. is in many respects an Ad-
mirable Crichton. He is favorite Of
ROYALTY a skilled connoisseur in all mat
ters artistic. a stanch supporter of the
drama and the opera. a charming host,
a gallant cavalier to the fair sey, bril-
liant conversationalist and remarkable
fnancier. He is a baron, but prefers
the title Mr.
The Younger brother. Leopold de
Rothschild. unites to all the qualities
Alfred possesses'a keen love for sport,
for horses. hounds and the turf He is
married to an Austrian lady of great
beauty. and the two are seen regularly
at the opera. They also. like ali the
Rothschiids entertain largely and splen.
didly.