The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

He lads. Dying from wounds re.
 celved In the war, his last thought
 was of them. Rory, old chap he
 muttered hoarsely. "Hammish."
 There was more than sorrow of parting in his eyes and voice. There
 was trouble.
 When the three boys wept beside
 their fathers grave, their Scotch
 neighbors shook their heads.
 Poor lads! Poor lads! Twas
 the wrong start they had" said the
 wise man of the country neighbor-
 hood.
 Others than the canny Scotch ne1ghbors, and the dying father, have these misgivings for the future Of Rory, Hammish and Torquil Rich ardson They fear that children trained according to Lady Constance Richardson's ideals may fare sadly in world of practicalities. Ideals are expensive. They require affluence, or at least competence for their nur- turing. They require still more for their practice. The Richardson boys are poor. For the poor life is full or brutal practicalities.
 There is not the slightest doubt that the eccentric titled dancer is bringing up the three boys according 10 her highest ideals and ideas. But Lady Constance's ideals and ideas are, at least, singular. Many believe them impossible
 London society was shocked by her dancing for it in costume nearly as slight as that in which the daughter of Herodias danced before her royal stepfather for the head of the prophet. It was grieved past for glveness by her dancing in the music halls of England.
 When she came to this country to continue that dancing, society mute- ly bade her farewell. She and the friends of her youth and her family would know her no more
 Her husband reluctantly, but with loyalty, accompanied her to Amer lea. There was no question as to his devotion to his beautiful and eccentric wife. Any such doubt was banished from the skeptical Ameri- can mind by the sight of Sir Edward sprinkling her feet with siphon of aerated water when his gifted wife returned from her dance to rest in a hotel lobby!
 Yet despite this attitude of the cavalier, it was well understood by all who knew the pair that while his wife was brilliant, Sir Edward was sound. That he represented the tra- ditional British virtues of sanity, clear headedness and conservatism. In all family crises and conferences he was the balance wheel.
 While he might not enjoy, nor ap- prove. his wife's public career, he afforded her the protection of his presence. While he may not have agreed with his wife in her unusual theories of education, he permitted her to test them with their three boy babes. They who knew Sir Edward Richardson knew him to be manly, honorable, good citizen. His fault, If he had one, was over-indulgence to those he loved. His principles were unquestioned. His patriotism he proved by his death in the field for his country.
 Such memories will his sons have of him for inspiration. It is their training for service in the campaign of life that is problematic. Lady Constance Richardson's vogue as professional dancer chiefly depended upon the fact that she stepped out of her class to attain it. It was told by the late William Hammerstein, who engaged her for his famous Corner House of amusement, that he com plained to his father on whose recommendation he had signed con. tract for her appearance:
 "She can't dance"
 Never mind," responded Oscar Hammerstein. We don't expect her to dance. Her title does that"
 Lady Richardson's professional career has suffered also by reason of the war. England is in impatient