Evening star., 1915-03-14

Special Correspondence of The star
LONDON, March 3. 1915.
E1HE sayly plumaged denizens OF
the Duke of Abercorns big
aviarv at Baronscourt. in Ire
~ land. which have been collected.
without regard for expense, from an
parts of the world, will have TO get
along without their noble lord ana
master for while. for the luke IN
spite OF many more diverse and usetul
interests than engage the energy OF
most noblemen. has been unable 10
withstand the call of king and country
and has just returned to his old re9i-
ment. the 1st Life Guards, as captain.
the rank he held when he resigned his
commission some twelve years ago
His grace, is one of the physically
biggest men, as well as one OF the
greatest mobiles in these islands. and
his choice of the life guards when he
entered the army is said to have been
due to his great stature. for In any
other regiment than this one of giants
he would. his friends said, be too con-
spicuous So into the guards the duke
went and made himself immensely pop
ular with his fellow -ofiicers, who
promptly dubbed him "Dukie."
The study of ornithology amounts to
a passion with this wearer of the
strawberry leaves, and besides possess
ing the afore- mentioned aviary of rare
birds at Baronscourt, his Irish seat.
he is a member of the council of the
, London Zoo He has shot big game In
the wilds of Africa, too; is a clever
amateur artist, and is considered an
expert on such diverse subjects as
cooking and uniforms. He was treas
urer to his majesty's household from
1903 to 1905, and was member of par
lament for the city of Londonderry
from 1900 to 1913. when the death of
his father, the second duke. automati-
cally elevated him to the upper house.
He owns 26 1000 acres, which eventually
will pass to his little son. Lord Hamil-
ton. who, although an uncommonly ia
vored youngster in other respects is
unlucky in this one. that he has
birthday only once in four years. haV-
ing been born February 29 of leap
year.
| No less than fifteen peerages, not to
mention baronetcy and d knighthood
| belong to the Dukes of Abercorn, who
also share with two other noblemen,
| Lords LansdoWne and Verulam, the
! honor of having titles in each of the
| three kingdoms. In his case he is
| Marquis OF Hamilton and Duke of her
corn in the peerage of Ireland, Lord
Paisley and Earl of Abercorn in that
| of Scotland, and Viscount Hamilton
and Marquis of Abercorn in Great
| Britain.
! Besides all this. moreover, he is Due
| de Chatelheraut in France, this title
! having been first conferred on his an
| cestor, the Regent Arran, a bribe
| for consenting to match between the
dauphin and the infant Mary Queen Of
| Scots. All the more reason, then, for
unsheathing his ducal sword in the
| cause Of the allies.
He married, in 1894. Lady Rosalie Ce-
| ella Caroline Bingham. eldest daughter
of the fourth Earl of Lucan, and they
have two sons and three daughters. His
mother, the dowaser duchess, is by the
lbye, a frst-rate business woman, and has
lhad for years fine creamery near Bar
onscourt. AS like as not you may have
sampled some of her grace's wares. for
she supplies some of the leading steam
| ship companies as well as grocery
firms with their milk, cheese. butter