Evening star., 1920-02-15
Stories of Well Known Folk.

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The Honorable Ronald Lindsay, who
Is as energetic in discharginX the SO
cial obligations of the British en-
bassy as of it's more serious affairs.
IL entitled to wear one of the most
picturesque Of the ancient Scottish
of Lindsay, and a Walter de Lindsay
of the same line sat In the Scottish
parliament in 1145. Since that remote
time Lindsays have figured censpicu-
ously in the political history of the
land of the heather. They have also
Of every sort. not the least important
Of which has been sung by the bards
and used by the dctiontsts. Repre-
sentatives Of the ancient line are nu-
merous and hold important roles in
this country. and the British diploma 1t
kindred who have been factors in
American prosperity and development.
The late Senator Lindsay Of Ken
lucky was one. and there was fam
the frontier, Capt. Jack Lindsay. This
nne type of the intrepid warrior OF
the highlands finally laid aside his
military trappings and. settling IN
Missouri. married we'll known belle
and heiress. Miss Jane Dulaney.
He built a stately homo after the
manner of the old stronghold of his
clan. Castle Balcarres, and spent his
declining days in ease and quiet
among that famous company known
as the squires of the Florissant val
ley. The Lindsays at home or trans
planted are a prolific race Honorable
Ronald is the fifth Of the seven sons
of the twenty-sixth Earl OF Crawford,
the premier of the earls Of the United
kingdom. His brother. David Alex
ander Edward. is now the twenty
seventh bearer of the title and served
with distinction during the recent
war. Another brother. Walter Pat
rick, is captain of the Middlesex Regi-
ment and another. who recently visit
ed this country. is the Rev. Edward
Reginald Lindsay. in charge of the
Regina mission at Sashachwar. Mr..
Lindsay is the only one of his family
who has taken diplomacy as a career.
He was attached to the foreign ofiice
under the recent ambassador, Nis-
count Grey. and was sent to Wash
ington at his request. Mr.. Lindsay
married Miss Martha Cameron, daugh-
ter of Don Cameron of Pennsylvania
and granddaughter of Judge Sherman
of Ohio, who was the brother of Sem
ator John Sherman and Gen Tecum-
sch Sherman. She died in 1918.
Prince Eugenio del Pricipi Ruspoli.
who is among the more recent of the
many titled diplomats attached 70
the Italian embassy. is the second son
Of the DowaSer Princess Ruspoli.
who was Mary Josephine Curtis
daughter OF that well known patron
OF New York bit for many years 3
resident Of Pa.s and Of Florence
The Princess Ruspoli lives in an inn
posing Roman palace, long the prop
erty of the family, and situated in
the busy modernized piazza OF San
Nicola de Tolentina. Besides having
an American mother. who is gracious
to her country people who gather in
such numbers in Italy. Prince Ruspoli
has number Of half brothers and
born at the time his father was serv-
ing his country as special CONNER
cial adviser. This Prince Ruspoli was
three times married. his first wife
I being Palma de Talleyrand ct Peri
CORD. daughter of the Duke of Dino.
Americans through the marital trou-
bles of the Gould family. Her oldest
SON is head OF the family, or. as it is
called. Principe de Poggio Suasa, with
eral wonderful country estates.
Prince Eugenio has an elder brother
who shows the pride of his American
mother in her native land in that he
is George Washington Mario Ruspcli
and is In the Italian army. The
dowager princess takes equal pride
in her mother. who was Elizabeth
Shipton of Boston and is related to
the most ancient of Massachusetts,
families and particularly with it's dis
fame even in Rome and Paris.
The Ruspolis are among the old
nobility of Italy. though the line of
which Prince Eugenio comes succeed
ed TO this principality only in 1895.
But there is historic palace of the
| Ruspolis built in 1881 by the eminent
architect Ammanati and which is dark
gloomy and spacious enough to be the
scene of those thrilling episodes
which Francis Marion Crawford so
often records: 1t is situated in the
very heart of old sanguinary Rome,
near the Corso and just off Via Con-
! dotti Its stairway of carved marble
is considered the finest to be seen in
the Eternal city and is always in
cluded in the itineraries of the artis-
tic traveller.
Another member of the Italian EN-
busy who is prominent in social
events Of the winter is the young Duo
Filippo del Duchi Canarelli. who is a
cousin by marriage to the Princess
BoncompaEni. who was formerly Miss
siding in her old home in Washington.
The present-day members of this an
cient house. Caffarelli. are from that
domain. which is at once SO mysteri-
Gus and yet so fascinating to the
American reader. the Abruzzi. The
Caffarelli has been conspicuous in
southern Italy and branch of the
line. the Negroni, is among the landed
gentry Of Sicily. For many years the
Wonderful old palace Of the family in
Rome. erected in 1891, and show
Mace was leased by the Germans for
their embassy to the Quirinal 1t stands
at the entrance to the Campidoglio
and is minutely described in that stir
| ring novel Of Buiwer's, "Rienzi" who
fell under the attacks of the populace
not far from it's main door.
The Due Filippo Caffarelii entered
the diplomatic service OF his coph.
| try since the war, and he proposes
to make it a life career He Is at
present only an attache. and each
| month all the European countries are
diminishing the list CT minor diplo-
mats and cutting of the temporarily
attached so ruthiessly that few of
| those guests now remain. The due.
however, will probably be ahiliated
with the mission which 10 soon to
come from Rome with minister resi-
dent at it's head. such as Great Brit.
ain maintained all through the war.
Il despite the fact that an ambassador
| was already in residence, and which
is charged with the settlement of
! acute problems which do not come
under the exact domain OF diplomacy
/ but. rather. OF finance. with q
charming young lady In the en-
] hassy family the italian foreign es'
I tabiishment, "a wath tts many distin :
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