The Washington herald., 1921-12-26

Try IN picturing the princess who
gives up royal status for love
alone" Madame may sneer, but
she loves to think of the princess
marrying a "commoner"
Also there was the qualification
OF the sporting elements (snd all
Englishmen are sportsmen), that
the princess is marrying a sports
man" Let a man earn the title Of
"sportsma n" and he is persona
grata to all Englishmen, regardless
OF rank or wealth.
Aristocracy Well Pleased.
There is the Joy OF the aristoc-
racy that the royal family should
be thrown into the market for al
liances with their set, instead OF
being reserved for the blood
royal" And EnglanGs aristocracy
now confidently looks forward to
arranging marriages with some. IL
not all of the Kings sons and other
relatives.
There Ia the elstion of royal
and semi-royal circles-indorsed.
ironically enough. by the most ex-
IRENE radicals-that the princess
has obtained husband wealthy
enough to guarantee her future
without the aid OF state grants.
For IL is freely admitted on all
hands that a large and needy royal
family. such as Queen Victoria
left, is a mighty bad advertisement
for the monarchial system. Then
there is the solid conservative feel
ing OF thankfulness that the prin-
cess has chosen "one of our sort
one Of the good old English fsmi-
lies" (probsbly adding-"and there
are not many Of us left"
Model Of John Bull Type.
For viscount Lascelles is the
ideal Englishman, from the point
OF view OF his own countrymen.
Scion OF a family tracing its his
tory back some zoo years without
scandal or undue notoriety, he is a
model John Bull type. A gallant
soldier. who despite his rank,
scorned soft" stzff jobs and in
sisted on remaining with his regi-
ment In the trenches throughout
the war, he has the SURFACES Of
every former soldier-snd there are
some 100000 of them in the Brit
ish Empire. Thrice wounded and
gassed. Distinguished Service
Order with bar" Cmeaning two d.
s. O.'s). his war record is good
enough for the most captioue old
soldier"
To the sporting world his racing
colors. black with yellow sleeves.
yellow belt and cap" merely sup
plement the famous black and
yellow" livery noted for over a
| century for straight running as the
badge OF the Earls OF Hardwood
His father has won a derby. as also
did his grandfather, and beyond
this there can be no greater fame
on the British turf, A fine horse
man himself, he hunts and rides in
Traces.
Inherit. UncIe's Fortune.
The LasCelles family acquired
most OF its present wealth from
two Cromwellisn soldiers OF for
tune who emiersted to the west
Indies after the restoration of
Charles II. but while he will in
herit huge fortune on the death
of his father. the Earl OF Hare
wood, NiscOunt Lascelles is already
independent OF the family Golfers
and acres. as during the war he
Unexpectedly inherited fortune OF
f2.50O.0O0 from his uncle, the eccen-
| trio and misery Marquis OF Clan
| ricardo. who died in 1916. leaving
practically all he possessed "a
/ Harry -LasCelles." the gallant
Gusrdsman. who had returned 10
/ the trenches after being twice
| wounded.
The Lascelles family have long
/ been attached to the court, and the
/ bride groom elects father was an
| intimate friend OF the late King
/ Edward Whether this Is real
love match" or not. the average
| Britisher feels that Princess Mary
/ has done we'll for herself. her fam
| lily and the nation in general.