The New York herald., 1922-10-04
Cousin of King George and Wife Arrive the Males
tic-Earl and Countess of Granard Among
Other Passengers.

Lord Louis Mountbatten. cousin of
King George. and his young bride. re-
puted to be one of the richest women
In England as heiress granddaughter OF
the late Sir Ernest Cassel. were among
an unusually large number OF distin-
guished voyagers arriving yesterday by
the White Star liner Majestic ffom
Southampton and Cherbourg.
The young man said he and Lady
Mountbatten on the second half of their
honeymoon, having spent the first half
Spain. visiting in the latter country his
cousin, Queen Victoria. The couple. ac-
cording to fellow travellers of American
stock. were regular felIers." taking part
democratic style.
This Is their first visit to New York
and they naturally spent much OF the
time coming up the bay and North River
taking in the unique and astonishing
sky line" The photographers got them
early and found them cheerful and quite
patient, knowing that snapshooting is n
custom of the port, and, as the cheerful
Lord said, rather interesting" The
bride was dressed rather simply and
wore hardly any jewelry and the bride
groom wore navy blue serge suit,
topped with a black bowler. as the
Britons call their stiff hats.
Lord Mountbatten said he was accus-
toned to being photographed, having
had q large experience with photog-
rapbers when he made a trip around
the world as an aid OF the Prince of
Wales aboard the battleship Renown,
with the rank of Lieutenant. At that
time he visited the Pacific coast. calling
at San Diego.
To See Show Places Here.
He said he and Lady Mountbatten
wanted to see all the show places of
the United States, laughingly remarking
that he would emulate the honeymoon
ers custom in America by going first
TO Niagara Falls after stopping q few
days at the Ritz-Carlton. The pair then
will take in the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado and other picturesque Western
places, and after their return to New
York will be the guests OF Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
With half rueful expression Lord
Mountbatten said he regretted that he
had only a three months leave of alb
sence from his command, II. NJ. S. Re-
pulse. and that as he received only
half pay when not on duty he felt It
was incumbent on him to get to work
as soon as possible. He therefore ex-
pected to be aboard the Repulse about
Christmas time. He had heard of the
fine tarpon fishing In Florida, and as ne
- - - n
before going back to try his luck In
Florida waters
From the pier Lord and Lady Mount
batten went to the Ritz-Carlton where
they will stop until Saturday when they
will start their trans-continental tour.
They dlned with Mr.. Jerome Kern. COM
poser Of light operas and musical come
dies and Mrs. Kern at the st. Regis
Hotel. Then they went to the New Am
sterdam where they saw the "Ziegfeld
Eollies" from seats In the second row.
Lord Mountbatten and his bride said
that the production quite outdoes any
thing we have seen In London" Miss
Mary Brown warburton of Philadelphia
ana Mr.. Whitney Warren, Jr., joined
the party later.
Lord Mountbatten and Mr.. Kern met
last summer in London while tho latter
was at work on the score OF the new
musical play called Bunch and Judy"
which Charles Dillingham; viii produce
In the Globe this season. The visitors
vii dine with friends this evening and
again attend the theater. The play will
be one they long have wished 10 see =
on their transcontinental tour Lord
Mountbatten and his bride win be guests
of Col Robert NJ Thompson. They
first will have look at Some of the
Adirondack resorts and. II is hoped. get
some shooting. Then Niagara Falls with
Chicago next and the Canadian Rockies
and California TO follow.
Granards Here for visit.
Tho Earl OF Granard. son-in-law OF
ogden Mills, arrived with the Countess
Granard, formerly Miss Beatrice Mills.
ana their four children. the youngest,
the Hon. John Forbes, 2 years old, max
ing his first visit to the native land OF
his mother. The Earl said that he would
return TO England In December In time
to vote for the. ratification of the Irish
bill. As an Trishman he
said he felt optimistic about his ooun-
trys future. He recently spent three
weeks at HIS ancestral estate, Forbes
Castle County Longford, where there
was NJ disorder as the vicinity was we'll
patrolled by Free State troops.
Boris Bakhmeteff Russian Ambas-
sador here under tbs kerensky regime
aud holding the office until recently,
said he had returned 20 continue his life
here "as n privatea citizen' and that he
expected TO mako HIS living In New York
either In n commercial way or by writ
ing, but that he would not---and he
his memoirs" He de-
clined to discuss Senator Borah's attack
on the affairs OF the late Russian En-
bassy.
A report that Government officers
were at the White Star pier to serve
papers on Bakhmeteff calling for his ap-