Evening star., 1923-05-17
Countess of Suffolk, Former d. C..
Girl, Loved by British Neighbors

tho first Earl of Suffolk of this How
ard line was a distinguished naval
omcer Of the reign of Queen Eliza
oeth "a younger soE of that fourth
Duke Of Norfolk whb was beheaded
In the Tower of London) and received
his earldom from King James I for
ms nmrrand.n vigilance I'm IN the discovery of the
came lord high admiral of England.
his second son, Thomas Howard,
Sreatiy distinguished himself az mas
ter of the horse to King Charles /
sha was created by hins Earl of Berk-
shire, the two titles becoming subse
quently merged through the ssIcces-
SION or the fourth Ear: of Berkshire
AZ eleventh Earl of Suffolk. -.
Charlton Park. the :ancestraI home
OK young Lord Suffolk and his Amer
Jan. ,usn motner. 70. dates FROM the closing
beth: having been built BY Sir Henry
Ahevet. father Of Lads Rich whc
married. as her second husband. the
nrst Earl of Suffolk The Charlton
ark housewarming, of which a full
t0vs. me immense haE now par
guetted, formerly had a stone-fia argsd
moor, Tor the convenience of the car.
rIages OF the ladies. In blden tjms.
= ,s Goaoh and eight could turn round In.
The picture gallery istsaid % be
the longest room in any I,rivste resi-
dence In England AnSstrai nor-
ralts cover the walls. Some of them
Ghe, 1d.e from rom the reign of Edward vi.
~hen Aucchero was in England. That
or Queen Elizabeth was presented bv
nerself TO her lord high admiral. Lord
anoinas Howard, afterwarI first Earl
IL I.mss su4olK, Tx. . The oil Printing Of
peer: peer and is more truthful than
natterlng. For one can almost see
maatb rnas the sbsI kings tongue rolled in his
not Scotch. but Piedmobtese. @ ai thus IS
serving to recall the assertion Of
King Henry Nv of France that the
br!tlsh solomon was in re3lity a SON
o. David Ri1xio, the favonite Italian
stead Of being the offspring of her
husband. Lord Darnley
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Several of the paintings st Charlton
Park were the property Of King
James II. and among his most pre-.
cious possessions. When he found him
self compelled to ny from England
he committed them to the care of
Col. Graham. who had married the
Earl of Berkshires daughter, and
who placed them for safe-kesping. at
Charlton. When William III came to
the throne he refused to have any
thing to do with them, and there they
have remained to this day, at Charl-
ton. They include some very fine Van
Dycks and also an exquisite Van
Der Weld. which, along with a Guido
and ave other equally valuable paint
tngs, were stolen from the Two draw
Ing rooms In which they hung, by
q dismissed servant Long sought for
IN vain, they were recovered many
years later In a rather romantic man.
ner and restored to their places
The more modern portion of Charl-
ton was added in 1773s by that
twelfth earl Of Suffolk who was
secretary of state during the Amer.
lean war of independenoe and the
grandfather of the present peer was
famous throughout the racing world
as a steward of the Jockey Club OF
England and as editor of the Encycio-
pedia Of Sport. -. : =
The extent OF which thl widowed
Lady Suffolk has endearedt herself to
the people Of her home counsy-that is,
Wiltshire-is best shown BY the fact
that the childless head Of pne OF the
old county families, who Sied q few
months ago, was found to have
named her sole executrix 5f his will
"a will which. subject to the life
Interest Of his aged wife. aeft every
thing to be spent In the improve
ment of the estates OF the young
Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire.