Evening star., 1925-06-14

was the unalterable foe of the Tweed
ring in New York. Entering diplo-
macy he made an excellent Minister
from this country to Holland. Being
of scholarly trend, this scion of the
Roosevelts. during his sojourn in the
Netherlands, delved into the old an
nails and unearthed many interesting
facts regarding the family before the
emigration. Mrs. Philip Roosevelt is
the daughter of John Ellis Roosevelt.
who, like Theodore, the President, was
the grandson of Cornelius Van Schaick
Roosevelt. The wedding brought to-
gether all available members of the
family, including the Franklin Roose-
velts, also of the Democratic wing.
The late Robert B. Roosevelt gained
international fame as the president
and founder of the New York Fish
Association, and its later development
which made excellent laws for the pro-
lection of game and for broadening
the scope of fish culture all over the
country. Mr.. Roosevelt's ideas were
taken over by many foreign countries
and his treatses on fish culture have
been translated into many north of
Europe languages. His satire on in
tensive cultivation of land Called
Five Acres Too Much was very popu-
lar among clubmen and the owners
The new Duke of Rutland who is
the twelfth Jack Manners since the
most famous one bearing the name
eloped with Dorothy Vernon of Had
don Hall, has brought to his splendid
home a duchess who was the former
Miss Francis Tenant, a first cousin
of the Princess Bibesco and the daugh-
ter of Francis John Tennant, the
eldest brother of the Countess of Ok
ford and of Asquith, more familiarly
known on this side of the water as
Margot Asquith. author of the mem
oirs. Since becoming duke this Jack
Manners and his handsome wife and
family have removed from Haddon
Hall, where they have lived very hap
PLY since their marriage 10 years ago.
Belvoir Castle is the principal seat of
the Earls and Dukes of Rutland and
has been their home since the days
of good Queen Anne. Haddon Hall
came into the family with Dorothy
Vernons elopement, she being the
Vernon. For some reason this ro-
nance has taken a tremendous hold
on the affections of Americans and
the courteous Marquis of CRANKY, as
the present duke was before his
fathers death, has stated that but a
fraction fewer American tourists in
spected the gardens and mansion than
those who visited Stratford on Avon
and the famous ruin Of Kenilworth.
1t was at Belvoir Castle that the first
Duke of Rutland founded the Belvoir
Hunting Club. the Oldest in continuous
existence in the United Kingdom.
Queen Anne often Joined the hunt and
this gay Jack Manners was the most
popular figure of the day.
Paul Manship, one Of this country's
most renowned sculptors. passed
through many thrilling adventures in
his youth and during the World War,
but he acknowledges that his great
est thrills were received during a re-
cent motor tour he made from New
York to Chicago, with Mrs. Kellogg
Fairbank and Miss Jane Fairbank
alternately at the wheel. Mr.. Man
ship wished to go to Chicago, at the
invitation Of Mrs. Rockefeller McCor-
mick, to examine some of his earliest
work-the set Of Thermes, which oc-
cupies four corners in the Italian gar
den Of the famous Mccormick place
at Lake Forest. These earliest speci-
mems Of Mr.. Manship's work were