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' : - THE JDREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1903 1 - . . . . . . i - I , II II till' 1 I I I I ..II. THl ' . II IJ I i ' I 1 JJ II I A II l.Vs : f 'J A . fSfORlT JEM AM. : i '-77W k I mit'Allu ilea . : ,'. vr . iii m t ii a m vir , i i I nr III I. i I I (II .T T t J I - ft- i in m rr f j ar tv i a--- .,-., i -;-:.:. I In th arlr f thlr marrl4 lift th tun mUd rdlntlr upon th llarlboroacba. Tb duchaaa rlrnet ooUlly. Purine th orontlon yUltlnB; prlnca - wtr nHrtlnd. Dd tbenaand ot dollar war apant Whan aha marrlad, bar fatbar. William K. Vandarbllt, Conaualo 110,000.000 m a, dowry. When th duka raturnad from tha South African war . ha aant har hack for 1100,000. But attll thar had , to "aquaaaa." Cradltora opntlnuailf dunnad tham. And with th thara waa growln aplrlt of un eonranlalltr batwaao tha coupl. . Whan they aeparated. tba duk dtamlaaed most of tha 100 aervant. Bafora thla, howavar, h put up" for aala twanty-ona nna plcturaa from tha famoua family , collection. Thaa . brourht him flt.OOO. But think Of 135,000, with an aaUbllahmant on your handa coatlnc 1100,000 a yaar. By tha tarma of aeparatlon tha duka ;aa up tha 1100,000 a yaar aAtlad upon Mrn at fala marriage, and It la bow aattlad uponvhla two chlldran. Thua, with . a great caatl on hla handa, ha la virtually pennlleaa. It howavar, tha duka of uarioorougn nnaa the malntananca ot a caatl too ex penal r a luxury, many EnglUh ndblaman do not Tha duk of Devonshire, for inatanca, malnUlna not only one, hut acvaral and ducheaa prefer LI (mora atl to any other. Llemor one belonied to Kir Walter Raleigh. In the garden Raleigh planted th flrat potato In Enr land, and there, It 1 believed, Bpeneer wrote hi "Faerie Queen.- Many flsherman Uv In th Tlllar. the water near by being famed for tta salmon. , Th banqueting hall Js one of tha moat aplendld room In th kingdom. ' It 1 paneled In oak, with a pointed Gothic roof ef oak, Thar are two g-rtat etalned glaa window, one wlth'th heraldic drelgn of the Boylea and Caven&lehea, and th other ihow Ing 8t. George and St Patrick linked by the arm of Great Britain. On the marble abov th mantelpiece appear th phrase, "A hundred thouaand welcome." From a great bay window In th large drawing room on can e what la aald to b th flneat view In all thn oountry. Far away loom th blue mountains, and nearer, a charming valley. - To maintain this establishment the duke la aald to employ more than a hundred aervanta, and the eoat la aald to exceed 150,000 a year. Another nobleman who need not bother about his purse is the duke of Richmond,, on of the richest peers In England. At his splendid home. "Goodwood, -there la a magnificent chamber known aa the king-' aT f , - - - - iiiiiTi'ii'STi Hi it iti Mil wn A Visit From the King, for Instance, May Mean $150,000 Extra Expense "h TrO end then news dispatches from ' l the other side tell of some noble man, financially "strapped," who has rented a palace or a shooting preserve to a rich American. IVhen items of this sort are scarce one reads a paragraph in the London cable col umn telling of the economies practiced by the duke and duchess of Manchester, or that the duke of Marlborough, living. alone in solitary slate on his Blenheim estate, has been obliged to discharge a few more servants since the Vanderbilt purse has been showing signs of obstinacy and the duchess prefers to dwell apart in her own quiet home in London. Every modest housekeeper in this country knows the necessity for watching the dollars, making ends meet in her own little domain, is a sufficient, even a grievous tax. So she may appreciate the difficulties en countered by many noblemen who must main tain their high social positions,; one or more palaces and entertain more or less lavishly. The great expense of keeping his establish ments is a heavy burden on the shoulders of the average person of title and social rank. remarkable homee In England, th, hall roof Bl covered with antler. In th amoklng room ar buns; model of all nan weighing forty pounda or tnor. caught by vlattora, with th dat of th captur and the name of the captor. A eroee la glvn to auoceasful nhera. The sport of th guest oonalste chiefly of hunting and fishing. Only nln pronhav pulled a forty-pound flsh and won the croaa. . During the hunting and fishing season Oordon Castle la the rendesvoua of acorea of guesta.- Among the successful fishers hav been lord JLeeonfleld. Lord Wlnterton. Lord March. Lord Algernon Oordon Lennox and Mrs. Arthur Passon. - .".: The duke of Sutherland haa virtually abandoned Trentham House, one of his palaces. 8uch homes cost money large amounts of money. Btaftord House,' I London. Is considered on of th moat stately dwell, tngs there, and possibly the maintenance of thlp establishment cuta a pretty "flgur In th duk1 annual expenditures. . , It U said that when Queen Victoria one visited her friend, th mother of th present duk of Suther land, she remarked: "I hav com from my house t your palace." ' ' Btafford House la filled with treasures of art. Th plctur gallery contains on of th finest collection of paintings In London. In the boudoir of th duch ess Is a marvelous Corregglo. A' broad marble stalr case leads from th floor of th hall of th mansion to a gallery, whence open the doors of the stat recep tion rooms. " ' ' . At no House in London ere ao many charitable fetea given aa at Stafford House. The duchess , Is ; interested in the Scottish Home Industries Assoc! atlon. the Royal Lifeboat Institution, and othf charities. Like her sister, the countesa of Warwick, the duchess la Interested In the needa of th poor, and the bazaar, garden parties, sales and fetea supply much money which goes to help th needy. To attend these fetes th guests sometimespay two fulneas. or ten dollars. Sometimes theatrical pro ductions are given, and on on occasion th Ben Greet Player gave an open-air performance of th "Comedy of Error." These affairs cost the duka and duchess a great deal possibly more than fSOOO'at a Um. Evn more royal visitor, as th king can sleep In no bed ever occupied by any person not of royal rank. Some English castles have apartments especially set aalde for his majesty, and In some of these are .beds In which hav slept former kings and queens of England. When the king cornea to visit, he brings with htm court officials - of high rank, equerries, lords-ln-waitlng, minor functionaries, such as clerka and assistant secretaries; many aervanta, policemen, de tectives, telegraph operators, a chef, a member of his medical staff, and friends.' - It Is said that the Manchester provided royally for the royal vleit Among th Items of expense were 125,000 for new furniture, pictures, beds, etc, for the king's and queen's apartments; 10,000 for souvenirs for the king and queen; $10,800 for wines, liquors, mineral waters and cigars; $5000 for the hiring; of theatrical companies and other amusements; as much for game and flsli to stock th preserves for his majesty's pleasure; $18,000 fqr a new launch, and several thousands for a celebration by the peas- - few iil 'yJ,'.P- 'II i-J 3 1,- . s i'-' ; I , "--. , I W -Wjl v.JI - - - " ii. ; t xrtys(j, rrsrfcr "gc r'tc y rracr tf f sffftrvtrv ''Jr. ,llil''S i rillilMsllilga -:--:S:SmSkkJi S.. - . -- M j ,)uJjiJ jAtt l..mr Aff. . ' e ?frfrrK homes. Immensely wealthy, the amount he is said to epend exceeda a half a million a year. In addition, he often entertained th king and queen, theae vlslta necesaltating axpendlturea running from $25,000 to $160,000. Of their alx splendid dwellings, tha duk bedroom. No one sleeps there except his majesty, when he visits his wealthy .subject. The room Is sumptuously furnished. Sometimes the king visits the duke at his High land seat, Oordon Cartle. Thla is on of th most wonderful pag-eanta have been given by th countes of Warwick, at Warwick Castle. What these hav cost It Is Impossible to say. The amount, however, for such a thing as th famous historic pageants must be tremendous. " , , TITterldSQnly H "D BAREST, don't you think It is rather pensive living here Had we not better move to a cheaper place?" It was Helena, duchess of Manchester, who spoke. Her husband llatened thoughtfully. From the window of Tanderagee Castle could be. seen part of the wonderful demesne of 1000 acres. The place waa dear to him, and It-Was dear to the duchess, who, before her marriage, was Miss Zimmerman, of Cincinnati. Was It not one of the most beautiful castles In Erin? Did not the noble building cover more ground than a city block? Was there not. a hunting park, with thousands of hares and pheasants? Yes. all. and more. : "It Is costly," declared the duke, who, before his marriage to the American heiress had been declared a bankrupt. "If you are satisfied, we'd better move." . Jut like a couple of limited means, finding they 'had started wedded life on too elaborate a scale! But of course Father Zimmerman's checks were not inexhaustible: the castle bad cost a great deaLand would cost a great deal mora So, regretfully, the duke sold the splendid estate to hla tenants for one million dollars. Tanderage Castle. It has tha reputation of being rrne nf the moot beautiful in Ireland. It has been th Mecca of tourists for years. It boasts of a fcallrontn aa big aa that In the Waldorf-Astoria, In New York: a prlvat chapel, with th finest chimes in th country. Th boudoir used by the duchess la forty feet square, draped with a tapestry of blue and rold. In .it are alxteen windows. Within a brass railing- Is a a-reat eaken bed. carvd with figures of the chase. The caneny of th bed I blue and gold. But they just couldn't afford tn run the place, and keep fifty aervanta Bo they sold It. Of course, they couldn't b quit homeless. Father Aim merman oougni mem another Here.. TMe was Kylemore Castle, la Coaaemara. th west ef Ireland, welch wae built at a cost cf $2JO.00. aad knocked down t th aale for $".. m veere as; the Manchester entertained tha Una- of F.asrland. A visit from the klnr mesne a starserinr estlav ef tnoaey. This is said to have .cost the Manchester tlie.COo. - Entertatniite- the km- Is an Item of esewne la Ti rwnnlf- of tnantWa. but It t of th Item tbt le gldly paid When hi tnaty arrepte aa Invitation he' .l)y stays ahent four' days. This Vr ' mrrd out r moment ksr. with n--rte!men and toeasets feilewina n anthr. Teer most t-ysfctne. If the plaee te nxar th water; roarhuar partl. tkeatricala. con- eere ra4vne ehe-. and . Jfw bed and beddleg an est be prrrlded for th antry, with aports, gamea, etc. In honor of the king. Of courae, visits from the king; pay socially. Al though she had less money than tha ducheaa of Roxbarghe,. the duchese of Manchester . became a social star. She won the favor of th queen, and waa appointed lady-ln-waitlng, one of th greatest honors her majesty can bestow. Th duk waa appointed captain of th yeomen of the guard, which h re signed aome time ago. Thla position paid him $8000. Kylemor Castle, their Irish horn, waa bought for a aong. That la, a aong ao far aa coat ,of caatl goes. It is an Impressive pile of granite, with lime stone facings and chimney. It was sold by th builder, Mitchell Henry, because of threats against his life during the Land Leagu agitation In Ireland. Beside thla however, th Manehesters have another horn. This la the family seat. Klmbolton Caatl. FORTUNES FORTIFIED BY MARRIAGE Until the fortunes of tha duka wr reinforced by ' hla marriage, the family seat was sadly In need of repair. Despite this, however, it .holds com of th most precious treasures In England. Th drawing rooms ar hung with costly tapestries and family portraits painted by Rubens, Knellers. Holbein and Reynolds. There ar the famous Cromwell and the "'known Van Dyck c-f Charles L Life at the castle AVE you ever heard of the most unique race track in the world.' It is at the home that Grand Duke Michael of Kus sia maintains in England. 1 It is a private race track. There are many other private tracks not a few in this country. But the grand duke's track is unique in that it is a priyate racing course on which meetings are held under auspices of the national committee. - If John Brown, pi somewhere in America, were to have racing annually on his private estate racing under the same auspices as the time honored events at Sheepshead Bay or Saratoga events for the entertainment of his friends and others he chose to invite, if would be what Michael is doing on his English estate. Hi of Is -MbM. Uf e of tha costliest maHa in rn,i.i 1. nimi.AL the family aat of th duk of Marlborough. Tb maintenance of this establishment is sud t hav cost tb dak or, rather, his wife, the Duchess Con cede about IlOO.ooe a yr. So great waa tb ex pense connected with it that Bine th duchess sep arated from the duk he gav up th castle, and took ss bis residence In Woodstock House, a modest dwelling en th grounds. When the duke married th American heiree b planned a rehabilitation ef the famoua easUa Moaev flowed like water. Nearly 1200. 0 was expended en aa Italian garden. New wiedows vers put In the great building-; th roof, which leaked, was leaded; . w . . iiin m inana- rvrtllll, JW aratCS Ud chlmneyplepee were metalled, "and a rtrlmrnt f eervaete Mrrt. ramltara, tspeetrles aad art Mts were aurchseed In larre um i k, ii,. a i Puac me tanoerMit cotrera tmnal aa th. emptied. Tvs kaadred servants wer required la th KEELE HALL, In England. Is leased br th Grand Duk Michael. He prefers residence ther to living on his own splendid estates In Russia. On reason, perhaps. Is because hi morganatic wife, th counte of Torby, Is not a welcome vlitor to.-the , domain of the csar. Whatever else may toe charged against Michael, he baa remained true to the woman he married, even though aha be perona non grata at tb court of hi august relative. Nichols ot all the Russlaa . Keele Hall is a magnificent place, and was Jessed by th Russian grand duke from a family ' that Its ancestry back to King Alfred the Great. The race traca- which Michael has laid out and maintains is as complete a-little thing of its kind as can be found anywhere. It Is within a short distanc of th hall, where ". many guests of European prominence are entertained eah year. It le not a trumpery, temporary affair, with grand stand put up one week and pulled down OnYhe contrary." atates an EnglUh writer. "It haa all tb appolntmente constructed on a miniature - scale, of course of Epson Downs, Sandown and Kemp ton. It even boast its tattersall ring." As many aa four meetings a r'ar have been held at Keel HalL The course Is used for both steeple- - chases and flat event. A feature of the course Is a mile of straight running. Meetlnge at Keale Hail are licensed bv the Mat onal Hunt Committee, whlea license gives the national as pect of racing at Epsom or other courses. During a two days' meeting at Keele as many as fourteen events may be decided-!! with appropriate. If small, parse. Owners send horses there from all over England, and aa much Interest is manifested in records and per formances as tbotigb the races were being held apoa one ef tb great tracks t th kingdom. Tbe winner ef a Keele cup le as proud ef his tre phy as though It were theueaads of dollara la ether wortje. Grand Dake Michael endeavor e t . foster the purest eelrtt of avert at bis race meetiar. During a race week his e s crowded with dte tlBgalshed guests from a. I parts ef Europe aot eaiy le tbe host popular fteraoaaliy. eat he stands cloee t tb great throne ef Russia. The expeaee ef aavler these racing saeeUftg Is considerable, esrt is ckeerfaUr kara. i Race arm ""aavajr- - J ' av eii W vji"- ' . J it 4 mm- . .w..... - -r- 'sa. S.". aatSew aT a" MT -.', n o V ? . . fk. ''ea.-al K M t. SS. J4 -.'H- i! "r:V 4rer &sfeSL . C A l? l y 4ff ' v 1 1( - tl. xHi. rSr 'Jce. trt , ' ' 9 T w I a i mm 9 AS. W gggggggtfMsalsfafafaf ' " Not far behind th grand duke in enthusiasm over thes event Is bis wife, who know raor about racing and la a more ardent patron of tbe track thaa moat of tbe guests who gather at Keele HalL Romance has figured largely In the history of Michael. He is a grandson of Caar Nicholas L and was formerly in the Husslaa army, donaing the uni form when but a child of T yeara At the breaking out. in 1117, ef the war between his country and Turkey, be went to the front as a member of tbe ambulance corps, and did such con spicuous work as to win recognition. Ho never forgot tbe scenes witnessed In thst con flict, aad during tb recent war with Japan be estah liabed aadmaintalned a hospital for wounded of ficers, 1 Hi salf-lafilcted fcavalshsBeat from his own country 1 due te hi devotion te the woman bo made hi wifa While yet a eoldier. he succumbed te tbe charm af a baadseiae daughter ef Prince Meboles ef Nassau, aad aoeeht permission of hla relative, tb caar. te marry er. Tbl permission tb csar praenptly refeeed t give, ssserting thst tbe your stni was stot of full royal blood, and. therefore, w-a aet St salt foe a ea of tb Renttsef be use. Every Srt waa s4 t break tb Mgageaseaa sorer. rrr . - . . . t Michael persisted, however. H went off te Ylcnn and married th lady of hla heart, then calmly riot: fled tb emperor. Net so calm waa th latter. H was furious, I i fact. Th young bridegroom wat Informal tht f wife would have a etaading at tbe tu let., court: that he had been deprived af hi military r . . that half of his property had bea forfeited anl ! even bis ewa lataer would not see him a:i Slace then there have been aumerous r'i reconciliation, but a'l hav tveea fruiti Tb young couple, being baniiu4 virt "y f tbe land of the briJesrrovm, eeiiied la l.ui . . ; they wer aaowa aoaay kiadnesses If lue 1 .. eeurt. Only eae sine b'.s rnarrtar has f i'-v-l t i mltted to rev la 1 1 b's native land, ana I i . bis father lay ea his desthbr t. &e tb eouT'le bave r-m.',l In r ' - !. ther have eetalwSsh'd a 1. r-y r - . t"he private ru Iririt it K .e 1 ii (!'' - i adlcal eaterta.anient I t tria, - i vh' e ewail as to nam -ere of . !f, really pert!sg veat of nsf.or.U i
