WHO'S WHO?

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14220, 17 November 1909, Page 9

WHO'S WHO?

Loud Kitchener is the youngest FieldMarshal r of "modern times, not excepting Lord WoUeley. He is not yet' 60, -so we may hope he will : serve the Empire for at least another 10 years. The mystery as to" his new appointment does: not clear. Mr. v Hald;me shelters himself behind the general statement that the time is not yet ripe for revelations. The truth seems this—the Government do not wish to have Lord Kitchener - at their side.

If King George of Greece be compelled to abdicate,, he will not lose a very magnificent Civil List, for the thrifty Greeks pay only £53,000 a year for the maintenance of the whole Royal Family, and of this amount £8000 is ear-marked for the, household of the Duke of Sparta. The Governments of Great Britain, France, and Russia . add £4000 each to the national contributions -.; but, even with this addition King George's allowance is. only slightly, in ex r cess of.4.hat drawn by. the Norwegian monarch, .who.has only' one child to maintain, while his uncle;at; Athens has six. ", :"

I • Gabriele D'Annunzio, the Italian poet, | who .•has*: gone into ecstasies regarding an aeroplane flight, is a man of fashion, judging by the following inventory of his wardrobe recently published by.. & Neapolitan newspaper. It included the. following : Shirts, 72; socks .of all kinds, 12 ; dozen : socks of quiet-tinted silk, two dozen: gloves;' for walking, 48 pairs"; gloves for evening, 24 pairs ;'■ umbrellas, of violet hue. eight; parasols, " green, 10; handkerchief s, 20 dozen; cravats, resplendent and varied.. 150; waistcoats, <10 j , shoes for walking, 14 pairs: slippers,' "eoft silent, and tremulous,'; two pairs..;.'- ' ',;'•/"'%/''. ::■} ■'".'; *?

It is generally admitted that. if Mr., Seth Low . does succeed Mr. Whitelaw Eeid at the American Embassy .; "London, it. be.a most popular choice. , Mr. Low is one of '~the most prominent and. able .citizen's of New York, of which city he" lias been Mayor. He began life in his father's; teaimporting house, and to-day is recognised as an authority on "international politics. He is a' rich" man, and- has given away millions to ; charity and education. One of his friends protested" that if he continued; his gifts he would soon be a poor man], " Well," ■ he replied, "Mrs. Low and I ; have talked the matter oyer. We haye no children, and we love our relatives ' too much to provoke them into a contest 'over my .will." ' ,•' -:; : ;.» *•>' * .;■;.- \ '

The choice of Mr.. Ivan Caryll' to furnish the music for a piece to be produced at the JTheatre Metropole, Berlin, ;is certainly a unique honour lor ; the popular composer. Although .-•'; a Frenchman . by birth, Mr. Caryll is - a naturalised.Jßnton, and has been actively associated with English musical comedy for the last quarter of a century, Mr. Caryll's'early days in London, 'were by no means all honey. "It was a hard timo for -me,"' he once 'remarked., "arid the only way in which I could eke put a very modest existence was by giving music lessons. 1 Often have I gone breakfastless to suburbs like Streatham,' ; and begun my teaching at half-past .''eight o'clock." .? ■• ■■ •'>' ■■■■ ■ '.'."■"

Admiral Sir - Edward ' Seymour, ; who, \ as special representative of the King, went to : Newt,., York in command -of. the British squadron invited to take part- in the 'Hud-eon-Fulton centenary celebrations, . comes: of •a- family whose .motto might be "Admirals All;" He -is first cousin of Admiral 'Sir Michael 1 CulmejSeymdur, : the head of the house. ..Their uncle. Sir Michael, G.C.8.. was : another admiral, and . son of. : yet a*, third Sir Michael, the ; : first baronet— an admiral too—who won fame by his cap-ture,-in 1808, of the- French frigate Thetis? after a terrific fight. Sir Edward's services: date back as far ;as the , Crimea, where, he■ took part in the bombardment of Seba'sto-' pol. He has al so. been in four Chinese campaigns, and sin the last • one, the: Boxer rising of; 1900, led the allied forces in .their unfortunate 'arid' unsuccessful endeavour \to reach. Pekiirin time to v relieve the Lega-tions."■^;''-;,V;^:>;l"■••'....^;': 9 *" : " .-'. '. '':■*, :■■■ '.•■';, ?;.; \

Sirs. VHsirtmafln,; whose bankruptcy has startled • society j has' long'. en joyed' the intimate friendship of the lloya'l Family. In appearance she is not unlike Queen Alex-, andra—tall, slender, refilled, and wonderfully .youthful for her age.-. Her late husband, Mr. Hartmann, left her -the'mistress of a large fortune, which 'for some time brought ■ her an' income of aboutj £50,000 a year. Her father's fortune was -made out of the fabric known as turkey red," and it was divided between Mrs/ Hartmann "and her sister, the Jancourt. at whose fine old mansion h/ the Faubourg St. Germain the King ha*? often ' been entertained during his visitrf to 'Paris. Several years ago the King c/nferred a signal favour upon Mrs. Harttnann by assigning' to her White Lodge, /Richmond Park, so full of close associations with the Royal Family. Besides White Lodge, Mrs. Hartmann occupied one the finest houses in Berkbeley Square— one next door to Lord Rosebery! ( This house was beautifully furnished in 'Louis XV. style, and the servants wore /French liveries of the period. Mrs. Hartjuann's daughter-in-law;,. Mrs. ''Freddy" Hartmann, is very popu- - lar in society,'andVs in what:is called the smart racing set. Mt,s. " Freddy" is young, pretty, and rich, andvis a niece of the late Lady Glenesk- / ;•■'{