Show ROTHSCHILD GAVE I WEALTH TO FRIENDS I Devoted Himself to Art Collection Collection Col Col- i lection and Forming Friendships v LO LONDON DO April 20 The 20 The late Alfred de Rothschild last of ot the British branch of ot the great banking family was one ono of ot tho Lest best known characters In London society His part In the work of ot the ancient house which has now p. passed Into the background as a I power In fn British commerce was only 1 nominal lIe He was principally an art collector and a tl cultivator of friend I ships lie He never In married and his will willI j which was published this week carries out the general Ideas of ot his career His estate amounted to which was not much for tor a Rothschild but buthe buthe buthe he had given awa away mono money freely In to his lifetime This amount with tho the exception of or small bequests to nephews goes to his personal friends The main part Is left lett lefto to o Lord and Lady Carnarvon who wore were associated with him In his art hobbles lobbies Lord Porche ter and Lady L. Herbert each receive 1 andL and L Lady ld Curzon tho the Kentucky Kentuck widow of or an Argentine magnate who was wis married mar mar- Jed ried to Lord Curzon last year ear Is remembered remembered re ro re- re with with for or her three children There are large gifts to some twenty other persons including the Marquis who was a a. friend of or Kin King Edvard Edward Ed Ed- ward vard and the lie last minister to Great I Britain of ot the Portuguese monarchy Mr tr Rothschild's town hou house e und and art artwork artwork work vork go so to the Countess of ot Carnarvon von and his country estate to his nephew MaJ Lionel Rothschild Rothschild who Is s head hea of the third generation of ot the tho family amity Mr Alfred as he was called was las awell a n I well veil known figure because he wore old oil fashioned clothes and clung to old I fashioned ways Wl'S of ot l Il living n 1 |