Show CHARGES ADMISSION FOR CHARITY European and Diplomatic Gossip James J. J Van Alan the expatriated American millionaire has taken a hint from the Duke of Westminster who has Ilas for some time past charged all tourists or excursionists who desire to explore Eaton Hall and spend a a. day among the beautiful scenery on his hisCh Ch Cheshire estate 12 cents a head So great has been the influx of tourists to Rushton Hall Mr Van Alan's historic historic his his- torie place in durIng during during dur dur- ing this season that commencing with January 1 h he proposes to follow the Dukes Duke's example with a a. condition lightly changed The income derived derivet from tho Dukes Duke's visitors is divided among local charities Mr Van Alan will charge a maximum of 25 cents to all visitors from abroad and 12 cents to excursionist parties other than those who may come from the county of ot Northampton to whom the grounds ground s will be free freo on Mondays and Satur Satur- days The income derived from alls all s sources will be divided between the local Infirmary and an institution for foral al intercourse and educational improvement improvement im im- provement which he be means to establish establish establish lish in the tho neighborhood for the benefit benefit benefit bene bene- fit of workingmen It is estimated that next year when the house and grounds may be seen at the best the income derived from this project will not fall far short of ot King Leopold of Belgium who is often often otten of ot- ten mentioned as business pu of Thomas S. S Walsh of Washington and Colorado possesses considerable real estate in the French Riviera His deY de- de i r Y 5 9 e a r y KING RING LEOPOLD OF BELGIUM are at Villefranche sur cur lIere Mere near Nice They are called the Col du CaIre aire and the Passable Both have bave been een enlarged some few years ago notably the Passable to which has been een added the whole of the western sIde Ide of ot Cape Cave Ferrat In this portion of f the ne newly ly acquired property a small port ort has bas been constructed for the Kings King's yacht lady r Henry Somerset who is well welI known in this country from her great work In the interest of the temperance movement has a a. woman footman a female emale butler buller and women in charge of ofer her er stables Members of reigning families princes as well as princesses of the blood lood have to obtain permission from the le sovereign before they can leave the le country They are always expected expect- expect ed d to notify the monarch when they intend to absent themselves from the town own or city where the court happens to o be in residence at the time The late King Humbert of ot Italy on one le occasion called his niece Duchess Helen elen of ot Aosta to severe account for having laving left Italy to visit her mother mothern in n France without previously obtaining his ils sanction This rule which h Viceroy Lord Curzon also so introduced in India caused almost i open pen rebellion among a number of the themore themore themore more powerful maharajahs and gaek- gaek wars of ot the empire who on a a. number of f occasions disregarded the Viceroys Viceroy's I Irule rule ule and left the empire not only without without with with- out ut his but sanction against his strictest strIctest strict- strict est st instructions The wealth of some of the Russian churches hurches in costly gems Jewelry and precious stones is proverbial Some churches lurches in the United States notwithstanding notwithstanding standing they are are not supported by the government as they are in Russia and other ther countries are gradually acquiring acquIrIng Ing ng rare paintings statuary stained glass lass windows and costly vestments For r instance the most costly mitre in inthe inthe the le United States a mitre which represents represents rep- rep resents worth of Jewels and precIous stones is worn by Bishop Horstmann of the Cleveland diocese of ofle the le Roman Catholic Church Most of these leso Jewels were presented to the church ch by Mr Gordon who also donated donat- donat ed d to the city of ot Cleveland his magnificent magnificent cent ent Gordon Park Parle Mr Gordon was wasa a father of Mrs Daisy Hanna wife of f Dan Hanna son of the late Senator Hanna VAN CALAVA |