Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-29
Lorn and louise.
Correspondence of New York Herald.
HOW THE MATCH WAS BROUGHT
ABOUT.

Correspondence Of New York Herald.
HOW THE MATCH WAS BROUGHT
ABOUT.
Many people have wondered how
the project of the royal alliance was
first preached, and from which side
the preliminary Overtures came. The
mystery is easily explained by the
TACT that the Queen and the Duchess
Of Argyll have been bosom friends
from their youth. Her Grace is a
lady of very fascinating gifts, great
personal attractions and winning
manners. She is, moreover, a strict
mOralist, and is endowed with a reli-
gious temperament and a devotional
mind of the very kind to attract the
admiration of Her Majesty. APP
pointed at an early period Of her life
Mistress Of the Robes, the Duchess
had the best opportunities Of improv-
ing her friendship for her royal mis-
tress, and in the course of time she
became to the latter her closest COM
paniOn and %cOnidant. When the
Queen and Prince Albert made what
might be called their wedding tour in
Scotland, they jOurneyed at much in
convenience into the very heart of
the Western Highlands to visit the
Duke and Duchess of Argyll at
their historical palace of Inverary. At
that time the Marquis of LOrn was a
chubby, little plump-faced fellow Of
two years old, b~right-eyed and intel
ligent, and with a head crowned with
the peculiar golden hair which gives
such a distinctive character to the
features OF his k~een-faced father. The
lad was dressed in a kilt, and as he
stood at the gate of the castle among
the Dukes clansmeu, the Queen
drew Prince Albert's attention to
him, patted him on the head, called
him a dear little fellow, and show
cred upon him her CaFesSes during
the whole period of her s0iOugn. Since
that period Lord LOrn has been a
constant visitor at Windsor, Osborne
and BaImOral, his mother, as L have
said, being very constant in her at
tendance upon Her Majesty, especial
~ since her 5eclusiOn from society
consequent upon the death of the
Prince COnsOrt. Thrown much to-
gether, young LOrn and Louise grew
up to like each other, which, being
perceived by the mothers, led to the
alliance being talked about. The
whole thing was settled between the
Queen and the Duchess long before
any thing was said upon the subject.
1.-THE LORD GOD OFTHE HIGHLANDS"
Young Lord LOrn, though by no
means SO fitting a s~On-in-laW for Her
Majesty, if wealth alone is taken into
consideration, as dozens of other
sprigs of the nobility, is, perhaps, in
other respects, the best selection she
could have made. He is the repre-
sentative Of one of the greatest and
most famous families which Scotland
has produced, and in his own district
Yields an authority equal to that Of
any king. His father, the Duke of
Argyll, is known all over Scotland as
Lord God OF the Highlands" and
his castle of Inverary is regarded with
much popular respect as is Wind
sOr Castle by Englishmen. Situated
on Loeb Fyne in a commanding pO-
and surrounded with some of
the widest and grandest scenery of
the Highlands, il has long been the
resort of tourists, who are allowed
freely TO roam Over its parks and
grounds. The Gaelic population of
the savage regions which stretch
around it for miles regard the Duke
with a kind of superstitiOus venera-
ton such as is accorded by their de-
pendents to no other British noble
man.
LORD LORN.
Though by no means so intelligent
as his father, Lord LOrn is a young
man of quick parts and good abilities.
He sits in the House OF Commons for
Argyle5hire, and when he does speak
be does so pertinently and with a lair
of success. His training has
been excellent and his travels have
been wide. Physically he might have
been pleasant-lOOking but for an acct
lent from a cricket ball, which broke
MS nose and has somewhat marred
MS appearance. Although in looks,
appearance, manner and abilities he
5 very far behind his father, yet he
las sufficient of each to do credit to
he order to which he belongs.
THE PRINCESS LOUISE.
AS for the Princess Louise, her
are in the mouths of all the
lraWing-rOOms. She is highly accom-
lli5hed, winsOme and a lady in the
acceptation of the term.
her other gifts is one for paint
ng, and she has contributed several
pictures to the exhibitions, which
nave been most favorably noticed.
ANOTHER STORY. Z
There is a little story atioat about
he Princess Louise. ]. is that she
ell madly in love with her brother
Alfred's tutor, a clergyman's son; {
nd when he was dismissed, she
threatened to Join one Of the ~ritualist
.unneries. The venerable Vic. would {.
lot listen to that sort ofnOnsense,an
lrthWilh determined to have her
married.. LOrn happened to be around
bout that time, and the old lady I
bought he would serve for the de- {
ired sOn.in-laW-a position that he {
,ss glad to accept. And that, as the |
tory goes, is all the love there is in
he much talked of "rOyaI love /