New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
THE DUKE OF NORFOLK.
SOME DISCUSSION OF HIS REPORTED EN-
GAGEMEN l..

SOME DISCUSSION OF HIS REPORTED In
| GAGEMENI.
From Cockagn London Letter In The San Francisco
| Argonaut
AS soon would the English nobility believe that
their PREMIER peer gong to mary beneath nm
and 1 sorry ~ say that among INC Ehgnsn
NOBILITY the marriage oil peer to an American iaay
Or any other lady without Iany, position, anu rank
would be Icgarded-as they would tnat Lofu sans
bury going to resigu win the Intention o. adsis
| ing tue Queen send for Mr.. Parneu 10 I0ln
ministry l know what ain talking ABOUT. lnore
fore, the NOBILITY need no assurance from inc Dune
Oh Norfolk; formal denial OF this reported engage
ment VI his TO Miss Mcfavlsh. In their estimation
the whole story is simply SO absurd a. to can forth
from them more than an amused and coniemptuols
smile. They do not In the least care who the young
lady is or 20 inquire or DC informed ABOUT her. che
Is an American, and therefore, etc.
American wives may do my dear fellow, for a
few baronets or peers younger sons, or ior such
social scape grace the Duke OF Marlborough, they
viii tell you; but when 1t comes to the Duke OF
Norfolk, the premier English duke, and the first peer
in the Ansdom Why It becomes augasGIet "Gao
seem to Iorget who the Duke OF Norfolk Is. Marry
an Amerc an indeed feu b, ehg me nsAs una,
Sea Island princess" a,
suckIes" LOOK at It. There Is one friend of mine,
lady of title, and Of tremendously Old family. She
is woman OF considerable breadth Of mind and
llbcralty of thought until get her on the peerage
may say that / take much delight in teasing her.
Under affected cvility OF demeauor and department
to Americans when she meets them, or is thrown In
their company, there Is concealed an actual will
not say dislike exactly but-haughiy pity for them.
dstressngl3 lacking in rank. Clever, Ingenious
bright and able they may Debut, alas they are
sincerely.
SO we are going to lose another duke,' said to
"Ycsl And whom 2" she asked.
"Tho Duke Of Norfolk told her; he's goinG
Dear me. It's not true, hope. His first POI
wife was such a charming person She She. was ~
Countess to London in her own right Fancy for
gettns her 50 soon"
are such lots of girls Tor him choose from There's
Lord 5 s'0a Ga the Ties p sSs Of Sa9Sn1E 5
has several Or perhaps It's one of f., Lp ID
Gsn s, I 6 asi too Lady BUT wine
fred, married the other day. Who Is TT should
c Tn that know hs Rn
for money, like some others, regret to say
IT'S none of these you MENTION said /; "he'
| "Whatl' In almost scream, followed by an I'M
mediate subsistence into condition Of superciiiou
subject to joke about
But I'm nor Joking. It's quito true They say
she Is most charming lady,
"Oh Is she poor thngl'
Yes, and very beautiful and accomplished'
heard f that Lord Alfred Tremayne has gone to tht
NO, I haven't But you don't seem to hear wha
say This A%erc % lady Is very sS. nice and pretty
acquisition to English society,"
that she is to be the Duchess of Norfolk
No. confess do not. Let us talk Of something
elsen
But you don't mlnd-you are not angry at his Grac
for prefcrring an American to an English wife ~
Angry" she answered. with her head in the air
There is a class OF persons I'm England who. withou
being Of high birth themselves, follow all the way
and customs Of those who are. They cultivate tn
same ideas and express themselves in the senti
ments. happen TO know (among many. others lad
of This class who adds contcmptuous pity for Amer
cans to her other peculiar and personally unsuitable
ways, merely because she thinks It the correct thing
She Is the widow of army officer and therefore al
Tho following overheard at garden party a coup
a months ago: Mrs. Courtney THAT Is her nance
Joined by Captain Bl,nnerhassett Of the Queens Ow
Cameronian Fusileers.
{" SO your battalion is going to Gibraltar after all,
she says. after they shake hands.
"Ycs; but that's not as bad the Cape. Poo
Jack RSwley, YOU know him.
Bays. No That's his brother Joe, Jacks
the Scottish HCmbardIers, and they've just got tn
I'm sure there must be some mistake. say
Major Dcer yesterday c he's on the sta at AdershO
OF The Buff Light Infantry that had been ordered t
.Ly, Jove, you're right Mrs. Courtney. 1t is tn
Durs that Jack Rowley IS I'M
a. thought was right and the widow gives
little squea of satisfaction which she intends for
ut doesn't really signify" says Captain Blenner
81 daresay you've heard that Henry wilmots er
gaEement Is announcSd' Nc, Hes in the Rifles
D, i Z.
An awfully rich girl. a Miss Garbage"
american beiress, Ell
"NOt by little bit. She's an awftly nice person.
, "Namc sounded American, | thought"
II Is worthy OF note that the sort of treatment
have spoken OF not bestowed upon tho reported
tention OF the Duke of Marlborough TO marry a
American lady. Tho nobility do not care about IN
He has been tried once a manageable man by on
high-born English girl, and did not prove success
Tho nobility did not want any of him far
marriage concerned. Besides. he is, compare
W. the Duke OF Norfolk, very small potatoes.
We all know pretty well what the Duke OF Marlborong
in every quarter OF the globe. But beyond a yer
small circle the Duke OF Norfolk Is comparatively VI
known. The title may be known, but the
not. Therefore. few words about not only the tf,
but the man, may not be out OF place
The Duke OF Norfolk IS man OF about the same az
short in stature, and not otherwise than slight
physique. He is dark. with brown hair brown eyes
and reddish brown mustache and Struggling beart
He talks with most pronounced lisp. yet he Is q
excellent public speaker. and Is very pleasant
listen TO. He is on the whole. a very Common plac
looking man. But beauty is but skin deep. and aft,
all. who wants In man who is not either clrcu
officer The Duke OF Norfolk is, however an Apoll
compared with Marlborough In reputation he
above and beyond reproach. He Is a thoroughly goo
man. Scandal has never raised her blasting finger
point in that direction. No breath save of III
highest praise has ever been blown toward hin
Cean-minde1. clearhabted and clcan-livlng. he is
gentleman among peers and peer among gentleman
as husband, we're he plain and simple Mr.. Howar
instead of the highest peer in the realm.