The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-24
THE COMING ROYAL WEDDING.

Something About the Earl Of Fife and the
Princess He Is to Marry.
Tie Earl of Fife, whom tits the fashion to
can "Macdutf,n will marry the Princess
Louise, granddaughter of Queen Victoria,
on the 27th of July. He has an ancient
lineage. Ten years ago, when he was about
twenty-nine years old, he succeeded to the
earldcm. In 1885 he was created an earl of
the United Kingdom. He was for some time
captain of the corps of the gentlemen-at-
arms, and in 1882 he went on special mis-
sion to the King of Saxony. In 1876 he Wis
tied New York, giving the city great atten-
tion. and delighting every body he met with
his manly characteristics. When the Earl
sat in the House of Lords as Viscount Mac
duff. he was q supporter of Mr.. Glad
stone, who had not then allied himself
with Mr.. Parnell. Lord Fife is now
Unionist, and as such in 1886 addressed
great meeting at Her Majesty's Theater.
London. He was conspicuous figure in
the meetings of the Social Science Con-
gress held at Aberdeen few years ago.
His country seat is Old Mar Lodge, few
miles from Queen Victoria's palace at Bal
moral. Another of his estates is in Moray
shire, but that he lets to tenant. Of
course he has London residence. In Lon
don he is O busy banker; in Scotland the
lord of great estates and the sportsman.
His rent roll is said to be from $500. 900 to
sonal property, chiefly from the banking
business. in which he invested 81 000, 900 ten
years ago. The Earl is a fine-looking fell
low. He has blue eyes and brown hair; his
eyes are kindly, hist face and features strong
shy, but sympathetic. The Earl is of good
stature, broad shOuldered, powerfully built
and athletic. He will be a royal looking
bridegroom.
Princess Louise is the eldest daughter
of Wales, and his wife, the Princess Alexan-
dra, The Princessi is in her twenty third year,
having been born Feb. 20, 1867. There is moth
ingSarticular TO be said about her. She is an
ACCOMPLISHED and amiable, girl. trained by
her excellent mother TO love useful en-
ployment, and accustomed to simplicity
of attire which would startle many favored
daughters of democratic America. She is
not exactly a beauty, but is good-lOoking,
and strongly resembles her father. Her
countenance is decidedly of the Hanover
ian mold. like that OF the Prince and his
royal mother. She is to be the wife of the
Earl of Fife making the second instance
within recent generations of members of
the rank of royalty. The other exception
isthat of her aunt and namesake. the Prin-
cess Louise, whJ is the wife OF the
Marquis of LOrne. Her betrOthal to the
Earl of Fife is lsve match, and is gener-
ally approved by the people of the United
Kingdom. She will marry nobleman
worth probably more than half a million
dollars a year. and who is said to be
model of pure and noble manhood. 1t is
rumored that Queen Vietoria will create
him Duke OF Inverness on the occasion of
his marriage. title borne by her Majesty's
uncle, the Duke of Sussex, and having for
this reason a semi-rOyal dignity. Whether
this shall be so or not. the rank of the
Princess will become that of her husband,
and no higher. She is to receive vast
number of magnificent wedding presents.
The Rothschilds will give her diamond
and ruby necklace worth $4,000 and the
Shah of Persia will present her with a gift
even more valuable. Her father, the Prince
of Wales, will give her away.