The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-10
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Lady Sydney Watsrlow, Another
American Beauty, Received In
London Society.
Her Cherming Country Scat in tho
Fair County Of
Kent.
Thers .Pd al, tbs. Town House In chssha'n
Place Her Countrymen Always
Fine Welcome.

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Especial Correspondence of The I~NpErENDENr.l
LONDON, Feb. 2l.-"Tfottescliffs," ii is
called. this charming country home Of
Lady Waterlow, formerly Margaret Hamil-
ton, of Nspa, Cal. 1t lies about three
miles from tho rural station Of WTotham,
ON a long, rolling. wooded stretch in the
fair county Of Kent. The downs embrace
it ON one side and the '~silvery streak'' Of
the Midway flows at the foot Of its outly-
ing boundaries. while within a stones
throw runs the once ~populous high road
known a. the "PilRrim's way" along
which, in the olden time, devout process
"holy souls in sandal shoon and scallop
shell" making their way to st. Thomas a
Becket's shrine at Canterbury.
There is certainly nothing more absolute
~ un-American than one of these quaint
world-lost English villages. Their vsry
names are redolent of history; their church.
es are ministers in little, full of archno-
logical treasures: their low-cased, thatch-
rooted cottages nave more often than not
sheltered the same family from generation
to generation for centuries. The land
farmed now, on advanced nineteenth CEN
fury principles. once echoed to wild Roman
saturnalia, or to the clang of Saxon and
Norman warfare.
In the heart of this page of forgotten
history-like a modern jewel set in the brow
of some ancient goddess-rise the red brick
walls of Trottesclitfe. Truly a pleasant
---s~- -- 500 AI-l .-------lp "a
it's surroundings. even as the transplanted
American chatelaine. who meets you
with such genuine kindly greet
ing. seems a truly fitting dispenser
of an old time hospitality. The
sun sun shines hines brightly uRGn her IS
corridor on to which open the entrance
doors; it reveals a slight. almost girlish
figure, eowned all in grey. a pale, somewhat
delicate face, lighted by a pair of bright
blue-grey eyes, and surmounted by wavy
coils of brown hair. An American face, full
ing a pleasing expression and frank smile.
Such q personal appearance is Lady Water
low, who nine years ago became the second
wife of Sir Sydney Waterlow, a man of the
people, thirty years her senior, who had by
his own exertions become not only the head
of a great mercantile industry, but had filled
the highest civic Office England can bestow
that of lord mayor Of London-and won
first q ~knightage, and then a baronetage.
from the queen. Sir Sydney Waterlow is
the fourth son of the late James Waterlow.
of Surrey. He was born in 1872, and by his
first marriage in 1916. became the owner
of Fairseat, Wrotham, Kent. In 1880 his
wife died, and two years later he married
Miss Margaret Hamilton, the eldest daugh-
ter of the late William Hamilton, of Napa,
~California-'the American Lady Water
low" as she is called in London transat-
lantio society. Sir Sidney had already
reached the zenith of his position when he
met and fell a victim to Miss Hamilton's
Vaccinations. He had been SUCCESSFULLY
alderman and sheriff of the city of London,
and also lord mayor, and had received his
knightags when the sultan, and viceroy of
Egypt, visited England in state. on which
occasion the eastern potentate bestowed
upon him the order of the Medjidie. From
knight he WAS raised to a baronet when
the shah of Persia made his first official
visit, at which time he was further decora-
ted with the order of the Crown of Italy,
and he had sat in parliament for two bor-
oughs for twelve years. 1t only remained
for him, therefore, to we'd an American
lady to fulfil the whole duty of a successful
Englishman!
Trottescliffe as a home is quite perfect.
combining all the comforts Of luxury. with
the taste and cultivation of extensive tray
ell. Both Sir Sydney and Lady Waterlow
are ardent travellers, and not a winter pas
ses but they spend several months of it
abroad, Egypt being their favorite "happy
hunting ground" The fruits and spoils Of
their various pilgrimages meet one on every
side, and the embroideries alone are a days
study.
81 am very fond of my embroideries,"
says Lady Waterlow, and especially of my
bits of early Italian and oriental work. OF
course l have nothing of a collection, only
a few old specimens that are interesting and
unique. This Koran cover, for instance,
PIE al Rhodss,-Rhodosn embroidery, ' YOU
know, is rare, and difficult to obtain,-and
this Egyptian mummy-cloth, three thousand
years old: and this pretty example of early
italian work." lifting a corner Of the chin
ney valance in the long, bright, sunny
drawing room, on which were wrought mar.
velous flowers and birds in delicate color
ing, OF a pale amber silk ground.
The room itself was truly a delightful
apartment, long and wide, looking on to q
broad stone terrace. below which lay the
lawns and gardens, and beyond which
stretched a view thirty miles in extent.
Il love bright, dainty %coloring,'' said nv
hostess, in respons to an appreciative re-
mark. II am a true American In that
respect, and in many other things as we'll,
/ have brought all my national prsjudices
with me. In California We have so much
sunshine. l try. in England to imprison
every ray that visits u.s."
Lady Waterlow has no children: the heir
to Sir Sidney's title is the eldest surviving
son by his first marriage, Philip Hickson
Waterlow, who was born in 1s47, and is a
partner in the great stationery house of
"Waterlow d. Sons"
Sir Sidney and Lady Waterlow entertain
generously at their tow house in Gresham
Place, and at Trottescllffe, at both of which
establishments Americans find alv ..ys a
genial welcome.
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