The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-17

scrupls 90 appear In very low e1t evening
crssa This, - Mr.. Bill Sys has noted "
quite . well established custom snong the
antique English ladies'. The d1chssa Vas
originally the Hon. Carolirs Agnes Berss-
ford tsnghtsg Of tns second Lord Deciss.
and . relative Of the gallant nsva. ofncer:
Lord Charles Beresfogd. and Of Lord
Beresford. whose eaFazsmeas - the
American Duchess Of Marlborough y re-
porsed- The second Lord Deciss Vas born
IN lzss. snd bis daughter Caroline made
her nrst appearances IN 1878. Ia 1876 shs
married James Graham. fourth duke q
honrrcse. Who vas also marquis Of Mont
roses marquis Of Graham and bucnans
ear Of Acatyose, earl Of Kincardine. Wis.,
count Dundar, Lord Graham, Aberush-
ven. Mugdoek and Ffnfris. IN Scotland;
Eari and Baron Graham. n England. etc.
The dzks Vas the head Of one Of the most
historic families IN she United Kingdom.
his ancestor having been the great Marquis
o. Aontrcss. who maintained Charles l. .
cause so successfully IN Scotland that bat
for the surpriss ~ Philipsbaueh the COM
monwealth might never have been essab-
nsbsd. The duchess third and eidss. sur
vivinx son IL nos duke. He Is ~ years OF
age The late dnke VAS q horse owner and
sportsman, and his wife associated her
self ENTHUSIASTICALLY in his pursuits When
he died she consoled herself by marrying.
In 1850. Mr. W. s. Stirling Crasfurd, who
was even more Of Q racing man than the
duke. He won the Derby with Seton In
ISL. For seventeen years they led happy
and active sporting career. Then Mr..
Cfasi0rd died and his stable passed an
tirsly under his widows management
Mr.: Aaaton nov came into existenes
and became famous. She was In the
habit of bidding tor ysarlings In pub
lie, and Of experimenting the stables
psrsonaily. abusing the men In the strong
est sort OF languages when they did
NOT Go their work properly. She had also
more than one pablo dispute with racing
men, u which her expletive force was ex-
hioited. among others. with Robert Sher-
rErd. the welg-known trainer and owner
on Newmarket Heath. When Fred Archer,
the jockey, Was st the height of his popu-
larity the duchess was very intimate with
him. At one time it wes reported that
they were TO be married. Archer, how
ever, married SONS one else and COM
nlitted suicide. The duchess furnished
material for comic opera entitled THE
Merry Duchess, which was prod ced ten
years ago. In 1855. the lamented Mr..
Crawfurd having been dead for five years,
she married her third husband. Marcus
henry Miner, . man now 30 years of age.
lie was handsome youth Of "A. clerk
in stock brokers' Office. The duchess, it
will be perceived. was old enough TO be his
efanomother. ne marriage orered an easy
though un pieasant way OF solving the ter
rib4e problem OF living. The duchess had an
income of perhaps 5000 year, consist
ing OF her dover from the Montrose estate
aud what Mr.. Stirling Crawford left her.
The dowager duchess appeared to be quite
devoted 10 her young husband. They we're
frequently seen in society, her grace wear
ing pink and mauvs frocks and other deli
eateiy appropriate garments. Mr. Miner
49, -
years her horses were run In Mr.. Miners
name, aud then there was a quarrel. The
duchess charged that her husband had
mismanagsd her property and brought
lawsuit. In the course OF this il appeared
that AT the time of the marriage she had
settled on him an annuity of $40 600
year, to be paid out Of the join.ure left her
by Mr.. Stirling-Crawfurd. The duchess
was known also ~ the Duchess OF PIN
leo" and ''the red duchess.