The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-21
CUPID AND NOBILITY
Have Lately Established an
Entente CordiaIe.
LEITER-CAMPBELL UNION
IS ForeshadoWed-The Crown
Princess Stephanie.
LElTER-CAMPBELL UNION

New York, Oct 2o.-The Journal says:
The engagement is reported of Miss
Daisy Letter 10 Major Conlin Powys
Campbell. a British officer OF illustrious
ancestry and distinguished personal ach-
ievements. Miss Letter is a beautiful and
charming member of an American fam
lily which is playing great part in tie
affairs OF the British Empire.
Major Campbell is one of the heroes
of the Anglo-Indian army. He is at pres
ent an officer of the Second Central IN
dian Horse, and it is believed that he
has a brilliant career before him.
Miss Daisy Letter is the youngest of
the three beautiful daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi z. Letter, of the United States
and the world at large. Although young.
Miss Daisy has had an interesting social
history
Her oldest sister, it may be recalled, is
the wife of Lord Curzon. Viceroy of IN
dia. Lady CuTzon was formerly Miss
Mary Victoria Letter. When she married
her husband he vas SPAIN Mr.. Curzon.
and although he was the Oldest son of
q nobleman, Lord Scarsdale. his place in
British politics was distinctly a minor
one.
His beautiful and clever wife quickly
assumed a very prominent place in the
highest English society II was largely
owing to her assistance that Mr.. CurZon
secured political advancement with a ra-
pidity unheard of since the days Of Mr..
Pitt. Society and politices are inextric-
ably mixed up in England.
Mr.. CUrzon became Uuder Secretary OF
State for Foreign Affairs, in which ca
pacity he was responsible for England's
foreign policy to the House of Commons.
Then he was suddenly appointed to the
office of Viceroy and Govtrnor-G General
of India, without question the greatest
office under the British Crown. The Vice
roy is the absolute ruler Of 500. 100000 Of
human beings, and receives the honors
due to an Emperor. In order to give him
added dignity Mr.. Curzon was raised to
tht peerage under the title of Lord Curzon
of Kendleston.
Lord Curzon's American wife had to
share to a great extent in her husbands
responsibilities, and bore them with sue
cess and dignity. The Viceregal court
at Calcutta and Simla under her sway has
As additional ornaments to her court,
Lady Curzon had her two sisters, Miss
Nancy and Miss Daisy Letter, with her.
They have spent the whole Summer in
india and have been the most popular
bells of the mountain settlement a Simla,
where the Anglo-Indian court and socie-
ty establish themselves in the Summerh.
Many absurd and extraordinary tsories
were published concerning the overbear-
ing manners of the Letter family. They
originated doubtless with persons Of spite
full disposition and inferior position in
Indian society.
One alleged dispatch from Calcutta
stated that Mrs. Letter as mother Of
Lady Curzon, expected the honors that
are given to Queen Dowager in Europt.
Mrs. Letter was not even in India at the
time this statement was made.
1t was further stated that Lady Cur
zon remained seated when the band play
ed God Save the Queen" because she re-
garded the tune as played in honor of her
self; that she required everybody 10 stand
up until she sat down; that she made her
husband and everybody else address her
as Your ExceHency," and so on.
But, most wonderful of all. II was al
lodged that Anglo-Indian society rebeIled
because the Letter girls claimed prece-
dence as relatives of the Viceroy. The
aides-de-csmp of the Viceroy were re-
ported to be furious because they were
required to ride in attendance upon the
Misses Letter as If they were prineses
of the royal blood.
One would like to see the Anglo-Indian
officer and gentleman who would refuse
TO give precedence TO a pretty girl and
ride or dance attendance upon her just
as if she were princess.
AS a matter Of fact the Misses Letter
We're extremely popular among the suite
Of the Viceroy. and practically all the IN