The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-01
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With Romance Securing the
Last Innings,
LATTER-DAY D'ARTAGNAN
Whose Woes a Sweet Ameri-
can Girl Will Console.

New York, Nov 3o.-The Journal says:
Across the Atlantic there sped over the
wires last week the announcement of an
other international betrothal. The bride
to-be is Miss Lily WIhitehouse, the young
er dangher of William Fitzhugh White
house, the American millionaire. He
lives alternately at Thornton Hall, Eng
land, and at Newport, R. I. His daugh-
tiers were educated abroad
The bridegroom is the Hon, Charles
Coventry, the second son of the Earl Of
Coventry, one of the heroes of the Jane
son raid.
1t is not remote possibility that an
other American girl will become a count
ess, for the Earl of Coventry is far from
a hale old man, and his eldest son is not
thought by his physicians TO be a candi-
date for long life. Capt Charles
though he carries the bullet of a Boer in
his back. is tough as the heart of an oak.
Whitehouse is one of the most famil-
lar names in America. 1t has pre-Revo-
luronary and Colonial flavor. Il has
wealth and fashion as we'll as history
at its elbows. 1t is a name that appears
on the roll of the most exclusive clubs,
and among the guests" at the most ex-
elusive functions Of the most exclusive
circle of the -Four Hundred of this
city.
Mr. F. Cope w1atehouse. the cousin
Of the bride-to-be is the celebrated
Psychologist.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Remsen Whitehouse
are prominent members Of society at
home and abroad
Mr.. Worthington Whitehouse is the well
known charming cotillon leader
Mr. Norman Whitehouse won for
bride the celebrated beauty, Miss Vera
Boardman. who was Queen of the New
Orleans carnival. So much for the White
house boys, the sons of the Bishop of
Illinois.
Miss Whitehouse is also a niece of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin B. Sheldon. The rela-
tlonship is doubly strong, for her faith
er is Mrs. Sheldon's brother, and her
mother is Mr.. Sheldon's sister. Mr. and
Mrs. Sheldon are particularly well known
in yachting circles.
The Earl Of Coventry, father Of the
Bridegroom to- be- is the Master Of the
Buck Hounds to the Queen. He was a
member of the famous baccarat party
at Tranby Croft. The Counties of Gov
entry is a sister of Lady Cadogan, and
aunt of the Earl of Craven and of his
American Countess, who was Miss Brad
ley Martini of New York.
The founder of the Coventry family
was the Lord Mayor of London. The
Lord Mayor was one of the executors of |
the will of Sir Richard Wilmington, who
left him his celebrated cat for his trouble
the cat which, alone of all its race has
a full iedged statue erected in its honor
in one of the Oldest churches in London. |
One member of the family was Sir |
John Coventry Of King Charles lis |
time. His nose was cut off by ruffians |
one night. The King, who was suspected |
of instigating the outrage, remarked that |
he was glad that Coventry could no long |
er stick his nose into his business.
The sixth Earl of Coventry is radiant |
in the reflected glory of having for a
wife one of the celebrated beauties of the |
last century, Miss Cunning the elder 1t
was the youngest Miss Cunning who is
famous in art history as the Gains
borough Duchess of Devonshire." The |
Coventrys of the present generation are
all remarkably handsome. They trace
their comeliness to the beautiful Cunning
sister, who was sixth Countess Of Cow
entry.
The elder borther Of Captain Coven-
try bears the title of Viscount Deerhurst.
The Viscount was a decided lover of life
in his youth. He sowed an abundant
crop of wild oats in the days that are
not. He is said to be reaping it now. He
married Virginia Bonynge, of San Fran
cisco.
Lady Anne Coventry, sister Of the Wis
count Deerhurst and of the Hon. Cap
tain Charles, was married a little while
ago to the dusky Indian Prince Dhuleep
Singh. descendant of the former kings
Of the Punjab in India and now a ward
of England.
The Hon Charles Coventry. who is to
wed Miss Whitehouse. is a tall, hand
scme miItary-looking man of thirty
two. He has fine dark eyes and a mos
quetaire mustache and imperial of the
traditional blackness of the ravens wing.
lie has a ceaseless flow Of good spirits,
and is so fond of adventures that his in
Inmates have nicknamed him "D'Artag-
nan after the brave, FOSTERING, low
able hero of Alexandra Dumas Mus
keteers.
He left Croome Court. Severn Stoke.
Worcestershire. which had been his boy
hood home. al the head Of a militia bat
talon Of the Worcestersh' re regiment
Nine years ago. he went to the Cape with
a cricket team. He liked the country 50
We'll that he remained there. First re
served in the Bechuanaland police. and
aft5rward with the Chartered Company.
He was in command of Troops G and K
when they We're about to be disbandeC
He made daring speech at NafekinS
on December %. 1895, and persuaded them
n join DR.. Jameson On his famous raid
He Joined the raid and was shot in the
back by the Beers. For this attack up
on the TranSvaal. then a friendly State.