Evening journal., 1903-10-07
British Journalist Discusses the
Duke of Roxburghe.
ais POSITION IN THE PBBRAeB.

LOuuOn LcdueT upon lne dppiodShAho
wedding of Miss May Goelet and the
Duke of Roxburghe. says the New
York World
His grace the Duke OF Poxburghe |
has proclaimed bis wrongs in the sym
pathetic columns Of the New York
World The papers have been limiting
that the duke has regarded his APP /
preaching marriage with Miss May
Goelet as a fiscal problem, that she Is
to dump the dollars In his ancestral
home. and he will make her duchess
This may be regarded as reciprocity or
as retaliation, according to the point
Of view The duke is. however, an
noyed and has denounced the tales told
about the marriage settlement as "ut-
ter rot"
Somewhat ineautously the noble
duke proclaims:
have an estate equal to that Of the
noble woman whom ] am to marry.
1t Is to be hoped that the income tax
authorities win take note Of this state
ment and win take him accordingly.
Who is this nobleman who talks
easily about utter rot to the enter
prlsing representative Of the New
York Worlds Let me set forth his
proud titles so that the American eagle
may scream in triumph over her latest
conquest. The gentleman in question
IS:
Sir Henry John Innes-Ker. eighth Duke
OF Roxburghe. Marquis OF Bowmont and
Cessford. Earl Of Roxburghe, Earl Of
Kelso. Niscount Broxmouth, Baron Rox-
burghe and Raron Kcr OF Cessford and
Cavertoun, in Scotland: Earl Innes in the
United Kingdom and a baronet OF Nova
Scotia.
That is to say, he is a duke, mar
quis, three earls. a viscount. two bar
ons and a sort of a baronet.
Let me explain a little more fully
the significance and potentaIity OF
these titles. AS a viscount Henry John
is regarded by his monarch as .our
right trusty and well beloved cousin"
as an earl he is again 'our right
trusty' and well beloved cousin" and
also sometimes "most noble and puis-
SAINT prince" as a marquis he is "Our
right trusty and entirely beloved
cousin" as well as occasionally most
noble and puissant prince" The read
er viii notice the distinction between
''well beloved" and entirely beloved
/ These subtleties are understood in the
/ peerage. Was il not a nobleman who
IN offering marriage 60 a lady said he
was prepared to marry her 'perma-
nently but not exclusiveiyT And
then as a duke Henry John is his
monarch's fright trusty and right en-
tirely beloved cousin" and sometimes
say on bank holidays, "most high. po
tent and noble prince am unable
to say what style Of address he car
claim as baronet of Nova Scotia, pos
sibly "our right entirely jolly good Eel
low. which nobody can deny"
Well. there he is. and as he says ht
has as good an estate as May it seems
to me That the girl has young man OF
whom she need not be ashamed The
Roxburghe family IS fairly old, too, al
they descend from John Ker. described
as "of the forest OF Selkirk." This
may mean thnt the original John liveC
I'm the trees, and If he squatted neal
the top of a tall tree he would know
all about the claims Of long descen
when he had to come down. John wa!
a man Of resource. for it is on recor'
that
He obtained a charter of all the land
I In, Astl1 ffrlt
by John de Copeland. dated Monday AFT
er the Feast OF the Publication OF tn
Blessed Virgin. 1851.
II one looks through the family his
tory of the Kers it viii be seen tha
they were always obtaining charters
1t was their forte, their staple indus
try. Robert Ker. Andrew Ker Waite
Ker kept on obtaining charters-one o
them was killed. but accidents wi
happen-and at last. in 1704. there wa
one John Ker who wanted somethin
better than charters of lands and ten'
ments. so he went into politics. II
must have been a pushful politician
for he became secretary of state. vii
count, an earl, a marquis and duke.
1t would be unfair, as well as imp'
lite. TO suggest that Miss Goelet va
anxious to secure a title. She woul
}. scorn the action. and indeed she coul
4 have had titles long ago. have see
q II stated that May has already "frowI
Il ed on five princes and rejected a roy'
n duke" What a noble "bagw What
i superb record II must have been
9 thrilling moment when May, standin
with right arm extended and first nj
ger pointing down. said to the Eve sui
ors crouching on their princely ma
Is rowbones. Ctr
IS I can picture the disconsoiate prince
r rising. rubbing the dust from the
IS knees. rescuing their hats and clim
Pr Ing sadly on the first trolley car thl
y came along And that royal dukel
should like TO have seen him stumpir
home again after May had given hi
), the CLASSY stare. / wonder what
l. said after he had left The lady an
.- when he recognized that the dolla
rs were not for him.
70 The memory OF INC poet Shelley "
: rec uilv hrnored at Vhrccsio Ia
whore his lodv was washod ashore q
u burned 30 dhc presence OF Byron n
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