The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-14
DUKE OF ROXBURGHE AND
BRITISH JOURNALISTS.
Personalities in the London Leader
About the Duke and His Bride
pro.Decffva
From the New York World.

Prospective.
From the New York World.
People who find themselves disturbed
in mind by the personalities of Amer
lean journalism may be interested in
the following dignified remarks of the
London Leader upon the approaching
wedding of Miss May Goelet and the
Duke of Roxburghe:
His. Grace the Duke of Roxburghe
has proclaimed his 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 a duchess.
This may be regarded as reciprocity or
as retaliation, according to the point
of view. The Duke. is however, am
noyed, and has denounced the tales
told about the marriage settlement rs
utter rot
Somewhat incautiously the noble
duke proclaims:
have an estate equal to that of the
noble woman whom l am to marry.
II is to be hoped that the income
tax authorities will take note of this
statement and will tax him accord
ingly.
Who is this nobleman who talks
easily about utter rot" to the enter
umasing representative of the New
York World? 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 Iohp TopasKar a;ohth
Duke of Roxburghe Marques of Bow
mont and Cessford, Earl of Roxgurghe.
Earl of Kelso. Viscount Broxmouth,
Baron Roxburghe and Baron Ker 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, a mar
guess, three earls, a viscount, two
barons and sort of a baronet.
Let me explain a little more fully
the significance and potentiality 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 marques he is 'our
right trusty and entirely beloved cous-
in" as well as occasionally most noble
anu pulSSdnt prince The reader will
notice the distinction between well
beloved" and entirely beloved" These
subtleties are understood in the peer
age. Was it not noblentan who In
offering marriage to a lady said he
was prepared to marry her "perma-
neRtly, but not exclusively" And then
as duke Henry John Is his MONARCHY
right trusty and right entirely be-
loved cousin" and sometimes-say. on
bank holidays-"most high, potent and
noble prince" l am unable TO say
what style Of address he can claim as
baronet of Nova Scotia, possibly "our
right entirely jolly good fellow, which
nobody can deny"
Wen, there he is, and as he says he
has as good an estate as May it seems
TO me that the girl has a young mar
Of whom she need not be ashamed
The Roxburghe family is fairly old
too, as they descend from John Ker
described as "of the forest of SeIklrk. "
This may mean that the original John
lived in the trees. and If he squatted
near the top of tall tree he would
know all about the claims of long des-
scent when he had to come down. John
was man OF resources. for 1t is on
record that
He obtained a charter Of all the lands
and teneinents In Auldtounburn resign