The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-06
Lord Ailesbury and His Daughter
of England Guests of Mrs.
w. N. Mcmillan.
WILL TOUR EASTERN CITIES.
BY His Tactful Business Methods
Marquis Recovered the. Saw
ernake Estates From Heavy
Indebtedness.

I Lord Ailesbury of England. who repre-
sehts the earidoms OF Elgin and Cardigan,
as well aa the rarquisate of Ailesbury
and who. with his daughter. Lady Mar
jory Brudenell Bruce. has been visiting
the Worlds Fair for two weeks as the
guest of Mrs. W. n Mcmillan Of No. 25
Portland place. will depart Sunday for a
short tour OF the Eastern States. including
visit to Niagara Falls and Washington,
d. C Later in the week they will sail
for England
Last evening Mrs. Mcmillan gave din
fer TO the Marquis and Lady Bruce at
her rome. Only a few of the most inti-
mate friends of the family were present
The present visit OF the Marquis to Amer
lea has been very quiet one, much more
quiet titan his former visit, when he came
as Lord Henry Bruce, before his acces-
SION to the marquisate and estates Of his
'disreputahle nephew. Lord Ailesbury Is
one of the most highly respected members
of the English peerage. as well as one
el or the most most successful: business men of
BY his industry and tact in business he
has. Completely extricated the Ailesbury
estates from the heavy debt into which
they Were plunged By the. extravagances
Ihe historic house of Brtce finds its
chief representative in the Marquis of
Aiiesbur.. The line of descent on the
awarded the grant. Of Jeyyeaulx, Abbey
oand sshar Hands snfY Yorkshire by William
~, 9, Ceiiateror, and from King Robert the
krtIee OF scotiand. Is a. long one; and IN
cludes the two Brice peerages of Kincar-
: dine and Riiloss. Later the. Kinloss
branch became the earldom OF Elgin, and
two generations later was merged with
IL
Earl Of Elgin, also the fourth Earl Of
Ailesbury; died without issue, both Earl
fdonls passed to hfs nephew. Thomas Bruce
:Brudeneil, a son of the Earl of, Cardigan
Subsequently they were merged in the
marquisate of Ailesbury. Eitr
i. ATTRACTIVE PERSONALITY.
The present Marquis is chairn1an Of the,
great brewing house Of Meux & Co.
of. London. and has always been sticcess-
full in his business ventures. He regained
control Of. his estates from the noted usur.
er. Sam Lewis who had gotten hold OF
them from the dlssolute nephew Lewis 6
granted an annual allowance of $4,000 to
the former Marquis on estates which COM
prisede16.0o0 acres. - =
The personality OF the Marquis is very
attractive His dark, lustrous eyes are
striking. while his gray hair and rather
Of features that compel attention.
He Is Of medium height and slightly fn-
herits her fathers eyes. though her COM
pfexion is fair. She Is small Of stature and
Is rather pretty. ----..
The acquaintanceship between Mrs. Mo-
MILAN and the Marquis of Ailesbury. and
his daughter. Lady. Bruce. began In Lon
don several years ago. and Mrs. Mcmillan
has been Lord Aifesbury's guest at Saver
make on several occa sions. Another daugh-
ter of the Marquis, Lady Ernestine Hunt.
wife Of Harry Brady Hunt. frequently
visits American ports. Her marriage to
Mr. Hunt was a romantic one and wac
warmly opposed by the Marquis.
She met her husband at a nautical
school, at Liverpool. where both were
studying for a masters certificate, she
being a yacht enthusiast. and he young
seaman. who had risen from an. fappren-
uceship tos-the position of mate. Their
acquaintance npened into affection. and
one day they were married at st. Micla els.
IN Liverpool Since then Mr.. Hunt has
come into the ownership of vessel. and
Lady. Hunt spends most Of her time with
him on his trips. 49,