New-York tribune., 1905-01-15
HER MINIATURES.
Success Lady Maitland Has
Achieued IN Printing.

One of the most successful OF English minla-
turists is now in New-York I'm the person OF Lacy
Maitland, wife OF Frederic Colin. Vlscount AAt-
land, who after his father. win become the 1our-
teenth Earl OF Lauderdale Lady Maitland VINO
is the descendant of one OF the most ancient fam
lilies In Wales. takes the same pleasure In her
work and the same pride in It's artistic success as
II she were a plain little American artst' with no
future beyond the studio
Although it IS only about six years stree she dis
covered her ability as u painter, success has fol-
lowed Lady Matland's efforts from the first The
first miniature she ever painted accepted by
the Royal Academy, and since then she has been
largely represented at each Academy exhibition
Among the titled people who have sat for her
are the Princess Alice of Albany and her husband,
Prince Alexander OF Teck She has also painted
Princess Mary of Wales the Kings little grand
daughter: the little of Princess Henry of Pless'
and many famous London beauties, and has done
work for Princess Christian. sister of King Ed
ward.
This titled Englishwoman has to Amevca
not to visit her friends of whom she has many.
but to paint miniatures She belongs to that young
generation OF the English nobility who own up
quite frankly to working, and working for money
too. The fact that she charges S1,C00 apiece for
her miniatures makes them an expensive luxury,
but still there great many people on both
sides of the Atlantic who glad to pay this
price for the sake Of owning enc Of these delightful
counterfeit presentments Of themselves or OF a
loved one.
Lady Maitland fmpresses all who meet her
being the very antithesis of the dOwdy. rather tact
less Englishwoman OF fiction and Continental
hotels Always exquisitely gowned, with her Will
Iowy figure dazzling English complexion and
wealth of golden hair, just tinged with CLEAN OF
red. Lady Maitland is marked figure at all times
AS the daughter of ar old Welsh house, she is the
possessor of many fine laces and Jewels.
Lady Maitland before her marriage Miss
Gwendolen Lucy Williams. Her father was Judge
r. Vaughan Williams. OF BOdlonga, in North Wales.
Mrs. Vaughan Williams. her mother musl-
cal composer. Her brother, the present head Of
Stafordshire and claims to be the only living de-
scendant in unbroken line of the last King OF
Wales.
Viscount Maitland is the of Frederick
Henry Maitland Earl of Lauderdale and Wis
count Maitland and Lord Thirlstane and Bouton. in
the peerage of Scotland and hereditary standard
bearer of Scotland The family seat of the Matt
lands is Thirlstane Castle in Berwlckshire. A
great t-grandmOther Of Viscount Maitland lies
land With her husband she lived In New-York for
Lord and Lady Maitland have only one child.
son. the Hon. Ian Colin Maitland:
Lady Maitland is living very quietly while in New
York, devotng herself to her art Commissions for
miniatures have rained in her since she
here about two months ago among the women Of
prominence who will sit for her during her stay in
this country being Mrs. William Douglas Sloane
Lady Maitland is expecting to pay round Of
visits in Boston Washington and elsewhere be-
fore returning to England. Lord Maitland. who.
on account OF his connection with the War Office
in London, has not been able to come before
poets to join her In February for a short visit
here before they sail for home.
Beginning with Monday. January %. Lady Matt
land will have about twenty of her miniatures
exhibition for a week at Glaenzer's Studios No. 500
by private view next Saturday, TO which invita-
donS have been sent out.