Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26
CUPID ENSNARES
A NOBLE LORD
CAPITULATES TO AMERICAN
GIRL
The Marriage Of Lord WiIIoushby
d'Eresby to Miss EloIse 6reese
Different From the Average
Anelo-AmerIcan Alliance
Special cable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald
LONDON, Nov 25.-The marriage Of
Lord Willoughby d d'Eresby to Miss
Eloise Breese of New York Is differ
ent from the average Anglo American
alliance. 1t Is Cupid and not cash
that has ensnared the noble lord. He
Is one of those fortunate arlstocrats
who can afford to mary for love Miss
Breese, daughter of w. l.. Breese, is
reported to be passing rich, but the
money she viii bring her husband Will
not begin to equal the inheritance that
Is in store for him as the eldest son
and heir of the earl of AnCaster.
The earl Is 76 years old, and though
he comes of a long lived family, in
the natural course of things it cannot
be long before Lord Willoughby sue
ceeds to the title, and the broad acres
and magnificent country seats that go
with It, OF the latter there are three
-Grimsthorpe castle in Lincolnshire
Normanton park, near stamford, ana
Drummond castle, in Perthshire, Scot
land.
The earl of Ancaster Is hereditary
lord great chamberlain of England, an
honor which he shares with Lord Choi-
neutrality-suspicious. Chumley. the
house of lords was unable to decide
which of the two houses had the best
claim of the billet. and settled the mat
ter by an amicabe arrangement un-
der which their respective heads alter
nate in the office. The earl held 1t
until Queen Vctoria's death, and then
the marquis took his innings. After
he becomes earl of AnCaSter Lord Will
loughby will succeed to it some day.
Like most high sounding jobs in this
country its duties are dead easy and
chiefly ornamental. but it carries with
it a lot of privileges and brings the
person holding it into close contact
with the sovereign, and other royal
ties, and of necessity his wife, too
There can be no question, therefore,
that the future American countess of
Ancaster will have every opportunity
for gratifying the most exalted social
ambitions she may entertain. But to
do her justice Miss Breese hardly
needs such assistance. She has al
ready made good her footing inside the
royal circle. She is great friend of
the young Connaught princesses, and
was one of the few unmarried young
women who were invited to be present
at the royal wedding at Windsor in
June last.
There are many perquisites and gifts
attached to the lord great chamber
lainS office and those that have fallen
to the Willoughbys are stored at
Grimsthorpe castle, constituting ver-
ita bic museum of royal relics and other
interesting antiques. Among them are
the clothes Worn by Charles J.. King
James, and George ". at their coro-
nations clock from the house of
lords which stopped ticking at the mo-
ment of King George Ills death. and,
of course, has never been permitted to
record times flight since; gilt chairs
Cd h LII n, tot
casions, rich tapestries and draperies,
and lots of other things that are sup
posed to be of prodigious value be-
cause of their associa ton with royalty.
Grimsthorpe castle is a grand old
house, though it is seldom used by the
present earl except for shooting par
ties. Some portions of it date from the
early part Of the thirteenth century,
and the original building was sur
rounded by moat. One of the an
cient towers, called King Johns tow
er. still exists. It's walls are seven
feet thick. The north front was re-
constructed from designs by Sir John
Nanbrugh. but the eastern side was
built by the duke of Suffolk, and this
contains the drawing roms in which
King Henry VIII. and Catherine How
ard were entertained in 1541. The cas-
tie today forms a hollow square, the
rooms on the north and west sides
having DeaullIul views across Il park
which comprises 1900 acres. Big parks
are also attached to Normanton and
Drummond castle.
Lord Wiloughby is 3S years old. He
used to be known as a dashing young
fellow and fond of a frolic. He can
still sing a good comic song. but set
tied down to taking life seriously some
years ago. For the last ten years he
has represented the Horncastle diVi-
sion of Lincolnshire in the house of
commons as a conservative, to the sat
isfaction of his constituents at all
events, though he has cut no great
figure there. He is both good natured
and good looking, and though it is
hardly probable that he will ever do
anything brilliant. he can be depended
on never to make fool of himself.
Ever since Miss Breese made her ap-
pearance In English society she has
been a great favorite. She has had a
lot of sprigs of the nobility dangling
after her. Her capture of such a rich
prize as Lord Willoughby has been
cruel blow to several aristocratic
British matrons with eligible daugh-
ters. The only consolation they can
find for it is that she will no longer
have to be reckoned with in future
matrimonial campaigns. 1t would af-
ford them still greater satisfaction If
they could say the same thing of Miss
Breeses Younger sister Miss Anne
Breese who dances divinely and never
lacks a partner. 1t is expected that
she will make a brilliant mach, too,
some daV