Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-15
THE LATE MARQUIS.

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during the six years of his holding OF
the title. sound like some 6ild romance
written round an imaginary French
nobleman of the period just preceding
the Revolution. Born in 1879. little is
known of the childhood of the young
Marquis. Perhaps the first occasion on
which be attracted attention was on his
marriage in 1898 to his cousin, the
beautiful Miss Lillian Chetwynd. ihe
Jewels which the Marquis presented to
the bride caused comment even in so
ciety; they were of a richness which had
never been equaled in any wedding gift,
and their profusionwas almost barbaric.
The Marquis had then given the hrst
sign of a Jewel mania which afterwards
passed all bounds. Within a month
after their marriage the young couple
separated on the Riviera, aud in 1900
the Marchioness. obtained a divorce.
The Marquis then devoted himself to his
fayorite pastime of skirt-dancing and
theatricals.
The Marquis of Auglesey was the
head of the famous Paget family,
and was cousin of Almeric Hugh
Psget. son-in. law of the late vii.
liam @. Whitney, and OF Sidney and
Arthur Paget. The wife Of the lat
ter was the daughter of the late
Paran Stevens, of New York. Just after
the Marquis came into his title by the
death of his father in 1898 he paid
visit to this country. He was the guest
of his cousin, Almeric Hugh Paget.
When he departed for England he took
away a French bulldog, and in some way
violated the regulations governing the
importation OF dogs, for which he was
fined 500. Wilhelm New York city he
attended the Horse Show of 1898 with
Mr.. and Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget.
On coming home into bis estates the
Marquis began to crafty his prediction
for Jewels. and to such extravagant
lengths did this mania carry him that
although inheri;ng an income OF $780,
600 year, his debts last year amounted
to s2, ZOO, 600. Noprice of any precious
stones had any terrors for him. The
$50. 900 pearl scarfpin had attracted
most publicity, because it was among
those stolen from the Marquis about two
years ago, when Lie lost over 500, 600
worth Of gems. Diamonds, rubies,
emeralds, sapphires, turquoises--nearly
all the precious stones found IN
him a ready buyer He also de-
voted some attention to stones of not
quite so precious character and cast
kindly eye upon all sorts Ofqueer charms
and examples of queer settings. The
object of his craze FOR pearls seems to
have been twefold. Lord Anglesey
seemed to have something of the magpie
about him, strange habit of boarding
these precious belongings, which was
shown by the unexpected places in which
they have been found during the recent
searches in Anglesey Castle for the
benefit of his clamoring creditors.
The second object with which he
bought pearls was mania Tor self
adornment, which led him into another
strange set of excesses-his pursuit of
semi-theatrical career. Lord Anglesey
seems always to have been attracted by
the theater, but at certain point in his
life he seized upon this means OF exhibit
ing his, priceless jewels. His little
theater in Anglesey Castle, which ne
built soon after he succeeded to the
estates, was nothing more than
very expensive setting fer the be-
level Marquis. AS Pekoe, in "Alad
din" the pantomime which reproduced
in 1902 in his bjou theater, he stood
forth literally covered with his jewels.
He wore from time to time fresh cos
tunes covered with new gems, the
total value of which was estimated at
81, 100000
The theatrical expenditures of the
MARQUIS had not the redeeming feature
which the acquisition of priceless jewels
seemed TO possess, aud if the object OF
his life had been the crippling of the
family estates he succeeded beyond his
widest hopes. At the meeting of his
creditors last June it was stated that
after making the best possible provision
for the payment of debts the Marquis
had before him the hopeless outlook of
living on $40, 900 year. When Angle
sew Castle was ransacked by the
creditors they found it literally packed
with valuables of every deserip-
ton. The contents of one unlocked
drawer alone were valued at Sl25, 900,
while among the crockery in the pantry
was found rock crystal ever which re-
Gently sold at auction for $2l, 900. After
the financial crash the Marquis betoOk
himself to the Continent in the hope Of
making the most OF his attenuated in
come.