The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02
.F|ANCEE OF. PRINCE
BORN IN TENT IN US,
Lady Marjorie Manners Came
Into Life in New Mex
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Special to The Journal.

Marjorie e Manners Manners, the E' betrothed VIII
Of Prince Arthur of Connaught, nephew
of King Edward, was born in tent
in Las Vegas twenty three years ago.
Captain J ohm Manners Of the Eng
lish army, now the duke Of Rutland
was at that time in poor health. He
obtained a furlough and came to, the
dry climate Of New. Mexico to recuper
companied by his wife, who is well
remembered here as a beautiful woman
Of most charming and simple manners
Unlike most English health-seekers
Captain and Mrs. Manners did not
travel with a retinue of servants. Ir
fact, they were unaccompanied by any
person.
The first thing Captain Manners die
when he arrived here was to buy ar
ordinary camping tent, which he put
up with his own hands on vacant
tent was furnished with cots and 6
few rough cooking utensils and a dry
goods box for table. Here the couple
lived for several months. It was ir
this tent that a pretty girl baby was
born.
It was cold,. stormy day, the 2Ott
Of December, that marked the event
In those days Las Vegas still possessed
the rough, hospitable spirit of the west
The Manners baby was the talk of the
town. 1t was the pet Of the men and
was beautiful little bit of humanity
The proud mother and precious baby
were showered with, attentions. The
fact that the piercing wind which blew
over the mesa crept thru the tent anC
over the cot where the mother and babe
were lying awakened a fear that the
exposure might not be good for them
But they thrived under the influence
OF tie pure air.
Old Juanita Rergo, the Mexican
woman who nursed Mrs. Manners thru
"Do 1 remember Captain Manners
baby9' she repeated when questioned
the other day. "To be sure I do. Was
it not the most beautiful baby ever
born in Las Vegas9 Did anyone eve1
see such eyes of blue, such pink cheeks
and such glistening, golden .hair7 Anc
did not hold her at the christening
You say her name is Marjorie Man
ners. Well, perhaps you are right, but
as l remember it,, the name given he1
was Margarita. So the little darling
the bon, bonita M. mgchacha, is going to b
that! She is fit to be princess Per
haps she will come back to Las Vega.
sometime, the place where she wa.
born. If so, I would like to see he1
very much; yes, very much. She mus
be very beautiful, but so young sht
is to marry. Twenty three years old
you say! Mic Dios, can it be posi-
ble9 Was it that long ago that T held
the wee, precious babe in my arms ant
cooeed over her in my Spanish tongue
And Captain Manners! Was he no,
the proudest senior in New Mexico
And the beautiful sonora! How sh,
worshiped that babe! So Margarita il
going to be married! Twenty-Five,
years ago-how old I must be! But i
is the will of God.' 4G
Captain Manners made many warn
friends during the time that he livet
here. His quiet, unassuming ways at
tracted the people to him, and whel
he and Mrs. Manners and the baby lef
for their home in England, they wer,
showered with invitations to return
some time to. Las Vegas. and make
prolonged visit among their new-fount
| friends.