New-York tribune., 1906-12-12

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oe'"een the devil and the deep sea
i-ADi AAi-l-ENBORoUGHS MANY MARRIAGES.
oIu Euenoorough, whoss impending marriage
70 MISS Hermione Schenley Of P,-tsb,,rr- sis+ar
"a ie' hreoerlck Gore. OF Rutland Gate London,
1' Deen announced. is no longer In the first
o-o'4n OF youth. being a veteran OF the Crimean
war, during which he served in the Raltto under
Ia4 Sr Charles Napier subsequently taking
part in the Chinese War OF 1851 In fact he is of
uie same age as King Edward but is not a descend
W - A1oiH une Lord marlborough who achieved so
Huch lame as Governor General OF India That
statesman. who repeatedly held Cabinet Office as
rrst Loro OF the Admiralty Lord Privy Seal etc.
teceNeo an earidom in recognition OF his services,
DuI oled without leaving issue OF either OF his
marriages, Whereupon his earldom became extinct,
mo Dafony passing TO his nephew. The Ellen
borough peerage originally created in favor Of
slr Edward Law, Lord Chief Justice OF England.
ana the family may be said to have a sort OF Am
erican connection through the marriage OF Thomas
Law one OF its members TO the eldest daughter OF
John Parke Custis stepson of George Washington
II was the second wife of the Earl EIlenborough
Viceroy OF India, who SO famous for her
beauty and for her eccentricities, the latter OF
which compelled her husband to divorce her by
act OF Parliament Among her admirers the
hrst King Leopold who had not at the time been
elected 70 the throne OF Belgium, but who
living in England the widower OF Charlotte,
daughter o. George ". But II the countess's
elopenent with Prince Schwarzenberg at that time
sc cretary OF the Austrian Embassy in London that
led to her divorce by Lord Elenborough. She
married the prince Paris and then went with him
TO Munich, where she became one Of the favorites
or King Louis OF Bavaria Her portrait figures
in that unique collection Of paintings on exhibition
in the so-called Beauty Salons of the old palace OF
the reigning House OF Bavaria at Munich The
walls OF these rooms, which adjoin the great state
ballroom on the first floor. adorned with thirty
eight portraits Of the handsomest women who lived
at Munich during the first half OF the nineteenth
century. They were painted by Baron steler to
the order Of King Louis L included the portrait
OF his other favOrite. Lola Montez.
Prince Schwarzenberg having been compelled by
his wife's conduct 10 divorce her, she contracted
marriage with q Baron Venningen. warning him
the time Of the wedding that she would live with
him only as long it did not bore her. She
nlained with him just three years. bearing him two
children of whom, Herbert. distinguished him
self in the Franco-German War, while the other
a daughter, is inmate OF q lunatc asylum. Then
she eloped with Greek student OF the name OF
Theodoki. whom she had at Heidelberg, re-
mained in Athens just long enough to pose TO
Parepolus for q lovely statue Of Venus which may
be seen in the public museum there to-day. and,
deserting Theodoki. who blew his brains out, she
proceeded 10 Palestine. where she lived with very
handsome Arab sheik who managed to retain her
love by thrashing her violently almost every night
This was. she subsequently said, the best time
Of her life, there room for ennui. After
a brief visit 20 England. where she contracted
marriage with a young fellow Of the name Of An
struther, scion Of the ancient and inustrious
Scotch house Of that name who was so infatuatep
that he would give her no peace until she consent
ed to wed him. she returned to the Orient, and
spent the remainder Of her days in a beautiful
place which she owned in the Ante Lebanon. There
she died, and lies buried under grand cedar tree,
and is still spoken OF by the people of the district
with and veneration. the beautiful English
lady. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY