The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-07-26
REvERED WOMAN is
PLACED In TOMB


Private Funeral Is Given Lady Cur
son, the American, Who
Died Suddenly.
London, July 25f-Tae body of Lady
Curzon was buried today in the family
vault in the village c~hurchyard at
Kedleston in the presence Of only inn
mediate relatives. simultaneously
memorial services We're held at st.
Margaret's church. Westminster.
The death of Lady Curzon came upon
London and society in England generally
as a real sorrow which is felt far outside
the ranks of those personally acquainted
with the brilliant woman and beautiful
lady. There was perhaps no woman in tho
world beyond the actual circle of royalty
in whom so many millions of people were
interested.
OF all the famous American women mar
ried into European noblesse she was the
most famous. she was the acknowledged
queen OF the feminine Anglo-American
aristocracy.
There are some great ladies of whom
Englishnen in the street know little, but
everybody is familiar with the romantic
history, stately beauty and fascinating
personality Of the daughter of a Chicago
dry goods store owner, who lived to share
what Is in reality one of the proudest
thrones on earth. In India dusky millions
knew her as they have not known any
other woman Of white blood except Queen
Victoria.
Women do not play a large part in In
dian affairs usually, their husbands and
brothers do the hard work. Their function
chiefly is that of finding sufficient occupa.
ton and amusement to save themselves
from ennui and illness. Even the wife Of
a viceroy is seldom more than a name out
-,l 4. 4L~l ~h1 . R~;&l 1t@r, - l,4
CurZon's kindness, charm and high intel
ligence dignified with her loneliness con.
quered this sort Of official reticence. After
the Delhi durbar even the natives were
among her passionate admirers. N
daughter of an hundred earls" could have
borne herself more fifty at the center OF
an imperial pageant than this American
girl.
Reconciliation Was at Hand.
BY a curious, painful coincidence, thu
day after Lady Curzon died had been ap
pointed for a sort of public service of re
Cancellation between Lord Curzon and Mr.
Balfour. A dinner had been arranged il
honor Of the eX-vlceroy at the Constitu.
tional club. Mr.. Balfour was to be in the
chair. So little was the fatal termination
of Lady Curzon's illness suspected that
only on Wednesday morning were mem.
bers of the club informed that the banquet
had been postponed.
Lady Curzon was Miss Mary Victoria
Letter, eldest daughter of the late Levi u.
Letter, Of Chicago. From that city the
family moved to Washington, where Mr..
Letter built a fine mansion. Later the
family Travelled extensively and enter
tanned lavisllly. During a visit to England
Miss Letter met the Hon. George Ma
thaniel Curzon, eldest son Of the Rev. AL
fred Nathaniel Holden Curzon, fourth
Baron Scarsdale. They were married in
| NYo chinu tor IN, t,.vil 90 1plS tho rvnlIiOo
being one of the great social events Of
Washington. The ceremony was attended
by all the nctableS in official, diplomatic
and resident circles. Bishop Talbot Off
ciated, assisted by the Rev. Dr., 0 bish-
| OF, Mackay-Smitll.
After her marriage she returned with
her husband to England and was well
coined to ner husbands home on May 4,
following. She attended n royal drawing
room on May %, 1895. In June of that
year Mr.. CurZon was made under secre-
tary of foreign affairs, and it soon became
apparent that his American wife was dis
playing an interest in his public affairs
that promised to aid him in his ambitions.
On August 10, 1898, he was appointed vice
roy of India, and on September % he was
made 81 peer with the title of Baron Cur
ION OF Kedieston, Ireland. With Lady
Curzon he arrived in India December 20,
1898. and he assumed office as viceroy jan
uary 6, 1899. Lady Curzon's social success
in India was marked from the beginning.
On February q. 1899, she was decorated
with the imperial order of the crown Of
India. Early in 1901 Lord Curzon spoke of
~resigning the vice royalty on account OF
his wife's health, and there was talk at
the time OF his becoming premier. He
went to England in 1904, having finished
his term as viceroy, and was reappointed
in August Of that year by King Edward
| The fOllDwinV month LADY, CnrZOD was so
III that she had to be operated on, but
after a prolonged illness she recovered and
in November started to join her husband
in India.
On April 7, 1905, in an earthquake at
Slmia, which damaged the vice regal lodge
in which she was living she had a narrow
escape from death. On August 20, 1905.
after a prolonged disagreement with Lord
Kitchener over the military establishment
Lord Curzon resigned, and with Lady Cur
ION returned to England.
An ambitious woman, Lady Curzon
watched closely her husbands political
career, and his advancement is said to
have been greatly aided by her efforts.
Perhaps no American woman has at
tanned such high honors as she did when
her husband was made viceroy Of India.
She was very cordial to her old friends
who visited her at the government house,
Calcutta, or the vice regal lodge at Simia.
The two elder children are the Hon.
Mary Irene Curzon, born 1886, and The
Hon. Cynthia Blanche Curzon, born 1898.
Her popularity increased, and at the dur
bar on January /, 1903, held at Delhi for
the proclamation of King Edward as en-
peror of India, she presided over the social
ceremonies incidental to the historic occa-
sion with the utmost distinction.
Lady CurZon possessed a fortune of S.
900, 900 in her OWE right.