New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-07
A CAVENDISH ROMANCE
Some Notes on DeUonshre's Duke
Noe Very III.

r. oouse-or. rather, ] should say his palace-fn
Ticcadilly- He Is described in The standard "nAAr
ages as the eighth Duke Of Devonshre hu+ tb.ro
20 many who insist that he Is in reality the sew
enth And thereby hangs 4 romance The ee+b
duke was twice married. lis first wife daneb
te- Il Lord Spencer had &C HOY r,os, i.:
t7ena a cousin Of hers daughter Of Lord Bristol
Known as Lady Elizabeth Foster and 7f,.- a.,
death ~ her husband, Colonel Foster lad. F1,z.
f'fA jcoE Up her residence with the DIXIE and
Duchess q Devonshire Morals were sor,eu.ba,
l5oser IN those DAYS than now and when tho
Duchess of Devonshire gavo birth AZ Paris 20
'-. Aet TREND and COUSIN, the widowed LADY
I-zaoe,h Foster likewise gave birth - an tr+o,
-i's '"o NIUE children came into the world on The
same eaY ana under the same root and according
= contemporary gossip and memoirs the orr
Luh- ~ pevonshire was the farhar of nj, o..
@ -s- 'illldten was boy and the other qir1 bu.
- his day one save rhcsa ,5;,a.-7 80 -
knows 10Y certainty whether II was the i,,cbsss
q Lady Elizabeth who gave nirrb n r,e ho,- l. i
- -7-lileE bN many that the duchess and I adv
f--.z-t@-A changed children, and that the alleged
--efleSs who subsequently succeeded 70
ne me and 70 the immense estates as sfx+b dpka
-S = resAtF The Hlesitimate child Of LADY Fyizs
atterv ard, LADY Elizabeth step7ed into her shoes
= l--e second Wife 81 the fifth duke and was
SWANS treated hy the sixth duke 7,,,s as his 49,
mother -han a ster-nc-1er
.- --e oe2th q the nth duke corsult5 lion took
p--s - s5 ms son and his cousin. the Earl y
ne sixth duke s-flegitiulacv would have e,,c
--el - ne dlkedo1l and estates The Caven-
81 fs-75z 49, -, la iI, lTey nave a keen sense
----l --ofl'' ana family pride. so agreement
lacE place. according tho forms nj which ,ro
80 a1Ae was left n undisturbed possession -
-s[----y cgl-ties and estates, on the underst1 M
-c NAT hc would remain ba ,heIor 50 that AZ his
CO.. L2e olkedoza and the prcpertv would pass
= -or1 Burlington. n this way the mystery in
connection VIII the bi-if Of the sfy+r iYl.. 80
ne peculiar domestic relations Of the eth dnlo
were never brought inlo court Of law Tbo siI-Tb
ems
estates n state OF single blessedness COR fo-1v
years. vas always known as the bachelor duke
SILENT FAMILY
Everybody knows how famous the now diving
crke has been for his tacitr-nitv But few ara
s7ere that il Is quality which he has Inherited
t-7rn 2 long line Of ancestors The Cave-,lisaes n
which noble house he Is the chief have always
Feen noted for their silence Henry -avcndish
ne famous chemist. is record having uttered
fewer words during the course Of his long life Of
tol-soore wears than any other man not excepting
The monks OF la Trappe The duke runs him clcseJv
and doubt II there IS any man N either OF the
Houses q Parliament who has chatted less with
his fellow legislators than the duke II he speaLs
little he laughs less and when he does laugh II IS
with sort Of q gasp ard conveys the impression
q restraining himself suddenly
There is & certain analogy between the duke and
1ne late Charles Stewart Parner. both in their
manners and IN their reserve Of speech, well as
= then Unborn instinct for The government Of
1Aei- fellow creatures With all MS odd manners
t1e duke has exercised IN immense influence over
hls collntTy2nen. This Is due TO his ingrained dis
inconsistencies, which has led him On two coca
Sons decline the Premiership. once from mo
IlFes = c1iValrous loyalty 10 old Nj Gladstone
y IS A-So cue 10 ms cogged veractty. TO his sound
common sense and his courage. his devotion 70
fptcrs, and, above al. 70 the universal knowledge
INT as word IS as good As his bond. L SAID
fv III great Dr. Johnson u the first Duke Of Dew
C-shirc that If. INSTANCE he had promised
80 - acorn, ana none had grown in that year
= LIZ CCds. n E-El4rd. - would not have
beer corre-|@d with that excuse Eut would have
fe-- special messenger u Noruay Tor il" The
y q n = l'rf 1v~fg .
Is ola Il rs Chief ttri-s 70 ~ esteem Of al Eng
Tess exterior 7 realized his until little
the after ne murder q Ms brother. ne late Lore
ne I-vtncibes He hed given no sign II grief al
re funeral zen when 81 William -ernon
t-arr1--t communicates M tragedy % aim as they
We driving away together from TEh'tehan IN Sir
Williams carriage Two ~ t-res months ,Ergr
was present when ~ delivered speech 10 his
constituents q 9 place called Bacup. Z vas th@
frst lime that he had spoken IN public since mis-
t-r'-crs Death 7 have lost" he remarked. q
.slz--ve loved. 7 believe By al who knew him;
Ez=-e emotion compelled him 20 stop for few
.,ir1tes md he turned aside 10 conceal from the
public the tears that rolled down on either cheek
= re-.arlse5 IN he coII-se II sueeor 'F4apr,, IS
tae man happily married and 20 al who knew
h..r II was obvious that ~ alluded 70 himself.
THE DUKES ROMANCE.
F7-s union 20 the duchess was preceded by q TO
mamie attachment hat subsisted throughout tho
thirty years q her first marriage 10 the Duke Of
Manchester She mad welded the latter in a mo-
Taent n pique. after quarrelling with Lord Hart
:cgto1 ne title ny which her present husband was
then known He remained her devoted and
Etsnr adr1rer and close friend until she recovered
her freedom through w1doyvhood. every one,
the late Queen Victoria. smiling kindly upon their
romance. the Queen rarely inviting the to
Windsor or 20 Osborne without asking the other.
= h,tle more than 2 year after the death the
grandfather Il the present Duke Of Manchester
Ehe gave her hand 70 the Duke Of Devonshire and
& Is difficult to find more happily united couple
They seldom far away from each other, and
while ne IS engaged IN fishing, 4 sport 10 which be
IS devored-he never shoots-she invariably accom-
g'aTies him sitting beside him the bank In
ceed. there few devoted couples than the
Duke Of Devonshire and his Gerrnan-born consort,
who Is by birth o Countess Alien Of Hanover
The duke. ike the duchess is exceedingly fond
Of animals. A favorite collie dog, which invariably
accompanied him down the Houses Of Parlia-
q familiar figure in the halls Of the
Lpnal legislature, and he used 10 be the only Wis
the late Queen Victoria bring his dog with him
n Windsor, BaInoral OF Osborne when command
e. 70 dine n sleep.
i IS solely from a sense Of duty. and not from
any taste for politics that the duke has devoted
the greater portion Of his life the service ~ his
country. Like other great mobiles and territorial
agrstes II the Old World. he has been impressed
Virh the idea that his possessions and his digntes
carried with them heavy obligations 10 his country
and 70 his fellow citizens although he had nothing
% gain either in the way Of ennolurnents honors
by remaining in public life. Several times, when
disguised with political intrigues and with the
Equsbbles among the leaders Of the party which
he belonged. he the point Of Withdrawing
from public life. he induced 10 reconsider his
decision by the strong remonstrances Of old John
Bright and other friends Of the same calbre, who