The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
IS KNOWN AS FATHERS SON
Lord Crewe's Wonderful Rise and Difficulties of
Office as Secretary of Colonies.

or lord president or the pFiFy COUNCIL
in the cabinet Of Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman. The age of fifty, which he
attained three months ago. finds him TO-
day with his fathers barony transformed
into an earldom. as a reward for his
services as vlcerOy OF Ireland. and the
the husband Of one of the greatest heir
esses In England. who is a particularly
charming woman. Lady Peggy Primrose,
daughter of Lord Roseberrys it finds him
also a knight OK the Order OF the Garter,
and now intrusted, amidst a chorus OF uni
versal approval, with the all important
Office of secretary Of state for the col
onies, in the reconstructed administration
Of Herbert Asqulth.
Like so many other houses CT the Eng
lish aristocracy, that Of Lord Crewe had
its origin In trade. No English industry
is older than the manufacture Of cloth,
and throughout the greater part Of the
eighteenth century the cloth trade OF
Wakefield, one Of the most prosperous
centers Of commerce in the North Of Eng
land, was something very much akin to
a monopoly IN the hands Of single
family, namely, that Of the Milneses.
Hailing originally from Derbyshire. they
had been settled at Wakefield since 1870,
and by degrees became allied through
marriage to many Of the houses Of titled
and untitled aristocracy OF Yorkshire.
Comes Through Marriage.
It was through marriage that they be-
came possessed of the Inflated Lord
Strafford's country seat of Great Hough-
ton, from which the new colonial secre-
tarys father took his title Of Lord
Houghton on his elevation to the House
Of Lords: and later on they acquitted
Fryston Hall. where Carlyle was wont TO
stay with the late Lord Houghton, grum-
bling in his Characteristic fashion at
everybody and everything. crewe Hall.
in Cheshire. together with a large for
tune, came to the new secretary OF state
for the colonies from his maternal uncle.
the third Lord Crewe, whose barony be-
came extinct az his death, though the
title was revived in the form OF an earl
dOm created year later in favor OF his
nephew and heir.
Lord CreWe, who has been twice mar
ried. his first wife having been one OF
the lovely daughters Of Sir Frederick
Graham. Of Netherby. and a sister OF
the Duchess OF Montrose. could never be
mistaken for anything but an English
man. Tail, slight. yet with the air Of an
emotion, and an expression at once OF
hauteur and Of shyness, he possesses all
the attributes which go 20 make up the
type of the well-bred Briton. Indeed.
also from decorative point Of view, he
constitutes a very valuable addition 70
the grand old Order Of Knighthood OF
the Garter. which has just been bestowed
upon him by the King.
HOnOrs to Die with Him.
Lord Crewes honors VIII probably die
with him For he has no children by
his present marriage. and only three
daughters by his first wife: one of them.
Lady Annabel. being married TO the son
and heir Of Lord O'Nenl; the second to
Capt. Edward Coates Of the Fifteenth
Hussars; while the third Is still unmar-
ried. They are all Of about the same age
as their stepmother. Lady Crewe, and
have been her most intimate friends from
childhood. Lord CreWe's only son, by
his former marriage. died very shortly
after his mother. and the sorrow for
this double bereavement found express
sion at the time in a very touching poem
by Lord Crewe. entitled Seven Years.
Lord Crewe has hosts Of friends. more
even than his father had. for although
he may lack the latter's geniaiity and
wonderful gift Of repartee. his wit is less
caustie and his manner impressed with
a far greater degree OF sincerity. / have
mentioned above that he Is a mixture
Of shyness and hauteur. I might add
that he conveys the idea Of a man who
Is at pains TO repress his real feelings,
his fondness Of life and of fun, In order
to maintain what he believes to be the
gravity due to the dignity OF his position.
This Is the view, at any rate, taken OF
him. in the matter by his best friends.
notably by the now widowed Duchess OF
| Devonshire. who is always fond Of re-
lating an incident. possibly familiar TO
some Of my readers but which, at any
rate, may help them 10 form an under
standing Of the new secretary Of state
/ for the colonies. While vicerOy OF Ire
/ land. he happened TO cross from Dublin
| TO HOlyhead one day on board the boat.
and found the duchess, then wife OF the
late Duke of Manchester, among his fel-
| low-passengers.
BeeIkOns Her 10 Seat.
Imagining, no doubt that he wes stlIl
amid the gloomy magnifcence OF his
viceregal court, he did not rise when he
saw her, but graciously beckoned TO her
70 take seat, and was even affabIe
enough TO indicate, by means OF a vice
regal pat with two fingers, the exact
chair adjacent TO him where he was
pleased 10 permit her 10 sit. Although
the viceroys of Ireland are treated at
/ Dublin with almost as much ceremony
and etiquette as If they were princes OF
| the blood, the duchess was rather taken
aback by the condescending manner of
the young lord lieutenant, whom she
| had known from babyhood
She complied. however. with the signal.
and during the three hours trip across
| the Irish Channel exerted herself 10 be
pleasant But the moment she set foot
on shore at Holyhead she considered her
mission fulfilled For his excellency the
viceroy OF ireland Is when IN England
nothing but a plain, ordinary, everyday
| peer, and it was with an imperative ring
| iD her voice that she turned 10 him and
| exclaimed.
Here Robin. bring me my dressing
| bag, please, and run ahead. Ike a good
boy. and secure me a compartment.
| Copyright, 1905. By the Brentwood Company
Sure TO Be Promoted.