New-York tribune., 1908-03-25
CLEVER LADY LOWTHER
American Woman as King Edarord's
4mbassadress at Berlin.


s,,rrrising promotion Of Sir Gerard Lowther from
he voss Of British Minister Tangier to that Of
.-,bassador al Berlin. which is the blue
+o,s Of the English diplomatic service. For Sir
Gerard who is married TO one OF particularly
S.ns looking daughters Of Atherton Blight. OF New
- and Philadelphia is. like his wife. less
stranger 10 Berlin. having spent much Of his
rice or this side Of the Atlantic at Washington and
a. Santiago also at Constantinople. Toxic and
Arss-4d hut never in Germany. True, he at
,..rfia as a child when his father stationed
.ta-e as secretary Of embassy in the early Cos.
ard as a six or year ed boy used to attend
.be childrens parties given by Empress FREDERICK,
hen Crown Princess of Prussia, for her young peo-
-ls including the present Kaiser In fact the lat
rer and Sir Gerard may be said TO have been
nls,r7a-es- But they have not seen much Of
each other since. whereas. the Emperor has no
.ys-rner friend and champion in England than Lord
F,rsdaie xio persona EratssiTaa at the court OF
Ee-iu and is the chief of the House Of Low1her, TO
which Sir Gerard belongs.
Sir C,erards promotion carries him over the head
~ many seniors and will doubtless occasion some
e-7,rrblins- He is yet fifty years Of age and
,o,es as Arnba Berlin into the possession
e he stately ana handsomely furnished mansion
-here belonging 10 the English government equipped
with everything. even TO the extent Of superb
se-rice of silver plate valued at s3des. BESIDES
sslarv Of s40.o00 year. plus allowances. with the
certainty of being promoted in the immediate future
;, g membership Of the Pr5vy Council and TO the
dignity Of a knight Grand Cross OF the Orders OF
< Michael and George and OF the Bath IL Is
sid mat al the time when he became engaged TO
Asss Alice Blight her father hestated about giving
his consent owing TO Lowthers lack Of fortune ana
absence OF prospects. II is doubtful whether when
:, length he gave way he imagined for one moment
-ra- seven years his sonin-law would De BTU
tsh Ambassador az Berlin-that is 10 say al the
tor ~ his professbon-aRd that his clever daughter
-,ors 10 as British Arnbassadress. ernulating the
social successes which her fellow oountryVonan'
Ms Charleuaagne Tower, has been obtaining IN tho
Eaiser's capital American Arbassaoress ouiiite
TIE last few years
= -a-.-5 * bip strong bluff and fair. like most
- ne Tox1bers AT Harrow was noted for his
---ozess at football. and he is, Ike Loro Lohsoaie
handy with his fists. he ceT1ons'FaOeo WHEN
secretary Of legation at Toxic. where, finding an
English resident undergoing rlaltreatn1enI al tue
rsss o. some native police ruians. he eeareo the
whole gang Of them cut OF the place single nanoeo'
n e-ite Of their and their off1cial
rsdv Iozther has written clever book, oesc1lo-
:re u very entertaining fashion her life IN IAN
rier Il is difficult conceive greater Change
- -+a- which Is now about take place IN her
.s,--ondirgs. for whereas her home III the bTiusn
Iezztfon At Tangier overlooked on one slne the
market place and On the other most unpleasant
-s-fya cerretsry TIE embassy az Berlin looks our
o- 70 Inter den Linden. which may be described
she Champs Elysees Of the kaiseT's capital she
deserves no little credit for remaining py heT nus
baads side his post al Tang1er, for the clllla'e
and life there are terribly trying TO the good looks
there Is always certain amount Of risk OF oeins
oaqrured by scrne OF the bandit chiefs or me
RsislI order infest Morocco. or else OF OciIls
attacked and murdered by some crazy tanatlc VINO
tsnces he can attain the Moslem paradise oy STAY
Ing Christian
The Toa-hers have been for centuries prominent
- 7As-7,orelaud taking their from the many
SPRINGS Of water that through the WOODS OF
LoN-her Park (''Lowther" meaning II Old Anglo
Saxon clear running water) There was SIT
r-{-h Na-fN~ rP
F.a-,a,s =, the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and was
s-t-usted by her with the custody OF Mary Queen
Of Scots when she first fed 10 England The
Tonsdsle peerage was several times created in
favor Of the Iovther family, and often became
extinct IN the eighteenth century the Niscount
T.0vy-ber OF that day was raised TO the earldom Of
E,nsdale a instance Of Lord Butte, the unpopu-
lar minister Of George III This James Earl
LonsCaIe was known throughout the North OF
Enzlanf as Black James, owing to his swarthy
.o-1-,l4xi,r and his strange character. He
70 have been more eccentric than evil and much Of
his oddity may have been due TO great sorro" IN
rs lffe namely, the premature death OF poor
b-t lovely girl with whom he had become infatu-
s-a5 She was farmers daughter, and after her
5ea-r he caused her body be ernbalnned and pre-
served Il in his library al Lowther Castle, that he
rrizhc continue 70 contemplate her beauty ms
and ether peculiarities led people 10 ascrioe TO him
al kinds Of evil, Of which he was possibly guilt
less Local traditions in Westnoreland say, IN
se=5 that his wicked deeds continued after his
death and that his body objected so strongly to
beng buried that il actually hustled the officiating
CLERGYMAN at the funeral. Il is added that when he
was finally entoubed he made il his business TO
annoy and insult ali the other occupants OF the
graves IN the churchyard, driving over them with
his phantom coach-and-six, dancing fandangos on
the rcrbs rIaytng cards and caroustng the altar
O. the church. and carrying On generally like a
bod. bad OF the feudal ages But II is told
g1.r sigh Of relief how night, when he
tryirg 70 frighten some one over the edge Of the
cir shepherd rolled great stone top Of
hin. and the peasantry point TO large rock.
known by the Of the Wallow Rag, as the
stone which holds him down. except certain
nights year. when he is said to visit Lowther
Castle in phantom coach-and-six.
This bad earl" was succeeded by his cousin.
the friend and patron the poet Wordsworth,
who known the good earl and from
whom descended Sir Gerard Lowther, as his
grea;-grzndsor The good earl's and
oessor vas the original Of Lord Besconshelds
Lord Eskdale in the novel .'Tancred," and also
the prototype OF Lord Colchicum IN Thackeray's
1oyel 'Pendennis' He used 10 sustain the 10y
atty of westnoreland Toryism on Parliamentary
election Gays by keeping huge hogsheads of fine
Old port wine on free tap al convenient corners
ot TIE streets the county town Of Appleby-
The present earl is his granddaughter, and hav-
ing no children will succeeded by his brother.
ne Hon Lancelot Lowther. The latter has one
scr. now twelve years old Failing him, the
esriaom Of Lonsdale and all the entailed estates.
extending over Of nearly 100000 acres,
s1I &c 70 the Right Hon James William Low
ther. elder brother OF Sir Gerard, and Speaker
q the House Of Commons.
The Berlin Embassy is not the only British
mission which is about 10 receive a new 1ncum-
beat through the retirement the ground OF
age OF It's present holder Sir Edwin Egerton is
retiring from the post of Ambassador at Rome
sne is 10 be succeeded by Sir Rennel Rodd.