New-York tribune., 1908-07-17


recognition of the Italian parliament, which trans
formed Rome into the capital of United Italy. But
this Is in keeping. after ALL with the private audi
ence which Plus granted about two years ago TO
Queen Margarets brother, the sailor Duke of
Genoa, and TO his Bavarian wife.
FUTURE PEERESS A PRIMA DONNA.
Nine. Edvina, who has just made her debut in
opera, at Covent Garden in London, in the role
of Marguerite. is the wife of the Honorable Cecil
Edwardes, younger brother and heir of Lord Ken
sine4on. and is Canadian by birth Her maiden
name which for some reason other does not ap-
pear in 'Burke's Peerage," was Miss Marie Mar
tin She is the daughter Of F. X Martin, of Van
couver, also the widow of f. Buxton, and married
the Hon. Cecil Edwardes seven years ago 1t re-
mains to be seen whether she will prove a per-
manency on the stage. to which, understand, she
belonged prior to her marriage although she pref
aced her debut as an operate prima donna ps
couple of years study in Paris with Jean de
Reszke; for her brother-in-law, Lord Kensington,
is childess, and 1t is her husband who is the next
in the line of succession. both to the peerage ana
to the extensive entailed estates.
Lord Kensngton and his brothers Welsh
family, and trace their descent from Ynyr ap CAD
forch, Lord of both Maelors, Oswestry ana "Mr
tington In Powys. and count among their ances-
tors many OF the former kings and soveregn
princes of Wales. The name Of Edwardes came
into the family in the reign of Queen Elizabeth:
probably because il was less jawbreaking than the
original patronynlfc, and ever since 1t has eeeh
used as such by the house of which Lord Kensing-
ton is the chief. The first of the family to hear
the title of Lord Kensington vas William Ed-
wardes, who inheriting the extensive estates or
his first cousin seventh Earl of Warwick or the
Rich Iine received in consequence thereof from the
Crown fresh grant of the Irish barony Of Ken
sington. which had belonged to the last OF 'he
rich earis of Warwick. The fourth Lord kensins
ton was for a number of years controlef OF
Queen victorias household, captain of the yeo-
of he YarS and in-T
younger brother the Hon. Henry Edwardes. spent
several years at Washington as First Secretary OF
the British embassy.
The fourth Lord Kensington was likewise, in
spite of his Irish peerage, the whip OF the Con
seryative marty in the House of Commons, ana
used to always rush about through the loonles at
terrific pace. On one occasion the g1santc MAJOR
O'Gorman was standing, as was MS won't III siio
lobby perorating with legs distendeo ana arms
akirnbo veritable colossus. The division peI hao
-pns the lobby being densely crowded. Loro
Kensington according his custom at the seuno
banged out of the whips room and headed tof eae
house to range the sheep for the fold HIS way
was blocked; he began TO achieve wild rhetoric
AT last espying Major o'Gornan's distendea legs
he dinned and went through the triangle thus
formed to the mighty astonishment OF tne Aiiies"
warrior who had never known his nether iiiiips
"a he nut to such purpose, certainly never oy an
Irish peer and party whip But Loro iisloii
had found road into the chamber
THAT Lord Kensngton died in 1896, and his eldest
CON and successor succunlbed to his WOUNDS IL
South Africa By a strange combination OF cli
cun,s1ances the executors of his will namely the
EarI Of Iongford and Captain Foltford Fergusson'
were both serving at the time in Soulh All ilea7 q"
was also his trcther and successor ana oeuio ho.
ne reached; and owing to this speclal appear hou
IA he made TO the courts in London by tne "lu""e4
LADY Kensington, mother of the deao PeeF -
enable her brother, Johnston Douglas 10 d0t '1 ~
,emnorary administrator of the large estates i'il
the new lord and the executors Oh the oehu P
co,,1d he reached The family property cohsiSrs u
oucb real estate in the fashionable Soufh hehsihs
to,, district OF London and in PemoroReshlfe' anu
tho late peer was sufficiently well off to De aeie "
heoueat7 TO each of his six brothers ana sisteis q
,r, of s1Ca 600 chargeabe TO the estate, "tlttVo'
s. " - ~ crfnnIing his successor The Hon. Ceeli
z0rsrdes Is acting as private secretary 10 'ile MN
,s4er of War and the family seat Is al o'' nlu -
90 little Haven in Pembrokeshire' chatIhpsiS
,+,,o+ed on the cliff overlooking St Brlae Day
ga or,e five miles from Johnston Hail. the olo
home of the EdwaTdes famlE' WHICH mas
fallen into ruins -z,,-r1r>Joy