New-York tribune., 1908-01-10
HOPE FOR LADY VIOLA
Penalty for RunGoay Marriages at
English Court.
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fIopeTlsns- issoS. brentwood
Whs'e Queen Victoria had a very soft spot in her
heart for lovers Interested herself II, man, -.
nance, and facilitated many q marriage 10 which
wi1hout her kindly intervention there would have
os@n l1asulershie Obstacles. she declined to corn-
'enailSe runaway matches and in the case of Lady
Liiiisn titzclarence. who made a marriage of this
KIND with Captain William AY.hur Rovd of the
"a Iife Guards. caused it be publicly announced
mat girls making runaway marriages would not
1soeINee al court The result that Can
'aan ana Lady Lillian Boyd made their home almost
Atosether IN France until the present reign
King Edward and Queen Alexandra are more in
oaigenL That is TO say. they weigh the circum-
stances OF each particular before arriving at
any oecslon about the matter. and therefore Lady
VIVA tatbot- who made a runaway marriage the
other day with Reginald Gore will not necessarily,
he The object Of any disciplinary measure on the
part OF their maiesties. Indeed she is entitled to
q good deal OF consideration For her father Lord
shrewsbury, premier earl of the realm and hered-
hzry Lcrd High Steward OF Ireland is separated
trofn Lady Shrew sbury. with whom he is perpet-
ualy in litigation According the terms of the
separation. the only of Lord Shrewsbury's most
unhappy marriage. namely, Lord Ingestre was to
remain with him. whereas the daughter Lady Viola
Talbot was obliged remain with her mother
Now Lady Shrewsbury. owing TO the sensational
divorce from her former husband. which preceded
her marriage with the earl. is barred from court
and 10 great extent boycotted by society. More
over. she has the reputation of being exceed
inSly short tempered and rather disputatious per
son. whom il is well 10 avoid and Lady Viola had
consequently suffered considerably from the isola
tion 10 which her mother is condemned.
Lady Viola. moreover. has been constantly dragged
into the litigation her parents called upon
70 testify against the other and one of the
features Of the suit OF two years ago between the
earl and the countess TO the effect that Lady
Viola had not only been compelled with her own
fair hands dig the potatoes in the garden at
Alton Towers needed for the countesss table but
that she had actually been Obliged 10 resort to all
sorts OF gymnastics in order climb through a
window when attempt had been made by the
earl's agents to lock the countess of the place
With all that, Lord Shrewsbury seems TO be
kindly disposed toward his daughter, and if her
marriage has been runaway match il has been in
order 10 avoid objections and obstacles the part
a the countess In fact. Lord Shrewsbury
presses himself well satisfied with the marriage.
and his openly expressed approval thereof since ne
has been made aware of its having taken place is
likely 10 become fresh source of discord and pos
slbly q litigation with his wife. Lady Viola
shown by the legal proceedings Of two years ago
between her parents have had $4,000 settled
upon her by her father charge the family
estates so that she is by means penniless-
Nor Is her young husband the unknown nobody
which he has been described in some of the
cable dispatches. On the contrary, he is a lieu
tenant OF the royal navy. serving on board the
r1an-ofvar Attentive and is the only son and heir
Of Lieutenant General Edward Arthur Gore. who
has q beautiful place known as Derryrnore. in
County Clare, and who is a member of the old
Gore family. which has been settled in Ireland
s5uce the days Of Queen Elizabeth when Paul Gore
obtained large tracts Of land there from the Crown
and was subsequently created of the first
ba-oaecs by King James. The present chief OF the
family Is Sir Ralph Gore tenth baronet in his line.
From this il VIII ne seen that L1dy Viola Talbot
tn contrary, has made in every way desirable
match.