New-York tribune., 1908-02-15

tcrs Of sympathy for Mrs. Arthur Clark Kennedy
from Lady Hamilton some of the Beresfords and
even from Mrs Lanes own family were publicly
feac' one OF the letters from Lady Fitzgeorge.
that is to say, the mother of Mrs Lane being as
follows; I find we have power to stop Olga's
lMrs Lane'sl money. We cannot stop anybody
doing anything, but can only pray for the best
Take care Of yourself
During the divorce suit II was mentioned that
Mrs Lane was in Jamaica. where she mad been
extensively entertained Arthur Clark Kennedy
was likewise asserted in the divorce proceedings
at Edinburgh to be this side OF the Atlantic
His married life with his first wife, namely Miss
Appleton. was an extremely stormy one, and there
was a shooting episode at the old Hotel Windsor
In New York Cnow burned DOWN which only
with difficulty kept out of the newspapers Ar
thur Clark Kennedy, who comes from a very good
English family. not only squandered all his wife's
money hut likewise exhausted all the lending ca
pacity OF her relatives. Originally he had had
money But this he spent upon the lovely English
actress Adelaide Nelson, TO the tune of some
sSaoN 1t may be remembered that her trag
ically sudden death in the Bos de Boulogne at
Paris 1t was found that had bequeathed every
cent she possessed that IS 10 say, about $50 G00
to a very elderly admirer the late Admiral GIyn
father Of the present Lord wolverton and of Lady
Norreys
Let me add that the Hamiltons above men
TONED are offshoot of the family of the Duke
OF Abercorn- William Hamilton. brother Of the
sixth Lord Abercorn. married a daughter of Sir
THOMAS Colepeper, and was grandfather to Gen.
eral Sir John Hamilton, who received his baron
etcy for his services in connection with the siege
of Quebec A second baronetcy was conferred in
1919 on Sir Johns second Admiral Sir Ed
ward Hamilton. for his galantry IN cutting out
the British warship Hernione from under the
batteries OF Porto Cavallo in South America
Both baronetcies united in the person Of
Sir Edward Hamilton. the ex-father-fn-law Of
Mrs. Lane.
WAS THE KINGS HISTORIOGRAPHER.
The John Edward Courtenay Bodley who has
just secured q divorce from his wife. a formerly
noted beauty, is not only the author of the most
important and standard work In the English
language on modern France, q work which
for him worldwide fame and a foreign member
ship Of the French Academy Of Sciences Morales
ct Politiques-that is TO say membership Of
the Institute Of France-but also appointed
by King Edward to be the historiographer of his
coronation His volume the subject is a mag
nificent production, brought out at the of
the King, and he would undoubtedly have, after
its publication. been rewarded with English
order of knighthoOd some government office
had it been for the fact that just at that
time his wife filed in the divorce court in Lon
dom suit for judicial separation, on the ground
of his violence, III treatment and cruelty.
Since then Bodley discovered that his wife had
chartered yacht, the Valuga, and had been
cruising with Mr.. Hunt and obtained sufficient
evidence to secure divorce from her. He is the
leading authority in England the difficulties or
the French government with the Papacy; has
for number Of years lived at the Chateau de
Bellefontaine at Biarritz leased for the spring
TO Sir Ernest Cassel. and was the intimate friend
Of the late Cardinal Manning, q private secretary
to Sir Charles Dixie when the latter was Cab
tnet minister. well secretary of the royal
commission for the housing OF the poor and OF
the working classes, presided over by the Prince
Of Wales. Mrs. Bodley was Miss Evelyn Bell
whose father had a home IN England at Rushpool
Hail. in Yorkshire. and lovely villa at Algiers'
known as Mustapha Rails, familiar TO many Amer
.can travellers who have visited Algeria.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.