New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
LONDON. December 8


--.esc memories. They were tragic In
.. s,s bat for many wears before the
,,5 tbev had been delightful: delightful
- many people year after year. For
-,,sachsn was one OF those houses in
=. Highlands which opened hospitable
soo-s % many guests for many success
,,,-s years II had about ali the attrac-
tors such house can have. and some
utfeh others had not: some incidental
- the house and some personal
f-uisachan was a glorifed shooting
dee in the far Highlands. twenty-five
--flss from the nearest station. Beauty,
., ,he Hlshland Railway. The first Lord
--ssd-,outh. while stu Dudley Marjori-
,s-l-s pronounced Marchbanksl. had
t.ustt II. enlarged II. and filed il with
.-sssares of z kind seldom 70 be seen in
~. Highlands or anywhere else. There
rare 6ne pictures. There was fine
rsnr,--. rich n works OF art There WAS
collection of Old English porcelain. in
--o~cestar. Crown Derby. Chelsea. etc,
--.,,A flled a china closet as big as
s-s~ing room: and was daily put on the
ore DAY and asked Lady Tweedmouth
,hs,her she knew how much of il was
h-olen and clipped
We'll she answered. What Is china
FOR If not 70 be used
~ much OF II was Of the utmost
-s-i-v and not 10 be replaced. The glory
~ the. house consisted. however, in none
- ha -
,isouss and medalhons in the drawing
mons. They we're Of a size and beauty
,sre in the extreme, and they were
--es-ed decoratively. Chimney pieces
sns panels were inlaid with them; they
hs5 become q part Of the fabric Of the
bm;ss Lord Tweedmouth. the father.
ssid -hst the value Of the Nedgwocd in
.te two drawing rooms alone was { So
shn o. ss5aA0G The house. built Of rough
s,one vas not in itself beautiful. but it
s-oo6 n : park Of great loveliness. and
re Eovelier for the wild country about
su,bilIs and ravines and deer forests and
real forests. The drive from Beauty was
Interesting enough TO make you forget
i,s isnEth. even though il meant getting
ra zt : O'Clock in the morning 20 catch
the train % London. That was before
ne Lzy of motors. which has modified
TIE conditions Of life throughout this lit
~ island There Was one post a day.
rhica some thought = hardship and some
3 privilege. Well. in the capital Of the
Tnifsd States OF America. there are but
three. and with those three deliveries
the lrha bitanrs OF that agreeable little
-fHags are or used 70 seem. content
Ane N@T York. in that part OF il where
its uiIl.ouaires live, has. or had. less
thsu half as many as London has
throughout the metropolitan postal area.
which stretches far into the country.
Gl,isachan is a deer stalking head
quarters I forget how many acres were
covered by deer forests. so called be-
csuse there are no trees.-some 10000. ]
think Lord Tweedrnouth. who died but
re either dar. was a famous shot and
Sportsman n the matches between
Lerds and Commons. that used TO be
Shot Yearly during the session. he often
msGe the maximum number of points
% TIE hillside his rife was unerring,
and a. the royals and other fine trophies
~ had bis fun share: and would have
IL merc but for q hosts obligation OF
eoU-tcsv 70 hts guests Nothing could
sHskl his nerve. Once-I think in 1871
b. was summoned suddenly to London
70 attend Cabinet. H left early on the
Tuesdar. arrived on Wednesday morn
inS, wss present al the Cabinet meeting
of London tfle same evening al s
-rsched Guisachsn at l. next morning,
wss On the hillside Al noon. and by =
e'>.ecs hsc killed three stays. II the
inte-Val If his absence he had been in
-we railway accidents. oRes zach way. and
t5s second shortly before reaching In
ve~ress. IIe was that First Lord OF the
A61iralry 40 whom the German En-
peroT wrote "a indiscreet letter, indis-
cfeerl- shown 20 talkative friends
whs-cGron Lord Tweedmouth presently
erased 30 be First Lord Of the Admiralty
sHd became Lord President of the Coun-
r. Then his health gave way and he
-a'ired altogether
Ladv Tve.dmouth vas Lady Fanny
spenccr Churchill. daughter of the sey-
s1tl Duke Or Marlborough and sister 10
Loro Hard9ipL. "a hom she idoiized- bF
her marriage she became at first Lady
FsHnv Mirrors banks. and 70 her friends
rfnlainsl Lazy Fanny. even after her
1ustanL had succeeded mis- father IS
LORD TWeeGmouth. Changes ~ name are
so-l-r-u--E 80 many IN England as TO be
oaf1sIaE- one accomplished lady who
7ae as girl Miss Violet Lindsay became
~ her marriage Mrs. Henry Manners,
ihen Lady Gsranby. and is now the
irc1ess ~ Rutland. yet - still the wife
~ TIE same husband. Nobody here
tilnks that reHarka bic. II is only tho
iare.gner who is sometimes puzzled
Eren The distinguished foreigner IS
puzz el; even the onniscienee of Nine
q. Sfaf Was ~ fault. She came twice
r. England, long interval between the
TIC visits on tho second, among the
FIesf men presented 20 her was Lord
LIVERPOOL. then Prime Minister. 4 Prime
Airiste- was perhaps in those days an
zen greater man than now. and Nine.
- Stae-, having 4 natural taste for
'@ehrities. vas enchanted, and there was
*t"een Der and Lord Liverpool hong
tLl3 ersslfi0n- BY The way" said Nine.
- Stae Ia tho course OF II, can you tel
z. LORD Liverpool. what has become oI
thst Verv dull man / met here before, Mr.
'enkiHs07 -~ And. alas. Mr.. Jenkinson