New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
" BEER DE BEER"
P0puIar addition to The PeereSses IN
Their O5cn Right.
rcoryrlsht. 1eoa by the Rrsntwooa COMPANY.

fCoryrisht. 1902. by the Brentwood company.l
Peeresses n their own right are raridlv increas-
ing in number 1t only last week that I had
70 in these letters accession to the list in
tic person Of LADY William Cecil who has Inherited
her fathers baronetcy of Amherst Of Hackney and
now the Hon Mrs Banlie. Of Dochfour has. by her
fathers death. come into the possession Of his
tsronetcy Of Burton. OF his fortune and Of his
controlling interest In the great brewing con
re-7 Of which he the head
The new Lady Burton. whose husband remains a
-o-7-1oner. is noted for her good hurnor her high
srs-its. her unconventionality and her freedom
f-o- a II pose and sffectation- She was az one time
engaged 70 the present Duke OF Teck but ended
BY fltinC. with her fathers approval the eldest
brother II the future Queen of England in order
- contract what turned out be a singularly
harry marriage with the Laird of Dochfour.
when the lete Lord Burton raised, first TO
,r,s haronetcy and then TO the peeraEe he de
rr'-ed n follow usual custom Of applying to
The ROYAL College ot Herads for the discovery Of
-thicaI Norman and Christian forbears being con-
cent 10 he anCestored by the true founder of his
house the humble carrier and bottle washer, Will
tan Bass and even made fun Of the heraldic de-
vices which ne compelled assume. selecting
Is his p1Inuing sllusion to the of his
e--n. namely. Basis virtutsm constantia." which
De used translate as The virtue of Bass's ale
& hat ii always op 10 the mark
The new Lady Burton resembles her father in this
-rsnpct- On one occasion. at a dance in the old
-fr-rre gallery Of Holyrood Palace. when she
MI
s-aottische. an old fashioned general startled by
r-r decidedly lively style Of dancing. commented.
Hardly the manners of s. We're de We're"
Ne retorted the then Miss Nellie Bass, they
e-o Ire manners OF a Beer de Beer, and Jolly good
r-r- ~ IS too
On another occasion. at a ball. the heir to the
s.ize5oTn of AthoH having been presented and
--c-fsei ty her dance. wrote his name Of 'Tulli-
r7-siae~ ~ her dance programme
rs that really your name? inquired the IRE
--ezess-a Nellie Tt is a very curious one. and
very long for every day use.
vel replied the marquis somewhat nettled,
..- IS name pretty well known IN Scotland Have
VIZ never heard % the Tullihardines who fought
8. t-r17o5e1 or Of nv great-great- grandfather,
zto fer . NalplsqUet7"
..,le-e- an afraid was the frank reply. but
-rer. YOU see my g7eat-srandfsther was bottle
washer
ra5v Burton. who has s boy Of fourteen TO in
1-s-f- her reerage At her death. IS passionately
-o~z = animals which IN turn devoted TO her
Sc IS 3 splendid shot, and prefers country life
ee-ar5s1 IL n Scotland. London. where she will
~ oo-,e INTO possession OF her fathers mansion.
r,es-e-eerd House which vas built for Philip
T10-ne- S-anhope. the fourth Earl of Chesterfield.
author NJ the celebrated Letters 10 his son
The lfr-a-,- in which the letters written has
hen preserved in its original style with pious
Jim Baiuie. ~ DochfoIr. the husband Of Lady
Burton comes from the same stock as Lord Lam
'-e-on and the Bsilles Of Innishsrgie and of
r-e three sons IF Sir William Baillie. Of Laming-
-o- f7 Tzrarkshire, fr7~tsted bevond measure At
--= Interference in their love affairs on the part
n fre priest who acting their tutor sub
-e--e5 him 70 such injuries that he succunbed
thereto s-5 they were forced in consequence 70
<se z-S ~ settle IN remote psrt of Scotland
TIE eldest II The brothers settled IN Inverness
s---e - Eochfol-. and = is from him that the
present Las-5 II Dochfou- * descended IN 6i-
z-7 --r-ck=n line
-ha Izt~5-s mother. the ls+e LADY Frances
Fsuis Vas daughter - that Lord Elgtn 70
z--- +re British Museum owes the possession
- -he E1ct- Marbles and during the last SIX OF
.tEH- Years II his life she vas the head of the
rcuseho-5 - her brorher-tn-la7. Dean S-anlev-
z-ss oa--iczlIsr favortre Of Queen Victoria
7-h7z= -adv-i1--rzir5rg she had been. and among
t-orhers 7ere s.r Frederick Bruce. who died
his country British Envoy, also General the
---- P-ber- Bruce. Vho the governor snd
--s-+cr = Etrg Edva-d during his youth sc-
~--7z--l-e him ~ his I'D rhis country. S-in
s---re- h-o-he- 1es James. Fan of Elgt-. Tho
sfr=r having IS he claimed succeeded in Coating
--=e-~ between rh= United States and England
trough -he Senate ~ Washington on E sea Of
r-s--caE-=. died as Governor General Of India
The r=-e Lord Burton particular friend Of
E-z Edward their intimacy dating from tle time
---er -Lez -ere a. college together AZ Cambridge.
z-5 7--= his ree~ags goes 70 his daughter Nellie.
rs IS zuccee5ed II his heronetcy By his nephew
7rrtsra sor q his younger brother. the late
Ea-z~ Bass
7- william Bass ls = cavalrv Officer, who saw
ze--lce IS captain Of the 10Th Hussars in the
So--- african war, and is married 10 Lady Noreen
sEss----z. daughter Of the thirteenth Earl Of
E5---z-g5o- Sir William IS z popular figure On
--e r--t en6 attracted attention some years ago
r. his purchase Of Charles D. Roses celebrated
Erzlf-7 CyLIene- for $4,000, and by buvtng from
r-e somewhat notorious Robert :. Siever his al
~-cs- equally famous horse Sceptre. for Sl25,Hoo
my mention. in conclusion, that although
Te5- Burton and her cousin, Sir William Bass,
regard their family as having been founded by
-le humble bottle washer and carrier, whom
have described above as their great-great-grand-
fs-re- they are connected in way with the
family = Shakespeare As every one knows. the
hard mother vas q Narv Arden, granddaughter
cf Walter Arden. Of Park Hall. WarwiCkshire.
E--i.v Jane Arden Who married Michael Thomas
Bsz- ard who uas the grandmother Of the new
1s6v Burton and Of Sir William Bass, was de-
Eoe-6e5 IN g direct line from this Walter Arden.
Of Park Hall Warwicksaire.
Miss Jane ThornhtIl the favo-ite partner of King
E5zsrz q bridge. and who On this account IS in
-Glsz IN al the house parties and dinners organ
iz=l ir his honor IS sister Of the widowed
Lady Burton. with whom she has made her home
f~- years she great character, very inde-
oriL-rIsrE -he King when hts play does not hap
Ts- re meet with her approval
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