Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03
ORD GRANARD'S CAREER


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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, December 10, 1900.
There Is considerable anxiety over the
health Of King Edward, who has been
at Brighton for two weeks now, having
Cancelled all his engagements. His sud-
den abandonment Of his visit to Range
more, q visit Cancelled now three times
| in succession, came as surprise. All the
preparations were made for the stay with
| Lord Burton, but for reasons purely con-
nected with his health he was advised to
remain at Brighton. The air suits him.
1t is mild and yet braclns. Sir Francis
Laking, his doctor. who is with him,
seems to think 1t is quite inadvisable to
let the king change from the seaside to
the inland atmosphere Of Rangemore, and
| the news is not without a certain dis
Quieting suggestion.
| correspondent who has been staying at
Brighton throughout the kings visit and
has daily seen him writes:
| 1.-THE king is looking whittier than usual,
| anu UOeS not Seeul 81 dCtlsc III lIioNC-
ments as Is his wont. When he left to-
day he did a most unusual thing He
| turned his back on the few people on
| the platform and sat facing the other
way. as II he were anxious not TO be op-
served. Throughout his stay he has worn
( a heavy gray overcoat and thick muller,
| and he did so today.
| Naturally Brighton is rejoicing that the
king has decided to return there 1t spells
good fortune to the town from now on
ward for some years. His majesty, l
should add, has not concerned himself
much with affairs. and has absolutely
| rested most of his time"
| There is perhaps nothing very serious
the matter with the king, but there GER
tainly is cause for some anxiety, and
ltradespeople have taken out Insurance pol
icies in great numbers on the kings life
to offset losses his death would cause
| them. Brighton is doing an immense
stroke OF business over the royal visit.
| Houses are at a premium, the: whole social
world and large part Of the world of
| snobs having flocked to bask in the same
sunshine that royalty affects.
| Another evidence of King Edwards de-
sire to take life easier as he grows Older
Is the increasing part the Prince of Wales
takes in the affairs OF state. For the
past year or two the latter has been
taking lessons In kingship. partly under
his fathers guidance and partly under
secretaries The result has been that he
is relieving the king now and acting as
his deputy. No important business OF
state or social functions have yet been
delegated to the prince. but he holds
levees as the king frequently did for his
mother when she grew old.
Two Notable Engagements.
| The Roman Catholic community here
is especially interested in two engage
ments announced recently. One is that
Of the Earl Of Granard. master of the
horse. whose fiancee is Miss Mills, daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, her
| father being the well known American
fnancier, whose family is well known in
| society on this side of the Atlantic Lord
| Granard succeeded to the mastersfiip Of
the horse on the retirement of the Earl
Of Seton, owing to disagreement with
the policy of the present government. In
| 1907. In thus marrying during his ten
ure of the mastership of the horse Lord
Granard will be following the example
of the Duke of Portland. who was mas
ter of the horse in 1889. when he married
Miss DallaS-Yorke. Lord Granard was
appointed a lord-in- waiting on the forma-
| ton OF Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's
| administration his membership of the
Roman communion being regarded as an
| advantage in a court Official when for
egn Roman Catholic protentates and
members Of their families are visiting
| the English court.
The other engagement is that of Lord
Campden. eldest son and heir of the Earl
of Gainsborough His fiancee is Miss
Egerton Castle, daughter of Mr.. Egerton
| Castle. the famous swordsman and
| well known writer and journalist, whose
books, / believe. have large sale in
! America as we'll as here. Lord Camp
denis family name is Noel. and his an
| cestors, who have been settled in the
midlands since the reign OF Henry I, suf-
| fered as much as any family for their
| support of the Stuart cause. Perhaps
| the most noteworthy figure among Lord
Campden's ancestors was Sir Andrew
Noel knight, or Daily. County Leices-
ter. a person of great account in the
| time OF Elizabeth, living in q splendor
which outvied many Of the richest mobiles.
| The Earl Of Granard is an Irish Roman
| Catholic peer, and. though not poor. is
not richer than most of his class. He
years, filling up his spare time by acting
as q sort of under secretary in the lords
to the postmaster general. l understand
| that Miss Ogden Mills will not renounce
| her Professionalism, though any children
of the marriage will be brought up in
the Roman Catholic faith.
Unique Elevation to Office.
| or the carrs entry into the ministry
curious story is told. At the time Of the
I formation Of Sir Henry Campbell Ban
nerman's administration Lord Granard
was in the guards. and his brother Off
GERS. knowing his liberal views. concocted
| ullSSIVc, presumably CoillIS from III
Downing street, inviting him to call
there. Like soldier he responded to
the call. The prime minister was little
embarra ssed at first, but. perceiving Lord
| Granard's position and finding that he
was an earnest liberal and a Roman
| Catholic, offered him the post of lord-in-
waiting. Lord Granard's comrades came
about him like bees when he returned
| from Downing street. but the laugh was
against them when they found that he
had his appointment to the government
in his pocket. He is a handsome young
! fellow and exceedingly diligent in dis
charging his official and parliamentary
duties.
| On Tuesday night he was entertained
at a bachelor dinner at the Ritz Hotel
| by the Hon. Dudley Carleton and num-
| Der Of other bachelor friends previous to
his sailing Wednesday for America The
dinner was served In private room, and
there were some discreet illusions on the
menu to the forthcoming marriage of the
master of the horse.
| The future countess, by the way, will
have tho privilege Of using the royal car
rlages from the buckingham palace