New-York tribune., 1909-06-02
GREAT SCOTCH NOBLE
Golden Wedding of the Duke of
BuccIeuch and Queensberry.
,aoa. hr the Brentwood COMPANY. ]

rr,,-vr4sht 1909. by the Brentwood Company
.,,bolsh the Duke OF Buccleuch is comparatively
t,oun outside his army OF relatives and his
.,rhat restricted circle Of friends ana scduaint-
-, and would pass unnotced in crowd, yet
"a, consoTt has long been familiar figure at court
=-s. as grand mistress Of the robes to the late
-, Victoria, and. since the beginning of the
-ssent reign. to Queen Alexandra the grand mis-
tress being the heao OF the eIiIre leiiiiiie H"uSe
hold OF the Queen
,foreover the duchess is celebrated one Of the
-. exclusive hostesses in London. who declines
- invite any to her entertainments who is
N. On her visiting list. TO accept the hospitality
:, -eonle whom she does not know In fact. she
=, --ohsblv the most notable and powerful leader
>, the great world of the United Kingdom. and.
,t, beIng the case, than ordinary interest Is
manifested in the arrangements that are being
-,sss for the celebration of her golden wedding
some weeks hence
time has dealt very lightly with both the duke
I'D the duchess, and while the duke twho is
1-ieh. Of the Garter. Knight Of the Thistle. cap
-,Jn general and commander of the Kings ancient
scottish hodyguard OF archers, as well as cheftan
:, me historic clan of Scott looks considerably
younger than his years. 10 see the duchess
sanding Immediately to the rear OF the Queen at
tie courts at Buckingham Palace would ever
dream that she was seventy-thTee-
She is the eldest of the daughters of the late
Duke Of AbercOrn, the duke OF LORD beacohs-
esl5,s novel 'Lothair." ana who was so magnificent
q, his appearance and in his ways that King Ed
,e-5 used 10 nickname him "Old Splendid
Among her sisters the narchionesses Of Bland
ford and Of I4ansdOwne Ber nephews include the
dukes or Roxburghe and OF Marlborough. Whlle
he- husband is the head OF the clan Of Scott, she
rsv be said TO dominate the so-caued clan OF
.q,,,nc7-y' but cOmely Hamlltons. who. with their
matrimonial ranlifc8tions and affiliations. are more
,-sue,,tfsl than any other in English society.
sfEe17-Bes Peerage'' and similar WORKS OF reIer-
ence describe the sixth Duke OF Buccleuch. who Is
also eighth Duke Of OueensbeTry. as descended
from Sir Richard le Scot. parsonage OF great
distinction I'm the reign Of Alexander III Of Scot
,svd. and OF Edward I Of England" Yet accord
,ng 10 old Scottish tradition. the dukes Of Buc-
ceuch are descended from outlaw and a poacher
who lived much earlier. namely. in the reign OF
King Kenneth Ma acalpine-
Il seems that the outlaw. John. was following
the King and the latter's huntsmen through one OF
the royal forests. The stag which the king was
stalking stood at bay in q narrow chasm. or
-'cleuch." in border parlance, and no man burst
follow But the outlaw. John, seizing the
buck by TIE horns. threw it on its back. and ex-
hbitinE pretty enough feat Of strength, threw 1t
al the Kings feet There was nothing left for the
monarch 20 do hut 10 revoke the decree OF out
lsz-ry against John end christen him Buck
Ceuch" or ''Buccleuch." Il is this John. the out
Law therefore, vino was the founder of the great
ducal House OF BuCcleuch. IN Scotland