New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
WHO IS THIS LADY BRooME ?

rE-l40 IS THIS LADY BROOAE
=. ND he interesting to learn the identity OF
the Lady Broome' who has just oeen 90
S.+s Farbara. in California, owing TO her
- - ,-,1,- with the orders OF the court n
--..-5o- VIII, the accounting and adlllIIS'Ia
+ion Of the estate of her late husoalio - va"
ssi5 IN have died 1891 and TO nave peei -.
1,oo-,a" Il Is added that he left an estate III
. ,',, ,,,.5 a. nearly S300G1l. and several
,7s- including two sons, named ThornhllI ana
Montague and a daughter OF the name u
Now there has never been any snch PEI %
lord Broome and the only allHehl-C
F3roorne il existence makes Eef IIois - - ~
- No. 4. Eaton Terrace. and is the Wldo" OF 'l-e
late Sir Frederick Napier Broome, VINO oleu "a
7sas and who achieved distinction as q Jo1i l'-'7
and as 4 colonial governor.
Tsdv P-,oroe is in receipt OF civil service pen
g., from, the Crown OF $50 q year, granted III
,,,+f,r- ~ her own literary merits and OF me
u,,hlic services Of her two husbands Ihe daIs
te- Of W J. Stewart, Colonial secretary u %
rnaIca she married in the first place Coloii7i o'i
Cz.orva Barker a distinguished CrlIneah anu
r,5fa- o4scer and after his death, r Napier
r2-oor,e RrcoTne was the son Of Shropshire
village rector. who emisrated at hlleeh 10 -
7as1end where he learned squatting and sh'ep
farming and on his return TO England as the nus
hand Of LADY Barker, who had retained ue 'II7
and name n her first husband, he Joined the SCI
vice OF The London Times Assigned 10 Ffyoi
the wedding al St Petersburg OF the late 'zi' ,
only sister to King Edwards sailor bTo'heF' Al
fred Duke OF Edinburgh and Of CoDurg' ms stories
gave so much satisfaction IN royal circles ia Eng
land that he was through court influence. pro
vided with a post IN colonial service He was
sent 10 Natal as secretary 10 Lord Wo!seleE "Isii
the latter went to South Africa High ComTIIs-
sioner: then was appointed to MauT1uus, hrst a.
colonial secretary and afterward as lieutenant
governor eventually receiving promotion 10 the
governorship Of Western Australia
Sir Frederick Napier Broome-for he had been
knighted for his services a colonial governor
died leaving his wife and children rather badly
OF; and il was owing This that the sympathies
o' the Crown were invoked in her behalf and that
sne was granted by the Prime Minister Of the day
O. civil service pension. Since then she has main
tsfned herself largely by writing, and also for
a time woman superintendent OF the government
school Of cookery at South Kensington. Her works
include numerous books for children, while her
more serious literary achievements include Sta
tion Life in New Zealand and a Years House
keeping in South Africa"
When last heard OF Lady Broome she was in
England. and certainly Sir Frederick Napier
worth over $4,000 Moreover. she is quite an
old woman. about eighty. and ! cannot quite pict-
ure her &c myself undergoing term in jail
al Santa Barbara. Who. then. is the sol-disant
Lazy Broome' who has thus been inviting the
unpleasant attention Of the authorities of Cali
Iofhla 2 should have gned that Lady Broome.
S@e authoress. too well known personality
- S'eFature on both sides the Atlantic admit
S3 shF other woman masquerading under her name
a1d title