The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29

cipals the proverbial American
heiress and the pennileSS nobleman, VIII
eliminate here next week when Mar
garetta Drexel, the only daughter of
Mr. ard Mrs. Anthony J. DreXel, VIII
become the wife of ViscOunt Maidstone,
eldest son of the Earl of Winchilsea
and Nottingham. The ceremony will be
performed in St Margarets, Westmin-
ster, the church attached to the House
of Parliament, by the Bishop of Lon
don, on Tuesday, June s, and will be the
most fashionable wedding of the pres
ent season.
on account of the wealth and social
prominence Of the bride and her parents
and the unQuestiOned ancient lineage Of
the bridegroom, the guests will include
memb erS OF EnCland'S most exclusive
social circles, as well as a number of
prominent American families. The death
OF King Edward VII deprived the young
couple of an unusual honor, as His Ma
1eSty had Slgnified his intention of be-
ing present at the ceremonies. and for
this reason II is probable that the fes-
tivities will be curtailed to a certain de-
gree
Ten bridesmaids will attend Miss
Drexel, including Miss Mildred Carter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ridgeley Car
ter; Lady Gladys Finch-Hatton, Lord
MaidstOne's sister; Miss Nellie Post,
Lady Barrymores daughter; Lady
Lefty" Manners, daughter of the
Duke and Duchess of Rutland; Miss Sy-
bill Fellows, daughter of LADY de Ram
sey; Miss RhOda Ashley, daughter of
Dowager Lady Hastings; Miss Con-
stance Combe, daughter of Lady Con
stance Combe; Miss Edith WAYNE, OF
Philadelphia and two Of the viscount's
cousins. Lord Hiningdon will act as
best man.
Presents Coming In
Presents have already begun to flow
into the magnificent home of the brides
parents on Grosvenor square including
a handsome automobile the gift of the
Miss DreXeIs father in which the young
couple will tour the continent or their
honeymoon.
Like the majority of European no
blemen, who have married America
girls, Miss Drexels fiance is penniless.
Unlike 81 great many however he bears
an excellent reputation and is said to be
greatly in love with his future wife.
He is but twenty-five years old and lives
In a modest apartment in the city,
where he is enga Eed in business He is
4 clean-cut typical English nobIeman.
and owing TO hts fathers straitened
circumstances, has learned TO realize the
value Of money. He is an expert golfer.
and In fact IS fond Of sports of all kinds
and is greatly interested in the Terri
torial army, being a lieutenant in the
East Kent yeOmanry.
As to the viscOunt's ancestry. there
Isn't the slightest doubt. He is a mem
Der of one of the oldest families in Eng
land; his father to whose estates he will
succeed being the thirteenth Earl of
Winchilsea and the eighth Earl of Not
bingham. He is also Baron Finch and
Hereditary Lord Of the Royal Manor of
The root Of the family tree stretches
back TO the days of King Henry !. more
than seven hundred years ago. During
TINS period, however the deeds of the
family were not of sufficient account to
leave a mark on history. It was in the
reign of Queen Eliza beth, however. that
they came 70 the front strongly. One Of
them, Sir Heneage Finch, was speaker
OF the House of Commons al the begin
ming of the commonwealth. His son
was solicitor-g general at the restoration
OF Charles II, and prosecuted the regi-
cides responsible for the death Of King
Charles l. He was created Earl of Not
Gngham. The title Of the Earl of Win
chilsea was conferred upon another
mem Der OF the family and a few gener-
atoms later the two titles became
merged in the same person.
Generally Marry an HeIress.
For generations back, the heads of
the family have displayed a propensity
for marrying heiresses and disposinS of
their wives fortunes, leaving their de-
scendants in poor financial circum-
stances The second Earl OF Winchil-
sea had four wives and spent as many
fortunes He was also the father Of
SBenty-seven legitimate children.
George, the ninth earl, was known as
the bachelor earl. and he took prom
tnent part in the american Revolu-
ton. The tenth earl, George William
Finch-HattOn. married three heiresses,
but despite this was a fiery churcnman.
1t was over his opposition tc the CathO-
lie relief bin that he fought the famous
duel with the Duke of Wellington on
March ., 1920, when he fired his pis-
fOl into the air.
Each succeeding generation managed
TO leave behind a number of debt-en-
cum bered~ es tateS, and the present earl,
the father of the bridegroom lives
modestly at Hadiech Castle in Wales
The building is said 10 be badly in need
of repairs
One of the most beautiful estates
owned by the family is Kirby Hall.
For some generations, however. the his
torical residence has been uninhabited
and is a mass OF ruins. II is likely that
this viii be restored by his American
bride, together with q number of other
estates that are in a dilapidated con-
dition-
While Miss Drexel is getting an an
cinet title and all the debts that 20
with it, the Viscount Maidstone is mar
rying the mOst-soug ht-after American
heiress in years. Her father, Anthony
J. Drexel, is the head of the famous
Philadelphia banking house Of that
name. and his fortune is estimated al
$50, 600 600 This VIII undoubtedly be
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