The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-15
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as a widowed peeress, when near forty
years ago she married. en- secondea
noces. Portuguese who styled HIM
self Comte de Lancashire.
The views which l then expressed
have now been confirmed by Lady
Doroty Nev!ll in her "reminiscences. en-
titled, Under Five Reigns, just pub
lished
Lady Dorothy, who Is one of the
landmarks OF London society, and one
OF It's most popular figures, Is sister
Of the late and fourth Earl Of Oxford,
a daughter OF the third earl. and an
aunt OF the present peer. She wrltea
anent Lady Cardigan as follows: y
remember. Lady Cardigan as an un-
married girl. dancing the cachucha with
great verve;" and then goes on to
state, Lady Cardigan was little seen
after her girlhood IN society. which in
her case sympathized with what sha
terms the unkind and inconsistent Pc
culiarities of Queen Victoria, who
always, according TO her own account.
was strongly prepossessed against her..
There are two stories in Lady Dor
othy's "reminiscences not entirely new.
but SO unknown in this country. and
so good in their way as to bear repo-
titlon.
Ono of them refers to the citation
of Lord Palmerston as correspondent
in divorce case. when he was enter
ing his eightieth year and was occu-
plying the office of premier. 1t was not
the first time that Palmerston had thus
figured in the divorce court. but never
before while prime minister of the
realm. The managers OF the Tory
party We're exceedingly anxious to
make use OF this scandal (Which was
for triaD in an attack upon Pal
merston. with the object OF fore
Ing him to resign the premier-
ship. and great pressure was put upon
Lord Beaconstield (then Benjamin Dis
raelD to utilize the matter in this
Disraeli however. refused to listen TO
any such suggestion, saying that 1t
was unworthy and un-English to con-
slider it. But according to Lady Dor
othy. he cynically admitted that his
real reason for refraining from at
lacking Palmerston in connection with
the affair was his conviction that such
an evidence Of the youthful exuberance
and vitality of the octogenarlan prime
minister would make him more pop
ular with the masses than he even
was at the time.
Lady Dorothy also tells a good story
illustrating the traditional and proven
bal taciturnity of the members Of the
house of Cavendish. 1t seems that
the seventh Duke of Devonshire, that
is to say, the grandfather Of the pres
ent duke of that. ilk, and his brother
Lord George Cavendish. were posting
through Germany. and on stopping at
an inn, were told that they could only
be accommodated in room contains
ing three beds one of which was all
ready occupied They had supper, re-
tired to the apartment but felt some
curiosity. and each while undressing
drew aside the bed curtain and took
La momentary peep at the occupant OF
the third bed Then each got into his
own bed and slept soundly through
the night. Next morning after they had
breakfasted. paid their bills and were
walking out of the hotel, the duke
merely said to his brother, George.
did you see the dead hody?" Yes"
was the reply. And then they both
got into their chaise and proceeded
on their Journey together without
another word
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