Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-03
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Especial espondenccb
r ONDON. Aug 24--Talk OF Queen
Alexandra looking young for
rer age she cannot hold can
die to Lady Leith Of Fyvie. who,
with her daughter, the Hon. Mrs Burns
and the lattcr's young school girl bud"
was in great evidence at CoWes during
the regatta The three were defined
as the three American graces" II
you were walking behind them il wa
difficult To tell which was the eldest
Lady Lcith's figure is a marvel she IS
as straight and slender as In the days
when as Miss January OF ST. Louis she
met and captured young Lieutenant
John Forbes Leith Of II NJ. 3 Jealous,
as he was at that time.
or all the American women who have
married In the British aristocracy none
has prouder position than Lady
Leith Of Fyvie. The Forbeses OF Lelth
trace their descent IN an unbroken line
from the fourteenth century But
apart from this they have ever been
associated with the most stirring events
In the history Of their country For
centuries they fought against England
and at their ancient home. Fyvie cas-
tic, many = hard battle took place.
The castle passed out OF the hands OF
the Forbes family more than two hun
dred years ago and II was left TO the
present laird TO succeed in purchasing
it back. All his life il had been his
burning desire 10 come into his own"
and II was for this that he abandoned
his career in the British navy after his
marriage, and at the suggestion of his
father-in-law threw in his lot with an
American steel company and other
great financial enterprises. Although
he possessed heaps Of Scotch business
capacity. the Forbeses OF Fyvie are
born fighters. and the future Lord
Leith pinned 10 follow in the footsteps
Of his forbears; and he sometimes tells
the story how he struggled for days to
decide which career he had better take.
Eventually his bride decided it for
him by placing in front OF him a pic
ture he had given her OF the ancient
seat OF his ancestors
AN INSPIRATION. ..
surely tho Forbeses can never rest
in their graves" she said. white
strangers live within these walls" He
seized both her hands and said he be-
lievcd the dead warriors had inspired
her.
Forbes castle Is Ear more ancient
than Floors, the seat Of the dukes Of
RoNburghc.
THE happiest day Of my NE" Lady
few years ago she and Alfonso wers
her guests, was that on which we
were in position to buy back the old
home" 1t may seem n little incon.
gruOus TO visitors to the Highlands to
see dying above the ancient pile the
stars and Stripes; but there they are
nuttcring against the British red, white
and blue!
The Hon. Mrs Burns. Lady Lsiths
daughter, IS true Forbes She looks
typical aristocrat Her young daugh-
ter bears an extraordinary resemblance
To- her graudmothcr
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Eu-
genie are devoted to Sir Thomas Lip
ton-aimost as much as is Eugene
Of France. the eN-cmprcss. While tho
Spanish soVcroigns were at Coves they
saw n great deal Of Sir Thomas hi
rcctlv Queen Victoria meets the owner
of an the Shamrocks. she promptly
cNclaims. "Slr Thomas tax Scotch o.
me" when he wishes ne can affect
delightful Scotch hroguc lu which he I,
an adept In telling stories which vastly
amusc her majesty who can tax
Scotch" herself very well. understand
ing It's dcnscst dialect perfectly owing
TO the fact that as a child she spent
great deal OF time al Balmoral with
her grandmother Queen Victoria Sir
Thomas never hesitatcs 20 refer 10 HE
early struggles and to his shops" A
someone remarked NJ him. che o. too
proud to attempt TO hide anything
STORY OF 4 NEW SUIT
This is story ne told their males
ties the other day at Cowos:
Il was very poor and making every
attempt 90 enlarge my little shop. My
only assistant was a boy Of A. faith
full, willing and honest He com.