New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-13
TITLED CHORUS GIRL
uor Historic Scottish Family Is
Rich in Romance.

s.t,- Theatre. IN Iondon. as henDeT OF
-. .,orus. Is one Of the three sisters Of the
60, Earl Of Seafeld. and. ike him. is
pa,ivo Of New Zealand. She has been Nv
Tor a considerable time past with her
-7-.-,elv evangelical mother, the widowed
'...,-t.ss Of Seaheld, at the quiet Brmng-
-. p.oto-v. AT Shipston- on-Stour. in War
i.tsplre and has found life so unutterably
80 and conventional there after the
s-.s4or, Of her previous existence in New
z.srsrd that she. according 70 her own &C
o,,,t has gone on the stage. win no other
.biort than ito havs a good time.
--bere are few more romantic stories than
-. NJ the Earldom OF Seadeld. even In its
IS. modern episodes. and in certain Of
e., phases il may be said 10 extend from
=, end Of the world 10 the other. II Is
-srsrsIlv understood that Il furnished the
,,spiration for the novel and play entitled
Little Lord Faunueroy.'
The 9TH Earl Of Seafeld became insane.
-ps sixth earl his brother, therefore sue
..e5ef 20 vast Accommodations Of rent. and
&c lo-- as ne lived provided a home for
Sic numerous sons When he died. however.
lonn Charles his eldest surviving son. who
s,o-eeded as seventh earl, was asked TO
,rsro The Accommodations with his brothers.
ITO refused and thereupon they we 20 law.
.~e- the washing Of a great deal Of family
rrer An court. the contest was settled in
ssvor Of the seventh earl but left him so
curious against his younger brothers that
with the cooperation Of HIS son he man
srod 10 secure the disentailment OF the
Dropc-tv Ir due course his son Charles
succeeded as eighth earl. and after spend
ing few years I'm the Regiment Of Life
Cga-5s died rrenaturely, leaving the entire
property namely. the whole Of the Ogilvie
and Grant estates, yielding an income Of
over sf.500000. 20 his mother. Caroline,
asrrrter Of the eleventh Lord Blantyre.
Tho ea-ldom OF scafeld. along with the
,-sro~ dicnltes. which include the Wis
county of Rcidhavan. the barouy OF Ogilvie
and the haronv Of cullen. IN Scotland. a
VOL as the barony Of Strathspey. Of the
United Kingdom. carrying with II seat
t- t.a House OF Lords, passed, without
ree1ce Of property. TO the young peer s
uncle James who succeeded as ninth earl
This ninth earl married three times, and
-ft-- enjoying his barren honors for four
wears died 'n 1855. whcroIpon his eldest
son. Francis William. succeeded TO the
r0r0-= as The tenth earl
This reer served for time in the royal
navy. and after leaving both the ser
..e and England. i'm oonsequen OF some
rr7.sasart scrape. started out TO New
Zealand where ne met all sorts Of hard
knocks and queer experiences. earning
rre-arous livelihood at odd jobs IN
the way 1f fencing. ditchins and as farm
abo-a- until De died. as 3aihf OF a pro-
v-.al court. a few months after succeed
.r- -n the honors lie left a large family
bv his wife. who. far from being a woman
Of the humber classes. as has been al-
legged fin number Of English newspapers
that have written about the matter. was
Tho daughter of am army officer Of the
name NJ Evans. scion Of that Irish
family 5f which Lord Carbery is the chief
Like Little Lord FauntIeroy"
ON earning Of the death of the tenth
ear. .n New Zealand. i'm practically desu-
t-e ..reumstances. old Caroline. Countess
M Ssaao.d. widow Of the seventh earl and
owner Of all the great Ogilvie and Grant
estates was moved by family pride and
rerr.0s also by pity, 10 address a letter
~ the other widowed Lady Seafield out
.r New Zealand. Offering TO take charge OF
the alters eldest son. the eleventh and
r-,=err earl. then G mere boy, TO bring
him home TO England and 10 educate MIN
s- "a manner BETTING his position as
eleventh earl of Scafeld. with the under
standing that II he conducted himself wen
she would make him heir 20 the enure
Sesead estates. She intimated that she
wa. ready 10 SEND out tutors and servants
20 bring him home from the colonies and