The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
SOCIETY DISCUSSES
WILL OF LADY MEUX

q boy by cutting OFF her hair and
dressing her in masculine hahiliments.
her 70 France, despite tho watch kept
on her movements by detectives. As
there Is no cxtradition for such cases
as these, Lady Granville Gordon has
without being disturbed by tho Britis.,
authorities Bat there Is 4 warrant
our ior her arrest in England, which
moment OF her setting foot on British
SOIL, or even on British ship; while
her daughter would be taken from her
she vcntured into England before
attaining her majority.
Lord GRANVILLE Gordon died in the
summer OF 1907, Very suddenly and
unexpectedly. OH board liner in the
admitted TO probate it was found thae
he had bcuueathcd MI hts property,
minountins to some $4,000, represents
l 1.ard hnout $500 year, to little ciccly
NOT In point of law. II he LEFT his
money to her, rather ,hanto his widow,
" Is because the latter is rich. where
as the child has nothing.
Lady Granville Gordon came to this
country In the summer of 1899 with
h ,,i, ia,tie daughter, arriving here on
months with some friends in New
York, who had q summer home on
the 81, Lawrence, and shortly after
WARDS there was rnmor OF her en-
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New York man, somewhat younger
than herself who would have become
her fourth husband. But cannot nnd
any record that this fourth maria 20
Of hers took place. and the works Of
reference and standard "Pecrag es" for
the current year, in dealing with the
family OF the Marquis Of Huntley, ia
which Lord Granville Gordon belonged,
stlll print her name as his widow, and
make no mention Of any further mat
rimonia alliance.
ar III
to little cicely Gordon was NOT
prompted by any frieudship for Lord
or Lady Granville Gordon, but was
e enrey she did not Of knn ny for
At all, but was first of all moved by
the maternal affection of Lady Gram
vile Gordon. who preferred to lay
bare her shame rather than to give
up her little girl, and then, too. She
could not help feeling sorry for Cicely
Gordon.. who by reason OF the pub
licity given to the proceedings on the
subject, Of her custody. was destined
10 go through life with the stigma Of
illegitimacy. The bequest Of the annuity
OF $1,000 to the child IS contained III a
and differing from most Of the other
provisions Of Lady MeuX's will has
never undergone any repeal or modi-
ncation.
Lady, Meux. III spite of her terrible
vulgarity, was very warm hearted
woman, quick to generous impulses OF
WhlcH many instances could be related.
/ recall ono in particular where q
man had been unjustly convicted by
the Hertfordshire magistrates OF some
trifling offense or other and had been
subjected TO an unusually harsh SEN
tence His. fate excited a good deal
OF sympathy among his humber
neighbors, and Lady MeuX was moved
thereby to espouse his cause so ac-
remission OF his sentence, but when
he was released fetched him hersel:
in carriage and four from the jaii
and took him TO her country place.
his friends and ncighbors assembled
by her to welcome him. Naturally, this
did not endcar her to the county fami-
lies and maGnates. nor promote her
social ambitions. Of which she made a
sacrifice here as on other occasions
to her impulsive generosity. and warm.
heartedness.
Copyright, 1911, by the Brentwood
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