The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
DUKE Of ATHOLL
CLAIMS EARLDOM
Asks Title of Lord of Oxford and
Aspires to Post of Lord Great
Chamberlain.
BACKED BY BURKE's RECORD
Lord Curzon Reputed Rival Of
Gen. Cowan for Hand of Mrs.
Ava Willing Astor.
BACKED BY BURKE's RECORD
BY LADY MARY MANWARNG.
BILE 10 The Tribune

bf LADY MARY MANWARING.
Special Gable 10 The Tribune.
LONDON, Sept s.-Conslderable inter-
est is being taken in the Duke Of
Atholrs claim TO the earldom of OK
ford, which will come before the house
OF lords In October. There are two ex-
tinct Oxford enrldoms--that OF de We're,
ana ana mat OF Harley. The latter caInu
on me twentieth and last de We're eaA
In l1o2. 1t Is the de We're earldom which
MS grace OF Atholl IS claiming and the
70 the Idea that 1t may not be unooa-.
neoted with a bid for the office OF Lord
Great Chamberlain This was vested In
s1ented sne de teres; n the office having. been
de we're, first Earl of oxford. After the
death OF the seventeenth Lord Oxford.
IN II, tn the reign OF Charles l.. it was de-
1e Eresby. as heir-general OF the de
veres According TO present notions. the
9eElsion RnnSs s,,sa,. was wrong and Sir Bernard
me. now represented by the Dukes OF
Athoil, had the better claim a duke of
Atholl did put forward a claim many
Years ago but subsequently,. for soms
reason or other dropped II.
Dissipated His Fortune.
pated bis noble family inheritance which
Included the once magnificent castle OF
iedingham; In Essex. Hero the thir-
teentn earl entertained Henry VII go
resaily that he was fined 5000 marks
Tor keeping UP the state In too great a
fashion. The seventeenth earl a cou-tier
OF Elizabeth.s time, introduced perfumes
and embroidered gloves into England:
and p Pair which he gave her maiesty
SO pleased her that she had her por-
ir2lt painted with them on Poet and
sord'er ord f. ssJd as Wen te as eou1tisr Lord OK
mense estates TO spite his father-in-law.
Lord Burle!gh- The twentieth and last
Lord Oxford died In Il miserable cot
now shrunk to one vnst, curious tower.
standlng on a spacious mount. The
@de @ Veres were once masters Of almost
the entire county of Essex.
Suitor for Mrs. Astor's Hand.
most interesting bit OF gossip has
Just reached society In connection with
me oonferring OF coronation honors.
some surprise has been occasioned by the
elevation OF Lord Curzon to nn earidom.
nothlnG; recently at least. to warrant
the added honor.
1t is now said on high authority that
~ was Only after strenuous personal CT
iorts on the part OF the new earl and his
friends that his name was included in
the honor list. II is also further stated
That the reason for his anxiety was the
precedence would further his suit for tho
hand of the beautiful Mrs. Ava Willing
AstoE former wife Of Col. John Jacob
Astor II has been an open secret that
Lord Curzon was deeply smltten with
the fair American and several times an
engagement has been hinted
Recently the name OF Mrs- Astor has
been coupled with that Of Major General
Cownns, who was Kitchepers chief OF
staff In India and one of the most dis
tinguished of the younger officers OF the
ony particularly. Is watching with much
interest the rivalry Of the soldier and tho
statesman.
With the grouse season IN full blast
the attention of society naturally is
turned to Scotland the home par excel
lence Of the grouse.
Still Wear tho kits
Everyone may know that the wearing
OF tho kilt is still carefully observed in
of clans. whether mobiles OF comrnoners,
don the kilt both morning and evening
The Duke OF Sutherland and his sons at
of Argyll and his brother. Lord Archi-
bald Campbell. Lord Kintore. Lord Lo-
vat, and many others tale specinl pride
in the national costume. Most OF tho
clans have several tartan. a chiefs tar
tan-worn only by himself and his heir
the hunting tartan. and also one for
Scotchman OF position wears a plain
tartan In tho morning for shooting. and
IN the evening. for dinner. he does bis
fpll-dIess full tartan with D. sDorran, 20 ran 1ewsnen en
who belong by birth or marriage to these
noble Scotch families are fond OF wear
ing tho tartan 10 their house. which
they do by means OF "plaids." silken
scarfs and sashes. twists for The ha1r'
and other such dainty devices.
Dinner in q great Scotch house Is g
brilliant affair. Every noble or chief OF
n clan has his own piper, and the Of
foe is often an hereditary one. After
dinner Cat dessert) the piper enters tho
room and walking round and round the
Ia hles. plays lively tunes and Scotch
-nalodies AS regards servants. game
keepers or Eillies. as they nre called;
wear Highland dress and kits; but
,onchrncn cbaufreurs buffers and foot
men appear in their ordinary clothes OF
iverics. However,. the Duke OF Suther-
and's coachmcn and footmen wear tne
scotch bonnet instead OF the orthodox
tall hat when IN the Highlands