Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-07

Lady ChOImondeley.C ChoImondeley. sec
ond son Of the Marquis OF Chol-
mondel,y.
Lord Cholmondeley is twenty-three
years old. handsome and a society favor
ite. He was a conditional beneficiary un-
der the somewhat remarkable will Of the
late Lady Meux. having $4,000 bequeath-
ed to him Ion condition that he marries
a lady in society" His brother, Lord
Rocksavage, who acted as best man. Is
we'll known in America, where he has
played with several English polo teams.
The Marquis of Cho!mondeley is one
of the hereditary lord great chamber
lains of Great Britain, the others being
the Earl Of Ancaster and the Earl or
Darlington. The three hold office alter
nately reign by reign. The Marquis OF
Cholmondeley held the office under King
Edward VII and the Earl of Darlington
now holds It, The name is pronounced
CHUNKY.
Once a Chorus Girl.
Before her marriage to Capt. Stirling
Miss Taylor was chorus girl and after
he secured his divorce she became a
1UST1DeT VI lI6 CDOTuS III the OuI MISS
Gibbs Musical Comedy Company at the
Gaiety Theater. She and Lord George
are accomplished devotees OF skating and
habitues of the fashionable ice Kinks of
London.
The cross divorce suits of Capt. Stirling
and his wife attracted much attention two
years ago. Capt. Stirling accused his
wife of misconduct with Viscount North
land, heir of the Earl Of Ranfurly Mrs.
Stirling charged her husband with mis-
conduct with Mrs. Atherton. fascinating
divorcee.
Lord Guthrie, at the Edinburgh court OF
sessions, handed down decision grant
| ing Capt. Stirling divorce and the GUS
| tody of his child. He dismissed Mrs.
| Strings cross suit.
In handing down his decision Lord
| the two women and also to Capt. STIR
| ling The one he said, referring 10
| Mrs. Atherton, was alauy by birth, nt,ed
naturally and by education to take a
! conspicuous place in society, but ostra-
! cized By her own wronsdoing from
| wholesome people," ReferriIIp to Mrs.
| Stirling. he said: And the other was os-
tracized from society by her own inca
| pacity to adopt OF ape its manners, its
| conventional pursuits, or to adhere to
| it's standards
Lord Guthrie Severe.
While absolving Mrs. Atherton, whom
her husband, Col. Atherton, divorced,
Lord Guthrie said that Mrs. aAtherton's 5
! wrong and stupid actions We're the tor
tuous proceedings Of head and heart
familiar with intrigue, and convinced that
dishonesty is the best policy He con-
demned Capt Stirling for allowing his
wife to associate with Mrs. Atherton.
Although he referred to Mrs. Stirling
as an American actress Lord Guthrie
rebuked her for her contention that her
actions were justified by the standards
of the American stage He said:
Il cannot accept Mrs. Strings views
of her shocking letters, that an
American she did not speak the king
English. Nor can accede to the ex-
plantations of her meetings WITH Lord
Northland that in the theatrical pro-
fession, to which she belongs, and in
the United States. of which she is a
native. the standards of propriety and
conduct are different from the stand
ards of propriety and conduct in other
professions and in Great Britain.
During her testimony at the trial In
1909 Mrs. Stirling said she was twenty
four and half years old.