The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
AWKWARD SITUATION
CREATED AT CAIRO

the opposition OF his first wife. OF ali
ms relatives. save one, of all tho for
eign Diplomatic Corps and Of his for
elsn friends at Cairo.
The only one of the khsdive's rela-
ives who cspoused her cause, and who
save her any backing. was his moth
man man, who completely dominated her
husband, the khedive Tewiik and a
princess OF the reIgning house of Tur-
Key by birth. hoped when her son came
10 the throne TO dominate him In sthe
same way that she had influenced his
fathera With this object In view, she
discouraged the idea of his marriage
with woman of prineely rank. and
placed several of her own and fair
est Circhssian slaves, that is TO say
women supposed to be without any edu-
tho formation Of his seragiio When
the rrettiest OF them. tkbal Hanem.
presented him with child he MAS so
delighted that. to the Indignation OF his
he married the girl, and not long af-
forwards invested her with the rank
and all the prorogatlves of Khe-
diyiah. She obtained good deal OF
ms mother waning in proportion there
TO- and the result was that consider
able enmity ensued between tho two
women. which ultimately found its ex-
preston In the dowuger Khediviah pro-
noting her sons marriage with Count
ess Marianne Torok.
Is because OF the aWkwardneB5 of
the situation thus created at Cairo. by
the presence of this second Rhediviah,
! that King George and Queen Mary Will
refrain from visiting Cairo on their
journey. 1t Is on this account, too
that royal personages who go to Cairo
during the winter season invariably
do so incognito. instead of In state.
, Their tncoGnlto absolves them from
the obligation OF calling upon the
khediYe's two wives and mother. and
from receiving their visits.
Miss Eleanor Montgomerie who has
Just Joined the Gaiety Theatre. in Lon
don and is making her debut in must
cal comedy on that stage which has
furnished so many brides 10 members
daughter of the fourteenth Earl
OF Eglinton and Winton her mother.
Lady Sophie Ilynman Montgomerie. be-
ing the eldest OF his four daughters.
1t is solely safety of the dreary
round of social functions and festivi-
ties that has prompted the girl to join
inc Gaiety company, which already In
cludes the Hon. Helen Montagu. daught-
er OF Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, and
Lord Dangan, only son and heir of
Toby" Earl Cowley. For her mother
Is very rich; having inherited most of
the unentatled property of her faith
er, the fourteenth Earl OF Eglinton,
whose honors passed to his younger
brother, the present earl. The Earls of
ncdu the ancient and 1lluStf1-
GUS Scotch house of Seton, which fig
ures so frequently in the pages of
! Scotland's history. and one of whose
members, the NTH Lord Seton, played
SO romantic role in connection with
Mary, Queen of Scots. acting as master
OF her household, and rescuing her from
imprisonment at Loeb Leven.
The father of the present earl is
famous as the organizer of the Eglin-
ton Tournament. which was held at
Eglinton Castle. nearly seventy years
ago. and in which not only the earl
himself, and many other peers of high
degree. took part, but also Prince
Louis Bonaparte, who afterwards as
cended the throne of France as Napo-
| leon III. He also established a steam
ship service between Galway and the
United States, in the first half OF tho
nineteenth century: line which would
be in existence to-day, had 1t not been
for mismanagefnent after his death.
Copyright, 1911, by tho brentwood
Company