The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-08
Former Clara Elizabeth
Taylor Now Lady
Cholmondeley.
FIGURED IN
RAJ Y DIVORCE
She Was Defendant in Suit
Brought by Husband, ]. a.
Stirling, Who Named Wis
count Northland, While
Mrs. Anterior Was
Named in Cross-Bill.

London. March Mrs John A. STIR
ing. formerly Clara Elizabeth Taylor.
me American chorus girl OF WashinL
ION -. g, whose divorce from Captain
John a. Stirling. formerly OF the Scot;
bnards, caused sensation two Years
ago was married at Il registry ptila,.
to-day to Lord George Hugo Cho.-
mondelcy, second son OF Tie MARQUIS
OF Cholmondciey.
Lord CholmondcIey is twnnty Tire.
years old. handsome ana a suciety ia :
+ oritc. he was conditional beneiic- AIRY
under the somewhat rcma rkabir VIII
Of the late Lady Meux, having SIS. 900
beIueathed TO him ION condition th;. .
he mnrries g iady in society Ais
brother, Lord Rocksavage, who acs.d
as best man, is We'll known in America.
where he has played with several Eng
lish polo teams.
The Marquis of Cholmondalcy Is one
Of the hereditary lord great chamber
lains OF Great Britain, the Others lie :
ing the Earl OF .Ancaster and tho Earl
OF Darlington. The rhree hold once
alternately reign by reign The Mar
duis OF Cholmcndcley held the office
under King Edward VII. and the Earl
OF Darlington now holds ii, Tie name
is pronounced CHUNKY
once Chorus Girl.
Before he. marriage to CAPTAIN STIR
i!nS, Miss Taylor MAS a Chorus girl,
anu after he secured his divorce She
became a neTYlper OF the chorus in
the Our Miss Gibbs" Musical Comedy
Company at the Gaicty Theatre She
and Lord George are accomplished de-
Voices OF skating, and habitues Of the
iashiona BILE ice Kinks Of London
Thc cross divorce suits Of Captain
Stirling and his wife attracted mucn
attention two years ago Captain stir
ling accused his wife OF misconduct
With Niscount Northland. heir OF the
Earl OF Ranfurl.t. Mrs. Stirling charged
her husband with misconduct with
Mrs. Athtrton, a fascinating divorce.
Lord Guthrie. at the Edinburgh
Court or Sessions. handed down II de-
cision granting Captain Stirling a di-
Norcc and the custody OF his child. He
dismissed Mrs. Strings cross quit,
In handing down his decision Lord
Guthrie made some strong references
10 the two women and also 10 Captain
Stirling. THE one" he said referring
10 Mrs. Anterior. was lady BY
birth. fitted naturally and By education
10 take q conspicuous place in society,
but ostracized hs- her own wrongdong
from wholesome people" Referring
10 Mrs, Stirling he said: And the
other was ostraclzed from society by
her own inca city to adopt or ape its
manners. It's conventional pursuits. or
to adhere 10 It's standards
Lord Guthrie Severe.
While absolving Mrs. Anterior, whom
her husband Colonel Atherton. d :
vorced. Lord Guthrie said that Mrs.
Atherton's wrong and stupid actions
were the tortuous proceedings of n
head and heart familiar with intrigue.
and convinced that dishonesty is the
best policy" He condemned Captain
Stirling for allowing his wife to as
sociate 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 as an
American she did not speak the Kings
English. Nor can acccde to the OK
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 anu
conduct are different from the stand
ards Of propriety and conduct in other
professions and in Great Britain
turing her testimony a t the trial n
1909 Mrs. Stirling said she was twenty
four and a half years old.