New-York tribune., 1911-04-17
"EINGG" Of SHONA
ord Howard de Walden Buys a
Scottish Island.

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sion 10 the ranks of island kings. for he
s.s inst purchased the island of Shona, in
ocb Noidart. where Argyllshire meets In
-.r,ess Lord Howard has already many
s.otob acres Of his own. for half of the
- of Kilma-nock belongs 10 him. besides
,o~~e slice Of rural Ayrshire. He is also
= ~ the great ground landlords OF Lon
s., all this property having passed 10 him
S..r, his creat-aUnt Lady OSsington, who
.rterited il from her brother. the late and
a1centric Duke Of Portland. who thus di-
,er,ed Il from the dukedom, much TO the
disgust Of the present duke.
To-d Howard de Walden is still a bach
.,or despite all the nets spread for his
matrimonial capture by match making
,ra,hers. designing young girls and fasci-
,stinr widows who are attracted by his
enormous wealth. which owing TO the con-
slant falling IN Of ninety-ninc-year leases
ir London goes on increasing by leaps and
bourds. His London possessions include
acres In the Hampstead district and a
souare mile Of real estate in the Maryle-
hone quarter. which may be described as a
veritable Eldorado; for besides Caven-
dish Square. with its ducal mansions. II in
dudes Harley street where all the most
fashionable and eminent London physicians
have their abiding places. and a dozen
equally well known thoroushferes. In fact,
this Marylebone square mile alone Yields
10 Lord Howard de Walden an annual reve-
rus q between $1,000. 600 and 81 500 00O
He is reputed the best amateur fencer ard
svordsman in the United Kingdom is
splendid shot has gone in TO q considerable
extent for motoring, ashore and ahoat is
6 conspicuous figure on the turf, having
-aken over the entire stable Of Colonel
Harry MacCalmont. as we'll as the latter's
place et Newmarket. and has made his
debut in London as q playwright by the
production. regardless Of cost. Of "Lanval" g"
e four-act drama in blank verse. set in the
tine Of the legendary King Arthur
LORD Howard de Walden is not a mem
Ser OF The ducal house OF Howard, from
which he IS only descended through the
female line. his patronymic being Ellis
True ne barony OF Howard de Walden
was created by Queen Elizabeth in favor
of Lord Thomas Howard, younger son Of
ihs fourth Duke Of Norfolk, and who IN the
subsequent reign Of James I was mainly
instrumental IN discovering the zunpowder
plot Being & bsrony by writ. II was her
ite5,e through the female line as we'll as
through the male line. and thus it eventu.
ally came into the Ellis family. The lat
1er hailing from Denbighshire. played an
important role in the development of Ja-
n'aics and has a number OF American as.
sociauons. George Ellis. the Chief Justice
Of jamaica, FOR instance, having married
e daughter OF Sir Henry Moore. who was
Governor Of New York IN the early part OF
the eighteenth century. Charles Ellis was
created Lord Seaford in 1895 and married
tle only daughter and heiress Of the NTH
Lord Howard dc Walden, the son Of this
union inheriting his maternal grandfather's
larouy Of Howard de Walden. The sixth
Lord Howard de Walden was z we'll known
diplomat and served as British envoy in A
number Of foreign capitals. notably at Ma
did. marrying Lady Lucy Cavendish Ben
timex. daughter Of the fourth Duke Of Port
land and sister and co-heiress OF the fifth
and late duke. The present Lord Howard
d. Walden IS her grandson.
Although 50 enormously rich, and holder
Of what IS after all, an ancient peerage.
either any house in town or q single coun-
-ry seat fer Seafor1 House, in Belgrave
Square. his home in London, and Audley
Enc. Ills country seat in Essex, are both
rented by him on long leases Audley End
IS superb old place, built hy Sir Thomas
.I1.ey, q Walden, the Lord Chancellor Of
Henry VII. II was described BY James !
as tar 100 magnificent for q king, although
& might DO very well for his lord treasurer
F,r time, nevertheless, Audlev End was
Z rcya- residence II was sold 10 Charles
y .c -sS He neglected, however, 10 pay
down more than half the purchase money,
s,e after the revolution, when lis brother
vas driven out u the country, The vendors
-'s-Te1 possession thereof TIE principal
fea;--cs of the grand old Tudor mansion,
w1ers The 9isrr!e Monarch" held his court
sct concerning whose gay doing legends are
81. current in the country. are the grea,
hal and the superb screen Of carved oak
in ,he library.
Lcrd Howard dc Walden entertained the
members OF the Harvard crew when they
went 70 England for the Henley regatta, in
~. Lord Howard dc Walden rents Aud
lev End from Lord Braybrooke. Lord
Howard de Walden inherited his peerase
o. -he death Of his father. just after being
gazeted TO the 10th Hussars, and az the
Te-y momen, when the latter regiment had
bser ordered 10 South Africa fo- the Boer
War He stayed Just long enough 70 at
tend his fathers funeral and then sailed
fcr tie Cape on fast liner. arriving be-
iore the transports which had his regi-
men- On board He went through the en-
IRE war with the 10Th Hussars. took part
II t1e relief of Kimberley in the capture
O. General CronJe. in the surrender Of
johannesburg and in me pursuit OF Cen
era de Wet before being invaded home
he IS devoted 70 his mother now married
e. secondes nCces, 70 Lord Ludlow He
cannot 5e said % have spent very happy
childhood. as his mother was so abominably
mait-cated in every way by lis father. one
f the biackes, sheep Of the peerage. that
s0e was forced 10 seek relief from the
e'-t' .n a judicial separation: not, how
ever before her husband had been souncly
h0sewapped by several Of her relatives
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