The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-23
ny IA MAnauisE DE FoSTENoY:

bf IA MAR9uisE DE FoSI JAM ! !
style thus. to distinguish her
from the bogus Lady Broomc,
who LANDED In inii AZ SAINTS =
years ago. has Just died at her. home
in London, in Eaton Terrace. at tie ad-
vanced age OF eighty, alter rather
remarkable life, Daughter OF ". G.
Stewart Colonial Secretary, and for q
time acting Governor Of Jamaica, where
she was born She married In 1857
Colonel Sir George Barker.of the ROY
al Artillery. who greatly disting nished
himself in the Crimean War, and In the
Indian Mutiny. He died in 1860 and
five years later she BEG, became ths VIE VIZ.
Iaroomc, in New Zealand.
Possessed or the gift OF. writing, she
used her leisure 10 produce a book
entitled station Life in New Zealand"
on It's appearance in England. that. she
was invited TO write letters from New.
Zealand for the London Times"
Broome. who was The son Of a shrop-
teen to New Zealand, where he learned
suuatting and sheep farming. His
sheep farming came TO grief ana
thercupon Broome and his wife went
10 England, where, through hor In
nuence, lie was enabled TO join the
service Of the London Times" As-
Petersburg OF the late Cars only
sister. to King Edwards sailor broth
or Alfred Duke Of Edinburgh, and OF
Coburg, his stories gave so much salts
faction In royal circles in England, that
he was, through court influence. pro-
vided with a post in the colonial SER
vice
He was sent to Natal. as Secretary
to Lord Woiselcy when tho latter went
TO South Africa as High Commissioner:
then was appointed to the Maur1ttus,
wards as Lieutenant Governor. even
tually receiving promotion to the Gov
ernorship Of Western Australia.
ton that he t,', vas knishted for his ser
vices, and died In the Antipodes, leaving
his wife and children SO badly Off, that
the sym n, Of the eroWn were yer In
service pension OF $1,000, in addition
to the one which she already enjoyed
Barker. From that time forth she main
was also for time Lady superinten.
dent OF the Government School Of
Cookery at South Kensington.
Lady Broome was y most entertain.
ing conversationalist. and her store OF
used to tell how, when in New Zealand.
she was invited by the governor TO Il
ball at the Government House at Christ
Church, and how n Maori chicftain
"faultlessly clad In evening dress, but
with a terribly tattoocd face" had dane
cd with her Tile never made, single
iIllStHhc III any pHTl t1aI nc NAG seen
The top couples do first It was set
Of Lancers. and when 1t was over +
told the interpreter that / was quite
astonisllcd to see how well Tie IIenarc
danced. THIS little compliment was
duly repeated to him, and could not
Imagine why the interpreter laughed
at the answer. TO IIcnare was most
serious about it. So insisted on be-
ing told. II seems that the poor chief
tain had said, with 81 deep Sigh All!
II might only dance without my
knew Lady Broo,ne quite VOL. and
also Sir Frederick Broomc. who died
Ina. 1895, and there is no connection
whatsoever between them and tile sol :
disant Lady Broome'' who was sent
TO prison out In California, owing 10
her refusal to comply with the orders
of the courts, in connection with the
accounting and administration Of the
estate of her late husband, who is said
to have died In 1891, and TO have been
Lord BEoome. 1t was added in the re-
ports that he left an estate in Call
forna. and several children, includ-
| ing two sons, named ThornhNl and
Montagu. and n daughter OF the name
of Amy, who were lighting with one
another for, the property.
Now. whatever the value Of the pro-
pcrty. which went by tho name Of the
tiuadalasca Ranch, in Ventura County,
the fact remains that there has mover
been. at any rate in modern times. u