New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
Anglo-American Memories
THE LowTHsR fAMILy-LoRo LoNsDAle-MR GULLY
copyright. 1910. by eeors. w. sman.y,
london. December 10.


are members of II who WOULD be sur
brised that the highest place should be
reserved for him, since rank and great
possessions and great place in diplomacy
all centre in other branches.
They. or some Of them, have now and
then invited public attention in other
eays. and in other than official life.
Perhaps invited is not the right word
the attention has been unsolicited. The
6fth Earl of Lonsdale like his father
before him. is conspicuous figure in
that social world which Mr.. LLOYD
George proposes to extinguish. The
fourth Earl was the first husband Of the
present Countess Of Ripon, daughter 10
Lady Herbert Of Lea and sister 10 the
present Earl Of Pembroke. the possessor
~ that Wilton House on which again
the Chancellor Of the Exchequer lays so
heavy a hand that day must soon come
when no Herbert can afford 10 live there:
nor bly, anybody else, since all
wealth is to be taxed by the state. IL the
new sccishstic Finance prospers, at such
rate as Will presently tax II out OF
existence. Indeed. so far as Wilton Is
concerned that dav has already arrived.
The income Of this great property no
ionEer sunices 20 maintain Wilton House.
~ Is kept open by other resources.
Lady Ripon was earlier known as Lady
i.onSdale and ss LADY de Grey. and un-
uer one title or tho other has long been
ons 81 those reignIng queens IN whom
birth and beauty are allied. Long ago
she had enemies az we'll as admirers.
There were great ladies who. II not
enemies. which may be too strong a
WORD we're ccnsors There are always
rreat lsdes who demand that tho views
md conduct ~ others IN their own rank
ppd uositiou % ufe shall conform TO the
standards they themselves set.
ono such ! knew. and was her guest
when LADY Iouedslc's opinions and
sicvs ~ ne we're being discussed. ]
fhouaht my hostess intolsrant and 7
Nsntured 90 suggest that the lady whom
pHs vsF critIcisins was 20 be met In
soms of the best houses IN England.
ths answered
Thnt may hs bat there is one house
England whore YOU vl1 never meet
ssr and that 10 the house In which We
Irs nov
some two months later 7 was again o
quest in this house 7 arrived late and
vent to my room a. once ~ dress for
ruurr when came down the lrst per
top 2 sss. throncs in great Louis XVI
sit chslr. VAS this same all-conquerins
teaufE Nv hoefess.e never had proved
% Far from meaning forever as aid NJ
UouHars "ismais' which once was
Wrought to guarantee Papsl Rome and
tfe temporal power ~ tho ropes against
rH disturbance Tris 7 admit Is not
strictly q reminisocpcs ~ the Lowther
famIs but the wife of tho then head Of
'bat family 10 not very remote from the
iowthers themselyes
Tho present Earl NJ Lousdais 10 known
81 over Europe. and J presume iu Amer
is Flso. as 'he friend OF the German
Ir,rsror That ~ itself may pass for a
sIffInrfion. though The friendships ~ this
Eresf rofeufato are Of 81 miscellaneous
tori and sometimes tranritorv He has
iouE been thought dssirous ~ building
NJ for h.mssIf rarir in England n
could hardly have been from this motive
shs' b, chose Lord Lonsdsle sE an aE-
soriats T.ord L0rsd7ls is o. great msn
ir hi- own country Every peer ~ Erest
Tassrssions iF that Hs rules with 70
tsreHrsnt svsv " not alvavs wisely
su.h sn -sto ohushmsnt 81 L0wthor cas-
fs fH gold mine 10 the people ~ the
greet domain which spreads FER about 20
Cssat sums of money sre spent Lord
1rrv4als is lavish 10 likes 20 d. things
ur1u generous srnIe His ste hles are
frs5 with rr'd horsee. even ~ scu ~
'rv1e .1uuot sR tho owner is sad 20
have believed be found thare Perhaps
rorbsrs iu England. and cortsinlv mo-
whore M Germany has the Emperor
been welcomed with equal magnincence.
Irrd IoGsdsIr is received by Tho Fm-
rsvor lu Germany almost as an equal.
o. fo aHv tho least % royalty. and
vel hs may be- since his possessions ex-
'sef in extent and value many q Ger
nsr principally.
AT fr8t a. very well. but II the En-
prrv- surposss Lord Ionsdale has much
political influence or authority he is
wrong never heard that ho cared for
49, ir cares for different things and 20
those things which do interest him do
votes on amount ~ energy and Of organ
izinE ability which might carry him far
in other and more serious walks ~ Hfo.
BE 10 popular. bat 10 does not follow that
hc is trusted as an adviser IN matters
from which ne holds himself sloof
However. the German Emperor is n
law unto himself and chooses his friends
fo~ his own purposes and in his own
vsyS 7 can imagine he might like this
Eugiishmsn for ess plain speaking; for
~ originality which men who do not
Ike him might call eccentricity, and be-
cause he is of the caste 20 whose mem
hers tho Emperor looks as his natural
allies Lord L0nsdale belongs 20 the
feIdsl period So does the German En-
p,ror Whether the Englshman con-
ooives that he holds Lowther by Divine
Right may be more questionable. since
that estate is ~ present, 7 believe IN
The hands ~ trustees. who pay over 10
him es tenant for lfe a fixed income. a
prlucely income. but not all which the
property produces n therefore there be
a. his case q Divine Right II Is sup
ported by statutory provisions and bust
ness arrangements with which the courts