The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-02

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" the Earn OF durham, 10 whose
tInnsport OF the great gums OF
tHu ships undcr mis- command from
III. port Of Durban 10 l.auysmlth the
successful resistance uf that town 10
the Bocr siege. III the last south .Ntri-
can war. was mainly duc. Is the new
owner OF ThcoDaid's Park. unuer the
VIII of the ex-vuricty actress, Lady
MeuX, who as Susie Lang ton. iisureu
on the London music huli stage and
afterwards At the Ciaicty Theatre lie
receives. along with Tneubaid'a Park.
property producing an income OF 500
900 q year Willie some magnificent
jewels are bcpueathed to ms VIE.
whom hn married last year. on Ms
return from commanding the British
naval forces In Tie Far East. Tile mar
rage constituting the elimination OF
romance Of many year, STANDING,
which had been regarded with nuch
sympathetic interest by the rcigning
house ana by English society Lady
Lambton Is Il sister Of the present and
second Lord Abingdon. and The widow
of Niscount Chelsea. son and heir OF
tho Earl CadoSan, and who died sew
crnl years ago.
Neither Sir licdworth Lnmbton nor
Lady McuN. nor did they move in the
same spheres VI society. Lady MeuX
mad however met Lady LambtoIi, as
NiscountcsS Chelsea ON several oc-
casions, at race meetings, and had
been treated by her with kindness.
courtesy and consideration That con
trusted Win inc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with
which she had been fawncd upon hy
some for the sake OF her money. and
with the ridicnlc and contempt which
She encountered at the hands OF 9TH
ers Moreover, SIR llcdworth Lamb
toms Saliantry and rcsourcefuncss In
connection with the siege OF Lady
smith, and his attitude In the Beres
ford Fisher controversy while he was
In the command OF the British fleet
in the China seas. had appcalcd 10.
her very strongly: added TO which. the
'a,cquaintance which she formed with
him after his return to EnEland---
principally at raccs--scrvcd IL confirm
Tho impression which she had pre-
viously entertained regarding him SO.
much to the surprise of society, she
has proved II fairy godmothcr to the
-ambtonS. neither of whom WAS well
off. Sir Iicdworth heing reduced to
he portion Of tho younger OF several
his wife had but a very small income
as daughter of the late Lord Abingdon
tporul4rly known as "Bunny,,p ana
NOUS Lord Chelsea. who was forever
in financial difficulties.
Theohald's Park, near Waltham
Cross. is 81 grand old place, on the
and occupies the site of ThcObald's
Palace. the favorite suburban home OF
James L., and which is described by
THE, Fortunes of Nigel" The house
itself is for the greater part Of mod
ern red brick construction, with very
extensive stables. II most elaborate by
droDathic equipment, Turkish bath
and real tennis courts; while the en-
trance to the magnificent park. with
its grand trees hundreds OF years of
age, Is constituted by the old portal
and city gates OF London. known as
Temple Bar. When Temple Bar (Which
| for centuries had been the principal
from tho roof of which the heads Of
decapitatcd traitors had been cXhib
tied until age and weather caused
them to fall from the iron barbs on
| torn down s0mo thirty years ago. 50
as to make way for the improvements
In connection with the constructions
| OF the new Law Courts. In London
Lady Mcux purchased tho entire gate
| way. and had II re-erectcd, stone by
| stone, at the entrance of Theobald's
Park. whore this relic of ancient Lon
don is seen TO Infinitely greater adj
vantage. set off as 1t IL by tho ma
jcstic old trees around 1t. than In
London. at the top of the strand.
| 1t was under the name of MIR. Theo-
bald" that Tho late Lady NIeux used
TO race on the turf. and it may he
| recalled that II was with her horse,
Nolodyovshi, that the late William C..
| Whitney, who had leased it, won the
| Derby In 1a01.
Despite all her eccentrlcities. and, 1
am sorry TO add. her vulsarlty. Lady
ing tho Roer War she presented an
entire battery of six guns. with their
| carriages, ammunition wagons. har-
ness and equipment for the men, com
| plete. to Lord Roberts for use by the
forces under his command in South
/ Africa.
Another beneficiary under Lady
/ AleuX's will Is Lord Marcus Berosrord,
| who was of considerable assistance to
| her in her racing activities: first of
| all when starter of the Jockey Club,
and afterwards while manager of King
| Edwards turf operations. AS Lady
| MeuX's annual income was, even with
| the extraordinary depreciation of
| brewery interests in recent years. con
| siderably over quarter of n million
dollars. her boqucsts 10 Sir Ilcdworth
! and Lady Lambton and to Lord Marcus