The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-21
Lady Hermione Kennedy Leaves
America Following Death
OF Mother.

by Ia ,fARoUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
ADY Hcrmione Kennedy, after a
stay In this country, where she
IL has many friends. has Just been
obliged, owing TO the death Of
her mother the once famous beauty,
Beatrice Gordon, to sail for Europe
where she Will havs the sad task Of
consoling her father, Lord Alexander
Kennedy, who was one OF the most
dashing OFFICERS Of the Black Watch.
Lady Hcrmionc was. believe. porn
at Cairo of parents who We're rehoWh-
cd for their good looks
greater contrast than existed in
THAR younger days between the rather
of Lady Ilcrmione. Lord Alexanner
Kennedy. and his elder brother. Aren't
Of Ailsa For whereas AlcNand ar
possessed the perfection Of easy good
breeding and had plenty TO say TOR
himself. was the life and soul Of any
social gathering that he attended. be-
ing famed as raconteur. the Mar
onis was most painfully, almost in
credihly Systematically SO In fact.
This shyncss. which one finds in go
many Britons of ancient race. led 10
many awkward contrctcmps. some OF
them owing TO the difference between
the pronunciation of his name and
the way It Is spclt. and his back
"Aisa" Is pronounced as though it
were spelt "Ay Ia and If this were
not sufficiently productive. of confn-
sion. the eldest son OF tao Marquis
Cassillls. which Is pronounced Cas-
ties" Amusing mi sunderstandines
were the result of these peculiar pro-
nunciationS. For instance, the late
Lady Egerton, Of Tatton. gave BAH
Mt her house In ST. Jamcs's Square.
la. -t,n
ticcd quiet looking young man who
behaved as though he had no desire
whatever to make himself conspicu-
Gus Not recognizing her modest
guest she walked up to him and asked
who he was. "My name is Cnssillis.'
he replied "Castlcs Castles" cx
claimed Lady Eserton II know no
body OF that name. You arc hare with
without saying another word left the
room and the house Upon his re-
turn home he Enclosed his card OF
invitation. with his compliments TO
Lady Egcrton. who was overwhelmed
With confusion Mt this disconccrting
reminder of the fact. which She had
momcntarily overlooked. that British
surnamcs are not always spoken cN-
nctly the way they are writtNn;
There is still another pecml'nrlty Of
venture 20 say which is a; famlt--n
connection with the Ailsn family. Tie
ancestral home. tbs Castle Of Cnlzcan
in Ayrshire. Is pronounced "Cnl-lane."
with the accent on the second syllable.
AZ Cuizenn Castle the present Mar
quis OF Ailsa lvzs with his. second
wife who was Hiss Isabella Mac
Master. They are n very happy couple.
and their acquaintance began In n
rather romantic fashion, more suitable,
IL would seem. TO the pages OF n work
OF fiction than an even, in real life.
After the death OF his first wife,
EVELYN. the lovely daughter OF Lord
BIantyre. in 1855. Lord Ailsa went off
to India for rest and distraction. On
his return Journey. as he was about
to embark. his friend the Governor
Of Bombay requested him to show
some ordinary and formal courtesy to
n fellow passenger. a young girl, who
was travelling under the capital ms
charge In the second class cabin She
was the daughter OF n Scotch gardener,
Of th-s name of MacMastcr, who had
gone out to India to give technical
advice as 10 tho management OF a tea
plantation, and who by his rare skill
| and sterling. character had secured for
himself position 0f trust on his cm-
| ployers estate. lie had sent home
| 10 scotland for his daughter IN come
I.out and keen house for him At KIM
sani, In tho Northwest Provinces The