The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

week Of Lady Marjorie Manners and the
youthful Charles Paget. Marquis Of
Angiesey, into whose lap quite unexpect-
edly title and fortune fell at the sudden
death of his cousin
The nuptials were contaminated at st.
Peters, Eaton Square. The Archbishop
OF Canterbury officiated. and the Duke
Of Rutland. head OF the house Of Man
ners. gave his daughter away. The
church was decorated in white and gold.
and there were fifteen bridesmaids, of
whom all but one were the young chill
dren Of intimate friends Of the bride. the
fifteenth being the only "grown-up"
girl. the brides sister. Lady Diana Man
| ners. There were number OF little
pages in heralds' suits. The little girls
wore white satin.
The Duchess Of Rutland received q
large company at her town house. where
the magnificent wedding gifts were on
view. Among the many and rich pres
ents were some made by Lord Anglesey's q
dependents at Plas Newydd. Burton-on-
Trent. and the crew Of his yacht.
The Burton town council presented the
bridegroom with the honorary freedom
Of the borough. inclosed in a silver
casket. Other and similar presentations
were made by public bodies on the Isle
Of Anglesey. The Crown Princess OF
Sweden. with whom Lady Marjorie Wis
ited Just before her wedding. sent a
diamond tiara.
Prince Christopher Of Greece sent q
large green Jade ornament. from the
Duke and Duchess Of Portland there is
an enamel and diamond pendant, Lord
end Lady Iveagh sent q diamond brooch.
the Duchess OF Westminster q 5eweled
tortoise shell paper knife. Lord and Lady
Clarendon's gift is a ruby and diamond
brooch. Lady Helen Vincent's present
is a pearl ring. and Count Elsen sent a
bracelet watch studded with diamonds
Among other gifts are q valuable collec-
tion OF gold plate, to which Lord and
Lady Howard de Walden contribute a
high gold beaker of early Dutch work
rnanship, a gold vase from Mrs. George
Cavendish-Bentinck, a crystal box mount
cd I'm chased gold from Lady Exeter
and a gold cigar box from Baron and
baroness Kuhlmann. The American Am
bassador and Mrs. whitelaw Reid. who
always give their young friends lovely
Georgian silver objects, have chosen an
antique tea caddy for Lady Marjorie, and
the Prime Minister and Mrs. Asffuith
present her with a pair of old French
Jardinieres and a bowl.
Designing mothers and dowagers have
been angling for Charles Paget ever
marquisate and his millions in 1865. Mr.
Paget was only a cousin OF the bejew-
eled fifth marquis. who. crazy about
clothes. actresses. and display, knew
not how to enjoy the great wealth which
was his. He died suddenly at Monte
Carlo. and his body was flung into the
suicides patch awaiting orders from
England. Finally 1t was shipped there
in a plain deal packing case, and only
a score OF persons attended the quiet
funeral Of the young man who had a
million a year and didn't know how to
spend II properly.
Charles Paget. his cousin, inherited
the money and the title. This young
man is cast In a different mold. Good
looking. clever. fond OF life and people.
he had spent his nineteen years in SIM
plcIty. He found his vast estate OF
1900 acres quite incumbered. but even
so there was left him an annual income
OF no less than $i00 900. Careful manage
ment has enhanced both the revenues
and the value Of the estates. until to-
day they are worth some sJ0.o0O00o. and
net an income Of 100000 year.
The mammas of British high life spread
their nets for the biggest catch among
the nobility. There was the Duchess OF
Portland. who holds herself quite as ex-
elusive as royalty. She graciously con-
descended to allow the youthful Marquis
to pay his respects to her daughter. Lady
Victoria Bentinck. But his lordship de-
cllned to be fascinated. Then there was
the Countess Dudley, who has several
charming daughters. But she also sued
in vain.
Lady Marjorie is a beauty: perhaps
not quite so exquisitely handsome as her
younger sister. Lady Diana. and. besides.
l., -.
is three years her junior. II is this which
the London society matrons-with daugh-
ters on their hands-fail to understand.
when there were so many much younger
and handsomer and of still more ancient
lineage ready TO become a marchioness.
Still. Lady Marjorie has already been
the favored of royalty. Brought up by
her artistic mother. she showed a distinct
partiality for the esthetic in everything.
Then came rumors of engagements and
matrimonial arrangements" First 1t
was Prince Arthur. son Of the Duke OF
Connaught II may be said right here
that the Duke. not then the head OF the
Canadian government. as he is now. was
not rich. And, of course his son wasn't
But as brother of the King the duke had
a royal position to maintain, and he told
his son he would have to wed a girl with
at least 500 pounds a year.
Lady Marjorie. with all her beauty and
her social position. didn't have five hun
dred pounds year. much less five thou
sand-in fact, from London's social
standpoint she was poor. The two young
people were madly in love! Prince Ar
thur ventured 10 say that he would re-
nounce all his royal rights. which in
cluded the throne of Great Britain.
King Edward grinned and so did the
duke.
And so It was not to be. Then came
money and family connections; likewise
Legation. a job which pays a small sal
fill. He had looks and manners and every
thing that makes man attractive TO a
woman. But he had no title. Once more
love flew out of the window and Mr..
Wadsworth is still unwed. The young
Marquis of Stafford was also very at
tentive TO Lady Marjorie for a while, but
that romance also faded away.
1t is not known generally among US
that Lady Marjorie, the daughter Of a
British duke. is an American. And yet
this is SO. She was born in New Mexico
at Las Vegas, in 1852. Her father. now
the Duke of Rutland. was plain Capt
Manners then. and pretty much all he
had was a captains income. He was in
poor health, and he and his wife, who
was Lady CRANKY, came to New Mexico
to be benefited by the dry climate. They