The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-24
FLORENCE CHETWYND
is AGAIN IN TROUBLE

family, Mr.. Christopher John Leyland.
land.
Before they had been there for more
than couple of years, their mother
nade q desperate attempt To abduct
them. and having chartered q yacht,
awaited them at Beal. point on the
northumberland coast, to which they
were to be- brought by those whom
she had employed to assist her In the
afair. It Is only just to mention that
the young girls. who are devoted TO
their mother. and were Very unhappy
at gloomy old Haggerstown Castle. re-
mote from everything and from every
where, were only too anxious to be
abducted. and TO get away TO Paris
with their mother, beyond the reach or
the arm OF the English law. Through
indiscretion and treachery, however.
the plot for theis abduction came 70
Srief, and while Mrs. Chetwynd's con-
iederates were arrested, she herself
managed to escape on board her yacht
ana TO reach the Continent f'or "a
number OF years afterwards. she lived
In Paris, as an outlaw, with u war
rant out Tor her arrest in the event
OF her return TO England on charge
OF contempt OF court. This warrant
she subsequently succeeded in having
withdrawn. Less fortunate, however.
were those whom she had employed
TO assist her in contriYinS. the escape
OF her daughters from Haggerstown
castle. For they had rendered them
selves guilty of abduction, which Is
u felony. and were condemned TO penal
servitude. Since then she has been llv-
ing on an allowance made to her by
tho trustees OF tho Naylor- Leyland es-
tate, constantly In financial trouble.
and compelled to have frequent re-
course to her relatives
The present Lord Chctwynd, and head
of the family. is cousin of Florence
ChetwyndS self-slain husband. He,
too, 10 graduate OF the divorce court.
Indeed. there is no end TO the divorces
or this fine old English house or Chef
wynd, which extends back in an I'M
broken male line To Adam de Chetwynd,
LORD OF Cnetwynd. who hgureS In the
history OF the twelfth century. This
present Lord Chetwynd. whose Wis
county was created about two hundred
years ago. has two young sons, and
next In the line OF succession comes
mis- brother, Louis Chetwynd. captain
in the Royal Navy, and married 70
York
The Chetwynd baronetcy held by
Sir George Chetwynd was created about
hundred years ago. in favor of one
wynd for his services as clerk of the
Prtvy Council. Sir George Chctwynd S
only son, Guy. is separated from hts
American wife; Rose Secor. daughter
York, and their matrimonial differences
have also engaged the attention of
the London divorce court. He has "a
son by her, Victor by name. who will
eventually inherit the baronetcy. and
his eldest sister. Lillian. is the eccen
trio widow of the equally eccentric
NTH Marquis OF Anglesey. and is now
married to John Francis Gilliat,
The Knights and Ladies of Ehud, the
to bring within its ranks all those
men and women who are left handed
can count upon one European sovereign
who Is qualified for enrolment. He
is the only ruler that 1 know of who
enjoys this distinction, now that Presi-
dent Loubet is no longer at the heal
OF the French republic. 1t certainly
Is distinction. and a valuable on.,
II the enthusiastic New Jersey clergy
man VINO has recently made himself
heard on the subject Is correct. lie
declares that to be left handed Is a
aiSn OF genius and Individuality; that
the ordinary. commonplace person, uses
ms right hand simply becaus, he has
handed one has original ideas. and
makes road for himself, brinrins
into greater activity the right half
OF the brain. tina. moiety that is the
use the left and less capable half
or their thinking apparatus. Queen
Victoria of England. while sha did not
r nase her children taught to be OK
to 1t. namely. caused them to he,
irained to ambidexterity. She was
1eepiy impressed By the extraordinary
facility displayed by Sir Edwin Land
seer. during one of his visits to Bal
moral. In sketchng as we'll with his
lett hand as with his right All Queen
Nictoria's children. and their chill
dren in turn. are thus trained
Queen Maud Of Norway is ambldex
trous, and SO is the Czarina,
4 M
with just as much facility as her right
Ihat is to say. she can write, draw,
paint. play tennis. embroider and fence
with her left arm and hand. When IL
is borne In mind that in due course
many OF the thrones of Europe will
De occupied by descendants of Queen
victoria, 1t Will be seen that left :
nandedness and ambideXterity will en-
Joy honorable and exalted place in
the estima ton of people in general,
and may even become a cult
Copyright. 1912, by tho Brentwood
Company