The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-05
Sir Archibald Sinclair Is Heir
to Immense Estates Of
His Grandfather.
By LA xARaUIsE DE FoNTENOY'

e~e~es~>e~O
His Grandfather.
By LA NARQUISE DE FONTENOi.
IR Archibald Sinclair. twenty-five
e. years Of age, lieutenant OF the
~ Second Life Guards. and who IL
half American. has just succeed
el to the title and the immense es-
tates Of his nonogenarian grandfather.
the late Sir John Tollemache Sinclair
The landed property is very great, ex-
tending over an area Of 100 square
miles In Scotland, comprising some OF
the finest shooting in the Northern
esque Castle OF Thurso. which looks
over the stormy tides Of the l'entland
Firth, ana IL 90 close to the sea that
one can literally dsh from tho spray
flecked windows. Just east OF the cas-
tie, which 10 exceedingly spacious. 10
Harold's Tower. containing the tomb OF
Earl Harold. who was the Possessos
shetland, ana Of Csithness. ana who
fel ia battle against his namssAks
Earl Harold the Wicked. In 1iso.
Sir Arehihald's mother was Mabel
the beautiful daughter Of Aahion Sanoa
of New York. and thr ough her ne y
connected by ties Of Ikinsmansh!p with
= number Of New York families. inciud-
ing the Ruths-furds and the Wander
Bits. Str Archibald will be known
from hsncsfofsh north OF the Tweed q
the Laird Of Blbster. and has now PC
come ehief.ai1, Of one s; 81 inc OF of Whieh
rhe sevsnteenth Earl Of caithness Is
the head.
His grandfather, the late Sir John.
was a very eccentric character. ne
rarely II ever diner At restaurant In
vogue, never used to go to theat,e
or to the opera. Or even 10 mu ver
hall. rarely dined out. and was ne'es
seen At ball - party. In epte %
Sc great wealth. he had Neither ear
rtaree horses nor automobiles. walked
by preference, and when riding We
imperative, made use OF the oemoS rtn1s
and hominy. cooked in his lodging JUST
or 81. James's Street by himself ovef
a sp;rt, lamp, and then on the toi!ow
ing day would fuss over the meI,ts
or dement's Of the world, worlds sSc,S INV.
ciuh IN london, OF which this wonder
full old laird, with his odd-looking Wig
and his beard. his erect ana sp1Ie,
tai figure. and his EXTRAORDINARY nov
of conversation. was one OK the o'oes'
In sptte Of his numerous castles
country seats and houses. In EngiHnd:
scotland and on the continent. ne uSeo
entirely during the last thirty
of his life in his lodgings on y.
Jamess street, the walls ot CniSn
s wsrs i've sinclair tartan. It's hues.
however. we're more or less eoneeeieo
by the most heterogeneous couecsion
OF pictures, some OF them guSs
gems. others the most worthless eeuos.
Even the ,s sss' p .r rsre 70 10 ;Ssses to
one vord bis rooms, Ike his castles
ard country seats, were hIied VIVA =
mixture Of art treasures s"o ~ 'se
bish. ,.,. ..w.
rnenced his public careeT rather eariy.
since he WAS Page OF Honor 20 queen
Adeia:de in the reign OF Witisam tS,.
receiving on his resiSnaSton % tns'
post At the age OF seventeen; t G.,., e.
Ne married away back In the early
1fties one OF the beautiful Anglo
FRENCH s,andishes OF Duxhury Park,
"a .h.s naturally brought him 'nto
close contact with the court OF t.s
Tiiieries. and with the gteat wo.'"
in faris during the paimy oays OF ' .ns
time al familiar a figure In Paris as
IN london and u 10 no exasgeFauoh
20 assert that he met ana was -.
sopalIy acquainted more or less inu-
ua;eIy with nearly evsrs or. from
QOy2Zs on tHf
Nicholas T., Of Russia ane tne =,
Duke Of Wellington, 20 the pfesen'
60 ara Emperor william. ana com
n-ss,ns Prince bismarck, with whom
=. .,sved a Fr.edricheruae. Count
csxo.r' Naxxssi, csr:csi6., Empress
Eusen... both prior and subsequent TO
h~r marriage. Marshal Prsm. Emperor
W.,tmiian Of Nexico, Th.ers. etc:
Ills "reminiscences" watch ne pr'nted
Tor nr;va,e circulation. and OF which
he rent me Q COPY some years $50
confstn many thsngg that ere VIVA
.imos, 20 the point % eh'Ioisanees ana
-. I'D .rcYe soaeth'ng OF real ia.
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