New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-02
PEERS DAUGHTER WEEDS
Lord and Lady SackviIIe's Only
Child a Bride.
WEARS 18TH CENTURY LACE
Harold Stanley Nicolson, the
Bridegroom-Ceremony at
Historic Knole Park.
rRy Gable to The Tribune


London. oct. 1.-The wedding of the
Hon. Victoria Mary Sackvile-West,
daughter Of Lord and Lady Sackville.
TO Harold Stanley Nicolson. son Of Sir
Arthur N;colson. Permanent Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs. took
place to-day az Knole Park, the bride
wearing the famous fifteenth century
lace brought out only for weddings
and christenings in the Sackvile- West
family.
Among the guests were the Duchess
Of Wellington. the Duchess Of Rutland,
the Duchess of Marlborough, the
Duchess OF Westminster. the Marquis
and Warehouses OF Crewe, Niscount
and Viscountess Iveagh, the Countess
Of Arran, Lord and Lady Cowdray,
Marquis and Warehouses Camden. the
Earl and Countess of Leicester. Earl
and Countess Brassey, Lord Ribbles-
dale. the Marquis and Warehouses Of
Exeter. Lady Alexander Paget. Rud-
yard Kipling. Mrs. George Keppel, Sir
Ernest Cassel Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
Robert Kitchens. Lady Randolph
Churchill, the Warehouses Of Anglesey
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt
The marriage OF the Hon. Victoria Mary
Sackville- West, only child OF Lord and
Lady Sackvile popularity known rs "the
kidet" since the recent trial OF the suit
'or the Scott fortune. recalls not only that
famous suit and it's many ramifcations,
but the skeleton In the Sackvilie- West
family closet which was then again dis
closed.
Ernest Henry Sackville- West uncle o.
the young woman who was married yes
terday, sought several years ago to prove
that he was the eldest and legitimate son
OF the late Lord Sackvlle. who died I'm
1905. and therefore the tightful possessor
or the title OF Lord Sackville and the large
estate held by Lionel T.. Sackvile- West.
who married Victoria Sackville West, his
cousin and sister OF Ernest Henry Sack
Vile West
The mother OF Lady Sackville- West and
grandmother OF the Young woman who
was EfSifludN = Ull'f WAS CIdUlNl
dancer. Joseia Duran Ortega. II WAS as
serted by the petitioner In the suit that
the dancer and the late Lord Sackvllle.
who was AZ one time Minister 10 Wash
ington, had been legally married. AS evil
dcnce OF this IL was cited that when ut
Washington the minister and his three
daughters were received without question.
Ire faa hot nod eatI
that the dancer had never been married
10 Lord Ssckville
In connection with the Scott case
search was made in this city n little more
than n year ago for a codicl 20 the will
OF Sr John Murray Scott. which. IL was
thought. might have beer left In one OF
the law books OF his library, which was
dispersed after his death.
SIR John Scott was n close friend 81
Lord sackyile and left part OF his
property 10 Lady ia -kyille. including tho
famous Enole Park. Seyenoaks. Kent.
which was sir John Murray SCOTS coun-
try seat and was al one time the property
OF the Archbishop or Canterbury.
Upon the death OF Lord Sackvile. in
1915. the barony descended to the present
Lord Sackvllic his nephew. II was 10
establish his claim 70 the pocrage that
Ernest Henry Sackyllle- West attempted
20 show that his father and the Spanish
dancer were man and wife. In combating
this claim Z became necessary for the
present Lady Sackyille 10 controvert her
brothers allegation that their parents had
been married Lady Sackvile's brother
failed In his suit The claim was not up
held by the courts. and as the only child
Of Lady Sackvllle. Ms. Nicolson Will in
herit Kn)le Park