The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-08
LIST OF THE BEST
Some Of Them Garry Vast Fortunes
Along With titles and
Several Thousand
Acres.
by Ed. L. Keen, London Correspond
ent OF the United Press

cnofce lot OF corOnets will be thrown
on the international matrimonial mar
Ret during the approaching social sea-
son by reason Of the coming age OF a
number of eligible young peers and
heirs to historic British titles. But
ambitious American mothers will have
to hustle II they expect their daught-
ers to annex any Of the prizes, for
there Is undeniably much jealousy
among British matrons over previous
successful competition from the other
side of the Atlantic.
The American score already totals
{twenty-six peerages. including three
ldukedoms. couple of marquisates,
and half a dozen earldoms, as we'll as.
a dozen or SO heirs to peerages. Eng
fish mammas therefore feel that they
lare justified in making all possible
efforts to have their daughters pre-
scented at the spring courts SO they
may be fully equipped for the peer
hunting season before the annual
American invasion begins
4 There is pretty sure to be big
rush for the two highly desirable
young noblemen who will be turned
over to the matchmakers next month.
They are the Marquis of Titchfield,
heir to the Dukedom OF Portland and
Lord Burghersh. heir to the Earldom
of Westmoreland. Apart from the
fact that they Will come into ancient
land honornd fitloc thew x,+tly 3nhar;%
huge fortunes and vast estates The
Duke of Portland own something like
$4,000 acres of England's most yalu-
able land. possesses an enormous
Ehankroll fthe present peers father
used to become real peeved whenever
his secretaries allowed his bank bal
ance to fall below million dollars)
and basks in the sunshine of cour.
favor Hundreds of young Gahatantes
are already dreaming of participation
lin the revels to be held In the won
iderful ballroom under the lake at Wei
beck Abbey
Young Titchflelds wealth liz so
great that he will be able to pick and
choose without any thought of finan-
ciaI return for the bestowal of his tt
tie, and English mammas are deter
mined that this exceedingly attractive
LIE shall not go out of the country.
So far little has been heard of the
young man, except that he is lieu
tenant Of King Georges Royal Horse
Guards, and he seems either to have
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lions or to have been exceptionally
fortunate in keeping them from public
knowledge. The women folks are
not quite SO sure about Lord Burg
! hersh. inasmuch as he is junior off
! ticer In the British navy and may have
: picked up certain undomestic habits
8 at sea-but they are quite willing to
take chances. For the Westmore-
/ land earldom is more ancient than the
e Portland title, the family tracing it's
: descent from Ralph Neville, whom In
Q a moment of irritation, one Of the
Edwards caused to be executed. AL.
J, though not quite SO wealthy as the
d IPortlands, young B,lrghersh will ID.
herit q big fortune from his father
land is sure to come in for handsome
0 legacy on the death of his aunt, the
EDowager Duchess of Sutherland.
In April the Hon. Gerald Philip Nap
Ter Sturt, comes of age, and will be
placed at the mercy Of Mayfair as the
heir to the title and lands OF Lord AL
: iDgton. Abingdon owns about 20,
900 acres, and his son will profit large
lily on the death Of his wealthy rela
q lions, viscount Hardinge and Lady
Meux There will be fine oppor
tunity for American girls in Junt
when the Hon. Francis Ormond Eaton
q son OF an American peeress, will BIZ
I. turned loose to dangle the title o
4 Lord Cheylesmore before their eyes
4 Eatons mother was Elizabeth French
!. OF New York, when she married I4or'
: Cheylesmore, and the family although
Is not millionaires are we'll able to pre-
.. vent the coronet becoming furnished
q. The faRciest prize of the season
x with perhaps the exception the Duk'
If OF Portland's heir, will not be legal
q huntable until August when vieconn
,r Cranborne, eldest son OF the Marquis
Of Salisbury, and heir to the Ceci
le millions, reaches his majority TWEEN
ID ty thousand acres Of the choicest rea
" estate in London will serve to keel
re him out OF the poorhouse.
IS Other embryo peers coming OF ag
IL this year are Lord Carnegie, son an,
le heir of the Earl of Southesk; Hor
n Evan Morgan, heir to the Barony o
ir Tredegar: Hon. George joachim
Id Goschen, heir to the viscolnty Q
iGoschen, and Hon Cecil Claude Fal