Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-28
Captain J. Fitzpatrick Lewis, the
Youthful Aviator, Who Has
Become the Happy Husband
Of the Duchess.
LONDON. March l6

LO-NDON. NlaTCl IL.
IT. He beautiful, s'atucsqnc Duchess OF
Westminster. recently wife Of the
richest duke in England and chate.
Elne of Britain's lordliest castles. has given
un all that TO be the bride OF a modest sol.
der Captain j. Fitzpatrick Lewis. who
was a hero during the war. but lust a
plain business man before that.
no socl"! occurrence OF recent years has
caused such anazement in England as this
IL READS more like a fairy story than an
event OF profa;c modern life-like the story
OF the poor boy who expected 20 have his
mead chopped off but found himself be.
loved BY a beautiful princess.
IN order 20 make this love match the
lJlcAess vas compelled TO relinouish rpon
Ae7 divorce al! he- interests in the estates
e2c fanIlE heirloons and jewels q. ,be
NHstsn:nsters. although, OF course she re.
ee.Ted a liberal settlement. Among the
famous houses and estates She had 10 give
~ were:
Eaion Hall, C~has,er, one o, the largest
COUNTY, houses q England.
C'osre1o- House. London.
!'sla.1 House. T-:n,shl-e.
htF:.s-.,r. Cas,le. Scotland
5o7e1&%-.Lotse, on ,hc Thames.
Villa da= Pa-!l.oas. Nice.
!he "ast-insi.-s Possessed pe-hsns
tie most famous j.wels. including ruh,cs
c.sIno2d5 and pearls. owned BIZ anv family
T. ~ British nobility. Tie Duchess used
70 find gree, pleasure in decking herself
YIN all these family treasures.
Those jewels. which belonged 10 tho
pa&e's ancestors. are. b. Law. Kept in the
family as heirlooms. in much N. sam.
fashion "a the enta.led estates. and can
luke. The Duchess. therefore. was
Obliged TO rel!quish these historic ,reac.
ures. "'N sieaS'
Most conspicuous Of tho Westminster
jewels is the Neska diamond. which cr,
~ Il lleAsIe the size OF a h:ty.cent piece
q moih oy inc Duchess in the shane of
n'ooch. among her other er,.ar .,r.s.
ureS was a marvellous pliahle diamond
liooon forming a truc.iovcr's knot 4ha nm.
der side OF the ribbon being OF rubins I,
terminates with diamond tassels picked out
WIN iunieS. This exquisite ornament can
ue "oIh as a tiara. The Westminster
I"pies were remarkable, and not long aftor
her marriage she had a great numher -,
oiu historic ruoies belonging 10 tho fam,Iv
set in a tiara. '"niiS
Iohsidcraole piquancy Is given 10 this
romance by the fact that the Duchess do.
cldeh 10 Obtain her divorce after her c,osn
association with Captain Lewis duri,n We the
war. uu'ins me
another odd feature OF the romance is
that the Duchess IS a good man yeor - :,
older than her modest bridegroom, for che
iean a ya sro"n,1p daughter in society cigh.
over thirty, as he was an aviation ~ n" "sa
war. 'i III inc
Inc Duchess was Miss Constance Edwin,
West, known 10 her Srien,lS ' n,
the Wish name "Shelagh,' Younger dann ny
yer OF Mrs. cornws'lis West, who was ,hn
ia'o!lie hostess OF King Edward VII ,rban
he was at the height OF his soc,a 81 meh
ms old friendship of King Edward ior
the DucheEs's mother and other circr, W.
stances make the present royal family fec,
a deep interest in her affairs. The KIN
mas 'ooKed upon her IN the past almost as