The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

1 it's definite date for the present owing
 l to the illness of her mother the Countess
 | of LaneSborough. The pretty young
 duchess reminds many people of the older
 | regime of her mother when she was one
 l Of the belles of the Victorian era She
 | (Lady Lanesborough) is the daughter of
 l the very famous general of Indian mutiny
 fame Sir Henry Tombs, V. C.. who was
 | popularly known as Handsome Harry. ''
 | His daughter was, like her daughter the I Duchess of Sutherland. very tall. slim
 and fair. think 1t was Lady Lanes
 | borough. Georgina, Countess of Dudley
 l the Machioness of Zetland. the late
 Marchioness of Londonderry and the | Countess of Warwick who went to a.
 | famous ball in the early nineties attired
 1 In dresses copied from the celebrated
 portraits known as the Long Gaines | poroughs, which now hang in the na-
 | tional gallery. The Lanesboroughs have
 TOW no direct heir to the title their only
 l son, Lord Newtown Butler, having died
 about seven years ago when he was just 1 nineteen The heir to the earldcm, there- 1 fore is Lord Lanesboroughs uncle. Mir. l Henry CavendSh Butler
 1 DUCAL HOME TO BE HOTEL i l was reminded the other uay when | reading in London paper that Deep | dene the beautiful mansion belonging to Mrs. Beresford Hope. near Dorking. is soon to be turned into a country hotel. that some years ago it was the home of an American duchess. It was after the death of her husband, the father Of the present Duke of Marlborough, that the lady who was popularly known as the Lily Duchess took Deepdene for long terms of years and lived there during most of her subsequent married like with Lord William Beresford, one of the younger brothers of the famous admiral, the late Lord Charles Beresford. l don't believe that even after so long term of years the lady who was once Mrs. Lily Hammersley of Albany, N. Y, has been forgotten by her countrymen and women. Her great beauty, her romantic career with it's atmosphere of millions and man disputes, Ter marriage to the zen lerr'' V ho was familiarity known as ''the Wick ed Duke and finally to an equally cele-
 brated sporting nobleman, Lord "Bill Beresford-all these things partake too much of the element of spectacular sen- sation to slip the memory easily
 Deepdene, which as I have already said, is to be converted into splendid hotel, was also once upon time the home of another Englishman whose romantic life was coupled with an American. This was
 Lord Francis Hope, who years ago mar ried Miss May Yohe, the actress who
 made history of kind owing to her
 matrimonial escapades and her possess sion for some time of that ill-omened jewel known as the Hope Diamond. Lord Francis Hope, by the way divorced his american wife and subsequently, married
 an Englishwoman and is heir to his cousin, the Duke of Newcastle, who is
 strange little gentleman, an ardent and rtualistic high church man and an en- thusiastic amateur photographer AL though not actually eccentric, the duke has strange fadS. Among them is hls keen desire to escape any sort of pubic notice. He dresses very shabbily as rule and being very short, rather lame, and exceedingly unpretentious in appear ance, frequently manages to gratify his wish and escape recognition. He has wonderful photographic studio in Dover street, off Piccadilly, and he delights in taking pictures of various well known stage celebrities, but refuses to have them published The Duchess of New castle is very seldom in London; she pre- fers living at their splendid country house, Clumber Castle, where she de-. votes her time to the breeding and care of special strain of dogs called Clum- Der spaniels. She is considered one of the finest judges of dogs in England. and is always secured whenever possible to give her opinion concerning competitors at dog shows held by the best clubs.
 NEWS FROM BELVOIR CASTLE I seem to be rather "dulSesh' this week, put TOT some TedSOT or OlHei il iS difficult to get away from the aristo- cratic atmosphere. so, to continue along the same Iine received a letter this week from friend of mine who has been spending some days at Belvoir Castle with the Duke and Duchess of Rutland By the way, I don't know whether you are already aware of the fact. but when you speak of Belvoir, you must call it Beaver" I always think these little eccentricities of the English language are rather interesting; at any rate my cor respondent tells me that the Marchioness of Anglesey is stopping with her mother and father (the Rutlands) while her hus- band, Lord Anglesey, is away in Canada He is not returning for another month, as he is looking after his big estates in the northwest The Angleseys are inn
 menseIy popular. and as Charlie ana
 Marjorie" are welcomed with enthusiasm
 wherever they may go. Speaking of Lady Anglesey reminds me of her sister, Lady Diana Duff Cooper. who has just moved
 into her house in Cover street, Blooms eDury Tt is to Bloomsbury that all tour