New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

Ao AsCpA SSSAsCN AAR A1 IA
SADIE to Obtain
Full Rights
grade as we'll as that Of countess, is
Edith Maud. Countess Of London and
Warwick, In the peerage Of Scotland.
AS such the countess, who was born in
1883, succeeding two years ago, would
not be entitled to sit in the House OF
! Lords. But she Is at the same time In
the peerage Of England Baroness
i Botreaux Montacute and Pole Of Mon
tague, and this title would secure hex
a seat The last Of the countesses-
Nina Caroline, Countess of Seafield-
is doubly disinterested in the subject
Of Lady Rhondda's agitation. in the
first place because her title Is Scottish
and in the next place because she still
is a minor.
Lady Rhondda's only peeress of equal
grade is. like Countess Roberts, the
holder Of the title conferred on SOL
dier and descended to her by special
provision In the absence Of male heirs
This is Frances Garnet, Viscountess
Wolseley, who was born In 1872, and
succeeded In 1913. Aside from the title
of Freeman Of the City Of London
Lady Wolseley enjoys also the quaint
old title Of Gardener Of London" She
has earned it. She has made life
study Of the science Of gardening and
founded in the early years Of this CEN
tury the Glynde College for Lady Gar
deners. More recently, after working
during the war as organizing secret
tary to the Board Of Agriculture for
East Sussex, where she lives, she es.
tablished at her home at Massette
Place school for instructing women
in the management Of small holdings
for food production at their own homes
She has published several works or
gardening. Neither Vicountess Wolsa.
ley nor Viscountess Rhondda has al
heir and their titles will lapse.
Baronesses, for the reasons men
toned above, are the most numerous
grade Of peeresses in their own right
Several Of them, however. take higher
precedence than that OF their owr
rank, due TO their marriage with peers
of higher grade. Thus Gwendolen
Duchess Of Norfolk by her marriage
with the Catholic premier duke, whit
carries the sonorous title Of Earl Mar
shall end Hereditary Marshal ant
Chief Butler Of England, is in he1
own right Baroness Herries in chs
/ peersge Of Scotland, title dating
back to 14so. The duchess, who Is ths
mother Of the present duke, own,
some $4,000 acres in Yorkshire snt
Dumfries.
Three other baronesses In their owr
right rank as countesses by marriage
Violet, Countess Of Powis, born IL
1895, whose husband owns upwards o
$4,000 acres in Shropshire, Is In hel
own right Baroness Darcy dc Knayth
| q title dating back to 1859. Mar,
Frances. Countess Of Dartrey--an 1risl
peerage-born in 1864. holds for her
self one Of the very oldest titles il
England, that Of Baroness De Ros
which goes back to 1864. Nearly a.
old is ths title Of Baroness Of Faucon
berg and Conyers, de+ing back TO 1925
which Is held in her own right b!
Marcia, Countess Of Marlborough b!
marriage. born in 1853. Lady Yarbor
ough has large estates In YORKSHIRE
while her husband owns $4,000 acres
In Lincolnshire.
Youngest Peeress in Own
Right and Of Fnil Age
The youngest peeress in her owl
right Of full age and the holder OF th'
second oldest peerage Is Is Mary Fran
ces, Baroness Furnivali. The It'll,
dates from 1895, and its present holde'
10 now twenty-five years Of age. She Il
still unmarried The next younges
peeress, who also holds an old title
dating from 1909. is Mona Josephine
Baroness Beaumont. She was born IL
1894, succeeding two years later. Lad,
Beaumont, who Is q Catholic, was dcno'
and commandment officer Of an auxiliar.
hospital during the war, receiving th'
Order Of the British Empire in recog
milton Of her services. She Is married
TO tho Honorable Bernard e. r. How
ard. heir Of the second Baron Howard
Of Giossop, 90 that their son vii
svsnssally suosseA 20 swv sAflsA.