Evening star., 1923-09-17
ny THE MARaU1sE DE FoNrENoY.

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Abbotsford. near Melrose Abbey. the
picturesque Scottish home of Sir Wal
er Scott Of Waveriy Novel fame.
md which is the bourne of so many
'ilgrimages from this side OF the At
antic. has, since last week, a new
Master in the person of his great
1'eat-grandson and heir, Gen. Walt,
Maxwell Scott, who won the disfin-
cuiEhed service order in France
Turing the great war. and who is q
ieteran OF the Boer campaign of
luarter of century ago. Queen Vic.
oria, who was one of the greateat
'dmirers OF the Waverly novels, and
who treated Gen. Scott's mother with
he most marked favor. had assured
her at the time of the generals birth.
hat when he attained his twenty firsi
ear she would bestow a kniEhthood
r baronetcy upon him SO as to 'e
vive the title of Sir Walter Scott. But.
or some reason or other, she passed
way without fulfilling this pledge
nd. thus far, in spite of his distin-
suished military services he has re-
mained without a handle to his name.
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It may be recalled that Sir Walter
Scott's daughter married John Lo.h
hart, the historian. They had three
'htldren, the youngest OF whom:
Charlotte, married James Hope, who.
by act of Parliament. took the name
# Hope-Scott, when she inherited Alb
ootsford. Mr.. and Mrs. Hope -Scott's
eldest daughter and heiress of Alb
,otsford, married, In 1874. the Hon
Joseph Maxwell. younger brother of
he late Lord Herries of Everingham.
Park. and he then obtained the per-
mission of the crown to style him
self Maxwell-Scott of Abbotsford He
survived his wife for several years
md has just passed away at AbbOts-
Scott, D. s. O., to succeed both to the
name of Scott and to the Abbottsford
estate.
1t is lovely place on the south
banks OF the Tweed, three miles to
he west of Melrose Abbey. and $,
ion thereof would be superffuous.
But it suffers from the disadvantage
of the absence of privacy. People
come from all parts OF the world Is
visit the home of the author Of the
waverly novels. and 1t is estimated
strangers are shown through the
place every year. 1t is felt that II
would be unfair TO deprive them ~
the satisfaction of inspecting Alb.
hotsford and all it's relics of the great
ruthor. Yet the constant presence OF
strangers is extremely trying to the
occupants and 1t is this. Indeed. that
led the widowed Warehouses of Butte
20 terminate her tenancy of Abbots-
ford. after she had taken 1t on a
years lease.
The library where Scott worked Is
still left very much as 1t was during
his lifetime, with his own spectacles,
his fathers snuff box. his pocket
knife, paper knife and Napoleon's
hlotter and gold bee clasps found in
his carriage after the Battle OF
Waterloo on his desk. Other relics In
this room are the sword of the great
Lord Montrose and the gun OF Rob
Roy" as well as the brooch of Helen
MacGregor. the famous outlaws de-
voted wife. There is also the pocket
book of Flora Macdonald, heroine of
the romance of the escape of Charles
Wallace chair, made of WOOD from
Rob Royston, the sc~ne OF Wallace's
betrayal, and a folding desk made
from piece of wreckage of the Span
lsh armada
The late Joseph Maxwell-Scott and
his wife--that is to say, the parents
of the general, who is now become the
new master OF Abbotsford. were.
twenty years ago, frequent visitors to
the United States. among their most
intimate friends being the Elliot
Roosevelts. The late Mrs. MAXWELL
Scott's mother died while she was
still a child, and her father mar
ried, for his second wife, Lady Vics
toria Howard, sister of the late Duke
of Norfolk. The result was that Mrs.
Maxwell-Scott was brought up, to a
great extent, at Arundel Castle, the
ancient seat of the Dukes of Norfolk
In Sussex. and in the Roman Catholic
faith. to which her father and her
stepmother belonged. Cardinal Man
ming and Cardinal Newman were her
childhood friends. When presented at
court. on her, debut, by her aunt. the
Duchess OF Bucceleuch. wife OF the
superchieftain OF the entire clan OF
scott. Queen Victoria, quick to appre-
ciate the beauty and the interest or
the young girl. instead OF according
TO her the kiss reserved to peere5ses
and TO the daughters OF peeresses on
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