Evening star., 1923-12-07
Gold Lace in Plenty Appears
At All Italian Court Functions

was the high sheriff. and which, ac-
cording to his own account. and
largely through his own endeavors.
surpassed every other shire in the
United Kingdom in standing and in
prestige. Though he endeavors to
set himself before the public in the
best light possible, he does not alto
gether- succeed, and he suggests, by
his coarseness and his boorishness.
sort Of cross between Tom Jones and
Squire Western.
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Then there was Sir John Guise,
who died in the reign OF King Will
liam III. and the following epitaph
may still be found engraved on his
tomb in the parish church at Elmore:
Here lies
Sir John Guise
Nobody laughs
Nobody cries.
Where he has gone.
And how he fares.
Nobody knows
And nobody cares.
The present Sir Anselm Gu;se,
whose baronetcy was created toward
the close of the eighteenth century,
is the son OF the late Sir William
honored and respected figures OF the
county. The present baronet was
educated at Eton, served throughout
the war as captain of the Glouces-
tershire Regiment, is about thirty
five years old and has, until now.
devoted himself to the management
of his ancestral estates, embracing
several thousand acres. 1t may be
recalled that. some years ago he was
engaged to be married to Bridget.
daughter OF the late Charles r Der
rick and of the Countess de Bury,
but the match did not materislize.
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Lord Loreburn, whose death has
5ust taken place, will be remembered
here as the first lord high chancellor
of England to visit America during
his term OF office. also as the first
occupant of the historic woolsack
to wed while holding the highest
lay office Of the realm. and. above
all, as the chief representative OF
British interests. In the Venezuelan
arbitration conference. in Paris.
which brought to friendly con-
clusion a quarrel which at one mo-
ment threatened to develop into a.
war between the United States and
the mother country. Lord Loreburn,
who leaves no heir to inherit his
family, the Reids Of Mousswald, and,
while at oxford. distinguished him
self not only as a scholar but also as
an athlete. figuring for three years
in the varsity cricket eleven, and
thrice representing Oxford in raca-
mater. At a considerably later pc
riod of his life-he was well over
fifty--he played for the national
amateur championship of tennis and
1sr tn lnok
by his old friend of student days.
in the first Asquith. cabinet.
He possessed a keen sense OF
humor. a complete absence Of self
advertisement, with g. kindly, genial
manner. wholly devoid OF affectation.
his temper being, nevertheless. ex-
tremeiy hot at times. In fact. in the
early days of the home rule con-
troversy he suffered a good deal Of
batting at the hands of the conserva.-
tives in the house of commons. He
of nature which appealed to them.
One afternoon. In the course OF q
most important speech, while pulling
a bundle of notes and memorandum
from his pocket. while addressing the
right into the middle Of the floor.
q very much worn briarwood pipe
his inveterate companion and soiaoe.
Stopping short in the middle of his
speech, he bent down to pick 1t up
with such an appearance OF anxiety
and concern lest IL should have sus-
tanned any injury that the entire
house commenced to cheer him up
roariously and. sympatheticallys as
he restored it, with an affectioRate
pat, to his pocket.