Evening star., 1923-06-14
Viceroy's Daughter and Scotch Lord
Break Up Match on Ocean Trip
BY THE MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.

BY THE MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
Long steamship voyages, while they
are often conducive to romance, are
sometimes destructive. Many a matri-
filtration and companionship on ship
board. But an ocean trip has occa-
sionally also resulted in the breaking
off of a match.
Lord Carnegie. whose impending
| marriage to King Georges niece.
Princess Maud has just been officially
announced, has had an. experience of
this kind. The son and heir of the
seventh Earl of Southesk, who Is also
head of the entire great Scotch clan
of Carnegie, he was formerly cap
tain of the Scots Guards. and after
being wounded at the front in France
to such an extent as to render 1t
difficult for him to return to the COM
batant ranks in the field, he secured
appointment as an aide-de- camp on
the staff of Lord Chelmsford, then
Viceroy of India.
The aides -de-camp of the Viceroy
or India are, sartorially speaking
most decorative, and present a very
gorgeous and picturesque appearance,
and in that way Lord Carnegie at
tracted the favorable attention OF
the viceroy's daughte-. the Honorable
Anne Thesiger. The favor developed
into affection and even infatuation.
In course OF time an engagement be-
tween the two young people was an
nounced and they travelled back from
Bombay to Brindisi on board the same
boat. with the object OF arranging
for the wedding. which was to take
place few weeks later. as soon as
ever LoId Chelmsford had been able
TO turn over the responsibilities Of
his high office to Lord Reading.
On the way home, the fair Anne
Carnegie had doffed his gorgeous Off
| cial toggery and had donned ordi-
nary civilian clothes. The glamour OF
| the uniform was no longer there. II
| is said that this return from uniforms
to civies, incidental to the conclu sion
| OF the great war, was responsible for
the breaking off OF many thousands
of engagements. Perhaps, too. Lord
Carnegie saw the fair Anne in a less
q
longer the daughter of the viceroy
AT any rate, by the time the boat had
reached BrindisI. Lord Carnegie had
received the mitten from Miss Thesi-
ger. and on the arrival of her father
! Lord Chelmsford, few weeks later
in London, her wedding took place
but not to Lord Carnegie. the man OF
| her choice being Lord Inchiqun's son
ana heir, the Hon. Donough OBrieR
| who can show direct lineal descen,
\ Trt-
Boroighme, who fell in the battle OF
Clontarf in 10l4. The British crown
has recognized this illustrious de-
scent by according to the Lords oi
! lnchiquiu. chieftain of all the O'Briens
the hereditary right of using the
! King Henry VIII.
! Lord Carnegie has now consoled
| himself by securing the hand OF
Princess Maud, who. in the event OF
| anything happening to her elder sis
| ter, Princess Arthur Connaught, and
! the latter's frail little boy. Lord Mac.
| Duff. would inherit the dukedom OF
! Fife as peeress in her own right
as well as all the large entailed prop.
! erty of the late Duke of Fife, son-i in.
, ward VII.
| Nor must it be forgotten that Prin.
! cess Maud is in the line of succession
| 10 the British throne. In fact, at one
| time she held fourth place therein
| For until the birth of the present
| Prince of Wales. the Princess Royal
| eldest sister of King George, and he,
! two daughters ranked next to him a,
| heirs of the crown
! Princess Maud is exactly the sam.
age as her fiance and very popular
! was born as a commoner like he,
| eldest sister, Princess Arthur Con.
naught. Their titles as little girl.
! were those of Lady Alexander ane
! Lady" Maud Duff. the prefix .IadY,