Evening star., 1923-06-08
Ely THE MARQUIS DE FoNTENoY.

All of those who ran across young
Lord Burghersh when he visited the
United States last autumn and made
an extended stay in New York, and
who were attracted by his good
looks and pleasant and unaffected
manners, will be glad to know that
his succession to his fathers honors
az fourteenth Earl OF Westmoreland
has been followed by his engagement
10 the four million dollar and par
ticularly comeIy widow of Arthur
Capel, eldest daughter OF Lord Rib
blesdale by his first marriage. and
step-daughter. therefore. OF the pres
ent American born Lady Ribblesdale,
at one time wife OF the late John
Jacob Astor Of New York.
This will be the future Lady West
moreland's third marriage. despite her
youth. For she is barely thirty. her
first husband having been Percy
Lyulph Wyndham. who was killed as
an officer of the Coldstream Guards
in the retreat from Mons in the fall
of 1914.
AS for Arthur Capel. a scion Of the
mouse OF "niCn the EaTl VI EsesA Is
the chief. he was one of the private
secretaries of Premier Lloyd George
during the peace conference of YER
suilles, and was killed couple OF
years ago in motor accident at
Nice, leaving a will on one page of
than one hundred words. bequeathing
everything-over four million dollars
to his widow Diana, and the re-
nainder to her child. 1t IL not cor
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cf the diplomatic service. For he
vas engaged rricr to the war i'll bust.
ness in France. as head of one of
the biggest coal concerns there.
Thanks to his great popularity in
French society, to his perfect mastery
rare knowledge Of French life and
conditions, he was able to render
himself extremely useful to England
during The great war.
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In it's earlier stages he served with
distinction In the British cavalry at
the front in France, and later on was
attached to the staff Of the British
representatives at the interallied war
councils at Versailles. also acting as
liaison officer. After the armistice he
was employed by Premier Lloyd
George. BY Arthur Balfour and by
other British delegates at the peace
conference, and enjoying in an excep-
tional degree the good will and liking
Of Georges Clemenceau. was able to
do much good work in promoting
understanding and in smoothing away
difficulties.
Popularity known among the Eng
lish and his many French friends in
Paris by the name OF boy" Capel, he
was a first-class polo player and ex-
ceedingly clever at golf. His invari-
able companion, which even went to the
front during the war, q small dog of
indeterminate breed which, in spite of
it's manifest age. always went by the
way as his master was known as
boy" The devotion of the two to
one another was remarkable, and
i may add that they were uni
led even In death. For the same
shocking accident that cost the life of
boy" likewise killed his companion,
Puppy"
His sister. Beatrice Capel.Nis the
wife of Lord Michelham, and 1t was
lergeIy due to his friendly interven-
tion and to his gift for conciliation
that he was enabled to secure a set
tiement out OF court OF In0 somewhat
sensational. Michelham will case,
which, developing from a quarrel be-
tween the widow of the late Lord
Michelham and the trustees and ex-
ecutors OF his testamentary disposi-
tion, threatened at one moment to be-
come a cause celebre.
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As for Lord westmoreland, he is a
lieutenant of the royal navy. served
throughout the war in the North sea,
fret under Lord Jellicoe and then
under Lord Beatty, and was at one
time engaged to Violet. only daughter
Of Sir Humphrey and Lady De Traf-
ford, the match being broken OF on
account Of religious differences. His
mother, very famous celebrated
beauty. who died in 1910. was the
sister of Lord Rosslyn OF Millicent,
Duchess of Sutherland and half-sis-
ter of the. Countess OF warwick.
Lord westmoreland is far from rich,
for his father was one Of the least
affiuent members OF = the house of
lords, and during proceedings In
court In which he became involved
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