Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
ny THE MARaUIsE DE FONTENOY.

BY THE MARoCISE DE FONIENoh
When the Hon. Mrs. Alfred W. Lyt-
t1eton accompanied Lady Aston on
tina occasion of the latters visit to
America a little over a year ago very
few people indeed were aware or her
identity with the widely known anu
widely discussed spiritualist medium
who figures in certain circles In Lon
don as Mrs King and who, under
that name, has been the subject OF
an much public discussion in connec-
ton with her prophecies. many of
which have proved curiously correct
attracting much attention. BEFORE
her marriage she was known as MISS
Edith Balfour. daughter or Archioald
Ralfour. but in no wise related to the
former premier, the Earl of Balfour'
She married the late Alfred Lyttie-
ton. the most famous cricketer OF his
aav who was secretary Of state for
the colonies and deputy high steward
of the University OF Cambridge. He
was also nephew and particular
favorite of the great Victorian pre-
mier. William E. Gladstone, the lat
ters wife having been the sister OF
the fourth Lord Lyttleton, rather OF
Alfred.
The latter was married zen pre-
mferes noces' to Laura Tenant, Ia
vorite sister of Mrs. Asquith, ana
whose name appears so frequently
and so lovingly in that ladys me-
moirs. 1t is scarcely necessary to ado
that there is but little love lost be-
tween Mrs. Lyttleton and Mrs. AS
quith.
Mrs. Lyttleton has literary ambi-
tions. and among her efuslons OF
this nature she has published sort
If kew novel over the Transparent
non name of Edith Hamlet" Her
tastes in this direction were fostereo
bv the fact that she made her home
FOR many years, both during the life
time of Alfred Lyttleton and after
ward. in that Old World House In
Westminster, where Sir Walter Be
SAINT laid the scene of his fine novel
Beyond the Dreams OF t 1870 =,
the house of commons, the front OF
the house overlooked the West.
minister Abbey grounds. While ene
back windows commanded a smalI
INIT exceedingly picturesque private
! yo dan which has always been heI
own particular domain. She has been
ver-y active in all sorts of political
and welfare movements, especially IN
the rather difficult problem OF female
emigration to the colonies ana .,, Is
sneaker s for. on one occasion when
her husband fell seriously Ill in the
midst Of one of his electric cam
naigns, she assumed charge or his
interests with 50 much success tna'
his friends and his foes were com
nelIed to admit that he owed his re-
turn to parliament entirely to hel
brilliant speeches and her wonderful
movers of canvassing.
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Mrs. LyttIeton has two children, 3
daughter, who is unmarried. and q
son, oliver Lyttleton. who, as cap
tain of the Grenadier Guards, won the
D. 8. o. and the military cross dur
,, ing the great war, and Is now mar.
ried to Lady MORA Osborne, daughter
! of the tenth Duke Of Leeds, who il
incidentally the greatest and mos
successful distiller OF gin in the
United Kingdom.
| The present entertain OF Ill tis
r,yttletons is Lord Gotham, eight
viscount De his line. and eldest brother
, of Gen. Sir Neville Lytt1eton, gov
] ernor Of that Chelsea hospital which
| ia the English counterpart of the Pal
ace of the Invalides in Paris, and also
! Of that Rev. Canon Edward LyttletoI
| who was forced by popular clamor t.
relinouish the misunderstanding Q;
| Eton by reason of his untimely paci.
| fist private and public utterances dur.
ing the closing year Of the great war
| It would be unjust to the memory
of Alfred Lyttleton to omit mention
Of the fact that he was the initiation
, and the organizer of the so-callet
/ chiIdren's holiday fund, now a per.
| manent and old established institu
| lion. and which, like the fresh ali
| FUNDS Of 20 many American cities, Sc,