Evening star., 1937-06-26

From childhood she had shown re-
markable tact and dignity, and these
faculties now came into full play.
Helping the men write, even COM
pose, their letters came into her un-.
defined list Of duties. and snaps"
many humble homes. The only near
squabbles that threatened the seren-
ity OF Glamis arose over whose turn
it was for game with the little
lassie' or some other mark Of favor.
How the fates, watching this Sue
cession of simple scenes in Strath-
more-the Great Valley" that is shut
in by mountains-must have smiled
over the secret they were jealously
keeping. The little girl who wore
her hair in braid and ungrudgingly
gave up her free hours to wounded
"Tommies" was one day to be their
Queen!
TOWARD the end of 1916 Lady
Elizabeth was the heroine of an
event that is still the pride of Forfar-
shire tthe county in which Glamls is
situated. One afternoon when nearly
all the men were at the nearest Gin
ema" fire broke out in the castle The
first to notice the sparks was Lady
Elizabeth, who on her own initiative
Immediately telephoned to both Forfar
and Dundee for the fire brigades. But
for her foresight the castle might
have burned to the ground Another
calamity threatened when the intense
heat caused the bursting of a water
tank kept near the roof and minia-
ture flood came tumblng down the
stone staircase. It was again the
cool-headed youngest daughter who
formed queue of workers and armed
them with brooms SO that the water
was diverted outdoors, away from the
treasure filled lower rooms.
Even though the war ended in 1918
it was nearly year before life ran in
normal grooves again at Glamis In
stead OF bringing her long war services
to an abrupt finish the Countess Of
Strathmore saw to the placing OF
many of the Glamis patients in
civilian life. In this she had the as
slstance Of Lady Eliza beth. now the
only daughter at home At last, how
ever. Lady Eliza beth was free to spend
a season in London with her sisters,
Lady Elphinstone and Lady Leveson-
Cover. In her own set she became
known
smile that was to become an empire
asset was already being noticed. She
also gave a good deal of time to tho
Girl Guides. and still maintains
special interest in her local troop.
r UMOR says that the Lady Eliza
beth did not say yes" at the
| first asking, but as all the world
knows. she became the wife of the
then Duke of York in Westminster
Abbey on April Is. 1928. She was
like a bit Of Dresden in a simply
| fashioned medieval gown of ivory-
tinted chiffon. The richest part OF
her ralment was q veil of rare old
lace, lent by the Queen. 1t shone
over panel Of silver falling from her
| shoulders. Eight bridesmaids, also in
! floating white chiffon, with touches
OF Nottingham lace followed in
| Lady Elizabeth's train. Their head
dresses were wreaths of myrtle fas-
tened with the traditional white rose
OF York and sprig of white heather
for Scotland.
The romance had all the elements
OF fairy tale, retold for the twentieth
century by the crest the Strathmore
family. 1t proudly displays the royal
arms of Scotland and shows between
two slips of laurel, lady-holding in
her right hand thistle" The lady,
Of course, is heraldry's reminder Of
the marriage of Princess Jean, second
| daughter of Scotland's Stuart King,
to commoner, Sir John Lyon, in
| 1872.
1t took just five and half centuries
! for the wheel Of fate to turn full
cycle. Sir Johns descendant, who WAS
recently crowned as consort of a kings
second son, is the first Scottish queen
| since Mary Stuart.