Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-18

ton TO having tastes in common, the young
couple seemed to have everything else that
anyone could possibly want.
Though he had foresworn racing at his
brothers request young Home had managed
to surround himself with good deal of CLAM
our on his own--without basking in reflected
glory.
Shortly before his marriage, while out ION
loan TO the New Zealand Navy he had sud
denly remembered that he ought to be home
in England TO celebrate his majority, which,
by an odd stipulation in the will Of his father,
the first Captain Glen Kidston. had been put
off until he reached the age Of twenty-five.
With only a few days in which TO make
the trip. Home proceeded 10 show the world
how fast modern man can travel, II he puts
his mind 10 il.
His ship. the liner Wanganaella, was
revived up terrifcally so 10 reach Sydney
ahead of schedule. They jus. made 1t.
motor car rushed the home-bound traveller
to Mascot Airfield.
From there. a specially chartered plane
few him to Charlevle to-catch the Brisbane
Singapore Air Mail plane.
He Just made that too, arriving finally at
Croydon Airport, England on October s, 1888
in time TO collect his inheritance and keep
Lady Georgiana from becoming engaged TO
a possible rival.
In order not TO be lost sight of in the SEN
sation caused by his fathers and sisters di
vorces, Viscount Curzon's naturally had TO
have some pretty striking features of its own
It had 1t was no mere sideshow. Indeed.
lot of people felt that it was the main at
traction.
AS in the case of his sister and her hus-
band the Viscount and his wife Priscilla, had
always been accounted a most happy and for
tunate couple.
Their wedding had been the first 20 take
place in the little chapel of 81. Michael and
St George, Of st. Paus Cathedral. since it
was dedicated by King Edward VII in 1906
Among the guests were Princess Alice and
the Earl of Athlone. Princess Helena Victoria
and Princess Marie Louise. The then ex-King
George, Of Greece was there. too. In fact
there was an absolute flock of royalty present
for Miss Weigall was a goddaughter of Prin-
cess Louise
Even the -corrmoucrs Ind n chance to-e't.-
Joy the pomp, when the bride, arriving ten
minutes early sat outside, surrounded by her
bridesmaids.
When the ceremony over, thirteen
bel-ringers outdid themselves, and Priscilla
in her silver-laquered gown, walked slowly
down the steps. She a priceless tiara
of diamonds and aquamarines, holding her
floating veil in place. A chain OF diamonds
and aquamarines glittered round her neck in
the early afternoon sunshine
To the spectator the affair presented an
appearance of stateness and beauty not soon
forgotten. It must have seemed rather diff
ferent to Priscilla, however because, as was
later learned. she had been suffering the pre-
urinary symptoms OF an attack of acute APP
pendicitis while it going
Perhaps this attack was an i'll omen, later
richly fulfilled in the person of Harold Isaac
Corat.
He was a strange, forceful character, in
teresting because of the varied life he had
led and his many travels.
Viscount Curzon needed an agent urgently
for his lands. Coriat was splendid horse
man. and experienced farmer. lie took on
the Job Of managing his estate.
October Ia. 1912