VILLAGE GIRL AND PEER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17651, 11 December 1920, Page 2 (Supplement)

VILLAGE GIRL AND PEER.

. BCMAHIIQ ENGAGEMENT* so WED smithy'sdaughter. The "fairy prince who loses his heart to the-'belle of the hamletj and raises her from alowly oottaga to the Court, rarely desisrts $he pages of a novel life, yet Stowe^ i near the town of -Buckingham, ie a- tillage; where such dreama-have, come •ttue,-.,-.'--'- —«.':._ ":t;v\..: ,? "' J ;^;;..;-.;;;;-- • ::^ratthe fsiry prince is"-the Hon. Rev. Luis' Chandos Francis Temple MorganGrenville, Master-of Einlosa and son of the';;BaiKSnesl ; of Einloss,' and"* the village uMsea'Sis'SMiss Katherme?Beatriee Mackenzie i t daughter of whose engagement; has been anriounced... [■■'*-■ =■'■'•<< * Thai*, marriage .wiS probably take place nsx£3uneS:~? - !*" '* : ~:.; ''. ' :-'*t'^ ; :iTh# Master of KinlOs| is. thirty^one,-and Wa-uanpee.ria .twenty-eight. He. was ordained: in 1914, and : in " Who's Who" is ..described as curate of St. Sepulchre's, Iv^erfeaat^y—- ■■~ ,^:z^^~ M "' "•■-■' ;«* Lady Kinloss is the "elder daughter of -the last Duke of-Birmingham and Chandos, who died 'in 1889. She married in ;;;1884 Majoy-Luis Ferdinand Morgan-Gren- :; jville, w3Kip«diedr^.'iß9s»i-:? . .■3kiw7CoEsuers All, ',',', The romance, which.links Stowe House, ".the historic home of the Dukes of Buckingham*. tihd«:prQbably the: largest and "finest of England's- country seats ' "with the little red brick cottage and forge ; (outside the .lodge gates, has naturally ;; created a -Btnr in Buckingham. • ;; Everywhere'- the --.love-match .of the Master of Kinloss and his charming village fiancee is discussed, and, though the '• may ; wag their heads, a gleam '■'.in their . eyes shows that they share with ! youth,,the, thrill^.of romance aroused by ■the power of Cupid to flout social con- ■ siderations. '- '•'--' ~ For a long time the engagement, though .;. unannounced, _ has been an open secret. ; The frequent motor drives together of the Master and Miss Jackman did not escape . notice, .and the 'happy., couple were too -Absorbed in each other ■. to mind whether ';they' -were-iioticed or not. ... Then, when Miss Jackman went on ;;j9hoppmg expeditions -in Buckingham, she -,took, no pains to hide a beautiful pearl engagement ring. .:..::. .-.?*oti'4 of His Conquest. _ The Master of Einloss, discussing his engagement, spoke with, all a lover's pride of his conquest.-; He shared the view that ancient^ families can only benefit 'by an alliance with a healthy -country family. ;■• "I am not making any secret of my .engagement," said the Master of Einloss' J'Why should 'I? We are engaged, and nothing can prevent our marriage. r "People say I am doing an extremely romantic thing, and, of course, J am. I Relieve I am only the second peer of the realm to take such a step, but I am certain that it -will be justified by future happiness... "Fortunately, my mother, the baroness, has been splendid over the whole matter, and I have in her a powerful advocate now." Chauffeur to Become Relative. - One interesting aspect of the ment is that the Master of Kinloss" bcomes prospective brother-in-law to his own chauffeur, who is Miss Jackman's brotner. - Mr. John Jackman, the father, is nearrag 3 seventieth year, .but he is still able to work in his forge. He is a Sturdy,. tunny old man, happy in hi work and proud of; his daughter The one flaw in. the romance is the unhappy fact that Miss Jackman will CT fcj misteess of Stowe House. Under nsfaraetums fromi Baroness Kinloss, practically all toe historic contents of the great- • residence - will coma .under the hammer-in the spring. • Subject 7to the consent of the Hio-h Courts, wonderful Stowe House itself and over a' thousand acres-surrounding "it will' ' <&ls<S*3SsuEoidj-,-- , ~...s ~, . j-- ■ * ' "*' .■'■--■•- ' J '''' r '\i^mS' : ' '"' ' ■■" ■: ■■ 'V. '-' -M^ftv-.