The sequel is told by the Queen herself, under date Balmoral, October 3, 1870, and runs:—“ This was an eventful day. Our dear Louise was engaged to Lord Lome, The event took place during a walk from the Glassalt Shiol to the Dhu Loch. She had gone there with Janie Ely, the Lord Chan cellor (Lord Hatherley), and Lome. I had driven with Beatrice and the Hon. MrsPon sonby to Panuanich Wells. We got home by seven. Louise, who returned some lime after we did, told me that Lome had spoken of his devotion to her and pro posed to her, and that she had accepted him, knowing I would approve. Though I was not unprepared for this result, I felt pain fully the thought of losing her. But I naturally gave my consent, and could only pray that she might be happy. 55 The Queen months previously had consulted Norman M'Leod about the Duke of Argyll's heir. “He told me, 55 she wrote, “what a very high opinion he had of Lord Lome; how good, excellent, and superior he thought him in every way. 55 In February, 1871, the Queen opened Par liament in person, and on March 21 she up peared at the marriage of the Princess Louise and the Marquis, which was cele brated at St. George's Chapel witli pomp and splendour. The bride was given away by her Royal mother. The maniago was very popular, one poet of the day giving ex pression to the general feeling in the lines No strangely foreign title she assumes, No alien throne across the sea she litis, But dwells our own, our native ruse that blooms Among its native hills,

Nevertheless, the union has in many ways been the reverse of successful. From the first the Royal Family snubbed Lard Lome, and he had neither the tact nor the sunny nature which enabled Prince Henry of Bat teuberg to surmount similar prejudices. A story widely current in the early seventies was to the effect that at the first Drawing Room after their marriage the Princess drove up to the entrance of Buckingham Pul ice, reserved on such occasions for Royalties only, and alighted. Lord Lome was following her, but an usher stopped him and intimated that not being a Prince of the Blood Royal he must seek the ambassadors and entrie peoples' door. 