Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . been unable todiscover one in any of her old bureaus. Having mentioned thename of the venerated Baroness, 1 may add that until this year(1901) there were only two ladies 1 had the honour to knowwho remembered the Duchess-Countess, as my grandmotherwas called : the first was her late Majesty, the other, LadyBurdett-Coutts. Lady Sutherland was an excellent artist, and her water-colour landscapes of scenes in Sutherland would not disgracesome of the first artists of her day ; she also etched, and well ;but 1 fear to be tempted to add, after
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . been unable todiscover one in any of her old bureaus. Having mentioned thename of the venerated Baroness, 1 may add that until this year(1901) there were only two ladies 1 had the honour to knowwho remembered the Duchess-Countess, as my grandmotherwas called : the first was her late Majesty, the other, LadyBurdett-Coutts. Lady Sutherland was an excellent artist, and her water-colour landscapes of scenes in Sutherland would not disgracesome of the first artists of her day ; she also etched, and well ;but 1 fear to be tempted to add, after writing about her proficiencyin water-colour painting, that of such are the Kingdom ofHeaven. In her published letters Lady Granville, who had marriedLord Gowers younger and half-brother, Granville Gower, utter-wards first Earl Granville, is hardly fair to my is ever carping at her and at her husband—Lady Granvillesbrother-in-law. I think the reason that made Lady Granville sounjust in her estimate of my grandmother was because Lady. 227 228 H)unrobin Castle Sutherland was not born a Cavendish or a Howard ; outsidethese two families, and perhaps the Cowers, there seems tohave been no salvation in Lady Cranvilles eyes. My grand-mother, when in Rome soon after her marriage, had a sight of theonce brilliant and handsome Prince Charlie ; when she saw himhe was a bloated-faced, tottering old man —a mere wreck of aman. She was not presented to him, as her name could not buthave awakened sad feelings in the poor old Princes half-softenedbrain. In 1793, the Countess raised a regiment for the defence ofthe North, against the French ; and this regiment is now knownas the Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders — the famous old 93rd. Both Lady Sutherland and her husband were much blamedfor the severity with which the evictions in Sutherland werecarried out; but to anyone who cares to inquire into thatsubject it will be evident that where the blame should rest v/asnot on th
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