Thanks for your answer, Warren. I have move Evelyn to the well organized upper crust of my files .
Now I'll take another dive to the depth and see if I can find the mysterious and beautiful emerald tiara.
--Previous Message-- : : "unorganized depth of my files" - : That sounds all too familiar to me as well, : Martina! : : Your photo is of a young Evelyn, wife of the : 9th Duke. Her predecessor was Louise, the : "Double Duchess," who was married : to the Duke of Manchester prior to the Duke : of Devonshire. Louise was the hostess of : the famous Devonshire House Ball in 1897. : : I have also been curious about the emerald : tiara which according to the site linked to : in Cerys original post does belong to Albion : and previously the Devonshires. If that is : indeed true, it could have possibly once : belonged to Louise. The style of the tiara : fits within her lifetime. : : She had no children with the Duke of : Devonshire and upon her husband's death the : title was inherited by his nephew. Louise : owned the grand honeysuckle tiara seen in : Nellie's post above, but since it was made : from Cavendish family stones, it was : inherited by the new Duke. : : However, as a grand society hostess Louise : would have likely owned several tiaras. Her : personal property would have been inherited : by the children from her first marriage and : not the line of the current Dukes of : Devonshire. Today Louise's descendants : include - among many others - the Duke of : Manchester, the Duke of Montrose, the Earl : of Gosford, and the Earl of Derby. The : emerald tiara could have made its way from : some of them to Albion. : : Despite the crippling death duties (80%!!!) : that had to be paid on the 10th Duke's : estate, I have never read of any jewels : being sold. I think that if the emerald : tiara did belong to a Duchess of Devonshire, : it was likely Louise. : : : :