New York Times, Tuesday, 7 January 1868

NEW YORK WELCOMES AN ARISTOCRATIC ARRIVAL

The Cunard liner RMS Scotia docked this morning in New York Harbor, having sailed from Liverpool and Queenstown. Among several illustrious passengers on board was the Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, second daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. One of Great Britain’s most eminent peers and Gold Stick for Scotland, His Grace previously served Her Majesty Queen Victoria as Lord Privy Seal and was a close friend of Prince Albert. Lady Margaret’s mother, the Duchess of Buccleuch, is the daughter of the Second Marquess of Bath, and former Mistress of the queen’s Robes. The family’s several homes and estates include Montagu House in London; Drumlanrig Castle, Bowhill, and Dalkeith Palace in Scotland; and Boughton House in Northamptonshire, England.

Lady Margaret made her debut before Her Majesty Queen Victoria in April 1865, and was one of the London Season’s most fêted debutantes. She is a close friend of the most beautiful of the royal princesses, Louise, and served as a bridesmaid at the marriage of Princess Helena to Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in July 1866. Ill health forced Lady Margaret to retire from society and take refuge at Powerscourt near Dublin, where she has been the guest of the Seventh Viscount and his wife.

Lady Margaret travels with a companion, Mrs. Marion Scrymgeour, and is expected to make her home in the United States. She will be a most welcome addition to our homegrown aristocracy here in New York.