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...England's mellowest legends concerns a Countess of Salisbury who found her garter slipping, in the merry, ardent days of Edward III (1312-77). Down and down slipped the garter until it tumbled before the knowing eyes of a pack of smirking courtiers. But Edward III, with instant chivalry, stooped, retrieved the ribbon, tied it just below his own royal knee, and exclaimed to the Courtiers in immortal reproof: "Honi soit qui mal y pense!" (Evil be to him who evil thinks...
Soon no knightly honor was so prized as membership in the "Society of the Garter," founded by Edward III, circa 1347. Today King-Emperor George V presides over what is now the "Most Noble Order of the Garter;" and last week His Majesty appointed with great pomp three new Garter-Knights...
Second of the new Garter-Knights is James Albert Edward Hamilton, 58, Duke of Abercorn, who has earned his reward by faithful and occasional perilous service as the Governor of Northern Ireland since the troublous times...
...heart specialist who is pursued by all ladies. The principal pursuer is a widow with a bevy of husbands in her past. The lady in love breaks up the doctor's marriage and saves him for herself by shooting pearls at the bride, groom and minister from a garter-and-curling-tongs slingshot...
...Majesty did, however, create him a Knight of the Garter...