Sir Howard Douglas was proud of his beautiful and favorite daughter.

He saw in her the wondrous beauty of her mother blending with those graces and rare qualities of the heart which won for Lady Douglas the deep admiration of all classes.

Beauty and amiability were not the entire gifts of Mary Douglas.

She was endowed with attainments of no ordinary stamp.

Though young, she displayed uncommon ability in many different branches of education; shewing some skill as a composer and musician, also a talent for composition and poetry.