Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-08


Oire Loy"ns Gossip .ibont H,S. Hichs-
Lord.
Correspondence of TIE Cincinnati Enauirer.l
LONDON, Jan. -, 1S18.-The most aristo-
cratic society i'll England is discussing with
great deal of regret the unpleasant details
connected with the marriage of Mrs. Hicks
to MIR. Lord. sincerely hope matters are
in such condition by this time as to leave no
odium upon Mrs. Hicks, for do not hesitate
TO say that if this beautiful and gracious
woman be thrown under the ban it will
prove nothing less than a stumbling block
to other Americans who desire to enter Eng
lish society. do not believe any American
lady ever lived who had the social success in
England that Mrs Hicks had. Who that
once attended her five clock teas at Claridge's
Hotel last season can ever forget the dense
mob OF arlstocratlc personages which
packed itself into her drawing rooms III 1t
crush which the old smile '.sardines i'll a
box is inadequate to express the tightness
of. | remember especially the tea which
General and Mrs. Grant attended. We had
to move anywhere as the throng surged Us
putting one foot down and then waiting to
find room to place its fellow. And. unpleas
ant as such things undoubtedly were, the priv
lege of attending Mrs. Hicks "squeezes',
was eagerly sought by the highest aristocra-
| cy III the land. One afternoon | was chat
ting with her, the other members of the
group being the Duke and Duchess of Rox-
burgh, the Earl of Fowls. Lord Lennox.
the Earl of Caithness and Mr. Boxer the
f, American minister to Russia
Ire Hirl,ci che {N,,t
side of her personal beauty land she has
long been noted as one of the handsomest
women in America) she has the sweetest pos
sible manners.
An engaging smile, but especially that
advantage deemed SO great an advantage to
political notabilitles, when they have it, the
power of remembering not only faces but
names. and not only names but the names of
family relations, to inquire after. She
dressed III exquisite taste in London, quite
without that strained, fashion-plate effect
| you often see in handsomely dressed women.
| She made no effort to have new toilet for
every occasion, but her dress was always
costly and beautiful. Quite frequently she
wore a rich claret colored velvet, with sleeves
of antique lace, and her splendid diamond
comb nearly six inches high, and a large
| b0u4uet De corsHye-a spray of rosebuds and
leaVes-au composed of precious stones.
She had her carriage always in attendance
wherever she went, day or night, and during
the riding hours I'll a. m. TO l p. NO. she
was to be seen in Rotten Row. mounted
on one of the finest animals in the
Park. She made good many enemies
among Americans, simply because her
visiting list was SO large that she felt dis
inclination to extend it, and therefore did
not always respond to advances which were
made her. Being Catholic. she saw great
deal of the best Catholic society, but she did
not keep exclusively to these circles, as they
sometimes do themselves. The Duchess of
st. Adams seems to have really loved her.
and they were constantly together at Ham
burg and Brighton last summer In a
word, | will reiterate what said at the be-
ginning, and that is that Mrs. Hicks was an
honor to her countrywomen abroad, for her
grace, her beauty, her tact, and her admir-
able conduct.
"For SO beautiful woman | never knew
of one SO good said an English lady of
rank to me i'll her rooms.
| Everybody was astonished when she talked
OF returning to America this winter as it
was well known she had to give up a long
| list of visits to country houses to do SO; but
the impression was that she was to return
early in the spring and resume her recep-
| tions l trust she may still do 50, with no
shadow of odium attached to her name