New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-14
HARRIET MELLON COUITS DUCHESS or
ST ALBINS.


Ivory had actor who had ever been Kissed of the
boards deemed il the bounden duty OF the Tlch eA
actress to support hum and ms large family IoT Ie
The doors of the mansion STATION st were besct
hv the grovelling crew. But 20 soon as they dis
covered that the bankers charity, which All the
world knew to be Lavish, was also OlScrinin dtlng
a toIreuf of filthy water flung at the too sunp-
fnous abode POetastcrs. crawling pamphlet ers
tbc scnn of gutter journalism. uiubed their pen
stu: ps dipped them IN gail. ana s.rlDDle'- IHefe
was no accusation too vile iOr MIS-. COuLJa, no
vn.rous Islander too offensive or her spouse. Inc
banker had lived over loLg here beio" 10 need such
fol-, but his wife took 10 all To heart ana "ept,
and then Ter husband was Wretchc1. Ihcy mo'td
10 Holly Lodge, but even ~ ihat !ArEIS. .hc
rreseuee of the demon could be shifted. Inc nrlin-
srono mil wa, still sticking through the keYhoir.
fGr suIplurOus finger still ObTudet twINt the
~ Jh.v had a curious uciglbor who dIscov-
cred "A right of way ac"Oss the property. hrh
rovaltv was expected at Holly Lodge he sent arts
with bricks and mortar acioss the lawn Win orcIs
To drop hall tie load. lie possessed IT," 1AI,.a ga
I'll v-ithiD ,.aht of the drawing room windows.
On rala-Gays BE- hung out clothes 10 dry garments
wbirh-Well. are known To exist, hut are selu"h
looked upon by male eyes. NaInIY dlu AIsi N"utt'
a. INTO tantrilns and shake her fist ont ol the Win
~ - 'rb@ 0entleman wuuld not abandon hIs right
of way nor would he sell MS lew SQUARE lecI Vi
earth save for kings ransom. .
Mir. Coutts fell downstairs one day ana broHe MS
rihs Here was fresh disaster. MIS- Coutts was
in despair but the tough octogenaran could
-. stiu for life. Shr engaged doctor Who
us TO form a unit in the cstabllshneht-Io auah-
don his practice IN return for 80 mucn SH%I. IN
a certain occasion the banker was taken III IN Ihc
,iq,ht his wife gave orders at once Tor the GOctor
to he summoned. VINO arrived alter wlAIe' ana
;nstead of attending Ia the patient IaVed ana
cnrsed at him because II was dlsgTdceiul 10 nave
him called out of a warm bed alter ne had
zone Ia rest The next doctor was himseiI given
10 its and needed nursing more tAan VIC OAlAei
did. - -, ,.oors To-J
DnndonaIl the brdegrOOnis oldest friend, rtSk-
onad that be was umety-One when ne was calleu
80. Harriet grieved fOI HIM long and taithiuly,
and then reviewed her position. ANA what POSI-
ton il was Tor the child OF ngmoio WaruloD fI
4, Mt
gentIernan had left all his countless Wealth 10 HiS
odored Harriet prefcrring Though that was not IN
the best taste that his own daughters snouiu ne
nrovidcd fer Ivy lavlsn stepmOtncr. NOI out iiaC
Tho was thoroughly to be trusted. setthhg on theh
mnre nrobably, than their own latner "ouI' nav
dons Harriet was worthy OF the TASK assigned ana
90. .,. arceut lover caused his children 10 pass
3hrouph n Illuminating ordeal wnich SuoNcSu I'M. ~
that time he was less wise than sehile 10 the wv
oiJsst daughters she assigned tlO.ooO year
tbnnrb they had received ~ neutrality-suspicious. no
less than fiOO 900 each. fancY the giIl no h'i1
been wont TO starve ladng out gOih III Shls " gu
ion Fancy her. plump now we "oulu nou 70 y,
I , 90 tat of any one 50 wealthy. sitting up at
Stratton-st. with half dozen aOsalIs, eoIsrpus
role for every hour OF the day slppins noi S
from choicest SAKE changing her parIre as lincI
urged from rubes TO sapphres from eiileIdius "
J,e,uond,l And this female Crtesus mao sdNev MOI
ncnce TO purchase paste clfclet-' Nnlsal lnt q
nnennyworih of glitterlng beads Whlch LOT NV
pn;nutes had enw raped her IN EXTREMIST ecstasy
Madame Coutts was happy-at al events sne
looked sO-iOI her face, II htaNy NOW an io'".'
49," T,n,nled all over with smiles, WhIe IiOse
m'a9 Hack eyes OF hers danced with merIlment
Iii a. pinby a. IN days of yore NO longer gII,
LIT a njnnypated thing" she was me oman
N,ueeulIke in cOntOur-a Lady Bounbiul' cue
orriod tracts and Bibles IN her Orithka-pochr RUS
Ills of flannel stockings, capes. h0ods o. ~VoI US
,rihnted lar0esse with both generous lat hahos'
! MGdie.aUd a trihe more than mau9hly sue Wac
ICED aud won by His Grace OF ST. Adams ahu az
| Gne conrsa became his Duchess. what an odu
| careerl first husband iul forty years hef senior
| a second husband twenty years younger tn4h her-
| seIf-and vet two blissfuI unions uhdiStuIu yea ~
stor,nsl Is II not DrOdlglous suDlect LOT Ieuoc-
| zion Had not tie enVIOus an uhdOuObeu risht W
| raiIY / protest 1 gov cross as l survey tills
| duchess / vow ! am quite 40 good rs Sho--Detlel
ON the principle that a live donkey Il worth Two
of a dead lion and vet no one leaves INC Iortunos
/ Itgacies remembrances what not
Ike her first husband she was generous pat also
inst only too glad to give, but hating 20 DC over
| ,asebed And-my starsl did she not know Wen
10 10 he comfortable. In The IiHes OF the loth
\ TnusTv 1875 We find - record OF tiiaI wherein
\ 90 naSe gave evidence concerning some stolen
ne. ,Rar1cks The Duke and Duchess. say
1917 bradshaw left No. Stratton,st., al D. "
IN ~ the Co,ent Garden Theatre, followed as II
-; .ustom by witness. and one OF The ho1senalds
coach, having charge OF the necessary
n.Ia.r .ouiDaee tor supplying their pfacos VILE
81 ND other Refreshments during tnst sway 81
| .rarsp (;ood hoavensi Think OF Ina. ioI ohe
s.sa once ronsd eoachmens linen IN the Aisa'iA %
% Ltal