The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-26
LADY BROOKE,
England's Famous Beauty Becomes Count
ess OF Warwick.

ess OF Warwick.
BY the recent death Of the Earl OF War
wick, and by the elevation TO that title Of
Richard Francis Charles Guy Greylue. by
courtesy Lord Brooke. there rises TO still
greater eminence in Englands social
world one of her most famous beauties,
Lady Brooke. henceforth Countess Of
Warwick. She was Miss Frances Evelyn
Maynard a great heiress and famous
beauty When she was twenty years Old
which was I'm 1850. she was presented at
court and literally took London by storm.
The court chrOniclers went into ecstasies
over tile graceful manner i'm which she
made her courtesy 10 the Queen"
Moreover. she had an income of $4,000 a
year. She was married 20 Lord BROOKE
i'm February. 1851. The ceremony took
place in Westminster Abbey. and rivalied
a royal wedding IN splendor and I'm popu.
lar interest The Prince and Princess of
Wales were present. Prince Leopold of
Albany, served as best man. and Dean
Stanley pronounced the benedcti0n. Tn
der the marriage settlement il was fixed
that the brides estates should always be
held separately from the Earldom Of War
wick and its property. The bride. by the
way. was adorned with wreaths and
clusters Of daisies. and was popularity
called the daisy bride"
Lord and Lady Brooke have long been
reckoned among the most intimate friends
or the Prince and Princess OF Wales. and
there has been some scandalous gossip
among Lady BroOke's cnvious and mali
cious social rivals regarding her relations
with the Prince. To these calumnies she
has remained proudly Indifferent I'm her
own county OF Essex this new Countess
Of Warwick has ever been universally and
justly beloved alike by rich and poor
for there are few women who have done
so much as she has 10 improve the condi-
ton Of those less literally endowed and
less fortunately situated than herself
AT Easton. her county seat, she has Or
ganized and maintained al her expense
a school where over hundred girls OF
the neighbOrhoOd are educated.and taught
dainty and feminine trades. such as lace
making, embroidery Of underwear. etc,
commanding good remuneration for the
present and pleasant livelihood for the
future; and many are the "jeunes pre-
mieres' Of the London modstes and mil
liners who are indebted for their present
lucrative positions 10 the education with
which they were provided by her bounty.
She does not make friends easily has
a horror, which she does not attempt TO
thing commonplace and sham. and pos
sesses a mind OF much originality. which
is as active and vigorous rs Is her ply
sique. She Is somewhat Indifferent to the
conventional laws OF English society. es-
pecially when they run counter TO her in
clinatiOns and this. coupled with her utter
Indifference TO public opinion, has, perhaps,
constituted the origin and basis OF the
many mendacious stories which have been
told about her
The new Countess Of Warwick IS far
more beautiful than even the best Of her |
photographs make her appear Her friends |
say that they have never yet seen a
portrait that did her justice. With her |
wealth Of chestnut-brown hair. her violet |
blue eyes. and her exquisite complexion. |
she has always seemed the perfection |
of fresh, delicate, and liiy-like English |
oVeliness In one thing. however, she |
IS entirely un-Englsh, and that Is in her |
taste for dress. There are few women in |
London whose toilets are more perfect I'm |
very way. and more in harmony with |
heir wearer than those Of the Countess |
IF Warwick. She is one OF the best |
Whips in England, and drives a four-in- |
land, handling the ribbons in a delight !
ul manner. She also rides 10 hounds, |
Ter well-made pink habit being one Of |
ne most StrlklnB ODJttl5 III inc is>htA i
hunting field. A model hostess. she is |
lever seen to greater advantage than |
when ministerng to the comforts of her
,uests I'm her Louis Quatorze drawing
Dom, where she keeps so many Of her |
Wedding presents She has transformed |
he school-room Of her childhood into
Queen Anne boudoir. and Easton Lodge
:. as regards furniture, appointments,
nd equipment OF every KIM one OF
he most perfect country houses in Eng
and. Like the Warehouses OF Granny
he is a clever artist. and some OF her
Tater-colors have attracted public at
ention by their delicate beauty. she
5 endowed with a charming voice, with
much lightness of touch on the piano,
nd with a facility for languages, French
ierman, and Spanish being as familiar 10
er as her native tongue She Is also
writer OF ability. and her recent article
! the Pail Mall Magazine viii be pleas
ntly remembered by innumerable readers.
Although the reservation known as the
White Lot. i'm the rear OF the executive
1ansion. was dedicated as Grand Army
lace at the time when the great en-