The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-11-03

Honorable Mrs Herbert. wife OF General Her
bert, most aristocratic lady, was one OF those |
favored, and on ringing to order her carriage |
was told that 1.-THE goodman had gone out" /
She had to telephone for cab. When she en- |
tered the ballroom at Government House. the |
first thing she saw was her coachman dancing |
with Lady Aberdeen. This is a factl
Another day Mrs. Herbert and friend were |
asked there to lunch and went at the appointed
hour. After keeping them waiting half an
hour In the drawing room Lady Aberdeen came
In. apologizing for keeping them. but said that
ths "Haddo club had a meeting that morn-
ing and she only hoped the servants would
have time to get them something TO eat. Evil
IDENTIFY the servants hadn't. for after another
long interval tray was brought into the draw
ing room with small plate OF ham sandwiches
and some cold tea not fit TO drink, and that
was all the lunch they got
The domestcs at the vice regal mansion are
most insolent. They don't attend to the guests
and make audible personal remarks about
them and laugh at their own jokes. The other
evening at dinner a lady asked the butler for
fork. and he replied haughtily. Madam. all
you require Is on the table,"
At an evening party few weeks ago friend
OF mine told me that when she went in 10 sup
| per-quite early. too-hve or six OF the maids
| were sitting down at the supper table. stufing
themselves as fast as they could. One was at
last induced to pour out cup OF coffee. but
poured out another for herself at the same
/
/ the guests.
The servants wear no uniforms-note even caps
aud aprons. which Lady Aberdeen regards as
badges of servitude. Other peoples servants
are beginning TO follow suit and say they viii
/ not wear them either.
His excellency always calls her excellency
| mother" both in public and private. At the
state drawing room, held In the senate cham
| Der at the beginning OF the parliamentary ses-
sion. every Jack and Jill in Ottawa pres
l..
pearance. Mother got tired Of standing
when the ceremony was about half over, ev-
srything came TO a standstill for her to rest.
She was just going to SIT down on the throne. =
but remembered in time her husband repre-
sented the queen. at any rate In public. what
ever he might do In private. There was no
where else TO sit, so they split the difference,
and each sat down on an arm Of the throne
and dangled their lower limbs. 10 the great ed
ification OF the galleries lie chatted TO hi.
aids-de-camp and she to her ladies In waiting
till sufficiently rested to continue.
Lady Aberdeen's appearance Is against her
She has good clothes aud tewelry, but seems q
throw them on. At the recent drawing room
no two people would have looked more out OF
place. and certainly II a caricature OF vice re
gal state were intended Lord and Lady Aber
deem have most effectively provided spectacle,
to make loyalists weep and republicans jeer.
There Is quite romance connected will
Lord Aberdeen's marriage The young peel
was on walking tour through scotland. ant
knowing that he was somewhere near the cas-
tie Of Lord Tweedmouth he thought he woul,
call on him. However, as the hills we're envel
, oped In thick Scotch mist. he soon lost hi
way and wandered about helplessly for hours
When IL lifted slightly. he perceived In tn
distance young Scotch lassie. very plainl,
a dressed in homespun and accompanied only b.
I large collie dog. Thinking her some shep
q herds daughter. he said, my good girl. car
I you direct me to Lord Tweedmouth'sf"
4 To his surprise and embarrassment. IN
good girl" replied. Il should think l could
considering have lived there all my life. beini
his daughter"
They chatted merrily after this. and Of
e reaching the castle Il turned out that the IA
J. theirs OF the young people had been hrn
, friends years ago. The acquaintance thu
I. made ripened into friendship. friendship int
= love. and their wedding bells rang Nov. 7. ISL
The union has been n most fortunate one 10
Lord Aberdeen. he possesses a morbid
/ sensitive and nervous temperament and
"a frightened, Il seems. by his own shadow. hang
" Ing persistently to his wife's apron strings o.
e all occasions. Indeed Il Is a common ssyin
4 that she Is the better man OF the two.