Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-09-26
LADY RIDLEY.

savoir-faire OF this she gave most
characteristic illustration when, on DIS
covering the Duke of Roxburghes SON
in law, George Russell, at one time
private secretary of the Prince OF
Wales, cheating at cards during royal
visit to Kimbolton Castle, of which she
was then the chatelaine, she RETAINED
from imparting the discovery to any
one, merely taking steps in her own
inimitable way to prevent Mr.. Russell
from playing any more by keeping him
In close attendance upon her. or course
her object was to avoid scandal dur
ing the presence of the Prince and
Princess of Wales under her roof, a
scandal which would have reflected on
her hospitality, as it did upon that OF
the infinitely less tactful Mrs. Arthur
Wilson, of Tranby Croft and baccarat
fame.
In the Warehouses of Lansdowne,
wife of the Secretary Of State for War,
the readers of Lord Beaconsfield's
novels may recognize the original of
the Lady Corysande who figures in
"Lothair" She was married to Lord
Lansdowne at Westminster Abbey on
the very day that her sister Albertha
was united to the Marquis of BlandfOrd,
who subsequently became Duke OF
Marlborough.
Curiously enough, Lord LansdOwne
was at the time reputed dull and as
having no future, whereas great things
! were prophesied for his brother-in-law,
the brilliant, clever, and dashing Lord
Blandford Yet the very one of the
| fellow bridegrooms whose prospects ap-
| peared so very bright and promising
has gone down to an early and dis
honored grave after life which con-
verted his name into byword and
synonym for everything that was evil.
while the dull and heavy witted Lord
Lansdowne, after figuring in turn as
Governor General of Canada and Vice
roy Of India, has now become knight
Of the Garter and Cabinet Minister in
what is admittedly the strongest ad-
ministration that has held office since
the beginning of the century.
| Lady Lansdowne has never had any
reason to regret her choice, for her
domestic happiness has been OF the
most unclouded character; whereas her
poor sister, the Warehouses of Bland
ford, after submitting for a long time
to her husbands dissipated habits, was
compelled at length by his horrible and
incredible cruelty to secure a divorce.
Lady Transformers sisterin-law
Lady George Hamilton, one of the most
popular and charming women in Lon
don, who has Inherited all the char
acteristic graciousness and talents OF
the house OF Lascelle, to which she be-
longs by birth, must also be Included
in this list Of the better halves of the
Salisbury administration, her husband
Lord George Hamilton, brother Of
Lady Lansdowne, being Secretary oil
State for India.
Lady Ridley, the wife of the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department
who has rendered inestimable service
to her party in the form of entertain
ments and very praisewOrthy attemp
to create a Conservative salon, is ;
Tory only by marriage. having beer
born a member of that ultra Liberia
house of Majoribanks. Thus her sister
Lady Aberdeen, has been the home rul
Vicereine of Ireland and the Liberia
Vicereine of Canada, while Lady Rid
ley's brother, Lord Tweedmouth, hel
seat in the now defunct Roseber
| Cabinet, of which he was one Of tn
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