The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-01
LEAVES OFF PUFFS
DUCHESS OF YORK DESCRIBED AS
A DUrIPUL WIFE

She Endears Herself to the British Pubic
by Her Domestic Tastes, and Consults
Her Husband in Matters of Dress, Dis
carding Balloon sleeves at His Request
Faint Echoes of Lord Dunraven-
"CommercIaI'' Peer Raises Row-Yan-
derblt Makes Harmless Spectacle of
HimseIf-News of Great Britain.
copyrighted 1895 by Associated Press)
London, Nov. ga society paper
says that the duchess Of York is a very
dutifuI wife, who always consults her
husband in matters of dress. 1t was at
his request, it appears, that she aban-
doned wearing puffed sleeves, although
by so doing she placed herself to some
degree out Of the swirl OF fashion. In
other ways she is shown to be adapt
ing herself TO the model of what consti-
tutes good wife as exemplified by the
queen and the princess of Wales. This
is winning much popularity for the
young duchess, as the British, above
all, like 10 point to their queen and
princess Of Wales as being good moth
ers, good wives and shining examples
to be followed by The wOmanhOod OF
the world.
Lord Dunraven has been entertaining
a shooting party at his estates in Ire
land. Adare Manor, county Limerick
Among his guests was the marquis OF
Ormonda, vice commodore of the Royal
Yacht squadron, of which the prince Of
Wales is commodore, and through
which DunraYen challenged for the
Americas cup. This fact has led TO the
statement that 1t was contemplated 10
back Lord Dunraven's protest against
his alleged i'll treatment in the United
States. with the signatures of all mem
bers Of the Royal Yacht squadron. But
the prince of Wales. commodore,
could not possibly sign, and the idea
has been abandoned.
howl Of Indignation has risen from
certain sections of aristocracy because
the Order of St. Patrick, vacant by the
death Of the marquis of Waterford, has
been bestowed upon Baron Iveagh. son
of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, of Guinness
Stout fame, and the first commercial
peer" 10 be admitted to membership in
that order, which is in Ireland what
the Order of the Garter is TO England.
Tradition requires that only the best
kind Of pure blood is worthy of the hon
or of being a knight of St. Patrick.
VANDERBILT ANNOYED.
w. K. Vanderbilt. as lessee of one OF
Lord Lovats deer forests. refuses to pay
the county taxes. At the last meeting
Of the Inverness county council, a let
ter from Vanderbilt was read in which
he complains that he is continually an
nOyed by claims for occupancy taxes
and that he has resolved to pay no at
n in hn frrf la 1at-
ter created much amusement in the
council and after the matter had been
discussed Ii was resolved to take the
usual steps to bring about the recovery
Of the amount Of the taxes claimed to
be due. Truth, discussing the matter,
says il presuDes that all delinquent
rate payers are continually annoyed
until they pay
There was large assemblage at Ex-
eter hall on Thursday last when a
purse Of 1900 pounds was presented to
DR.. Barnado, the founder of many
homes for friendless children, and who
has settled many boys and girls in
Canada. The purse was presented to
the doctor in recognition of his good
work in founding these homes for des-
titute children in London and Canada.
There is more prospect today than
was yesterday of a settlement of the
great shipping strike on the Clyde. and
that is welcome news for many thous-
ands Of families. Both sides recognize
the fact that a number of important
contracts for the building of warships
will be lost unless work is resumed in
the yards very soon. Consequently a
settlement of the dispute IS expected to
be arranged at the conference which it
has been decided to hold between the
eDOl0VpT.S and their. eroDnvas
DR.. Donaldson Smith of Philadelphia,
the explorer of Somatiland. has reach
ed London in the best of health. DR..
Smith had a narrow escape from being
killed by rhinocerOs while on his way to
the lakes. but he pushed onward and
succeeded in exploring the country be-
yond. discovering many new tribes. the
members of one of them being all under
five feet high. The expedition. DR..
Smith said, had been successful from
a natural history point of view They
had discovered a number of fertile dis
trcts and new tribes and located sew
eral doubtful rivers. They only lost six
people killed during the whole journey
DR.. Smith viii return TO the United
States in January.
BlOndin. the veteran tight rope walk
er, was married yesterday.
PROVE OR APOLOGIZE.
New York, Nov. 50. A dispatch to
the World from London says: Public
interest in the Valkyrie-Defender dis
pute has been increased by an article
in the Nineteenth Century by 4. T.
CUTLER Couch. an experienced yachts
man rs We'll as a distinguished literary
man. He says: For such an accusa-
ton Dunraven can have but one excuse
that he can prove il beyond the pos
sihility of a doubt
He adds that the only conceivable
way in which it can be proved is by
Lord Dunraven obtaining trustworthy
evidence in corrobora ton of his charge
from members Of the Defenders crew.
Lord Dunraven, in his opinion. loves
the crew Of the Defender. one Of two
things; prompt conviction or prompt
apology"
The Chronicle surmises that unless
Lord Dunraven proves or apologies il /
may not be possible 70 have a future
race unless the prince of Wales should
throw Lord Dunraven over and chal-
lenge, himself"
WRITTEN BY CHARLES WESLEY.