The morning times., 1896-04-12
ANIMALS HER PETS.
Duchess of Marlborough Has a
rienagerie as Playtfing.
Copyright, 1885,

London, A prtl 11.-It takes all the in
genuity and finesse that a woman can
muster TO engineer successfully the So
ciaI side OF a political husbands career
through a a'season'' in great metropolis
and IL has In b.. done along the same lines
IN nearly all cases.
There is no chance for a woman TO display
any great originality of thought or method.
The regular number of entertainments to
attend and to be returned and ,be careful
classifying of the long lists OF friends into
congenial bands for the smaller social
functions.
Then there is the great store Of cheerful
ddaptiveness that has to be constantly re-
plenished, Tor IL is drawn on sadly. But
when this busy season is oyer and the
women are allowed to recreaie lust ex-
actiy III the way they choose, what great
diversity OF taste they show and how
quickly the conventional manner is thrown
TO tie wind.
This comes particularly hard upon meri-
can women Of title whose husbands hold
the highest places in British social and
politica! lie. and whose lot is Tile hard>-t
OF any in tie kingdom. Surely il is not
strange that they look forward 10 summer
and its recreations.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain speaking of
this, sai1.'' We re both OF Us so tired when
vacation comes that we are glad to find
little country place AMI slip away To il
10 rest. My husband literally rests out
.iis vacation. His inspiration comes from
Within IL he could have with him his
easy chair il would make no difference
to him whether he were releglted 10 the
top of Mont Blanc or to the depths of the
caiacomDs. and | am content to rock with
him.
We select a quiet spot somewhere and
get acquainted all over again. and do our
talking for the year A home il Is all
Libcrahst and Uni0nist, and the dOOTbcil
rings every minute. Our vacations are
the only eventful ones in England, ! think.
for everybody else goes some where CT
has house party. i dear friend Of niue -
continued Mrs. Chamberlain. says
"A vacation ike that would mean
| rusting out. Why, would go back 10 nv
duties with my store OF small talk at such
q low ebh that my 50, styand my entertain
ments would be summed by all sensible
cope But as Tor mc. I enjoyed It i'm
menseIy."
An uucongeniaI rscTCatiCn affects peo-
pie much IN the same way as DO repeated
doses Of the wrong sorts Of tonic
The Duchess of Marlborough has mapped
out her plans for the most delightful summer
Il Bienheim. and the most novel one ever
spent by woman, Just asthe duchess IS he
most novel wOma the year. Eighteen and
everything a the world.
The extended wedding tour VIII not be
brought 10 an end until their graccs arrive
At their home AT Woodstock. which VIII be
ere my letter reaches you. They have set
10 look forward too short stay in Rome, the
Riviera and visit 20 Paris
While travelling in the Southern countries
theduchcsS verified her CharIaingIy original
tastes. BrSidcs the usual collections Of old
rugs and dTaperieS and arra>, she : bringing
EOme With her real live nenagcrie-two
OStriches, some eaEIes and vulggEcs, many
snakes and an his
The star OF this uena gerie X q garter
snake that was purchased by the duchess
up the banks or the Nile As she was
Travelled woman she was not afraid of the
| snake, and it soon became tame eaou.h 10
crawl towards her. Then il was her e.
| tabliShe5i fayOrite in the list OF Eet>.
A large assortment OF large snakes has
heen purchased by his grace with iht. cv i
dent intention 10 establish a nCnag geTie ~
Elenheim similar 10 the Newport one or
o. II. =. Belmont. and in THIS tl1e duchess
takes the greatest interest. She is allie 10
approach any of the reptiles, and always
knows how to pet them without having them
turn upon her. Several times she has
touched snakes that the servant in cEla rec
warned her were dangerous reptiles but
none harmed her. Among her friends tire
duchess has been called the titled snake
charmer." but the name Hnnoys her.
There is GCntle-cyed Nubian boy in
hls native costume IN this Train OF Gu
riosities, and the duchess explains tina;
he is her suhlieulenant for she expects
10 devote good part of her summer
to her new pets.
And by autumn size declares that every
single bird and beast IN her new collection
shall know her, for every single day.
with her suJlieutenant, she i going to
make the rounds of hertittIe me nl gerie and
feed all of her pets with her own hands.
Pretty Lady Tcrrince Blackwood will
enjoy a very quiet though exceedingly
novel summer. Not very long ago the
papers announced the advent OF a very
Important guest AT Lady BIackwOods
home. and this little Iady-the> very pret-
test wcomer" in all England they
say-will claim the undivided attention
of Lady BiackwoOd for the summer
months
But Lady Blackwood declares that
| these months shall be most delightful
| months and anything else but tedious
for she and her little daughter are going
| TO literally live an out-Of-doOT life.
There is great clump OF shade trees
| just to one side OF the wide green lawn.
| aud il is going TO be made the most at
tractivc spot this summer, with bright
colored hamm ocks strung around and