The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-11-06
loondOn Correspondence.

Inc Ff1nce OF ales aud MS family
are quite satiefied-ds l happen TO kaOw
that they need expect nothing from
Americans but frank friendship. AS
for his liking for Americans, he shows
that every day Of his life. But the
vogue which the Marlborough, have oh
tanned at Marlborough House-their
own ancient home. by the wsy-Is due
entirely to the Princess of Wales. liking
for the young Duchess. When she first
met her she said to someone. why.
she's perfectly SWEET and when the
Princess makes up her mind about any
one she sticks to her first opinion unless
the person does something which forces
her to change it. She does not easily
take fancies to people: when che does
she ia very constant. as all northerners
are. For instance. when Patti fell out
OF court favor come years ago she never
forgot the old friendship, and she has
continued to correspond and exchange
gifts with the diva under the rose" 1t
was owing to her intercession that the
Queen removed the ban and asked
Adelina to sing again at the state con-
certe, but the prima donna. who has her
pride, contrived to be conveniently in
disposed on each occasion.
The latest smart wedding took placs
in the country and amazed the villagers
of Rickmansworth. Herts. BY the flock
OF smart birds which it attracted. Moor
Park, the seat Of Lord Ebury. is close TO
this little town, aud the great function
was the marriage of his eldest daughter,
Maud, to Mr.. Maurice Carr Glyn. The
bride is the Duke of Westminster
grandreice, so with so much wealth on
both sides of the house the affair was
bound 20 be smart. Maurice Glyn 10
twenty i've, she is two years younger.
There was a good deal of the shamrock
element about The wedding the o:her
day: why, don't know. for there is no
Irish blood in either family. but perhaps
they believe 10 luck. or maybe subtle
compliment was intended to the bride
.groom's name Maurice. Anyhow. the
brides court train was OF shamrock bro
cade, most deliberately outlined with
pearl aud diamond embroidery. and the
bridesmaids had brooches of green en-
amel representing four leaved shamrocks
with pearl centers. They were in white,
with mauve mirror velvet toques 1.-THE
tSo children wearing Dutch bonnets in
stead and they carried boquets of ex-
Quieite mauve chrysanihemume. There
we're seven OF these damsels. The Duke
of Westminster gave the bride Ola
mond star worthy OF the giver: she wore
it on the wedding day, also the bride
groom's diamond lovers knot and his
fathers diamond necklace.
How very, very business-like our
peerage is becoming The Marquis %
Normandy has turned his beautiful an
cestrsl home. Mulgrsve Castle. in York
shire, into boys school, and means to
be his own head master. No doubt tine
venture will prosper, especially ii he
doesn't mind receiving the sons OF rich
nobodies. who will, of course. crowd up
on him., He is a clergyman. having
thrown over politics and diplomacy in
favor of the church when quite young
man. Mulgrave is a lovely place. The
woods are 1000 acres in extent, and the
views from the gardens are so exquisite
that il is recorded that Charles Dickens
danced with ecstasy when he visited
the spot.