New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-21
LADY SOMERSET AT HOME.
FRANCES f. WILLARD TELLS OF DE-
LIGHTFUL VISIT AT EAsTNOR CASTLE.
THE DAILY ROUTINE OF THE LIFE OF THIS
TEMPERANCE woEKER-PROGRAMME FOR
TORONTO CONVENTION.

Miss Agnes Slack the secretary OF inc "'''
W. c. T. t. is now In Portland. Me- the guest oi
Nrs T NJ & Stevens She is focusing her plans
for the approaching convention In toronto ana
her official progra mme is about ready. II IL as fol-
lows:
THE Worlds Executive Committee VIII meet
October % and q. the convention being SO, 'o' 'ne
23d To tho 26th inclusive. Every morning tnere VIII
be a devotional meeting at $50 conducted by MISS
Greenwood. superintendent Of evangelstic WORK.
who will also have charge Of the noon-hour ser
vices Saturday and Tuesday. Monday Iroih u
to r. memorial service will be held. MISS "i'Iarn
presiding. Lady Henry Somerset Will preach 'he
special convention sermon on OCTOBER ~ anu
nearly all the pulpits I'm Toronto Will he occupied
by white-ribboaers on that day. Miss wizard VIII
give the presidents address on the morning OF
October 23"
Speaking OF the home life Of Lady Henry oom-
crset. Miss Willard says:
The natural likings of Lady Henry Somerset are
remarkable for their simplicity. While she is nota-
bly, aesthetic by nature and cultivation her sur
roundlngs always being strikingly harmonious III
form and color and her dress remarkably attrac-
tive. 1t was perhaps the most salient feature OF
her life in America In the simple fiat she rented
in Chicago also at Rest Cottage. and In my primi-
tive Eagles Nest chalet in the Caskills. tha' Lazy
Henry was one Of the least exigent OF guests ana
housekeepcrs. In the cottage at Reigate. twenty
miles from London. where she lived seven years.
seemed happy than in the palatial halls OF
~
But the coming OF age OF her and his mar
riage to Dukes daughter have involved return
to the luxurious modes in which she always lived
until she became reformer. As matter OF
course. this adds the complexity Of daily rou-
tine already difficult
ITO sit down dinner at s or o'clock 10 break
fast at d. lunch at 2 and have at o'clock. can
not conducc TO he success of her philanhropic
plans but such is the versatility Of this thorough
woman of society and the world. who has become
devoted whi,e-ribboner and all-around reformer
that she moves among the intrcacies OF her
environment without al er.ng the substantial qialN
of her work.
THE DAYS DUTIES.
AS matter Of she does not rise early: 1t
is the well-known European custom to take coHec
and rolls before lea wing ones rO0m and 10 this Lazy
Henry adds the mental breakfast Of the iohion
morning papers and mail made mp Of anywhere
from seven;y-tNe to two hundred letters. besides
papers innumcrAble from all parts of the world
and press clippings any subjects concerning
which she wishes to be specially informed TINS
vouminous report from the great world is looked
over in a general way and then carried TO the office
Of her secretary Mrs. Ward Poole a remarkably
quick minded and genial lady. who examines 1t with
care dealing with the painful reiteration OF re-
quests for help. and giving out much OF the WORK
10 stenographers.
Lady Henry's maid "a devoted young woman
who was schoolmisress at Eastnor) brings IN the
which the prory bell rings. and the household
gathers In pretty chapel under the trees. where
Lady Henry conducts morning prayers AFTER the
manner OF the Church of England.
Then comes breakfast in the beautiful dining
room. embeliShed with carvings. furniture and
paintings all from Venice and looking ont on
velvet lawn shaded by ancestral ems Lady Henry
then retires to her "den." exquisite room which
perhaps more than any other In the house bears
the impress OF her personality.
Dogs CATS AND BIRDS.
Lady Henry Is fond OF pets. one could write IA
charming article about her horses. sacred cattle
from India. Egyptian Gazeiles. donkeys ponies,
birds dogs ard While she Is at work she
likes TO have the most attractive Of them all
Maggie her Scotch collie. beside her. and they
MAKE charming picture. the bright wnsome
activity Of the mistress and The intense devotion OF
the beautiful dog.
'By the time Lady Henry T. ready to meet the
public many are w.'iting to s,r her. Perhaps one
j. her business fartOtim formerly an officer in
the royal navyJ her steward. butler. hOusekeeper.
gardener. the superintendent of the DuNhurst In
dustrih Colony for in-brat- women. four miles
turned away this year FOR want Of room or the
matron Of -. MARY Home Tor Friendless emil
dr,u. an institution erected 10y Lady Henry IN
memory Of her father. All thee. and many others.
arr likely TO be waltlns Tor a worn; or II may ~
that the general officers OF III" British Womhn-
OF the Worlds Noman- thrlstlan Irinr~iahor
InIon. Of which shc i vice rSlurn r.
HAY,
den or the great 'llolbrin hall 81 thu priory or
under the bcautifm clms. where have seen
dan ana where The Rope Workers MON OF work
INK women, l.ihrral club from Westminster.
or the Ladies C'y,LnA Association. Or the public
schools # RrisAlr or lhe, tuHd OF Ne IV cor
Things or the Duchess OF Suth"rlandS Home Tor
Boys. or the children Of the 'dthoii" Total Absti-
ncnce Society. or any one OF huudird INHERENT
charitablc ErOups. nave PERMISSION 10 come loi
MsanNhiis the lv yrllowi %5 s eny,S S2.
" M
raphrr Miss Edith Goodc. her ladyship replies TO
these messages. steps ont on the lawn ana speaks
4 few minutes 10 the different groups winch are
gathered perhaps som" quit" at di~thhtr from
tr-. 4 lo,elv liiil, loom perched nearly sixty feet
from IT, gI?npd II ,oS g' b ib w Tonh fancy that
Buddha's told 81 III Tn lhshi OF Az ~
far The grounds are extensive that ii axes
twO-Hilc walk 10 compass th'"l 'o''se' '"'''''''
kitchcn-gardens ana an
SIN sTENOGRAPHERS EMPLOYED
.'stenography has been the salvation OF Lazy
Henry as il is Of all those who are helping for
ward movements involving many peope. She has
half a dozen young women AT her comm"nh Tor
this work and her dctation covers hot ohX ~, az
dresso bun cditoral* ior her P"n ,hr n"casional
lrttnrs 10 ~, hundred thousand enrolled women %
whom she l. the loader in her own coi,o.E .l al
l.ts on orr different lines % work, ,'o-prI au-
dresses Bibe readings. peas for me Anl'i'h'ls,
for thD homes she has helped 10 build up, ana an
enormous priNat" correspondence '''' WIN ~
stantiy increases
At THE GREAT CONVENTION.
"1,dv Somerset and the delegates from far-dis
tan, lands will add great force and interest 10 the
great convention Mrs. Robinson Mrs. +. Hlnen
and Mrs Wour will represent the Natlonai
Woman's Christian Temperance Union OF Egypt ana
Miss Marion Mks VIII come from Ohi'e' 'ou'n
"a new " G. T. I. has been ORGANIZED in e con