The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-11
MURIEL WILSON COMING
GIRL WHO WAS ONCE ENGAGED TO
THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
One of the Most striking Figures i'm
English Smart SOciety-GeneraI
Harrison's Democratic Ways.

NEW YORK, Sept 10.-A copyright dis
patch from London TO the World says:
Miss Muriel Wilson, the most striking fig
ure in English smart society. accompanies
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Wilson, and two or three otner
friends to America: They sail on the Ma
jestic on Wednesday. Miss Wilson is the
youngest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Wilson, of TranbycrOft, made famous by
the baccarat trial nine or ten years ago,
when the Prince of Wales was witness
and Sir William Gordon Cumming was
practically a prisoner at the bar, although
as a matter of fact, it was he who brought
the action for libel because he had been
accused of cheating at cards.
Miss Wilson possesses that rarest combi-
nation of beauty-talent and commanding
social charm. She is a tall, dark handsome
girl, with lustrous, enhancing eyes, full red
lips dark wavy hair splendid figure and
hateur Of manner quite of caste We're de
We're although her father is only wealthy
shipbuilder at Hull and her mother the
daughter of the postmaster of Leeds. Her
two sisters, Mrs. Menzies and Mrs. Lycett
Green, strange to say, are both very fair
and petite, with masses of pale COLDER
hair
Murie Wilson fills now the unique posi-
ton in English society occupied by Margot
Tenant before her marriage with Herbert
Asquith, but while without Miss Tenants
cultivated eccentricities, she is incompara-
bly, handsomer and has displayed histrionic
talents of order. When quite child
she evinced great taste for dancing and
acting and used to delight friends by grace
full skirt dancing. She is the most accom-
plished amateur actress in England and
has played on several occasions at Chats
worth at the Duke and Duchess OF Devon
shire's theatrical entertainments. Her
oriental type of beauty lends itself to the
successful representation of Eastern char
acters and she has taken part in tableaux
vivants, appearing as Vashti, Ruth and
Cleopatra.
Miss Wilson pays great attention to her
dress and at present shows prediction for
black gowns which are generally admitted
to be rather too old for her. When she
first came out she created quite a sensation
by being very picturesquely dressed in
pearl White satin, not made In ordinary
dressmaker's style, but rather draped round
her figure in rich creases, fastened with
diamond buttons at the waist behind, where
long train of chiffon with soft foamy
flounces fell round her like clouds She
with a snood of blue ribbon or white tulle,
sometimes a crimson rose, tucked careless
ly behind the ear.
"She has had a thorough French educa-
tions and speaks the language like native
When at Tranbycroft Muriel Wilson Is gen.
orally to- be seen with her father at all the
meets of hounds and Is invariably in the
foremost flight in the field. Sc is a bold
end fearless rider and is fond of animals,
especially dogs. When at Tranby she is al
ways accompanied by her favorite sheep
dog Peter, and fox terrier
Although she is the most popular girl in
the smartest of the smart sets, she Is equal
ly beloved in the country around about
Tranbycroft She and her mother do much
good for their poorer neighbors and at
Christmas time nobody on the estate is for
gotten
Miss Wilson might have married almost
any one she chose. At one time to all in
tents and purposes she was engaged to the
young Duke Of Marlborough, but the mar
riage could not be as her income was not
sufficient to set right the embarrassed Blen-
helm estates. She then became. engaged to
Lord Willoughby Deresby, eldest son and
heir of the Earl of Ancaster, but this en-
gagement she broke off. as she found she
did not love him will enough to marry him.
and was not to be tempted by his position
and immense wealth. She is a very warm
hearted girl, full of fun and Is the life and
soul of the Tranbycroft parties. where there
is not only gambling, but all sorts of romp-
ing games in vogue"