Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
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ChandOs, and she will say, Happy as a
dream" She has not known shadow
of care or fear, she has been unutter-
ably happy; she is the queen OF
blondes, one of the most popular
queens of SOCIETY, the chosen and in
innate friend of more than one royal
princess, one of the most powerful
ladies at court; no royal ball, or con-
cert, or garden party is given without
her name being on the list; she is at
the head of half the charities in Lon
don: she lays foundation stones; she
opens the new wings of hospitals; she
interests herself in cOnvalesceDt
homes; she influences, and in great
mary instances leads the fashions.
s'Hats a la Chandos" "the Marion CO.'S
tune" are tributes to her influence.
To know her, to be known to be on her
visiting list, is a passport everywhere.
She has the finest diamonds and the
finest rubies in London; her horses
are the envy and admiration OF all who
see them; her mansion in Belgravia is
the wonder of all who see it-every
corner of the earth has been racked to
add to it's luxury and comfort. She has
more money just as pin-money-
many a peer has for the keeping UP of
title and estate. She has husband
who is all kindness and indulgence to
her; who has never denied her the
qualification of single wish; who has
never spoken one cross word to her;
tOI TO \ iao
What could any one wish for more?
She would tell you, with a charming,
placid smile on her sweet face that she
is perfectly happy. If there be higher
bliss than hers she does not know it
yet; if there is a love, as there is gen
JUS, akin to madness, she has never felt
1T. Passion does not enter her life, it
is all serene and calm.
In those three years Lord Chandos
had made for himself a wonderful
name The Duke of Lester had done
al that he could for him, but his own
talents and energy had done more. He
had proved himself to be what the
leading journals said Of him, ''a man of
the times" Just the man wanted
full of Life, activity, energy, talent, and
power. He he'd made himself famous
as an orator; when Lord ChandOs rose
to speak, the house listened and the
nation applauded; his speeches were
eagerly read. He was the rising man
the times" just the man wanted
of the day, and people predicted for
him that he would be prime minister
before he was thirty. His mother
heart rejoiced in him-all her most
sanguine hopes were fulfilled. Ask
him if he is happy. He would laugh
earelessly, and answer, ''I am as happy
as other men, [ imagine" Ask him #
his ambition and pride are gratfied, and
he will tell you eyes. % Ask him if am
bition and pride can fill his life to the
exclusion of all else; he will tell you
"No." Ask him again if he has thou
sand vague, passionate desires unful-
filed, and his handsome face will cloud
and his eyes droop.
They are very popular. Lord
Chandos gives grand dinners, which
are considered among the best in Lon
people intrigue in every possible way
for invitations She gives quiet dances
and soirees, which are welcomed. She
is sat home every Wednesday, and no
royal drawing-room is better attended
than her cat home" She has select
little teas at five o'clock, when so'ue
of the most exclusive people IN London
drink orange pekoe out of the finest
Rose du Barri china They are essen
TALLY popular; no ball is considered
complete unless it is graced by the
presence of the queen Of blondes. AS
the Belgravian matrons all say, Dear
Lady Chandos is SO happy in her mar
rage" Her husband was always in
attendance on her. Other husbands
had various ways; some went to their
clubs, some smoked, some drank, some
gambled, others fiirted. Lord Chandos
was irreproachable; he had none of
these things.
There had never been the least cloud
between them. If this perfect wife of
his had any little weakness, it was a
tendency to slight jealousies, so slight
as to be nameless, yet she allowed them
at times to ruff1e her calm, serene re-
pose. Her husband was very hand
some-there was a picturesque, manly
beauty about his dark head and face,
a grandeur in his grand, easy figure
that was irresistible. Women followed
him wherever he went with admiring
eyes. AS he walked along the streets
they said to each other, with smil-
ing eyes, what handsome man he was
If they went to strange hotels all the
maids courtesied with blushing faces
to the handsome young lord. At Nap
les one of the flower-girls had dis
turbed Lady Marion's peace-a girl
with a face darkly beautiful as one Of
Raphaels women, with eyes that were
like liquid fire, and this girl always
stood waiting for them with Basket
of flowers. Lord ChandOs in his gen.
erous, princely fashion, flung her pieces