The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-14

tads are chi ken raising and dairying.
She raises pure Orpingtons and Dor
kings. Her poultry yard includes some
tine specimens which arc never seen at
shows. az they are kept entirely for
home consumption.
In a gem OF a iOwer and vine covered
white stone dairy Lady Londonderry
and her daughter sometimes play al
dairyng. H. front OF the dairy rs
beautiful rose garden. ChrysaEthemum
borders and therdecorative flower plots
are encountered everywhere IN the
park, for the Londonderrys are fond of
flowers and have one OF the best gar4
deners I'm England. TO say nothing OF
plenty of means 10 crafty every whhn.
one of their eccentrictics ~ "A little
cemetery ia which SOME of their favor
ito pets arc buried. with tombstones
bearing epitaphs commemorative OF
their virtues. one says;
There are men both good aud wise
Who hold tat in future state lu at
Dumb creatures we have cherished here below
shall give Us Joyous greetings when we pass the
golden gate. l
Il t a folly that hope Il NAV lac soG aa
Lord Castlereagh, the Londonderrys
only son. who was married few weeks
ago 10 Miss Chaplin. niece Of the Duke
of Sutherland and a considerable HEIR
ess. is a lieutenant in the Royal Horse
guards. one of the queens crack reg
iments. Like 20 many OF the young
peers OF England. he is very anxious fo
be of To the war, but both his mother
and his bride have used every influence
| and argument 10 retain him az home.
Lord shrewsbury, Lady Londondet.
rvs brother, although hereditary lord
high steward OF Ireland and premier
earl Of England is the one black sheen
In this otherwise very naughty and RE-
spectacle family and there is enough
of the shrewsbury naughtness 10 re-
quire for safety from public criticism
a very large grant OF charity,
When, some years ago. Lady London
derry was hostess to the German ein-
peror az her home in Park lane. at
though there was quite a mustefine of
the clan. Lord Shrewsbury was not
considered respectable enough to be iii-
vited. He did attend the recent we'd
ding of the Londonderry heir. and his
wife the present Lady Shrewsbury.
was not even present az the church. her
position in polite society being far FROM
acceptable. The ceremony at ST. Pc
ter's, Eaton square. was performed by
Lady Londonderry. The guests at the
wedding included the flower OF the Eng
lish nobility, for IL was the snnartest
wedding OF the season. Lord Castle
reagh himself is a pleasant faced, mild
hammered young man of no particular
talent The Stewarts are not noted
for either the good looks or the intellect
Of the men of the family.
Under the administration OF Lord
Salisbury the Marquis of Londonderry
was from 1856 TO 1889 lord lieutenant OF
Ireland. Although representing an
Irish pecrage. the Londonderrys We're
not popular In Dublin. much as the gall
! liant Irish admired Lady Londonderry's
beauty Her tact more than once avert
cd unpleasant complications. Once
when the family was attending per-
formance at a Dublin theater the gall
leries hooted and yelled in such a way
that IL was feared they would resort TO
more violent methods of showing their
animosity to the government. Every
| one in the box was more or less fright
| ened, but Lady Londonderry did not
| lose her presence Of mind.
She stepped 10 the front OF the box
! and looked UP with n friendly smile at
the galleries. For a minute tho storm
| went on: then the innate gallantry of
the irish prevailed and the hootng
broke into applause for the beautiful