The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-18


." .. wish you could see the castle. And
the most beautiful room in it is to be
my own. 1t has always been called the
duchess boudoir, and has the dearest
antique oaken bed with dgures from
the chase carved upon it. Just imagine,
there is a brass railing all around it, after
the old fashion of a. kings. There is
nothing somber about the room, for
much of the furniture is in white and
gold, and the windows are draped IN
blue silk and white lace There are SIX
teen of these windows in the room, with
a lovely view of the duchess walk and
the gardens"
The duchess walk" explained the
duke, is a delightful walk fifteen feet
wide, bordered by hedge and gay with
MOVERS The ladies' of our house make it
a; custom to take their morning walk
along this charming path
TEA IS BROUGHT IN.
Tea was now brought in and the
OF Der Fer 1ndnisposition presided.
Folt1cs? repeats her grace, in answer
10 question well. perhaps [ may take
an interest in politics. But I've never
nag a chance yet to test my likes Or
a1slik !7s In that line. Here, Willie-boy,'
ana she graciously hands her lord a cup
OF tea a la Russian lin fact, the tea is
memerly incidental.
Don't call me Willie, - pleads the
u ITen Pi ait =. worse than thai Oracle Billy, or
The duchess makes a laughing little
mope at him, and some one starts the
pan rolling over the links. They are all
intensely interested in golf, though the
Duke confesses to being a "duffer" at
Ihe game, But her grace is the real
slangily.
But he's not a 'duffer' at all sports,''
puts IN the duchess with a pretty wifely
defense.
We'll, I've done of bit of shooting
says the duke. ''There is. bully shooting
l. L..
p0atlng, too. l rowed in the Trinity crew
when L was a first year man. and we
moved up three places in the riter. I
belong to the Leander Boat club Of Lon
don, to which only those are eligible who
nave roWed three winning races, either in
single SOULS, doubles or in a crew"
stand up and show your muscle says
LORD Lambert, and with all the airs and
graces of the spieler for the strong man
his lordship feels his graces muscle. Two
hundred and eight pounds and hard as
rocks, Is his final tribute to the dukes
DUKES COMPLEXION PAsTY.
Except for rather pasty skin. the duke
Is me specimen of young manhood, as
niue IKE the pictured puny duke of the
pen as can be imagined. He has the
passo pfotundo voice of the Erglishman,
but none of the cOckneyism of the cad
He has annexed no small amount Of
American slang to his English. Above
an lhe duke has an easy, informal man
ef' and II there IS any ego in his make
up is 1t not aggressively apparent
request that the duchess allow her
self to be photographed brings a storm
OF protests; u loathe it, says the
qucheSs Il sat in. New York twice, and
! made up my mind positively never to
No, no, no; they hadn't any photographs
WIN WIN It men, en- Honestly said the duke,
haven't one. If we had we'd give
NO, we wouldn't" says her grace. and
knits her brows in open disapproval
- nae one of her grace, but 1 tore
II up confessed Lord Lambert "just
so ! couldn't be tempted into giving 1t
to the papers. They've made such a mess
OF her photographs
grafes f0f fnhg h 5 6 c tne duke the
press? Talk about the sleuths on the
police force. Why in New Orleans the
reporters gave US news of matters which
we received hours afterwards in sealed
kilograms It's very enterprising and all
that, but it destroys all privacy of life.
Look at the way we have been pester-
ts; Don you suppose row that the
bigger and better part of the Amerncan
publc-the part that has made this
country what 1t is-dont give a rap for
me or my doings? Then why do the pa
understand it.
NEWSPAPERS BOTHER THE DUKE.
Here is a sample of the wav sone re-
porters do things. We were crossing The
border into California, when Just at the
screech of dawn some one iabbed at nv
curtains and handed me a telegram. t
am ON my way to greet you in the name
OF the press of California, it read will
meet YOU at Mohawk
II meet YOU in hades first I said.
and rolled over to sleep.
But at a. ma. m, mind you-some
enc pulled at the curtains again.
DID You get the telegram L sent yo;1?'
asked a voice
Well. what do you want?' I grunte1
l q like to interview your grace All
sWered the wideawake reporter But le
you don't care about talking Just sign
his and the thoughtful young man puil-
ed out long manuscript and hanIe1
me fountain per.
,,o, II knew tI1 vas up against it, so I read
nan the stuff, scratched out some of il.
ana signed Just to get riG of him
The sound of approaching footsteps ar
rests the laughter. 1.-THE doctor!' s9vs
the duchess. ooh, dear! And he told
Gracie.' me-
and like two. children who haG been
ca ca EI at the jam, his grace. the Duke
OF Manchester, and Helena, Duchess Of
Manchester, fed the room.