The Irish standard., 1901-04-06

I The professional gravity maintained
by our English dignitaries was here
laid aside for Il spirit of genial con-
VITALITY"
Lord Cloncurly, i'll his "Personal
Recollections," referred to the custom
Of the upper ten in making the Circular
road their rendezvous every Sunday
evening. On that broad avenue Clon
curry frequently saw fifty coaches
drawn by six mettlesome steeds, and
| the carriages of 500 gentlemen. the
peers and the members of the House
of Commons and country squires. who
had homes in Dublin. The populaca
used to crowd the Circular road to look
ut the gorgeous equipages. Toward
| the closing years Of the last century
Lord Glare, lolling on the luxurious
cushions of his carriage, drawn by ten
horses mounted by his funkeys, used
to be quizzed by the Dublin corner
boys, who often remarked to him:
''You were born in the dirthy slums,
my lud, and now you're castle hack"
The Duke and Duchess of Rutland
We're the occupants of gold-enam-
eled phaeton preceded by gorgeously
dressed outriders, yoked to twelve
Arab horses that trotted most grace
fully, along the Circular road every
Sabbath evening. The crowd cheered
the lovely duchess. 1t was in 1888
that the duke was appointed viceroy of
Ireland. He was an impenitent rake
and very fond Of champagne. It is
said of him that in his cup, staying at
the inn of Mr.. Cuffe, Kilbeggan, coun-
ty Dublin, he created the owner of the
hostelry a knight. The following
morning the duke drove in carriage
to the hamlet and told Cuffe that cit
was all joke.''
II should be well PLACED indade to
obleege your excellency," said Teigue
Cuffe "but 1 mentioned the matter to
my wife. Before your excellency en-
tered the inn she suspected that you
had visited us to take away the title,
but Lady Cuffe said to me:
"'I'd rather part with my life before
I'd give up the title Of lady,"
The duke retired from the inn very
much disgusted.
His beautiful wife made the Duke
Of Rutland popular in Dublin. When
she patronized the circular road and
rendered it more fashionable than ever,
Ned Lysaght, a poet of the period,
wrote a song praising the fair lady's
beauty, the refrain Of which ran as
follows:
eff you wish to see her face,
The Circular road is the place."
In the aristocratic circles of Dublin
she was voted the most beautiful wom-
an in Ireland, with the exception of
Mrs. Dillon, wife Of a Catholic woolen
draper, residing in the capital. One
day the duchess drove to Mr.. Dillon's
store and was invited into the parlor
on the. first floor, and was introduced
, to Mrs. Dillon, whereupon the duchess
said:
"You are the most beautiful woman
. in the three kingdoms"
The DAILY ~Club.-The leading mem
bers of this social club were Bucl,
Whalley, Tottenham, Sir Boyle Roche
and John Philpot Curran. One night
when the members had enjoyed Lu
, cullan feast in the dining room, and
, the contents of the champagne bottles
by the score were consumed by those
votaries of Bacchus, Buck Whalley
rose up from his chair and bet a Il, ,O0(
check to bottle of champagne that
he would walk on foot to Jerusalem
, excepting the seas, the rivers and lakes
which he could cross in boats-and
: play ball Oh the walls Of that sacred
city. The bet was accepted by Tot
. tenham. Two impartial witnesses
made the voluntary offer to accompany
Whalley to Jerusalem. They returned
: TO Dublin a year after they left it
/ WhaHey won the bottle of champagne
Whalley was a wealthy country squire
of an eccentric character. Tottenham
became famous through one incident
] in his parliamentary career. The Irisl
t members attended the sittings of the
house in full dress. A most important
question as to the application of a sun
5 of 100000 then lying unappropriatet
t in the Irish treasury was being con
2 sidered by the house. The members
r seemed to be evenly poised; the gov
'ernmcnt members inclining to give Il