The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-19
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to this time have made poverty and need so common in this land.
 It wasn't exactly to clothe the naked or feed the hungry that the Duchess of Sutherland gave that wonderful fete at Stafford House, to which anybody was invited who had ten dollars to put down for ticket, but it was for an object just as important, viz, the res cut of the ship wrecked by an inn proved life-boat service. Nearly all the quality of the realm gave at least their names to this project, and her Grace of Sutherland was able to tempt curious public--especially those visiting Amer jeans who have such a contempt for rank and title--by telling us that there would be at least five Duchesses pres ent, not to speak of smaller fry. She was sure there would because that many Of that rank had given her their personal promise. What q bait for we'll to-do democracy! Here was a chance to see a house which amongst the private palaces of London holds next to the first rank, an opportunity to "set eyes," so to speak, on most of the swell people of the upper ten, and the rare privilege of being q paying guest for few hours under the roof of one of the most historic dukes and one of the most famous duchesses in the land.
 Justly famed is this woman of thirty three for personal beauty. Her hus- band is older by sixteen years, and ru- nor says that in all she plans to do he gives her free swing. which is only an other way of saying that she is the boss of the house But think of the good re- sulting from the free-swing of this beautiful woman! She is one of fam fly of five sisters, all leaders in society and each a leader in good works. From that single party a good cause profits to the extent of about twenty five thousand dollars. Of course the two guineas admission only take you in to listen to the concert or to witness the variety show will cost another gui- nea, and if it's supper you want, you will either have to buy small table by the payment of two hundred and fifty dollars or you'll have to be of sufficient consequence to get some one else who has raid that sum invite you to a seat at his table.
 But the wires. I do not doubt, told you of things like this at the time, One thing, however, they probably didn't tell It came so quickly after that all-night fete and it was so in har- mony with what is constantly going on here, that no one not especially looking for such things would notice it. Yet to me it was deeply significant and l shall entirely misjudge if 1t does not throw new light upon the English aristocracy for many of my readers. What was 1t? It was just this, that the same palatial residence which had been open Wednesday night till far into the morn ing for that great fete in behalf of the life boat fund opened it's drawing rooms again at three o'clock on Thursday for a meeting of the Scripture Readers Un- ion of the Church of England, and then on the day following was once more thrown open by its high placed owners for a concert in behalf of the feeble minded
 Such are a few of the good causes which, one titled woman is trying to help. such the lengths she will go to in helping them, such the enormous strain of personal effort and household incon- venience to which she would put her self for sweet charitys sake. And this but fairly illustrates what many others are doing and as 1t seems to me it strikinply confirms my new gospel con-