Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-11-09
EsohSws Smart Set, but Aids Rosebery's
Political Aspirations
OTHER FAMOUS WOMEN AID THIS WORK
Feature Of Task is Fine Dressing and
Much Jewelry.
THREE OTHEREARLS HAVEHELPED SOCIETY
Fetched wives from This side and
So Added to Pleasures of Those
I'm High Places on
other.

Copyright, 1902. by Press ~ iing Coz
LONDON, Nov. s.-CNew World Ca
blegrsm-special Telegrg 8 quartet OF
former New York wor ~ sbo are now
countesses, have becol y bular in differ
ent sets Of the nobV = 4ough not closely
Identified with is known as the
smart set Tt e the wives Of the
earls Of orford erville and Donough-
more, and thu w of the late earl OF
Strafford.
Countess Cora OF Strafford was the widow
of Samuel Colgate of New York, when she
married on December s, 1898, the fourth
earl OF strafford. who was killed by rail-
way train five months later. She is known
as Countess Cora, to distinguish her from
the wife of the present earl of Strafford,
the brother of the fourth earl.
She sailed today for India to attend the
great coronation durbar at Delhi as a guest
OF Viceroy and Lady Curzon
She was a conspicuous figure recently
at the first reception OF Lady Colebrooke,
who is trying to start a salon in the in
terest of the Rosebery wing OF the liberal
party.
The reception in Lady Colebrooke's beau
tiful house in Stratford place enabled sew
eral American women to take the shine
Oul VI lu6lI bublibn IlNdlEs l<OIu FOstDtIg
himself was present and was in a very
agreeable humor complimenting Lady
Colebrooke on her great success.
Countess Cora wore black velvet, severely
plain, but for a huge cabochon OF tur-
quoise on one side of the corsage and a
fringe OF black chenille depending from
1t. Miss Colgate, her daughter, was in
simple white chiffon, with a pearl neck
lace and pearl strings threading her hair.
Depew's Relative the Beauty.
The generally admitted beauty of the
night was Mrs. Vonandre, Senator Depew s
ister-in-law, who was gowned in white
satin, with pearls, clusters of lovely white
roses and sparkling diamonds in her hair.
The countess of Essex was superb in
white satin, woven in with glisteuing gold
thread, strap of gardenias across one
shoulder while the other had a wide band
OF enormous diamonds hanging in fringes
and small ones falling from a cluster OF
flowers on one side. Around the throat
great ropes OF pearls we're twisted and a
wide and high tiara OF diamonds was on her
| head
Another handsome American woman who
was much admired was Mrs. Adair, in black
and gold, with twists of gauze in her hair
around her neck
The countess of oxford, the wife OF the
present earl Of oxford, was Louise Melissa
| Corbin, a daughter of d. c. Corbin OF New
York. She was married on May II, 1888
and had had two children, a son, who died
on May 20, 1898. aged 2h years, and Dorothy
Rachael Melissa, who is in her 18th year.
The countess of Tankerville was Leonora
! Sophie Van Marter, daughter of J. @. Var
Marter OF New York. She married the
present earl OF Tankerville on October %
1895. They have 5-year-old son called by
his fathers second title, Baron Ossulton
and a daughter, Ida olivia Sophie, who will
be years old tomorrow. Their daughter
| Georgiana who would have been years
old now, lived only one day. The counties:
entertains most Hospitality at Chillinghan
castle, Belford, Northumberland.
The countess Of Donoughmore, SECOND
daughter of Michael p. Grace, brother o.
Mayor William r. Grace OF New York
married the sixth earl of Donoughmore II
London last December. The brides family
showered jewels on her at the time Of the
wedding.