The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-27
Not All American Foreign Mar
riages a Failure.
Secretary Joseph Chamberlain
Tells of His Wife's Help.
HISTRUEST COUNSELLOR
English Statesman Cheered by
Her Gracious COmpaniOnship.
Suggestions for Those Who
Keep Abreast of Fashions.

Not all marriages of foreign noble
men and American women have been
failures. A conspicuous example is the
marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Chamberlain. Mr.. Chamberlain is colo
NAL secretary and stands high in the
English government.
This is what he said Of his American
wife in a recent article on The Amer
lean Helpmeet of an English States
man;
she has sustained me by her courage
and cheered me by her gracious CON-
partnership, and I have found her my
best and trueSt counselor"
Mrs. Chamberlain is her husband 5
constant cOmpanion-she has gone tC
Africa with him-and both are to be-
seen at society functions and at the
aters as frequently as the very scanty
leisure of a cabinet minister permits.
Al all big meetings which Mr.. Cham
berlain from time to time addresses In
Birmingham and elsewhere, Mrs. Cham~
berlain has invariably been at his side.
Indeed, the first and practically the only
time which she has missed sharing in
this way his public engagements was
when she had just lost her father in
1900
The predominant characteristic of Mrs.
Chamberlain'S personality is a SinEU-
larly winning charm of manner. Effu-
sive paragraphists in society papers
often describe her as beautiful woman.
but it IS this charm of manner rather
than mere beauty of feature that most
1npresses one. A brunette, with fresh
complexion. bright eyes, and LAUGHING
lips, Mrs. Chamberlain combines dignity
and vivacity as well as the graces that
shine in social life.
She was particular favorite of the
late queen, standing higher, probably, II
her majesty's good graceS than any of
her countrywomen had ever done. The
soVerelgn'S favor was particularly man
Tested at the time of the Diamond Jubi-
lee, when she conferred on Mrs. Cham
berlain, not the silver. but the gold
commemoration medal. which, with this
one exception was only given to men,
bers of the reigning house and to fami-
lies of foreign monarchs.
But, contradictory though the state
ment may appear, Mrs Chamberlain
carefully abstains from any active part
in political work. Whether at Princes
Gardens or at Highbury, she is a de-
lghtful hostess, whose qualities are sell
dom better displayed than in the quiet
seclusion of happy weekends at High
bury.
Though rarely undertaking public
work herself. she is actively Interested
In the operations of the Colonial Nurs-
Ing association. of the committee of
which she is a member. When her
countrywOmen fitted out the Maine hos
pital ship, Mrs. Chamberlain naturally
evinced a keen interest in it's work Mrs
Chamberlain has frequently visited the
general RQSplLai IN birmingham and
Joined in the Christmas festivities by
helping to distribute Yuletide presents,
always leaving behind her a gracious
remembrance among the patients in the
wards
The peSSimist who sees nothing good
about the wealthy society woman win
find small comfort in an incident that
occurred in Omaha a short time ago
A society woman arose in a street
car. removed her silken petticoat and
wrapped it around the shivering form Of
an infanty two years old.
The woman was Mrs. Harry Cartan,
the daughter of a millionaire.
Despite the zero weather the street
car was without fire.
In one corner sat a poorly clad man,
with a beaten, hopeless look on his face
holding the babe on his knees.
The little ones feet and legs were en-
tirely bare and blue from the cold.
Mrs. Cartan came into the car and
sat down opposite the father with his
pitiful charge. She gave one look at the
foriorn pair and one glance at the pas
sengers.
The latter sat and pitied, but none
offered to help
In the next instant the angel of mercy
IN the sealskin sacque had her hands
behind her, under her cloak
She let fall the heavy silken garment
Rising and holding to a strap she step
ped out of It.
While the women gasped and the men