The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

lSoI three years after Earl GroSVeHot died. Shaftesbury, who has large es- tates in the neighborhood of Belfast, Is interesting himself greatly in the work being carried out under the agricultural board founded by Sir Horace Plunkett, to revive Irish industries. He is a work ing member of the congested districts board. to which he was appointed by MT. Wyndham. He was formerly a captain in the Tenth Hussars, but resigned In 1889 when he got married He now Is deutenant-eolonel commanding the north of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry.
 Another distinguished visitor is Lady Angela Forbes. Lndy Angela was St. Clair Erskine. the youngest Of the Earl of Rosslyn's three sisters. She is a very pretty and smart women, who Is seen everywhere in the London season. One of her sisters is the Duchess of Suther- land, and the other sister is the Countess of Westmoreland. Lady Warwick and Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox are her half-sisters Lady Angela is one of marvellous family and though not quite so beautiful or literary as her sisters she has many fine qualities, and her good looks are helped out by her ready wit and charm of manner. She is clever horse woman, golfer and croquet player She is often dressed in brown, her favorite color Her only child, a little girl, is called Marigold. Her husband is Leu tenant Colonel James Stewart Forbes. He served with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Boer war. He Is an uncle Of Sir Charles Stewart Forbes and second heir presumptive to the baronetcy of Newe.
 The season at Saratoga Is about over. William c. Whitney joins the Harry Payne Whitneys shortly in England. MT. and Mrs. Edwin Could have been up at Saratoga a great deal this summer, and, of course the Adirondacl1s are more pop ular than ever. I am not sure whether Mrs John Jacob Astor will go there or not. In fact, L am little skeptical on that point. You see, we are to have very gay winter. The fashionables will remain the suburbs very late, but that makes no difference They have motors and special trains and all that sort of thing, so that they can run in at pleas ure One of the first moves from New port will be that of the Ogden Mlllses. They are to open Staatsburg at very early date. In fact, they arc to be short ly after the Newport Horse Show
 The return of MT. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt is delayed little. They were at Baden Baden lnlS past Wtch, anu they are going to visit several places In Germany before they finally settle upon coming here. At least. those were the plans last week. But one must never be surprised to see the Valiant coming into port or the Vanderbilts arriving. It Is one of the privileges of the family to be able to make these lightning changes. In the meantime, work is going on at both the town house and the country houses. When they do arrive they will no doubt entertain a great deal. They are going to the south for short stay in the winter The Seward Webbs have been in Switzerland. l do not know when they are returning. l believe their plans are uncertain.
 MT and Mrs. Mortimer Brooks sent out invitations the early part of the week for the marriage of their second daugh- ter, Miss Gladys Baldwin Brooks, to MT. Eugene Van Rensselaer, Thayer of Bos- ton The ceremony will be soiemnized in Trinity church, on September 3, at noon, and will be followed by very large re- ception at Rockhurst, the Brooks villa on the Cliffs It has been decided to have buffet breakfast in place of one at small tables. thus dispensing with considerable