The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
kY[fMORf CASTLE TO BE THOROUGHLY OVFRHAULED
and Duchess
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market, have been somewhat curious
lately as to. the identity of distin-
sufshed looking woman who appeared
much absorbed in the different kinds
or flowers and plants that are deposited
there in the early morning for sale.
She IS always accompanied by two
other women who appear to be her
maids. Al caterer of flowers to royalty
at last recognized her as the Duchess
OF Marlborough. She has lately culti-
waited taste for early rising and it is
not an uncommon thing to find her
among the flowers at five In the morn
ing. She invariably walks to the mar
ket and carries her purchases on top
OF an ordinary four wheeler on the re-
turn journey. She says she loves to
see the West end thoroughfares when
the West end sleeps and declares that
1T is the only time during the day that
she is actually free from excitement
The majority of her market purchases
are destined for her favorite hospitals.
Since She. has become a familiar fig
ure in the market the flower porters,
who are generally middle-aged women,
run after her offering their services in
language as polite as Covent garden
can muster, because they have learned
by experience that She is exceedingly
generous to her own sex and that the
Tip will be a handsome one. One of
visit to the market that the duchess
had given one of these women a ten
shilling piece in mistake for Sixpenny
bit. The next time the duchess made
her appearance in the market the old
woman walked up to her, reminded
her of the mistake and offered to re-
turn her the ten shiliings The duch-
ess told her to keep the coin and added
another similar one to it as a reward
for her honesty.
One of the charities to which Lady
Craven and her mother, Mrs. Bradley
Martin have been deyoting special at
tention lately is the school for the IN
digent blind in Southwark. The Dow
ager Countess of Craven has been for
years generous subscriber to the
charity, and it is mainly through her
instrumentality that Mrs. Bradley
Martin has come now to lend her pat
ronage to it. Blind persons between
the ages Of seven and twenty-six are
received into the school for the purpose
of educational and Industrial training.
after which situations are obtained for
them according to their capacities.
Lady Craven has paid frequent visits
to the schools lately and has been
much interested in the deftness shown
by pupils, particularly those whom she
saw manipulating the typewriter with
a speed equal to that of persons en-
joying the blessings of their sight. She
went through all the workshops and
saw men making mats and girls knit
ting stockings by machinery. SO struck
was she with the general excellence.
of the work turned out that She left
an order for number Of mats and
stockings. She listened to pupil play
ing the organ and she promised to do
what she could to get him a situation
in one or the other of the churches
with which she has influence. The
young man learned his musiosin the
school, he is an associate of the Royal
| College of Organists and an accom-
piished pianoforte tuner. He will have
all the tuning Of Lady Craven's planes
in future. which in itself will be a val
liable asset in the way of recommended
ton.
Among the notable events Of the
London season figure conspicuously the
| lavish entertainments given by Mr..
Van Duzen at his large house in Ca
dogan gardens. They are equally pop
ular with both the English and Amer
lean smart sets, and 1t is at these>par-
] ties that one usually first hears Of the