Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-26

1 NeE CCOLtlSn lUOuSttitS, tuS ihAiS
4 ess of Dufferfn and Rose, marchioness
OF Headfort, with the Irish cottage In
dustries, the countess OF Jersey witt
her slum children. the countess O!
/ Warwick turning women into agricul-
I turists and the duchess OF Portland
and Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild distrfb-
uting their husbands winnings on tht
turf among various charities, provided
an exalted example for the world Of
women to follow.
Lady Duncombe's Engagement.
To Lacy Utica Duncombe in her en-
gagement to Colonel Everard Barring
is due the credit Of giving society its
! q~uietus on the last day OF the season
And IL will be perhaps among the hap
piest ~recollections of Lady Curzon OF
Kedleston that it was at the viceregal
mansion that this rarely beautiful
woman-one of the -four lovely daugh-
ters OF Lady Feversham-met her hus-
band. Colonel Barring. an old soldier,
and who had seen service at At
bara and Khartonm, was aide de camp
OF the don't dance tenth huzzars.'
The Lady Utica vas among the crowd
OF lovely women at a reception at the
yiceregal palace. Lady Curzon hap
pening to look around saw the elder
ly colonel gazing al Lady Utica with
a light in his eyes that had never been
there before. And reckoning up the
situation as only an American woman
could do, she at once led him owe to
Lady Utica and introduced them to
each other. AS a brother of Lord Rev
elstroke, and a typical Barring, the coll
onel possesses the maximum of exc
eutive ability.
Some day there will arise a woman
to write q highly interesting work on
the marvellous old ladies Of the Victori-
an era-serving in these days as relics
of a great past.
The venerable dowager duchess. of
Abercorn, Lady Mary Farquhar, now
in her ninetleth year. Lady Burdett-
Coutts and the late Lady Honoria Cad
ogsn, are examples in point. Lady Far
quhar. born in 1914, was the daughter
of the sixth duke of Beaufort, and is
therefore a great aunt of the present
elderly dukes She was a year old
VIXEN Waterloo was fought and won,
and married Sir Walter Farquhar In
the year Of Queen Victoria's accession.
Every one in society from the aged
queen downward, rejoiced in the dia-
mond wedding celebration OF the dia-
mond jubilee year.
Lady Thaw-Yarmouth Cuts London.
Once more has Lady Yarmouth, once
Miss Alice Thaw, OF Pittsbrug, given
evidence Of her dislike. of London by
quitting town I'm the last weeks Of the
season and betaking herself to Swift
Zerland. Nearly all her time is spent
in the country or on the continent, al
though when in town she occasionally
gives a concert. And at her husbands
she will once more visit Amer
lea. the country, in which OF all others,
Lord Yarmouth Is the happiest.
Now that Mr.. Kruger Is dead, the
eyes of the world are fixed upon the
broad, soldierly figure of Louis Botha,
who as though by destiny steps into
his place as leader of the Boer people.
Louis Botha is of a different stamp
from Kruger. A scholar and histor-
thoughtful and clear-headed, and
abreast OF the age, he is in all respects
the antithesis of his predecessor. 1t is
fitting to recall his words, spoken
the close Of the war. peace will
last If all people will sink their individ-
feelings and work together for the
general good OF South Africa Heart
lily despising Lord Miner, he gives him
an u~ndeserved credit for good inten-
tons.
Princess, But Human.
Little Princess Mary, Of Wales, care
fully instructed by her governess that
she must never, when at dinner ask
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must wait for an invitation, looked
with longing eyes at the sweets as they
were taken away, but in the absence
Of any Invitation remained silent. Her
spoke volumes. Her dolls were
arranged by and by in a dinner party,
the largest doll sustaining the roll of
hostess, and presently one of the waxen
guests was made to say in highly dis
tinct tones, Il think 1T is very impoiite
Of you not to ask me whether / will
take any more pudding"
In the teeth of one OF the ferceSt
that ever ragged owe the Irish
channel, Lady Cadogan travelled from
TO Manchester to give her SER
In connection with the sale of
Irish women's work in Dublin. Those
the troubled days when Lord
Cadogan was yiceroy Of Ireland, and,
like Lord Spencer, had succeeded in
winning the love and loyalty of the
Irish people. The address and testi-
in the form of a splendid and
work OF art presented a few
days ago to Lady Cadogan bears elo-
quent witness to the persistent graft
tude of Irish women to this graceful
and womanly woman of affairs.
Lady Bateman's Honeymoon.
Lord and Lady Bateman Mrs. He.
II Knapp, or New York; spent the first
part OF their honeymoon at F~ountaine-
bleau, and from there the happy couple
several trips to Paris. Lady Bate
man has been trying to convert her
husband to au~tomobilism. He has
never cared for motor cars, but from
all accounts IL would appear that Lady
Batenan's brothers. nor any of his
nave one. so that there Is every lilxeli-
mood OF the establishment Of a garage
at the Bateman seat In Herefordshire.
1t is a strange fact that neither Lord
Bateman's brothers, nor anyq OF his
family met Mrs. Knapp until the act
ual day of thesceremony at st. Georges,
Hanover square. when there was a per-
feet swarm of Hanburys.
The relatives, when they did meet
the bride, were pleased with Lady
Bateman's unaffected cordially and
chic appearance and are all immensely
delighted with the match.
craigie Writing Novels.
Mrs. Craigie John oliver Hobbes)
given up the drama for the time
being and Is working with feverish en-
ergy over no fewer than three novels,
which are to make their appearance
In 1905. Her old friend and publisher,
Mr.. Fisher Unwin, who first published
Mrs. Craigie's great book, Some Emo
tons and a Moral in 1891, has been
l~ecturlng the lady In a fatheriy man
ner.
Mrs. Craigie's later works have
shown a decided leaning to epigram and
mental fireworks and nothing more, and
the public have not responded as they
should. Mrs. Craigie has, therefore,
been to return to her earIipr