Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-24
DUCHESS LEARNS
IRISH TWO-STEP.
american Woman Captiyates the
Gaelic Heart by Her Interest
In Ancient Customs
ANDREW CARNECIt'S LATEST
s...,. al Adviser to Guide Him in
pl,trIbatiug Church Organs in
Great Britain
.,,,l,l corresponlcuco.

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soeclal correspondence
oNpoN. sept ii--rhe Duchess OF
Manchester not content WIN
msroly becoming a resident Of ire
H. land. IS bent on captivating The
,.,,O heart by identifying herself WIN
M revival Of tho ancient irish customs
VA o,stlmes now being assiduously
cultivated by the Gaelic league
About ~ months ago, while staying
randeragee, her place In the north Oh
leland she was present At a local en-
,s,,,inment for the benefit of one OF the
sospl,als in the district For the nIS'
,,n,s abe witnessed Irish siep-dancins~-
ouartet Of girls doing what Is known
:. me four hand reel The duchess was
interested that she sent for the young
o.n,n and asked them how long II hod
,,tsn them to learn this form OF dane
M, The maids, who did not claim to
perfect told her that any woman
vim ordinary skill would be able to 90
., they did in six months under proper
nison and with q fair share OF prae-
no. There and then she engaged a
nseher. Miss o'Connor and at ran
sngee castle the duchess had her FIRST
l,pon in Irish step-dancing For n
time Miss O'Connor Travelled with her
wherever she went, and at the end
sax months had made such progress
VIII her pupil that she was able to
h,ye her to her own resources. Miss
OCOnnor took up her residence IN Lon
On for a time and paid occasional
,sts TO the duchess to see that she
un not forgetting anything she had
zen taught Her grace is now as ac-
rompshed In Irish jgs and reels as
she IA In the more fashionable dances
Of the society bali room. She paid her
uacher handsome and promised to
Rnd her on n num/r Of pupils II she
desired TO take the matter up pro-
iasonaly. II Is said that the duchess
is now studying Scotch step-dancing,
and that she has engaged professional
Scotch teacher She has all OF the
healthy American girls dislike Of being
restricted to the merely conventional,
PLACE Is A HooDoo.
Both the duke and duchess are much
disappointed that they are not yet able
10 20 to kylemore instead Of Tandora-
Gee for the Irish season, They had ar
nhgtd for a shooting and a fishing
party among the picturesque scenery
Of their Connemara mansion. When It
vas thought that everything WAS In
perfect order at Kylemore, the electric
tghtlng machinery went wrong and at
NE eleventh hour all arrangements had
70 be cancelled as far as Kylemore was
Concerned, The duchess is COM
mtnelng TO feel like the late owner
ei the mansion, who refused 10
I'VE IN II after his daughter
th only chlld-was drowned In the lake
near the castle, that bad luck haunts
w place, She has had no end OF trou-
rt and disappointment over the alter
,uons which have now been proceed
mg there for two years, although Il was
Mglnally estimated that the place
WOULD be NJ for occupation IN M least
we've months after the builders had
commenced
GEO FANDERBILTs VISIT.
When George Vanderbilt went 10
ssnd a few days ago on visit to
w, 10y and Lady Crewe, he had only in
TSnuel 10 stay about week or two.
N BEAUTIES OF the County OF Wexford
IMPRESSED him so much, however, that
~. ue.ernined to see more OF the Emer.
~, ne' Ihe slowness Of The Irish
ss ana the otherwise bad facilities
y; travelling caused him. TO wire 10
,O1loh Tor bis motor car. and now he
uu mrs Vanderbilt are doing Ireland
tS eougniy Having explored all the
W. OF interest in Wexford and
,sa'gW MT. Vanderbilt decided 10 20
M llppelary to see something of
In, ,enuus Plan OF Campalgn-a
ls0 a q The Land league organize
nnHl was supposed to create new
dsgss, 20 replace those that had been
ron ssslted by the irish landlords IN
,s,, ,luence Of the non-payment az
s..ln ny me tenant farmers. MIR Van-
fore Ma IMPOSES to see Killarney be-
ih,onsl returns to London. lie went
nsess, Donnempra, visiting the mag
q ~ nome Of the Duke and Duchess
10 ssn and called on his way
teshr,,w we quawies from which the
Ssra,eN Ionnemara marble IL ex-
4 much ne Duchess of Marlborough
ihsss nv. pseltsled In the products of
Nhlfh 'elIts' and much OF the marble
talg,. 'gutil0utes such an Important
ume IN her new London realdenoe
.sd arsv mere Mr. Vanderbilt car.
Nwlm some Specimens OF the mar.
ii,sas n,gl to show, as he said. 10 his
7" rams ana the United States
VARNEGlEs ORGANS.
tsr ,S,Sre Andrew Carnegie is roinc
= ihe Az hiue more dlscrimlnation
sahb u1u'oulion Of his surplus
n Hb,.ru erecting and endowins
" sdvlca 's mere he always called In
q ne nh,, ~ hew Morrison. librarian
iie n y SS,.. library In Edinburgh, be-
',asNv e,,,enced a cent. but he in
V asir,t.,t'u on fis own dicretlon IN
lhs pressrs,Nu OF organs for churches
ss,ni. church trouble In Scotland
roe, beea, aoue anxiety to Mr.. Car
.aeieAe, bs,a a number OF the free
siun,nts ,re., decided that musical in
thsl, sa rIs. no longer play a part
..''a lavish ,,ves Mr. Carnegie has
sary q N, . his generosity towards
* has new e gngrohes, In fact II Is said
''' refused an application FOR FOR