The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
SOCIETY WATCHING
CABINETS CHANGES.
Women Allied With the Liberals
Will Be Prominent as Lon
don Hostesses.
New York Herald Special Service.

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London, Dec. 9.-The chief amuse
ment in society circles this week. has
been specializing on the results OF the
cabinet changes. The countess OF
Crewe, a personal friend of the queen,
will probably be made mistress of the
robes. AS the daughter of liberal
ex-premier and the wife of an earl of
the most pronounced liberal views, Lady
Crewe is political as we'll as social
potentate, we'll trained in politics, i'm
mensely wealthy, SO there can be little
doubt that Lady Crewe will take her
place among the foremost liberal host
esses, and Crewe house may yet become
one of the social headquarters of official
liberalism.
AS wife. of the liberal premier, who
himself enjoys the reputation Of having
the best cuisine and the best wines in
London, Lady Campbell-Bannerman will
be called on to do a certain amount of
official entertaining. ~-.---, =
Mrs. ,Asqu1th Will Shine.
AS leader of a small, but very exclu-
sive set of intellectual politicians, Mrs.
Asquith will shine among the liberal
hostesses of the old radical stock. Mrs.
Asquith is one Of the best dressers in
society, BRILLIANT conversational, and
she can be. relies: on to make their
roomy, old-fashiG.r house in Caven-
dish square greaT ksAhring place for
the party leader.
Lady Beauchamp WIFI take her place
for the first time among the liberal
hostesses AS Lady Lettuce Grosvenor,
her marriage to the young Earl Beau
champ was a great social event in 1902.
She is the stepdaughter of Right Hon
orable George Wyndham, sister Of the
duke Of Westminster, and niece by mar
riage of the princess of Wales brother.
Lady Beauchamp occupies a position of
great Importance in the social and polit-
ical worlds, and is valuable .acquisi-
ton to the party. Tall, fair and good
looking, she dresses well and is admir-
ably fitted to lead what may be called
the serious section Of political smart
society.
In the same rank with Lady Beau
champ must be included Lady Caring
ton, elder daughter of the king g friend
Lord Suffeld. Lady Darlington, too,
stands high at court, While her hus-
band was one Of the opposition, she
excelled in political entertaining on a
large scale, and her country house par
| ties are quite feature of political
society.
Mother and Daughter.
Lady Aberdeen and her daughter,
Lady Marjorie Sinclair, provide the
only instance of a mother and a daugh-
ter both ranking among the party host
esses: The granddaughter Of the prime
minister and niece Of Lord Tweedmouth.
Lady Marjorie Sinclair, who, like her
husband, Captain Sinclair, is deeply
| interested in liberalism, is cut out for
the role Of a great liberal hostess. She
is the tallest woman in smart society.
Altho Mrs. Herbert Gladstone is the
daughter Of a stanch tory, Sir Richard
, Paget, she will assume her place among
the liberal hostesses. She is a bright
and pretty woman with a sweet voice,
and during the recent sessions has often
entertained her husband 8 supporters at
j their house.
One question, however, is agitating
those in inner political circles, and that
is the position which Mrs. George Corn
wallis West will take up. Many Of the
leading liberals predict she will repeat
her POLITICAL triumphs Of the eighties,
this time in behalf Of Winston Churchill
She is proud Of her clever son, whom
she expects to see leader of the liberal
party some day. She has cleared the
air by resigning her post as dame presi.
dent of the Primrose league.