Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-18
Has Abandoned the Ways of the
Titled ldler and Buckled
Down to Work.
NE MAY NOW MAKE HIS MARK.
Duchess Of RoxburgLe Is Trying to
Obtain Residence 10 Ireland-ln.
tereslipg London Gossip.
Special correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
T ONDON, March 81 was rather
surprised to learn today that
among the subscribers Of a WELL
known London press-cllpplng
agency is Michael r. Grace, crstwhne
Of New York and now Of Battle Abbey,
In Sussex And the most singular
thing about MIR, Grace's subscription
is that he does not require clippings
about himself lie places himself in
THE has been" category and does not
care a hang what the papers say about
him, but be wants everything that is
printed about his son-in-law, the Earl
of Donoughmore, or about matters with
which he is identified. Mr.. Grace reads
carefully all the clippings supplied him,
posts them up IN a scrapbook. and II
any OF them offer an opportunity for
giving any counsel or advice to the
young nobleman, he delivers himself OF
It freely and frankly, verbally or by
letter.
lie has constituted himself the earl's
guide, philosopher and friend. If his
lOrdship does not amount 60 a good deal
some day II will not be his father-in-
laws fault When Lord Donoughmore
had the good fortune to marry Miss
Elena Grace--one OF the Three
Graces,' as they have been dubbed In
society because Of their good looks and
charming personalities--he was dis
posed to take the world easy, feeling
that his financial position was assured,
at least But, so the story goes, Mr..
Grace gave him to understand that he
had not hargained for butterfly lord
as a husband for his daughter-that he
came from "A nation OF hard workers
and had no more use for titled idlers
than for plain every day loafers,
IN POLITICAL HARNESS.
Perhaps he did not put II quite as
strongly as that, but anyhow Lord
Donoughmore awaited himself Of the
first opportunity to don the political
harness In earnest by getting himself
appointed uRder-secretary for war. and
urged on by his father-in-law and HIS
wife, who is equally ambitious for his
future, he has astonished his friends
and acquaintances OF his bachelor days
by the fashion I'm which he has buckled
down TO work. There are few men In
the government service who stick TO IL
closer He is only thirty, and II dill
gence and application can accomplish
II he viii make his mark some day.
He is not one Of those fellows who COR
uscate and acquire reputation for
smartness and oratorical brilliancy. lie
is a cautious man who makes sure OF
every step that he takes. On certain
occasion In the house OF lords when
Lord Willoughby de Broke pressed him
for some definite information on a gov
ernmental matter he replied, 81 cannot
t.n I a
OF a discretion so rare among
politicians gave birth 10 the nickname
Dunno more" which is likely to stick
20 him. But the man who works hard
and does not tell more than he knows
Is likely to prove a valuable man In
office
FOND OF sON-IN-LAw.
Mr.. Grace Is very fond OF his son-in-
law regarding him as a living refuta-
ton OF the notion rather popular on the
other side that a lord must necessarily
be rather a no account sort OF chap.
They are as intimate as father and son
and pass much Of their time together.
In consequence the clubs OF which Lord
Donoughmore used to be one OF the
most popular members see little OF him.
II was the best thing that ever hap
pened TO him when he married an Am-
erican wife and gained a wide-awake
American father-ln-law at tho same
time.
SEEKING RESIDENCE IN
IRELAND.
As It is the fashion now for wealthy
people 10 have q residence In Ireland,
The Duke and Duchess OF Roxburgho
have determined 10 find an Irish home,
Anticipating an invitation from tho
Irish vlceroy to spend a week with him