The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-23

The Famous Socialist Peerless Suffers
from Continual Duns and Her Ser
wants Recently Refused, Before Her
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Guests, to Cook for Them Unless
Their Wages Were Paid at Once.

TN spite Of the large fortune which
l. that once famous English beauty,
"The Babbling Brooke brought to
her husband, the earl and countess of
Warwick have suffered a good deal of
late years from duns, and Lady War
wick's automobile crusade in favor of
socialism and universal suffrage does
not appear to have added grist to the
noble mill. A short time ago there was
to which had been invited many smart
and interesting people, including a
prominent American fnancier, whose
bon mots and good stories have opened
for him even the doors Of Windsor.
The first day passed happily away
in the castle, where everything is con-
Quoted with splendid lavishness I'M
equaled in the United Kingdom; but
Sunday proved to be anything but
day Of rest, for when the hosts, house
party and household had assembled Tor
morning prayers in the armory, true
ulent butler rose to his feet and thus
addressed them: envy lords and Ia
dies! Being elected spokesman by the
servants of the castle, / begs to inform
you that not another stroke Of work
do we do until our last quarters wages
is paid. and breakfast will not be
served accordingly.' With fixed faces
the retainers then fled out. That
breakfast was served, and the routine
of the house started anew was due to
American fnanciering.
Another interesting incident occurred
during this memorable weekend. Inc
hostess having invited her guests to re-
turn in. the course of the next fortnight
for fancy dress ball, casually re-
marked to a well-known member Of the
artistic brotherhood Of New York who
was in her party, that she would like
him to paint some pretty cards Tor her:
The exhibitor at many salons did not
betray any emotion, but quietly asked
how many would be required; Lady
Warwick thought that about hundred
or so would do; thereupon the American
replied that as his smallest sketches
brought about $50 each, he really
thong hit it would be better to send to a
stationer for them-it would come to
so much less. Lady Warwick agreed
with him.
| Lady Warwick, who has established a
hostel for training women in agrlcul-
ture and gardening, is an enthusiastic
| horticulturist, and at her own place,
Easton Lodge, she has one of the most
| delightful old-fashioned gardens that
can be imagined, one she calls the Gear
den of Friendship for every plant has
been given to her by special friend
and bears the name of the donor on a
heart-shaped label; the other "The
SHAKESPEARE Garden,' where every plant
mentioned in the great poets works is
to be found, while quotations are placed
among the clusters of blossoms. But
Lady Warwick is also a devotee Of ami
mails, and in the great gardens at War
wick she has an emu, a kangaroo, 8
baby elephant, African monkeys and
almost every conceivable pet.
It is known to only a few that the
countess Of Warwick financed the
delegation of English women which
visited the United States to inquire into
the conditions under which women work
, in the large American cities. The SO
cialistic peeress paid all the expenses OF
the delegation, which, however, official
ly represented the Women Workers
League Of Great Britain and Ireland
The delegation included representa-
tives Of women clerks and typewriters
postal employees, laundry workers, do
nestle servants, tailoresses, cigarmakers
and general factory hands.
Mrs. Ferguson was selected as the
leader of the party, chiefly because she
was born in the United States anC
lived in New York city until she was II
years old. The countess of Warwick
herself would have gone with the dele
cation, but her political and social ell
gagements prevented her from leaving
England. Besides she was engaged il
the rather undemocratic occupation Of