The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-30

awe and wonder to the Woodworking,
hard-living riders from the remote sec.
tons Of the Panhandle country.
Equipped with every convenience,
electric light. waterworks. modern
sewerage and every modern comfort,
the ranch-house is a fit abode for a
King.
Treats Friends to Ranch Life.
Mrs Adair does not suffer from
loneliness or the want of companion
ship Of her kind when she takes up
her residence each year at her Texas
home. Thither she brings with her
large parties of British and American
friends. To the English peer and his
wife, to the spoiled London son or
fashion, the free-will life of the ranch
appeals with peculiar compelling pow
er, so that an invitation to one of Mrs.
Adair's protracted house parties is
something to which society people in
England aspire.
The spirit of the chase prevails at
these visits, for where would an Eng
lishman be satisfied unless he could
ride to dogs? Mrs. Adair herself is a
passionate devotee of the chase. On
the ranch is stable of blooded horses
and large kennel of dogs.
But to see another side OF Mrs.
Adair's life. and that is the side which
the world most often sees-a society
leader in London. Close to Sunder-
land house, built by the Duke of MARI
borough after his marriage to Miss
Consuelo Vanderbilt, Mrs. Adair's
London residence is the largest pri-
vate mansion in Mayfair Her enter
tainments rank as the most eagerly
sought and most lavish in a world
where entertainment has reached a
refinement of extravaganza. The
fancy dress ball with which she
opened the ondon season May 10,
1908, and at which the Countess OF
Warwick now famous as a Socialist
leader as well as society leader, led
the pompadour quadrille, Is still re-
ferred to as the most striking func-
ton of many seasons. It was at this
ball that Mrs. Adair wore some of her
famous jewels.
AS a practical relief worker Mrs.
Adairs has shown the same executive
ability she displays in the manage
ment of her estate When Lady Ran
dolph Churchill was in South Africa
in 1900 Mrs Cornelia Adair was put
at the head of the Executive Commit
tee of the American hospital ship
Maine, a project to outfit and MAIN
tain a hospital for wounded and sick
British soldiers during the South Afri-
can war with American money. She
visited Boston, New York Chicago,
Pittsburg and Philadelphia in the in
terests of the scheme, squirting her
ellow-countrymen to contribute by
appeals to their national pride
When the Johnstown flood happened
and when the great earthquake
worked such havoc in Charleston Eng
lishmen stepped forward with prompt
ness and showed their sympathy in a
practical way" she said Now it is
Americas chance to repay this and
show her appreciation
And money flowed in upon her for
the project One Concern alone In
New Orleans brought $4,000 to help
maintain the Maine.
Widow of Kings Old Friend.
Who is she and where does her
great wealth come from? Of course
she is an American. Her father. was
Gen Wadsworth, of Wadsworth man
or, Genesee Valley, New York, one Of
the first members of the Union Club
to volunteer his services at the out
break of the Civil War. The General
was Military Governor of Washington
The Misses Wadsworth had the
eligible young men of the day at their
feet. One of them married Phila-
delphia Rogers, another became Mrs.
Arthur Post, of New York, and upon
his death married Arthur Hugh Smith
Barry, now Lord Barrymore.
Miss Cornelia Wadsworth became
the wife of Col Richie. distinguish
ed officer of the English army but
soon after the birth of Wadsworth
Richie, their son, the father died
It was In 1867 that Mrs. Richie be-
came Mrs Adair Her husband was
John George Adair, of Rothdaire,
Queens County, Ireland, one of the
wealthiest commone,s in England and
was close friend Of the Prince OF
Wales, now King Edward. Mrs. Adair
soon became one of the most popular
in London. That much en-