The Washington herald., 1906-12-17

Correspondents Of The Washington Herald
London, Dec. TT would give all the
money / possess TO get my sight right
again" This is the pathetic remark Of
Mrs. Adair to all her friends. on and
on, for the last couple Of years, she has
had great trouble with her eyes. About
year ago she had an operation for
cataract, but evidently the growth was
not removed completely, for now she
finds she has 10 have another. The
crucial moment for the oculist to under
take it has not yet arrived, and mean
while she has to grope about her house
in Curzon street. For so active wo-
man and one so full Of energy and
spirits as Mrs Adair, this is peculiarly
trying. Her Inequalities for the moment
are only extended to immediate friends.
The Connaughts, who have always
been so intimate with her, visit her con-
stantIy. and Princess Patricia frequently
drives from Clarence House 10 Curzon
street I'm the morning 70 read 20 her In
the evening il is quite a usual thing ID
find a royal automobile at her door, the
Connaughts again calling for her 10 90
with them 10 the opera. Princess Pa
tricia leads Mrs. Adair into their box,
and II touching. it is also charming, to
see the young princess attentions to her
Mrs. West and the King.
You grow younger each year" This
was the Kings remark TO Mrs George
CornwaIlis-West Jennie Jerome that was)
when he met her at the James house
party al West Dean Park. Others besides
the King have been remarking likewise
If she were not quite 50 stout, 10 one
would ever notice the disparity between
her age and that of her husband, who
is just a year younger than her son.
Winston Churchill Half in joke and
wholly in earnest. Mrs. West was able
10 throw back 10 the King ali bis false
prophecies anent her second marriage,
At the time his majesty predicted for her
an awful fate So angry was he with her
for making "a fool Of herself as he
termed It, that for years he refused 10
meet her at any country house party, de-
hberately running his pencil through her
name when the list OF those 10 be invited
TO meet hiD was submitted 10 him.
Having realized the distinct success Of
her marriage. he allowed the Jameses 10
invite her and her husband 10 meet him
He has probably no idea OF how very
near refusing the invitation Mrs. West
was on second thought, however. she
concluded she would in polite way give
the King a little piece Of her mind during
the visit-an opportunity for which she
had long sought II came one night after
dinner And so you are very happy,
Jennie" he said.
Happy Is not the word TO apply TO my
life with George she returned. Why.
We are stu on our honeymoon
Il never thought you would hold him
so successfully, said the King,
1T is only fools who cannot keep their
husbands. Had I married even you,
should have held you.
After this daring retcrt, his majesty
looked annoyed. and people are now say
ing that Mrs. West has again got herself
Into the Kings black books She has been
Boosting far and near Of the answer she
made his majesty. and those who know
the King best have been assuring her
that he never fOTEives" This, however.
does not seem to distress Mrs. West
very much. Since her son. Winston.
changed his politics. she. too. has been
growing more radical, and royalties do
not count with her for as much as they
used 70.
Marshall Fields Boys.
Mrs. Marshall Fields two sons have
been staying for a weekend with their
aunt. Mrs Beatty. she and the captain
having taken BrOOksby Lodge, at Melton
about as fine a hunting box as there is.
The Beattys always DO things well, and
during the autumn occupied Invercauld,
the most swaggeT and expensive house in
Scotland.
The two young Fields are fine. manly
boys. and so fearful Is their mother that
they should grow up snObs or prIgs they
are kept in total ignorance Of the i'm
mense wealth which is 10 be theirs when
they come OF age. They ars at school
at Rugby and are allowed very little
pocket money. The other day when they
had received their usual monthly allow
ances they were discussing it with other
small boys Of their own ages, and all were
comparing notes.
80 that's all you get" said a son of a
rich pork dealer. 4 say, how beastly
hard up your people must be-"
LADY MARY