New-York tribune., 1906-07-22

ton few years before. II said that her
smiles and appeals helped not little toward her
husbands election TO Parliament
But IL was after she left England 70 become
vicereine of INDIA that the fairy tale OF her HE
began. and also the work for which her life count
ed. Some American accounts said Mary Letter
would now rule over more subjects than Queen
Victoria" She didn't GO that certainly. 5ut she
sailed away from England 20 position of high
power and honor. Everywhere in the streets OF
Calcutta. her arrival there with her husband
and her two tiny daughters. the stars and Stripes
waved beside the British flag. in honor OF the
American Eirl.
When people thought OF Mary Letter IN India
they thought OF her riding on great elephants
under splendid CanOpies; receiving native potel-
tates with vceregal agnicence; being received By
them. in turn. ard becoming the central hsure IN
all kinds OF quaint ceremOnials going on exciting
tiger hunts into the jungIes. All these things she
did. She accompanied the VicerOy on his tiger
shooting expedition into the big game preserves OF
the NizaTn OF Hyderabad. threading the jungle in
a chair slung on poles and carried on the shoul-
devs OF natives She sat with her husband in the
machar, or shooting lodge. fixed hish IN the
branches OF tall tree. though. not betng sports
woman herself she never shot a tiger She shared
the viceroys tours the interior OF the empire
riding on eIephants instead Of IN the Pul'mans OF
her native land receiving deputatons OF the native
women and various offerings from the children at
every stopping place At Calcutta her WealtH "a
course was vast assistance in the balls and dil-
ners and receptions giveu at the vicercgai court
But she did more than this. She encouraged IN
every way the native industries. especially those
Of women. Her tiny daughters were dressed IA
muslin froCks of native texture. and her own IoNeS
Gowns sparkIed with Indian enlbroidertes and Jew
els And when in the second year OF the wee
regal term India was smtteu with famine ana
plague. she travelled with her husband through tne
smitten districts administering relief to the women
and children Her coming from Chicago was a
fortunate circumstance then, for it made u pos
sible for her to send special appear 70 t1S SS SSS
which appeal resulted in the GIT OF a sSllelUu93
sum for the distressed by her Old iriehuS anu
But Iady Curzon's most important and lasting
work was that done toward supplying doctors or
their own sex TO the Indian women. As head OF the
ae6n ba Prnose she gave freely of her time and
ergy and after the death Of the Er1preSs-S99 queen
Of a Victoria memorial for the enlargement OF the
work. When Lady Curzon first went 70 lnua ID, w I5It
late Queen expressed wish that sonletnlns MiiEe &
be toward the training OF Indlan TolLieH tTs
9rF e IN assed tRe f6a no ann more fitting tribute 10
memory could be founded than TO carry out the
zon obtained the cooperation OF the native princes
and naharanis and sum i or SlOO S0 me traininS
Of Indian women midwives, TO take the place OK
the unskiIled women hitherto employed in the va
riOus towns and villages. To carry out this scheme
required all Lady CurHons tact anu 81
shrewdness for all sorts OF ditcplties haa t HS 9e
considered, and II was not altoeStheF easy 70 PLG9
vide for the teaching OF the medical and hygienlc
side of the subject without InIefIoLlns tuS
igious beliefs Of the people, But II was done. ana
the scholarships stand not only as q memorial 20
Queen Victoria, but also IN some uo5feo u Iuo
energy of Lady CUrGOn
The social duties OF her position as Vicereino
meant hard work, too. During the winter months
which were passed at GOvernment House: CaIS
cutta life was a ceaSelesS round OF the Swing or
Entertainments, besides which Lady Curzon was
practicaIly 'at home every day receiving the
wives Of the various officials and distinguished vis-
itors TO the capital Every morning there was
consultation with the military secretary with
whom she arranged for the engagements OF tho
day and then she received the aide-de-camp or
the household and the chef, and gave instructiOnS
Tor the dinner party. receptions, etc, 10 be held
that day IL may be fancied that her experience as
social head OF her fathers home In washington
was OF some TO her here though the clrcuH-
stances were different