The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
HIGH BORN ROWDIES.
English Smart Set Raise
Cain at Country Houses.
MRS. BRADLEY-MARTIN VICTIM
Her Establishment Turned Upside
Down by ArlstOcratfc Guests, and
Servants Threatened TO Leave I'm
Body-PFanks Played by women.
Hush Up DOings Of Society Thieves.


London. Dec. bah the eloquent de
| nunciation of fashionable society by
Father Vaughan, and exposures Of it by
/ sensational writer's. have failed to effect
any reforms. In the ultra-smart set,
rowdyism is still rampant, and good man
ners are conspicuous by their absence.
During the country house season. now in
full swing, this has been abundantly
manifest. Many Eostesses have had their
houses turned upside down by aristocratic
guests Mrs. Bradley-Martin is one
of them. she Is one of those rich Amer
lean women in English society in whose
estimation, apparently, rank and pedi-
gree absolve their possessors from obll-
cations 20 observe the rules of good
breeding. At Balmacaan. the magnifi-
cent Scotch seat which she has leased
from the Countess of Seafield, among
her guests for the shooting season have
been number of giddy, aristocratic ma
irons and blue-blooded. frisky girls. They
have run the house 10 suit themselves.
They have made such trouble for the
that deIectable form OF feminine ruffian-
ism known as Raging" that twice the
domestics have threatened 10 leave In a
body. What means Mrs. Bradley-Mar-
tin used to pacify them is not known.
Perhaps II was a promise of a raise all
around.
Hung Clothes on the Trees.
Once a band Of these female terrors
seized the wardrobe of a man who hap
pened TO be a guest in the house and
decorated the garden with it. When Mrs
Bradley Martin happened 10 walk through
the grounds with some friends who had
come 70 tea she observed the victim
pajamas, Undertaking. shirts. and va
riOVs articles OF apparel hanging upon
trees and bushes.
At another time a group of these ma
rauders seized a mans writing case and
refused to surrender II unless he promised
10 give each of them a dozen pairs of
gloves. They stipulated that they should
all be of the latest style. reaching we'll
above the elbows. They cost about $40
a pair. The man submitted. because. as
he told a friend. his writing case con I
tained the letters OF a woman he cared
for and he would not have them read by
"a rowdy vulgar, blackmaillng crew of
hussies.' When Mrs Bradley-Martin
was told Of the incident she laughed.
treated it as a good joke, and remarked
that the dear girls were 50 full of
high spirits they must be allowed to
have little fun in their own way
Two of the dear girls" will never see
forty again; but as the daughter Of a /
marquis and the wife OF viscount were /
concerned in the raid, Of course no ex-
ception could be taken to it.
Artstocratic Thief known.
The name of the individual who is sup /
posed 10 have stolen the Duchess of Rox- /
burghe's ruby pendant Is freely wills
Dered in society. Every effort has been
made 20 keep the story out OF the press
but / happened to hear ii from guest, 4
who was Of the house party at Floors
Castle, when the incident took place. /
This pendant was regarded by the
duchess as her mascot, and was a gift
from her late father, which he pur-
chased for her at a famous shop in ST.
Petersburg.
When she realized the loss Of the Jewel
she wanted to send to Scotland Yard for
detectives at once, and have the guests
ana their rooms searched. but the duke.
who has horror Of notoriety, or getting
talked about in the papers. said that If
the duchess entire jewel case had been
taken he would not allow her 10 make a
scene. Every one knows she is absolute
y under the thumb of this dour. master
-ul Scot. 50 she Immediately gave in 10 |
MS wishes, and the search was aban-
ioned
Some time ago the Duke and Duchess
Of Portland We're entertaining large
house party at Welbeck Abbey. of which
I royal princess was a member. when
here mysteriously disappeared a lace
scarf worth $500 Before the duchess
had heard anything about it the owner
elephoned to local police station for a
detective. The duke and duchess were
urious at the visitors action, and on the
spot the hostess handed her a check for
he full value Of the scarf. STIMULATING
hat she should take no further steps for
Is recovery The detective was given
80 70 say nothing about the matter
Row Over Marlborough Children.
There are fresh ructiOns over the Gus
ody Of the Marlborough children. and
he friends Of the family now fear that
matters viii end by the affair going into ,
Ourt. The little Marquis Of Blandford ,
md his brother are making it very diff
icult for their mother, as they are frantic (
With grief at the idea of being separated
rom her. They regard jneir father as
! mere acquaintance. and have very little
Election for him. This is not surpris- /,
ng when it is remembered how very lit
lie they have seen of him, while they ,
ave scarcely been out of their mothers
light save when she was in America. .
But Marlborough is determined at any ,
ost TO have his rights. and has made I'D ,
lis mind that the boys must live under ,
us roof as long as ne likes. The duchess
nds it difficult to decide what course !
he ought to pursue in the circumstances.
A Quaint Peer. !
Il was entirely superf1uous on the part ]
f the Hon. Oliver Henry Wallop. brother
the Earl OF Portsmouth to write from !
is ranch in Wyoming explaining that he
7ishes to abandon all claims to the earl a.,
ON, IT being the dream of his life to ;
ecome a citizen of the United States" |
he Earl Of Portsmouth is provided with s
son who will some day inherit the title
nd estates. {
The present holder Of the title is a bit !
crank and the quaintest figure in
Westminster. His hair. which tops six !,
eet three Of humanity, is the reddest /,
yer seen on human head, and so proud
he of it that he wears it long enough |
0 reach his shoulders. When he puts {
n his cOrOnet and robes, he looks !
orgeous enough to lead a circus parade.
lie once published two small volumes of 1
erses and Is ambitious to be regarded I
poet Perhaps that has something y
do with his ostentatious display of his
irsute adornment. But he is genial,