The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-25
PEERESS CALLS
ROOSEVELT BEAR
LADY TOWNLEY SAYS H= DOES
ALL THE TALKING AT WHITE
HOUSE FUNCTIONS.
ALSO KNOCkSAT DURAND
But Washington Society is Not Sure
That Her Cauetic Remarks Dlove
Him to Leave His Post
Over Here.

Washington, d G.. 24--It is not be-
leyed here that Lady Susan Townley
had anything 10 do with the recall OF
Ambassador Durand tho English rep
resentadpc. butthe gossip linking her
name WITH the recall of the Amhas =.
dor has brought cut perfect food Of
stories about that remarkable and in
teresung membcr oe rne British peer
age
Lady Townlcy who is daughter
of the Earl of Albermarle and who
was here with her husband until la t.
May when he retired as Councillor to
the British Embassy is a woman Of
striking beauty and recogn zed as the
most modish and best gowued woman
ia the diplomatic corps. Add to this
tie fact that she welded facile al
though sarcasm pointed pen was a
VIII who never considered the feelings
ot others and a woman VINO didn't hes.
itate to speak her mini and you have
. remarkable character
She had healthy contempt for
for many people in public life in
Washington and not the least Of these
vas the President and the Durands
She never hesitated to tell just what
She thought Of hose With whom che
came II contact and some Of her re-
marks were sfcreamingIy funny
Oddly enough two Of her closet
inumajes, were Mrs Herbert Par
sons, made famous by her trial mar.
mage propaganda and Maxine El.o.
thc actress. When Maxine Elliott
played in Washington she attended al
most every performance and gave
numerous boX parties ard entertained
the actress several times.
White House a Circus.
She Is quoted as having said to one
Senator's wife:
My goodness, ! wouldn't go to the
White House if you gave it to me. A |
reception there is the biggest circus
i'll America
coQcernlns Roosevelt she remark !
cd
Washington society is a bear gar.
den and Roosevelt the performing
bear"
There Is no need for court eli.
quette at .the White Rou.e," she re- |
marked aaother time. "The mandate
that you must not speak. to the King
unless fiist addressed by him would |
be obsolete here, as one could not ge
in a word edgewise with the President
ii he tried He does all the talking"
few other observations of The
kind caused her to be persona grata
with many OF those with whom she
came in contact.
There is only one family in Wash
ingtp that knows anything about pre-
cedcnce or the proper method of doing
things and that is he Broadmans "
said Lady Townley in speaking of J.
w. Boardnaa and I'm family
The Boardmans are an old family
Senator W Murray Crahe of Massa-
chusetts married one of the Board.
man girls.
Sh&was great friend of the Board
mans hnd went about with the family
a great deal
Very Unpopular Woman
The Townleys never entertained a
great deal. She was unpopular with
nearly every ole. Her biting criti-
cism and nouis a, the pedantry and
solemnity of,ire Vice President earn
ed the everlasting antagonism Of Mrs
who herself is a promin-
ont fact in Washington society.
Lady Townley wen on her marauding
way anmocstcd for some time, but
finally she became more and more
exclusive. She went to few plates
and had few intimates. She openly \,
criticized the Durands.
Why Lady Durand is nothing but
a little clergyman's daughter she
said OF the wife of the Ambassadsr.
and as Tor Sir Mortimer Pouf. He
is impossible" I
She bitterly resented having 10 walk a
in 10, dinner behind Lady Durand at 5
formal functions and her biting ton a
que and whip LASH wit made every i
one Wrthe who came under her OBJ I
seryation Her wi hdrawal from J
society was hailed with a p
breath Of relief. N
There is no one. however. who
'hinss that Sir Mortimer Durands re-
call is due io lady TOwnley The fact
Is that Sir Mortimer Durand Is a man
who takes himself much too seriously
for he present admin .stration. N
He j a beefy. solemn and s0mber z
man much impressed with his c-or- S
nous personal importance and the /
majesty f the English service In ]
tact, hc IS somewhat Of a bore. aud )