The Washington herald., 1906-11-01
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Correspondence of Tie Washington Herald.
London. Oct 81 met the Gordon
Cummings in London this week. on their
way home 10 Scotland. Lady Gordon
Cumming was Florence Garner. OF New
York, one OF the Garner heiresses. her
sisters being the Countess de Molkte, and
the Marquise de Breteull. No woman
ever made greater sacrifices for love than
Florence Garner To marry man
brought in guilty OF cheating at cards
meant, and means to the day of her
death, social ostracism.
At the time OF the famous trial, she
and GoTdon-Cumming were only engaged.
and after the verdict, which made him a
marked man for life, he came straight 10
her and offered 10 release her. She rose
10 the occasion ia a manner which touch
ed every one who knew them, saying If
lac insisted upon giving her up she would
kill herself.
Gordon-Cumming turned to her and re-
piled; THAT is precisely what l had in
tended to do with myself had you taken
lne II my word"
Care Nothing for society.
To this day they are stin cut dead
10y society. This gives them but little
trouble. for they are just as much in
love as in that terrible hour when Cor
don-Cumnling was drummed out Of his
own set FOR all time.
There are people who SIN say he is
innocent. notably, all his humber neigh
hors in Scotland, who just adore him.
some time ago, the Wilson's of Tranby
Croft. At whose house the alleged cheat
ing took place. were about 10 build
mansion near the Cummings; but the
workmen engaged on It were stoned from
the promises. and altogether things We're
made SO hot for tie Tranby Croft people
by Sir GOrdOn-CUmming' poor neigh
bors, that the Wilson's thought discretion
was the better part OF valor, so they
abandoned the idea Of erecting this
Scotch seat. The site upon which IL was
10 have been built is overgrown with
weeds, and has become a kind Of COM
mon.
Countess Regains Complexion.
When a woman loses her complexion,
you may regard her, socially. as d person
OF the past That Is what happened to
the Countess Of Essex. who, before her
marriage was Miss Adela Grant. daughter
ct Beach Grant. of New York. She was
in despair, more especially as she is one
of the women whose good looks depend so
much on their coioring.
The loss OF her complexion was caused
by acute dyspepsia She consulted every
specialist in London and the Continent.
one suggested d vegetarian fare. another
fruit, third grains, and so on.
Though somewhat better than when
faTing on meat she was still far from
well when she went TO a Paris 'quack''
] have heard him called. Anyway he
has given her back her looks, His pre-
scription chiefly was 10 motor a. an uu-
holy rate. the idea being to take in with
The greatest rapidity as much oxygen as
possible This is supposed TO stimplate
the digestive organs more successfully
than anything else.
II worked marvels in the case Of Lady
Essex. who has just completed d "scorch-
ing trip through the South Of France
and 3 now looking like the proverbial
peach" What she paid in fines Is a de-
tail Has she not accomplished the all
important?
Hrs. Chamberlain Is Devoted.
No woman is having a worse time just
now than Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. The
illness through which her husband is
passing-I may almost write passing
away" for that Is practically what it
amounts to-is OF 4 most serious nature.
and his nerves, beinB in such strained
condition. have caused his temper to be
most trying.
never before knew Of an American
woman becoming a slave, yet this is what
she has arrived at. She is never out of
the sick room. and. though there are
nurses OF course they count for little, as
u Is his wife who does everything for the
fallen chief. She is to him exactly what
Mrs Gladstone was TO the great Liberal
PTcmier-the sole individual essential to
his happiness in private lie
When he is out of pain. she has the
same unlimited power over him, and she
rules him by ''canoOdling' him into be-
lieving that he has his own way, She has
never posed rs being a clever woman.
but that is where her cleverness comes
in, for this great statesman has a holy
terror Of all femininty which apes that
cult
Snubbed the Queen Herself.
Wen, Mrs. Chamberlain has had her
triumph-no one more so-and she had the
distinction Of once snubbing, IN a very
ladylike way, Queen Victoria herself
You are not a bit like an American. '
said the Queen.
That is the very worst compliment
YOU could possibly pay me-" was the
reply.
American women Queen Victoria could
not tolerate AT any price. Like society OF
her time. she used 20 say they were all
the daughters OF pork butchers. whosa
fathers had suddenly made piles"
Mrs. Chamberlain has had no ambition
to shine socially. AS a hostess she has
been a dire failure. On a memorable
occasion things were so badly managed
at one Of her parties that royalties who
were invited never got beyond the hall
so great was the crush. The chancellor
of the eXchequer, as Chamberlain then
was. behaved Ike a maniac when he heard
what had happened; but the hostess, IN
her quiet little way. remarked:
such pity. dear; but Il really could
not be helped. Had they had the courtesy
and the presence of mind to have gone
into one Of the lower rooms, and sent IA
me I could easily have made way fOS
them on the staircase
Americans 10 Go Hunting.
There will be seen ia the English and
Irish hunting fields this season the great
est number Of Americans that ever fol-
lowed British packs. They are coming
from Boston, Philadelphia, New York.
and elsewhere. Some. like Mr.. and Mrs.
Strawbridge, who are from Philadelphia.
are bringing their own horses. They in
tend 10 arrive with twenty. I hear. 50
evidently they mean to go the pace. The
majority OF people prefer buying their
hunters here. as for one reason they IN
derstand their work in our fields better
than foreign horses. Moreover, stables in
England are built quite differently from
those In America. which, | believe I am
correct in stating. have wood foOrs while
ours are Of stone, a fact which proves
- irving Tor the American horse. which