Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-20
"BABBLING BROoKE."
Countess of Warwick l. an Enigma
to society.

under an assumed name the most
important visitor in months arrived
here in the person of the Countess of
Warwick. the once beautiful "Babb-
ling Brooke whose reputation for
good looks was so widespread that 1t
goes on forever like that of some
local women / know whose pulchri-
tude has long given way to the more
bening dignity of advancing years.
Before she returns there will prob
ably be great dash upon the part of
New York society satellites to enter
tain the lady who in years past has
exercised such a fascination over
down. If New York fused over her
son, Lord Brooke, who made several
visits here, it will certainly do some
thing for the mother, and the gossip
of twenty years, the Tranby Croft
card scandal, and everything else
with which her name has been con-
nected, will be forgotten in the rush
to secure her as houseguest. If the
countess is not considered as import
ant to the Newport set as the youth
full William of Sweden, certainly she
will be more interesting. At home
she is very big parsonage, as all
future Countesses of Warwick will
be, for the barony of Brooke ante
dates all the English dukedoms save
those of Norfolk and Somerset.
1t is more than likely that the
Countess will see something of
Staatsburg, as she is supposed to be
on very good terms with Mrs. Og-
den Mills. Mrs. John Aston, also,
will probably arrange that the titled
visitor does not return without
spending at least a week end at
Rhinecliff, though the countess has
averred that her visit is for business
purposes only. The Grevilles are not
wealthy, and, perhaps the mission is
to raise some money on her ranch or
mining interests in the southwest, or
possibly on her joint holdings in
Africa, which she shared with the
late Cecil Rhodes, under a grant
from King Leopold of Belgium. 1t
was rumored that Warwick House,
st. James, was on the market some
little time ago. At least it was on
the books of London house agent,
but possible purchaser who called
to view the property was told that
His Lordship had no such intentions
perhaps they were only her Lady
ships.
Next to her charitable endeavors,
Lady Warwick has been conspicuous
at home for her socialistic tenden-
cies, and has entertained many in
terested in the cult at her various
homes, among which are Warwick
Castle and Easton Lodge, the latter
in Essex. Lady Warwick had very
quiet and uneventful girlhood, in
contrast to her later years. She was
Frances Evelyn, eldest daughter of
the late Colonel the Honorable
Charles Henry Maynard, son of the
last viscount Maynard. The May
nards were greatly honored in Essex
on account of their philanthropies.
The shy and dreamy girl was married
to the present Earl of Warwick in
1881, and soon after her name was
on everybody's tongue, principally
because of her pronounced beauty.
Alfred Vanderbilt should see that
Lady Warwick gets ride to Belmont
Park on Venture" for coaching is
one Of her hobbies. Ten years ago
she made famous coaching trip
from Essex seat to Lands End. Lady
Warwick is a sister of Lady Alger-
non Gordon-Lennox, who is we'll
known here, and haIf-sister of the
Duchess of Switzerland. Lady Mar
jorie Greville, her only daughter, is
now the Viscountess Helmsley.
Lady Warwick's visit recalls the
Downshire divorce case, in England,
which ended in the Marquis of Down
shire obtaining a decree, for Lady
Warwick's interest in the correspond
ent, Joe Laycocvk, who afterward
married Lady Downshire. is we'll
known. 1t is said that matters were
precipitated in this celebrated case by
the sending of fragments of a torn
letter to the injured husband by IAN
interested party" who was Jealous of
Laycock's attentions to the March
ioness of Downshire-and woman
like, just wanted to make mischief
but in this case NIilady was hoist
with her own petard, for she did not
anticipate that respondent and "co. y
would marry, but they did, in spite
of all she resorted to to prevent such
contamination. The Laycock mar.
riage is now very happy one, and
since Mrs. Laycock's recent motor ac.
cidant which axoitad On Ynuoh Sx,y,