Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19

acknowledged fact that 1t is impossible to
possess beauty without health. Hence
these open-air parties which are nearly al
ways made up of women, the men of the
gathering preferring their sleeping ac-
commodation under a roof.
Particularly delightful are the gather
ings OF this order at Warren house,
Coombe, Lady Paget's place. The night
ingales are in great force at this charm
ing river abode and her friends who have
taken advantage of her hospitality for
open air week-ends say It is the unique
treat TO fall asleep listening to the
notes OF the night bird while in
the morning they are serenaded by
the larks and ~blackbirds. Lady Paget,
who Is a robust woman. and has hitherto
been easily tired says she is another per-
son" since she started sleeping in the open
and now never knows what II is to be
fatigued."
Lady StaffOrd's Kindness.
A delightful story is going the rounds
about Cora. Lady Stafford, who is known
among her friends for her good nature.
At a we'll known club OF which she is a
member the countess. who was dressed
quite simply, happened to be dining alone
when she fell into conversation with a
member at an adjoining table, who is the
wife OF a poor country clergyman. In the
course of their conversation the country
mouse" who had no notion OF Lady Stat
ford's Identity explained to her that she
was staying in the club because 1t was a
good address and she had to see there a
very important person for her husband.
! who was temporarily ~indisposed. She
went on to say that she found the club
very expensive and the servants so fine
hat she was positively afraid of them.
She further explained that all her belong
ings were in a carpet bag and she did not
know how on earth she was going TO get
the wretched thing down i'm the lift with
the awe-inspiring porter gazing at It."
Now, / will tell you precisely what We
will do said Lady STAFFORD. II have d
large mantle and I'll GO to your room with
you and carry the bsg so that not one OF
these blessed servants will see it,"
The parsons wife said she could not hea!
OF such a thing, but Lady Stra ford in.
sisted and Il was under her exquisite cIoaE
that the humble looking bag was taken int
the street. When II and It's owner haC
been safely placed In a four wheeler. Lady
STAFFORD requested the ~clergyman's wifi,
to be sure to come aud see her, handias
her at the same time her card.
Mrs. PHImer's Fob.
Curio shops i'm London and on the con.
tinent are being ransHcked for foos aftei
the style Of that worn by Mrs. PotteI
Palmer at Ascot when the queen wa,
speaking to the Chicago woman she noticed
this dainty trifle and promptly remarked
II must try TO get one as like IL as posi-
BILE, Whereupon Mrs. Palmer begged heI
majesty to accept the one she was wearing
This, however. she refused TO do sayiu;
that having admired IL IL would he i'm
possible to take II hom Mrs. Palmer.
The sudden popularity Of these pic
turesque trifles has resulted in brinsinl
some charming ones 10 light. The othe
morning at Waterloo station little Mis-
Croker. who Was departing for New Yorl
was / noticed, wearing a beauty in bluisl
green stones set in old silver and pickle,
out with paste. The green gems matche,
her very quaint but hardly becoming gree
hat, a huge thing draped with cambria en-
broidery. Mrs. Whltelaw Reid. who wa
with her, had also a fob dangling from he
side, bat ] could not see What is va
like
One would have thought MI. Mnls hal