Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

been sought after by the elite Of Partisan
society. Like her sister. Consuelo. the
duchess OF Manchester. she is a brilliant
and amusing talker, and. like all women
OF the day who aspire TO be considered
smart. she has a fund Of coed stories. Her
friends have always credited her with the
determination never to marry. Il being a
well known fact that she has declined
with thanks some Of the most desirable
matrimonial offers both in England and
on the continent AS Due de Pomar has
a great deal Of English blood in his veins
If I remember correctly his mother was
an English w~oman-the rumored engage
ment Is also arousing mach interest here.
Mrs. Reid Boon to Society.
Il do not know what we would do with
out Mrs. Reid these duh autumn after
noons,' is a saying you hear frequently
just now when so li.tle is going on. There
IL no hostess in London with such an idea
of her duty towards her own country peo-
pie as Mrs. Reid. and her FREQUENT after
noon parties are especially welcome at
the moment. At 4 O'Clock the reception
rooms at Dorchester House are a blaze OF
light and look ~delightfully cosy as the
hostess welcomes her friends. The Ridgly
Carriers are always much to the fore, their
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for a great deal of attention. Every cake,
sweet and American drink worthy OF men
ton is to be found in the refreshment
ROOM, An attention which is much appreci-
ated by Mrs. Reds own compatriots.
From the typical London lat home"
parties these gatherings are as different
as sunlight and moonlight. At Dorchester
House everyone seems at her ease and in
good humor. There is nothing Of the stony
stare and the freezing atmosphere Of the
London drawing room, where everyone
seems afraid to speak.
Largest Garage In Empire.
The new garage at Floors Castle is now
complete. 1t is built of noninflammable
compositions and is the largest private
structure of its kind in the kingdom, being
capable OF holding 100 cars. Unlike the
usual garage, the duchess insisted that It
must be of picturesque construction and
had 1t built as much in keeping with the
castle itself as possible. 1t is lighted by
electricity from the private plant on the
estate.
The duchess is a great connodsseur in
cars and orders one of every new make OF
any Importance. Although she never APP
pears at the wheel" she knows everything
there is to be known about the mechanism
Of an automobile. She rarely uses a car
more than three or four months, or less,
with the result that there are always sew
eral in her garage ready to be disposed of.
These. however. are never sacrificed, the
duchess being. before all things. a business
woman and determined to get the full
worth for anything she is selling. Her cars
are always especially fitted for her and
have all the latest luxuries. An electrical
heating apparatus is supplied for her cold
weather cars and an arrangement which
contains ice is inserted for warm weather
and keeps the car and its inmates delight
fully cool on the hottest day.
So enthusiastic a motorist is the duchess
OF Roxburghe that she will undertake some
Of the longest journeys by automobile, a
fact which is very trying to the machinery
Of her cars, as some Of the roads in the
north are by no means what they might be.
Occasionally she motors from Floors Castle
to London. This. however, is not often
done as it involves too great an expendi-
ture OF time and. true to the instincts OF
her country, she is usually in a hurry.
LADY MARY.