Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

ton Of clothes said Claire Frewen, and
I do thank Providence that l am not going
to be his wife"
Winston has given up his tiny box OF a
house in Bolton street and has not yet de-
cided upon another. His selection of a new
one will have to be in an unfashionaly
quarter, as he himself is the first 10 adj
nit that he is a poor man, while his flu
ture wife has not a hundred a year In her
own right. AS a matter of fact, Winston
Churchill might practically have married
anyone. His marriage Is one of affection,
pure and simple. The king, in writing his
mother, Mrs. George West. is reputed TO
have said:
II never gave Winston credit for being
romantic. ! like him all the better for
his chivalry.'
Persistent Suit May Win.
At the end Of last winter l mentioned the
very assiduous attentions of Lord Herbert
Vane Tempest to Margaretta Drexel. 1t
was at the time Vane Tempest went to
America with the family. Ever since Mar
garetta made her debut this interesting and
supposedly confirmed bachelor has pursued
her and the story goes that he has been in
love with her since she was in short frocks.
At any rate. for years he has never been
"off the DreXeis' doorsteps,' as his friends
express it. Anthony DTexel had been dead
against his attentions TO his daughter, OBJ
jecting very much on the score OF the dis
parity in their years. But Vane Tempest
being a courtier and a most cultivated man
of the world, has Mrs. Anthony DreNel for
his friend as well as the hayward Marga-
retta. He is hat type OF man who is ex-
traordinarily popular with women because
he understands them so thoroughly.
All along when Vsne Tempest has petit
toned for leave to pay court to the fair
Margaretta her father has said: She is
too young, too young. Why. she Is only a
child. l don't want her to marry for years
yet" II was a man OF Vane Tempest'S
age. General Polite" Carew, who cap.
tured the most beautiful debutante of heI
day and now the loveliest woman in tho
kingdom as well as a great heiress, Lady
Beatrice Butler. the elder daughter of tn
, Marquis and Marchioness OF Ormonde. s,
/ there is no knowing but Vane Tempest ma,
r succeed with MargarettR DreNel.
Al Marienbad this season. Anthem.
r Drexel, who is a great chum Of King Ed
4 ward. consulted his majesty on the poin
5 and the story goes that the king replied
"Vane Tempest is a good chap, but scarcel
a match for your little girl II is gen
I orally known that the king objects yer
much to disparity in the ages Of prospeC
tive suitors, For years he is said TO hav
hesitated before giving his consent to tn
n marriage OF his eldest daughter TO his gres
e pal. the then marquis Of Fife, now tn
n duke of Fife, who is years older than hi
e wife.
e simple Life for COREueIO.
- The duchess OF Marlborough is living ii
II simple life at North Foreland Lodge, King
is gate, where she has been residing with he
At children since the beginning OF Angus
There she proposes to remain. all bein
& well, until the beginning Of October. FL
sr some months past she has devoted herse
Of absolutely 20 her second boy. Lord w
e. Spencer Churchill, who Is In very del
ir cate health. II was for him she lie
m London quite suddenly at the opening
the season. abandoning all festivities. II
A. ch.ld was very III anu was ordered