Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
KING ADNIRES TINY HANDS
Congratulates Lady Hesketh on Her
Return to Health
HIS MAJEsTY's GREETING WARM
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too. she was seriously ill-so much so that
1t was feared at one time that she would
never resume her former social position.
These fears are, however, at an end, and
she is about again looking extremely pretty
and beautifully dressed. At Newmarket
the other day she was one Of the smartest
women on the course. The king had not
seen her for a long time and directly he
caught sight Of her went up and said as he
shook hands with her. Upon my word,
that dear little hsnd is as tiny as ever"
Lady Hesketh and Lady Charles Beres-
ford have the distinction Of possessing the
smallest hands and feet Of any society
women in England. Though it had been a
considerable time since King Edward had
met Lady Hesketh, he did not forget her
remarkable characteristics fact which
flattered her very much.
Now that things are looking up in San
Francisco Lady Hesketh hopes soon to
come again into possession of some Of her
income. the loss Of which she took SO ter
ribiy TO heart. notwithstanding her tiny
hands, she is a splendid whip, and in the
old days she many times had the then
prince of Wales, now the king, beside her
on the box seat of a wagonette or a mail
phaeton. She has a most Independent So
cial spirit, and has never pushed nor never
gone out Of her way to seek royal favor,
and has always been very exclusive.
Misses His OLD Chun.
To say that the king has missed the So
ciety Of his old chum and friend Consuelo,
duchess of Manchester, is to put 1t mildly.
Since the death OF her mother she has been
rusticating and resting hankful for the
excuse of her mourning to do so. OF the
scores Of younger and more beautiful
women friends OF Edward there Is none
who fills her place. Once in speaking OF
her he remarked:
Apart from the splendid spirits of the
duchess, she is full of sympathy. I have
never met another woman with as much
common sense. She is the best pal a man
ever had"
frustrating and resting have left their
mark on her Grace. She is looking SPLEEN
did.
81 positively don't feel an hour more
than 5 and 90" she has been telling those
who have welcomed her back. "But how
long this state of things will last Of course
l cannot say. One requires the constitu-
tion of a horse to be able to keep up with
our beloved king. He imagines that his
friends, like himself, can do with a few
hours rest, that they can sit night after
night at the bridge table and spend the
day on a race course, yet never feel
DONE
Declines to Nope.
After the death OF Mrs. Yznaga, the
dowager duchess mother. the king insisted
on the duchess going TO Biarritz. mo use
moping." he said. THAT won't bring your
mother back" She went and all the So
ciety papers and the American press men,
toned that she was entertaining when
as a matter Of fact she was merely having
the king. who invited himself. and a few
very old friends to dinner. Much annoyed
at the announcements in the press. she
showed them to Kig Edward to prove to
him that it was absolutely impossible for
DER to go on seeing him at all while she
was in mourning. That was how she got
lid OF his majesty for a while. for he quite
fell in with her views, being himself a ire
mendous stickler when the question Of cor
rect behavior is at stake.
The duchess is booked for every house
party at which the king is 4 guest during
the next six months. She is also to be
OF the house party that assemblies at
Sandringham for the queens birthday. AS
everyone knows, she is almost as great a
TREND of Alexandra as she is of Edward.
Duchess Wen Again.
There is much JOY in the circle which
claims Lily. duchess of Marlborough for its
own that she is now almost completely re-
covered after her serious illness. 1 was
told the other day that It was her own in
tense anxiety lest she should die that re-
tarded her progress toward health. Her
Intense desire to live is entirely due to
her little boy. "Bill" Beresford, lest, as
she expressed 1t, "he should be left alone
in the world" She adores this child and
has never for even one night been sep
arated from him. Those who were with
her during her illness say It was most pa
[ thetic to hear her talking about the boy.
Whether waking or sleeping. his name was
rarely off her lips, and a captivating child
he Is; a regular daredevil Beresford, he
will mount anything in the shape Of a
horse. He has a pet pony which walks
upstairs and during the duchess conva-
lescence she was expected each morning to
salute Paddle" whom little Bill used to
trot into her room for her admiration.
Bill is as devoted to his mother as she is
10 him, but he is far too young to realize
how near losing her he has been. He
was never allowed to know that she was
seriously III at all, One day he will in
herit his mothers vast fortune, but when
he does it will be securely tied up, as no
bHN NhVWS DCNNNA IMAM the DUCHESS lne
Beresfords' capacity for making money fly,
and as little Bill already shows many of
the characteristics Of his forbears, she says
she means to protect him from himself. :"
Aston AHtOnishes Folks.
The reeluse OF Hever castle, as Mr..
Astor is called by his friends, has been ex-
ceiling himself lately by the sumptuousness
OF his entertaining. He has given a series
OF luncheons on Sundays for which each
morning a Pullman car has left Chsring
Cross station. on arrival at Penshurst. the
nearest station, the guests have been con-
veyed In motor cars TO the castle, the gar
dens OF which are in great beauty just
now. These are admitted to be the finest
and most picturesque gardens in England.
In the landscape portion they ave been
In many instances designed by Mr.. Astor
himself, but ord Redesdale. who is such
an authority on landscape gardening ano
has designed for the king at Windsor and
at Buckingham. has also had much ir
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