Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23

in one of the most aristocrE;ic parts OF Lon
don. Public traffic seldom enters the street
vet it is situated a minute or two from
Pail Mall, with Buckingham Palace ana
Marlborough House within a stones throw.
If report speaks truly the late autumn Will
find Mrs. THEODORE shonts and her two
daughters in London.
There will be a succession OF house par
ties at Balmaacau during the autumn
mostly made up of immediate friends, as
OF late Mrs. Bradley-Martin has made 1t a
rule to stop indiscriminate entertaining
which she regards as a distinctly thank
less performance. At Balmaacan all the
menservsnts wear ,he kilt, and there Is a
band Of pipers vino perform on special oc-
casions after the same manner as the High
landers on the duke of FiR's properties.
In these days the fashionable honey
moon grows shorter and shorter. The
Hon. Mr.. and Mrs. Wards (tormerly Miss
Jean Reid was, however, the exception
that proves the rule, theirs having been
the longest of any society pair of the last
wear. Buried in the wilds of Connemars,
Ihhey roamed about the roads, talking TO
any stray peasant with whom they came
in contact, visiting mud cabins, dropping
In uneXpectedly at the convent to see a
lace class Al WORK.. ana 50 lbINu. III Alit
mornings the bride. who had one of The
most perfect trousseauN that ever left
London. was usually wearing a skirt of
blue or white serge. a neat shirtwsist OF
cambria and the simplest of straw hats.
They were voted on all sides the most de-
| voted couple ever seen. even in the Emer-
AID Isle. They sought no society but
| their own and seemed TO be absolutely en-
crossed in each other. Mrs. Wards sim
pie. unaffected manner appealed 70 every
one with whom she came in contact. she
hasn't a bit Of pride in her" was a re-
mark often made regarding her after she
had passed from classroom or some small
shop where she had been making pur'
chases.
Although for the present the WARDS
intend only to rent Lord Dudley's Londor
house. l hear on very good authority thai
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid means tina, hei
daughter shall have in time q mansion OF
her own worthy of her. and that her in.
structions to Mrs. Ward are to look GU
and see what she desires in this way
and ii shall he hers.
The kius and queen have both kept VI
a correspondent with the bride snC
bridegroom since the wedding. His mai
esty is said to miss greatly his eduerry
who has the good spirits and tho energ!
which appeal so strongly TO him i'm thosI
Of his immediate encourage. The king IL
marked during MI Wards absence, 4"
don't know when 1 missed anyone a
much as Johnny Ward
Mr.. ana Mrs, Frank Mackay VIII he a
Beauchawp hall, bennington. until the.
go to the United States in the autumn. Al
around bennington The countess OF War
wick used TO be regarded as the queen o
the coInty, Since The advent Of IN
MEckays. however, she has had TO LOO
to her lsurels. The chstelaine OF Beau
champ hall is now greatly to the fore bot
AS a hostess and as Lady Rountitul, With
out ever seeming 10 push. Mrs. Macka
dominates all sorts of popular ventures
sports, concerts, charities and w~hat-npts
Always liberal and energetic and possess
ing charming manners she is natural
run after by people with axes TO srin
4 who, however, prove useful ia their oW
WAY TO anyone who has social ambition
2 OF late Lady Warwick is not So swee
D tempered as she used 20 be. The cor
D sequence is when she refuses 20 take par
in some local venture Mrs. Macksy step
. In and gets the thanks and the pop
iarity, LADY MARY.