The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-16
ARONET'S WIFE
IS 4 SAlESLAOY
rdon Selfridge Engages Lady
Aftleck To Take Charge of
His Dress Department.


ONDON. Dec l5-Gordoh Sci
&c the Chicago merchant. whose
o has made London SIT mp and take
ce. has furnished . new sensation
has niTed Lady Afneck. the wife
prominent baronet, 10 take charge
the dress department She has
'n entire satisfaction and her eX-
lle II likely TO be followed by other
pr hut lmpccunious society women.
a cable 20 the New York Amerl-
adv Afilcck was Miss Prince, a
nber e. n family renowned for
| uly She is tall. JuuocSquc. has
dark eyes and splendid carriage.
husband. Sir Robert Aftlcck, re-
| lily lost his fortune and his wife
p To work 10 make her own living.
Robert was a famous figure on the
until hc became bankrupt
here f. curious fatality about his
lte IN Norfolk which Sir Robert
fhascd and which, with falling for
IS. h. was obliged 10 give up II
purchased 10y Cecil Rhodes who
soon after. h. took possession. He
| cd the house To his brother
3Dncl Frank Rhodes. who died al
n immediately after occupying It,
Robert had NO sooner purchased
property than misfortune swamped
An Economical Lord Mayor.
liz John Knill the present Lord
or OF LOsdon. has embarked upon
Earring campaign. namely. to cut
IN the cross extravaganza charac-
ling the Mansion House since mo
oval DAYS lie has discharged in
hcra6lc ornamental. but useless
Keys. gave King Manuel the cheap.
banquet AT the Mansion House I'M
|oIy. and raises the cry that II IS
wing ,hamr 30 waste money fool
Is in these times Of misery and non
bloymcH
10 Sir John and his wife. instead Of
hiding money ON ceremonies and
duets. are helping with food and
fk the thousands of miScr2blos who
|gregatc nightly ON the Thames en-
|kmcn, Tho banquet % King Man.
cost the city sSG00: the last visit
the Kaiser cost siS0on while IN
+ the visit OF tho Sultan of Turkey
100000.
Is Expected ihat the Queen OF
land visit next summer will be
cheapest on record so far as the
OF LONDON Z, concerned
|hc octlt stand taken hy rMculat.
lbrarl"s again" the sale of indie
\ and offensive books IS based on
- uu commercial gsouuds The
|noirs o( lad, Cardiean are main.
for the ac;ion OF the
aries The price of the Memoirs
dolla- more tnan that OF tho usual
~ novels The book itself is very
ht. and being short book. Is read
quickly. bat The Libraries wrrn
led 90 bay in We are threatened
u further doiuae ~ expensive and
nsiv memoirs and the Libraries
e their action viii stem inc torrent
Nil hc interesting 10 soc If Lads
rwicE'S threatened memoirs are
id down TO suit the taste OF the H.
Iirs or marked down cheap. 50 that
who ran may read
Duchess OF Fife Has a Temper.
ling Edward Is considerable wur.
! over the health ~ his eldest
shter The Duchess Of Fife. whose
of depression are becoming FIRE.
nj The king visited her this week
her house IA porlman-sq ans. re-
ned TO lunch During ihc meal he
iced that The service was bad ara
larkcd dpon IL The absence =
imam caused LONG waits between the
rises. greatly 20 the annoyance OF
kinc. Who Is "A stickior for pune
lily.
he princess was very much agi-
ID and GnalA explained lhat the
reason FOR the disorgauized ser
p was that number Of her ser
ts had nuit inContin"ntly that morn
Her Irritaoility when in these
rbid 0ts is such 'bar Sh" cannot in
@ her sorNanr. tu remain IN the
se. while the duke Is equally iras-
-. as WAS iustauced by an incident
he opening Of The White city when
punched lmre Kiralty. because the
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