Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-03

As the wife OF a lo~rd-in-waiting to the
king. the future Lady Granard will have
two magnificent royal carriages at her
disposal, with servants who are privileged
TO wear the royal livery. On state occa-
sions, such as courts and balls, the carri-
age OF the lord-in-waiting has the right
TO take precedence Of all others after
those Of royalty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick Goodhart are
spending the holidays at Boughton, their
beautiful seat in the Garden of England
as we like to call Kent. which many peo-
pie consider the lovelist county in Eng
land. The Mccormick Goodharts recently
celebrated their golden wedding at their
town house in Eaton Equare. with true
American generosity. and now the event IL
to be observed with far more eclat at their
country seat. all the poor people and their
children, as we'll as the county families,
having been invited to come and make
merry in honor of the occasion. Mrs. Nc
Cormick Goodhart is one OF the Lady
Bountifuls of Kent and she and her hus-
band are immensely popular all around
Boughton, although they are but compsr-
atlvely new people in the neighborhood.
The county families are very anxious that
they should buy the place, for although
the Goodharts are by no means young peo-
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district lively and have scattered money
right royalty. Boughton is an exquisite
spot. with prim old-world gardens, the
house being quantity picturesque and COM
handing lovely views.
Back to Lovely FOta.
Lady Barrymore, Mrs. Adair's sister, re-
mains far from well. She spent, by her
doctors orders, several weeks lately in
Brighton. 1t was the medico's wish that
she should stay at "London-by-the-Sea' for
the entire winter, but she dashed over the
traces and said, even II she died she would
go home to her lovely Fota, In Ireland, to
which she is most passionately devoted.
Fota is, as most people know, an island
Of which Lord and Lady Barrymore are
king" and queen" Unlike her popular
sister. Mrs. Adalr, Lady Barrymore cares
praciously little for society. a popularity,
, no doubt. she has acquired from her hus-
band. who hates It and usually flies to re-
mote parts, IL possible. on the rare occa-
slons when his wife does a little entertain
ing in London. Nellie Post, Lady Barry
more's daughter of her first marriage.
spends most Of her time with her lively
and charming aunt, Mrs. Adair, for it Is
not surprising TO know that the girl gets
bored to death on the Irish island, beau
tiful though It may be.
All Mrs. James McDonnell's friends here
have been greatly grieved to hear of her
serious illness in Paris. She has had to
have her eyes operated upon. 1 hear, and
has had a most trying time. This coming
on the top OF her husbands long illness,
makes matters worse. Mrs. Mcdonnell
has been saying that money is such a
poor thing If you are very m and that
sit won't buy health" The McDonnells
have truly proof positive of this, for James
Mcdonnell has searched the world almost
to recover his. and. though somewhat bet
ter. never expects to be strong.
Jolly London Parties.
t Some Of the ~jolliest parties in London
5 are given by Mrs. James Mcdonnell at
5 her lovely house in Cadogan Square. 1t
2 was she who first introduced US to ''hen
4 luncheons' and the season before last they
I were quite a feature, and smart English
r women, as we'll as American, fought to be
invited-in fact. II you could not say you
. had been to one of these gatherings you
were regarded as a nobody. Last season
she did practically nothing owing to her
I husbands i'll health. 1t is feared it will
be many a day before the McDonnells' hos
= pitable house in London is again opened.
. Meanwhile the blinds are all drawn. 1t
is one of the houses which are never let
I, to strangers, the McDonnells considering
their beautiful things far too sacred and
precious to be delivered into the hands
of strangers. According to present ar
rangements the McDonnells are not ex-
: pected back in London until the late spring,
Mr.. McDonnell's health of late precludine
absolutely any possibility of their spending
any part Of the cold weather in town.
LADY MARY.