The Detroit times., 1909-01-23
BUSY TIMES AHEAD
FOR COUNTESS
Of GRANARD
WILL 5E IN "WHiRl" OF STATE
AND SOCIAL FuNcTiONS-MUS
EXPECTED OF NEW YORK so.
C.1rv WOMAN.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-As The king and
queen will open parliament in state
on Feb. is. the new countess Of Gran
ard will find herself plunged into pup
.ic and court life in England before
her honeymoon is ended. AS master
Of the house. 1t is the earl's duty TO
organize and personally conduct all
the royal professions. When the king
and queen proceed from Buckingham
palace 10 the houses OF parliament.
the earl, mounted, Will ride beside the
scyereigns' gilded carriage.
The new countess will find herself
Immediately On her arrival in London
in u whirl OF state functions and So
cial and political activities. IL Is prob
able that, as the king and queen are
devoted friends OF the Irish earl. the
countess will be presented 20 them
priv ately. At any rate she will be
presented at the first court OF the sea
son upon her marriage" as the court
newsman phrases IL. Socially the new
countess will md herself in the liberal
radical set in society, the chief hos
tesses OF which are the wives Of the
members OF the cabinet and liebral
peeresses like Lady Wimborne, Lady
Colebruok and other elderly peeresses.
1t will be expected OF the new coun-
tess that she take up her duties as
hostess as sooI as possible, SO that
the mansion at No. 81 Charles-st.. In
the heart Of fashionable Mayfair" al
ready leased for year from the earl
OF Dartmouth, will enable her TO begin
entertaining Immediately. The man
sion Is one Of the finest In London.
1t was built by Lord Revelstoxe, head
OF the Barring family. and is splendid
ly decorated with huge ballroom and
reception rooms.
The countess OF Granard will And
the task OF assuming the social leader
ship OF the radical-liberal party easy,
because three OF the leading radical
hostesses retired last year, namely
the countess Of Crewe. Lady VIM
borne and Lady Colebrooke. Crewe
house is indeed for sale which means
that the countess OF Crewe has for
saken society Lady Colebrooke has
sold her house and retired TO the coun-
try. while Lord Wimborne's health is
SO precarious that her ladyship will
be unable to entertain.
Mrs Asquith, the wife OF the prem
Ter. leads the intellectual set Of the
liebral society but 1t Is so large that
there Is room for the countess OF
Granard to establish an inner circle !
which may be taken to represent the |
cabinet and parliament and those OF |
the kings niends who are liberals.
The earl has been deluged with Of |
- al H. ktr-
II is said the earl has his eye on |
In Carlton house terrace.
" hich Mrs. George Keppel was nego- |
liating for Her deal is on. so the earl |
may get the mansion.
In Charles-st the countess will fin |
herself among titled neighbors. The |
earl OF Camperdown owns the adjoin-
Ing house, while nearby are the coun-
Tess Of Cork, the earl Of Seton, Lord |
Athlumney, Lord Cecil Manners. Lord
and the countess Of ID
iesleigh Her only American neigh.
Dor on the street will be Willard Hun
riker. OF Pittsburg.
Lord Anglesey and Captain Bertio
Paget. son OF Lady Arthur Paget. Will
sail for New York next week. Anglesey
Is one OF the riches young bachelors
IN the peerage lie will visit Cornelius
with whom he made a long
cruise on the North Star Lord An
glesey and Captain Paget, after doing
New York society are going 10 Can
ada. where Pagets twin brother re.
Gently tDgan ranching
J. ] Van Allen has begun entertain
ing at Rushtcn hall with a big shoot
Ing party Among his guests were the
duke W Manchester Sir Bache Cunard.
Lord Douro Lady Cora Stafford. Lord
and Lady Marlborough and Sir John
Lister Kaye the kings equerry Near
~ all his guests have American con-
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