The Detroit times., 1909-12-17
|bARONET's WIFE
IS A SALESlAOY
Gordon Selfridge Engages Lady
Afieck To Take Charge OF
His Dress Department.

LONDON. Dec. 15.-Gordon Sci
fridge. The Chicago merchant whose
store has made London sit mp ana take
notice. has furnished a new sensation.
He has nired Lady Affieck. the vile
CT a prominent baronet. 10 take chaTSe
OF the dress department She has
given entire satisfaction and her eN-
ample II likely 10 be followed by other
smart but impecunious society women,
kays n cable 10 the New York Amel1-
can.
Lady Afneck was Miss Prince,
member CT family renowned Tor
beauty. She is tall. Junoesque has
fine dark eyes and splendid carriage.
Her husband. Sir Robert Atheck, re-
Gently lost his fortune and his wife
went 10 work 10 make her own living.
Sir Robert was famous figure on the
turf until no became bankrupt
There IL curious fatality about his
estate I'm Norfolk which Sir Robert
purchased and which. with falling for
tunes, he was obliged 10 give up. II
was purchased by Cecil Rhodes who
died soon after he took possession. re
wiIled the house TO his brother,
Colonel Frank Rhodes. who died a.
most Immediately after occupying II.
Sir Robert had no sooner purchased
the property than misfortune swamped
him.
An Economical Lord Mayor.
Sir John Knill. the present Lord
Mayor OF London. has embarked upon
n daring campaign: namely, 20 cut
down the gross extravaganza charac.
terixing the Mansion House since me
diaeval days lie has discharged in
Vulnerable ornamental. but useless
fiunkeys. gave King Manuel the cheap
est banquet at the Mansion House IN
history. and raises the cry that II is
q crying shame 10 waste money fool
ishly In these times OF misery and non
employment.
So Sir John and his wife. instead OF
spending money on ceremonies and
banquets, are helping with food and
work the thousands OF miserables who
congregate nightly on the Thames EN-
bankment. The banquet 10 King Man
uel cost the city $4,000: the last visit
OF the Kaiser cost $4,000. while in
1857 the visit OF the Sultan OF Turkey
cost $4,000
1t is expected that the Queen OF
Hollands visit next summer will be
the cheapest on record so far as the
city OF London is concerned
The recent stand taken nv clrculat-
Ing Libraries against the sale OF inde-
cent and offensive books is based Ell
tirely on commercial grounds. The
Memoirs or Lady Cardigan are main
ly responsible for the action OF the
libraries. The price OF the Memoirs
is dollar more than that OF the usual
run OF novels. The book itself is very
short, and being a short book. is read
too quickly. but the Libraries were
forced TO buy il. We are threatened
by further deluge OF expensive and
offensive memoirs. and the Libraries
hope their action will stem the torrent.
1T will be interesting 10 see II Lady
Warwick's threatened memoirs are
toned down To suit the taste OF the H.
braries or marked down cheap, so that
all who run may read
Duchess Of Fife Has a Temper.
King Edward is considerably wor-
ried over the health OF his eldest
daughter. the Duchess OF Fife, whose
fits OF depression" are becoming fire.
quent. The king visited her this week
at her house IN Portman-sq and re-
manned to lunch. During the meal he
noticed that the service was bad and
remarked upon il. The absence OF
footman caused long waits between the
courses, greatly to the annoyance OF
the king. who is stickler for pune
fuality.
The princess was very much agi-
tated, and finally explained that the
real reason for the disorganized ser
vice was that Il number OF her ser
wants had quit incontinently that morn
ing. Her Irritability when in these
morbid fits is such that she cannot in.
duce her servants TO remain In the
house, while the duke is equally iras-
chile. as was instarced by an Incident
at the opening OF the White City. Wneu
he punched Imre Kirally. because the
arrangements for the prince OF Wales
were bad.