Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Society Danes Prepare for Season in
Complete seclusiOn.
KINGS PACE HARD TO FOLLOW
strenueus Life Of LEADER In Upper
Circles Makes special Treat
nent Necessary - Lady
Mary's London Gossip.

WV aA0 Va ARRaNN
ia belle Americans" says. dearly as she
loves our, metropolis and It's fun the at
mosphere simply uses her up completely
unless she ~ in perfect health when she
settles down for a spell OF a couple OF
months within its walls.
As I write the countess Of Dufferin and
Ava IL undergoing = rest cure to ut her
self for the forthcoming galehes. As her
petite figure and delicate coloring sug-
Eests, she IL by no means strong. and al
though her husband came into his fathers
title and estates. she has struggled to do
her duty as n hostess in town, she gem
orally has 10 make an exit before the
Eaieties nav concluded. This season she
intends TO try. to stay on to the end, as
she believes the rest cure which she is
taking at her house in Cadosan place will
brace her up for the fray. Another Amer
lean who has Just concluded a rest cure
IL Consuelo, duchess Of Manchester, who is
HhcrtIy on the move to BiarrftS to be there
during the kings stay. Her explanation
of this TO n friend was that II was abso-
luteIy essential for her to be quiet for a
time before going anywhere within measur-
able distance OF King Edward. who allows
none Of his friends any real rest when he
Is near them. His majesty Is q man Of
exceptional energy and with no end OF en-
dprance. He is never tired and he can get
along with six hours sleep. Night after
night ne can dine out and play bridge until
the small hours of the morning. and he
expects his friends, women as well as men.
to turn up smiling, and looking as fresh
ts paint each day. The only woman Of his
Immediate circle who can DO this COM
'tortabiy Is Mrs George Keppel, who IL q
A~NAa aa1 Aa1tAAa f0 WdtfnRoF
han many OF the others.
These rest cures are conducted by spe-
cialists who visit 1.-THE patient each day.
No member Of the lsdy's family is allowed
TO see her during her retirement and she
is allowed to speak only occasionally to the
soft-voiced nurse who waits upon her. The
patient is made 20 consume quantities OF
milk II she can take II and is not already
OF too generous proportions. and only the
most simple and nourishlng OF foods are
permitted. The specialist. who undertakes
tho case. always knows tho precise effect
of. the diet he orders upon the complexion,
the eyes and the nerves. The food usually
takes the form OF herbs and vegetables.
Mrs. Adair saves sight.
About the first week in March, Mrs.
Adair hopes to be home from her long
trip which her friends tell me has given
her a new lease Of life. Her sight Is
greatly improved since her last operation
and consequently her spirits are excellent.
Her house in Cursor street 10 again let to
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, but her friends ex-
pect to see q great deal of her at Adair
Place and she also means to DO some, en-
tertaining in town. using one of the, bis
hotels. i heard the most glowing account
s OF exquisite things she has been buying In
Japan In the way OF garments as well as
brlc-d-brac. on her return she intends to
have one suite OF rooms at her house near
Windsor entirely re-decorated and fur
: nished with the rarest and most costly
Japanese things. With this object in view
she Is bringing over with her q Japanese
mural artist who has the whole scheme in
charge. One OF Mrs. Adair's costly little
weaknesses Is the pulling Of rooms to pieces
and remodelling them% weakness which
she shares with King Edward who never
knows a happy hour unless some house Of
his IL in the hands OF builders or deeorat
ors. Sometime ago the king met Mrs
Adair and said, 'Our mutual friends MIRA
Adair, say you and I share = common
weakness. But you and j know what ",
~, want and we have a right to please our
selves"
LAllNI a. A4AAA N&8 NOE0aA 0Ohh
fresh improvements at her house m Cur
xon street. but before carrying them on
she wrote to Mrs. John Jacob Aston In
forming her to her intention. The repl.
she received was for PHYS sake leave tn
house alone. It is charming. and meets Al
our requirements"
Registry Marriage Happy. :
Here, there n ~everywhere have bee
~ - Nk.. NR.Ns. n-,--.o-A .l,o
their marriage. some will remember he
better as Mrs. Marshal Field. Jr. Betwee
them they have three different quarter
IN London Chis is a delightful place 4
Down street. yet they stay at the Ritz o
one of the other bio hotels when they ar
In town. Their stays here are Of shoI
duration. however. for they are fond Q
running off to resorts on the continent
Their friends have seen practically nothsn
OF them ulncs their marriage and are CON
planning OF the ha&. Mrs. Drunnmond. I
WRITING to an Intimate friend the oths
weak explained the situation by kayini
We must forgive me. Our honey moon
not yet over. / doubt 10 II ever will be
They are extraordinarily happy and do M
want 70 be worried with anyone. Whe
thsy are in London they dine tets-a-tet
In Paris they are to be u roamiu
about the galleries OF the shops arm-ii
arm- A cynical relative OF Mrs Drum
mend has been telling that che met the
buying hats and looking az much in lo'
a. any AIRY and Arriet. she went ON
put the matter In . nutaheil BY saying, I"
they eOStinued 70 bill and COO e. they Aa'
been they win simply be cut dead"
A good many have not forgiven III
Drummond for having been married in
- %. n q a
to do 50 here. Al any rate. and many
her friends are determined to let her .
that they resent her action. There a
plenty Of circles in Ensland wherein
registry msrTiags Is not recognised ~
marriage at all. Those who know be
ssy abe was Only giving way to the wish
Of her husband in agreeing to such = ms