The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

$3.50
from any ENGLISH duchess Her house
on Hill street Is not large. but 1t has
fine reception rooms, but now that Mrs.
Astor has determined to make England
her home. she will shortly buy q big
| house.
Mrs. william b. Leeds, the pretty
widow Of the Tin Plate King. who
created such a sensation last season
under the aegis of Lady Padgett, In
Iends to spend the entire season In
London. Her path will be made easy
~ the influence of Lady Padgett, Lady
Sarah Wilson and Mrs Anthony Drex-
e.. VINO are powerful social factors.
ana society expects to enjoy many
4as stsn ehlertainments at her expense.
Mrs. Amory Moore. who has enter
tanned the King at Biarritz. will take
large town house.
next spring the Duchess of Rox-
purshe VIII be installed in Chesterdeld
LORD Burton. The duchess has done
little entertaining in town since her
mfa 5ll, preferring. to liye In FLORES
SS in.de put the King has strongly
ought to take their share of town en- :
pertaining, thereby adding 70 the h,Ssi-
ness returns. This royal hint was suf-
ilcient. And this duchess win take a
prominent part in next seasons en-
Mrs Glasgow, the beautiful Virgin
"a an n. ! intends to continue her delightfuI
ekly dinner parties in Berkeley
MIS-. Potter Palmer has not vet made
any definite plans for entertainjne
Mrs. j. l. Smith is thinking Of re-
siding in London permanentlv. and viii
probably buy mansion in Giayfair
MIS-. Alfred Parrish a Handsome.
NOR IL.
, pon lor Italy on account of her hus-
bands health. intends TO spend the
entire season In London. Her daugb-
Ter. Cora, nov the Countess de Campo
euests q and tbe ens vii Hpn s. win be her
inc brilliant and interesting Zion
parties. which made Mrs Parrfsh-s
nouse social centre a few years ago.
MIS- Parrish does not seek social lions
e and sstihers round her literary. artistic
ambition is to establish salon IN
Paris. W III
"A, As the preliminary campaign for the
or the leading Tories at the foolish
eiunder!ng OF the peers becomes
greater The Tagging of the lords
gees on without abate. Scarcely
Ma ,for ,oFn N the kingdom takes the
piis.loItn IN the provinces without run
a nm me gauntlet of epithets, abuse
ana unconcealed hostility. Moreover
ne iorS peers are every day iniuring
own cause by their stupid |
ot,je,,es ana their attitude of super |
letariat. ehe pro-
a bright exception is the vo,nr
E Earl OF ponoughmore, the Irish peer
~ " W an p american wife, the daughter
Dtonoughinore has Jolly, rubiomnd
lace. portly fgure and a 1,een Irisp
Wit. His very appearances disarms
/, s tiiity he wears no frills. and is
va Ia SOU OF good nature. Speaking at
aI.snsely populated districts of the East
Ehd or London. he held ,lp America
as an example of prosperity under the
shouted: VS. tei ii'otlseE
They ain't got no peers in America
aiq they don't want them. neither"
Lord Donoughmore bounced on the
costsr1nonger: y .-t'
They don't?" he shouted, why. thew
there. Look at me-
+os SHOUTS OF laughter greeted the re-
eort, as the audience was thorouehI,.
aware that Lady Donoughmore IS an
fron, t 81 III, me costermonser faded
more, NOR, received no further interrup,ion
mat the campaign will TEEN with
49,, = ouse ~ evident from indjc
.tons; during the week an annsinr-
s a. was vias made on Winston Churcbill
Ihy Tariff reform candidate at Rurn-
ny. he said the boardings wau'd
81 Wy pc covered with grotesoue carj
, Haeutes OF reformed and distorted Sc.
,'I. supposed to represent tvnicss
l'lenaoers Of the House OF Lords one
pbsSitsn depicts a hloated and evil-f.cad !
. utuIe IN peers robes and a coronef !
Mniie at his side are two miserah,s
) t ~. starved and ill-cNd ilIus
.Iatlng poverty and want. The nea,.
VINO is crying, says: pee''
yes, the lords are very sorry FOR ~
Pee but we've got to tax their food
10 save ourselves ioou
=, copy of this poster was sent ~
" lnston Churchill. who was snensin
l ~ holidays with his cousin. The nni.s
Of Marlborough. at Blenhein, Ga st fuse
q, ma CINE, cried the fervent orato,,
MI. Churchill sitting cozilv o1a ,n,iii
.ucal luxury. waited upon bv d,,rai
+: ! q. otmen, dressed in red plush .hra a,,1ss
l.trinkins ducai champagne. us moltaYens.
me ducal cigars and concoctjn.- NJ.
lears and articles, vilifying The dr To-
alsregard Of cYniclsm. a nnore a, nop
semptible disregard of scrnn1a III. ~
his Cabinet minister waiinumPitne, IMAM
'oroneted armchair and nrns,a -
'currlous, lying caricatu ! prGasd nise
% stir up hatred against rls sts 'su
whose atmosphere hedellghts to has, ."
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Brown--Baker.
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