The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
SOCIAL GOSSIP OF
FOREIGN CAPITALS


small number of persons. Formerly all
of tho Portuguese titles carried with
them a grant from the royal treasury,
and that fact alone made each sovereign
rather chary OF comforting them. Fur
thermore, titles In Portugal never were
hereditary IN the same sense as IN other
European countries. OF late years espe-
cially they have been bestowed for life
only, or at the most for, say, three lives,
while those succeeding to titles of I'M
limited duration had to obtain Verification
or their rights much in the same manner
that British peer. for instance, has TO
obtain writ Of summons before taking
his seat Ia the House of Lords. Children
OF Portuguese mobiles never did enjoy any
title except that of dom or DONNA"
prefixed to their Christian names, and
this designation long since has lost its
former significance.
Speaking OF Portuguese nobility. IL has
never been universally known what great
courage and heroism King Manuefs
grandmother, the Duchesse dor
leans. grandmother of Queen Marie
Amelie of Portugal. displayed at Paris in
the revolution of 1S4S She remained az
Comte de Paris, father Of Queen Marie
Amelie, in whose favor Louis Philippe
had abdicated, and the Due de Chartres
On February Is the duchess went to the
Chamber OF Deputies with her children to
press the claim of Louis Philippe's grand
son and to ask for herself that she might
be appointed regent. When she was rec
ognized and her errand made known the
tumult became indescribable The duchess
confronted the assembly from a promi-
nent position, surveying the scene with
the greatest courage and self-pOssession.
And yet one OF those brutes, who called
himself a man. did not hesitate to fire
al the defenseless woman and her boy
three times in the assembly. SUI ely there
must be a special providence watching
over the lives of babies, for the cravens
musket missed fire everystime.
With the approach Of the end of the
year there is much anticipation among
the young folk that during the coming
year with all its prospective festivity
and ceremony attendant upon TIC cor
onation Of King George and Queen Mary.
there are number of girls who were
TO have been presented at the last court
levees Of last season. and whose formal
debut necessarily has been put off until
the coming season. but in addition to
these there are many others who. in ali
probability. VIII be seen about at coun-
try dances and house parties as a pre-
liminary 10 the more ceremonious COM
ing out" next season.
hear that Queen Mary again will in
stitute courts 10 be held IN the daytime
Whether this is authentic has TO be
proved IT is doubtful If such a return
10 custom OF the Victorian era would
be welcome. for we all know that even
the prettiest women lose In looks by hav-
Ing 20 wear decollete dresses IN the cold
''garish light OF day"
OF those who will make their debut at
court In the approaching season are Lady
Moyra Godolphin Osborne. youngest
daughter Of the Duke and Duchess OF
Leeds and a sister OF Lady CLAIMS; Miss
Margaret Beaumont, Lord and Lady Al
lendale's eldest daughter; Lady Marjorie
Thyme. second daughter OF Lord and
Lady Bath, whose eldest girl, Lady Kath-
leen, was one of Miss Mary yesey's
bridesmaids recently; Lady Maud Hast
ings, who. with her mother. Lady Hunt
ington. visited among friends in Scot
land all last sumner: Lady Barbara VII
brahams second daughter OF Lady La
thom; Miss Diana Lister, youngest
daughter OF Lord and Lady Rfbbesdale.
and Miss Helen Brassey. Lord Brassey's
only daughter by his second marriage.
Queen Mary. by the way, has given
some Of her intimate friends 10 under
stand that she wishes TO correct the i'm
preston that she harbors any prejudice
against Americans as such In London
society. She points 10 Lady Lister KAYE
the former Natica Yznaga, OF New York
as one OF her particular friends: also 10
the fact that often she visits Mrs David
Beatty. daughter OF Marshall Field.
and Mrs Bradley Martin, Of New York
The Queen has made il known that the
only Americans she and The King really
object 70 are those who. having no social
position in their own country. go To Ion
don and try 10 buy their way into aristo-
cratic English society. II is even added
that the Queen remarked, faeetiouslv.
that there were two sides to every bar
gain and that English society created
the market. King George in his blunt
sailor fashion. is rather outspoken on the
subject, but the Queen is a shrewd oh
server, and is fully awake to the situa-
ton. She sees that American dollars are
very important element in certain cir
cles Of English society
IN fact, their Inajesties do not seem TO
be so greatly opposed to Americans after
all. for during their stay in York cottage
at Sandringham last month Cora.
Countess of Stafford. the former Mrs.
Samuel Soap Colgate. Of New York.
was one Of their invited guests.
Rumors OF betrothals of Miss Margaret
Shonts, of New York. sister of the wild
owed Duchess de ChauInes. have been
published so frequently, only to be
promptly denied, that / am somewhat
slow in announcing that our fair New
York helress at last has been captured
by future earl. name not given. There
are few American girls who can boast OF
so many desirable proposals in high Eu-
ropean society as Miss Shonts in the
last two years. One of her most ardent
admirers in England Is the young Duke
or Leinster. but his delicate health is a
bar to marriage. Viscount Newry and
Morne, oldest son and heir to the Earl
OF kilmore, also was In the race. but
she declined TO accept him. largely, it
was whispered. because of the manner in
which his engagement TO Miss Asheton-
Smith, a very rich heiress, was broken
of
The Duchess Of Marlborough (Consuelo
Vanderbilt stu devotes most of her time
to the work of improving the lot of poor
women. So determined Is she to get at
things first hand that she recently sent
a co-wOrker in the same cause. Mrs.
Higg. into the workhouse. where. dis
guised as a tramp. she managed to pene-
trate the different wards. also Drawing