The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17
ENGLISH WOMAN
WHO DOES THINGS
Is Not Accomplished Orator,
but an Extremely Prac-
tical Farmer.
STRONG SUPPORTER OF
THE W0MEN'S MOVEMENT
Several Thousand Acres Land
OH Castle Howard Estate
Farmed by Lady Carlisle.
BY LADY MARY MANWARINa.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
LONDON, July 1s.-One Of the most
remarkable women IN England today is
hardly known In America at all, and. aS
a matter OF fact, she Is not 80 widely
known In England as many women who
degree. She is the Countess Of Carlisle,
who presided at tho recent American
meeting OF the Womon's Liberal fedora.
moreover, an extremely slsiiIfuI and prao-
ucal farmer It is not 80 many years
eral thousand acres Of land on the Castle
Howard estate which had remained I'M
cultivated from time immemoria. By her
orders steam cultivation was introduced.
nured. with the result that IL now pro-
duces magnificent crops. She personally
superantends everything. end when she
Is Ia residence Mt Castle Howard II is by
no means an unusual sight to eee the.
hall and staircase lined with people wait.
ing an audience with her In her business
room No trihe is ever too ansiSnincant
for her attention,
Peaches, Too.
1t often happens that she takes her
chapel attached to Naworth castle. the
family seat N Cumberland. she has been
known to CONDUCT the whole service. ser
mon and all. But temperance is ona OF
the favorlte themes OF the countess. and
in this, as In other matters, she has al
ways backed uD her opinions by action.
public houses is the greatest obstacle TO
temperance reform. and as evidence OF
her practical belief In this, has herself
them as coffee palaces Hor iadyship has
alwaya been strong supporter Of the
women's movement She has carried her
convictions, that women should not be
supplansed by men In work which they
can properly perform, to the length OF
employing only female servants IN her
establishments. The visitor will hook in
vain for chef IN her kitchen, a butler
In her pantry, or a footmnn In her hall.
Talks on Military Affairs
Miss Haldane's Interesting and vigorous
speech was one of the surprises In con-
necuon with the Women's conference
There are few ladies in this country who
affairs than the sister OF the secretary
OF war. During the parliamentary sea-
sion Miss Haldane Is her brothers right
hand. Her work In the formation of the
estimated, especially In the lowlands of
| Scotland, where she made a campaign
lasting several weeks. often speaking
three and four times a day ON behalf OF
the movement She also played a large
part in the founding OF the territorial
nursing service for London. Besides be-
ing IN authoress OF distinction, Miss Hal
dane Is an exquisite needlewoman and
has reproduced some remarkably beau
tiful specimens OF embroidery. Spinning
is another OF her accomplishments. She
possesses her own handloom and is re-
sponsible for a number of designs of
Scotch tweeds which, in the woolen bus-
ness, have become known as the 'I1al-
dane patterns" At the spinning wheel
Miss Haldane is also an adept and has
done much TO foster an interest in that
Industry among the cottagers on the
family estate In Perthshire.
Romantic Marriage Recalled
The recent death of Sir William But
ler recalls the romantic story OF his mar
rIage. He was lying ill at Easlar hos
pital after the Ashanti campaign, and his
friends almost bored him beyond endur
| ance with their descriptions OF Miss
Elizabeth Thompson's picture 1.-THE Roll
Call" At the first opportunity he saw
the picture. and was so impressed with
1t that he asked his friend, the Duchess
of ST. Adams, to secure for him an In
PRODUCTION TO the artist This she did.
and in q few weeks the gallant soldier
and artist were married.
Flag Of Queen Mother.
A new flag. to be known as the spe-
cial flag OF the queen mother, was hoisted
at Buckingham palace on wednesday.
The design is apparently based on COM
binatiop of the British and Danish stan-
dards, white cross OF ample proper
tions being a prominent feature.