The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18
Countess of Aberdeen and Lady
Paget Entirely Different
in Tastes.
ny Ia MAnouIsE DE roNTENoy

ny IA MAMauIsE DE EoNTENoy
n y TWO women In the world arc
IN further apart in avery respect
7 than the Countess of Aberdeen
o,., wife OF the Viccroy OF ireland
aauu Lady PaSet. daughter of Tho late
MrS. Paran Stevens. OF New York. and
, vie or General Sir Arthur Pagct whJ
nF lmteiy been appointed TO the post
loiccs in ireland.
i.huy aberdeen Is not only religi-
T S.s. woman, but also one who dcvorcs
+ ohc Is interested in all sorts of milan
I tnropic movements many of them OF
inc most useful character. and has
I ness or heart, and TO which shc gave
somewhat disconcerting expression at
lava: wien her husband was Gov
erhor-Gencral of CANADA; as. for In
( stance, when she Interested herself 70
such an extent In the welfare of thl
/ s ,Sn, ny Eiris of the Canadian capital
t"lt sue invited them to entertainments
UrEnni.ed Tor them At liidcau Han.
, without bcstowing any analogous at
Iichtion upon their employers. Finally
/ Lady Aberdeen has n deep rooted aver
\ sion to card-piaying. and .hcrc il no
< bridge at Dublin Castle. or at Viccregnl
Lodge, in PhcniX Park when she $ IN
residence In lrcland'.; capital.
Now Lady Page. lives for bridge.
J y as Intensely worldly as Lady Nber-
/ deem is serious. ana Is wholly given up
70 irivoitty: that is TO say. TO 1rgani2-
ii'S BNittieS ana 10 plotting rich
, ,itYwomen of hers. such as Mrs W. Il.
! Leeds and others, through tho mazes
7 ~ l;nSaah soci ety. Long. indeed is
me list OF American women 10 " nom
! she mas served as n mentor though
/ not always with success
Sow the general In command OF the
! forces IN ireland and his wife const'
! W., ,.icx very important features Of m >
E'ccroGai count and between tn" cas-
| tie anu the hospital. which Is the off =
| Ct1i reSihcnce of the commander in
mel .t, IN re atoms are required. from
| Ih"tircS OF policy 10 be intimate and
cordial; Lady PaEct. however, does
| NOT relish the idea OF commemorative
WIN n. 10 hcr, so uncongenIai associate
! ~ aEnrSe 10 the notion OF playing sec
J ond nddie to her, either socially or
"iiiclall In, Dublin, moreover. they
would miss all the gaictles. which are
! 10 her tho very bread of life In Lon
| non' and then, too her occupation as
| Dear leader and mentor Of hor Tich
} p'7tNons' would be gone. for The So
! ci@iI in which they seek to shine Is
! not that on the banks of the Lirey.
| That Is why Lady PaEat has an
! nounccd that for the present. al any
rate. and throughout the coming sen
son iii Dublin and IN London she VIII
remaiH in the latter city, leaving hrr
husband, General Sir Arthur Pngct to
! keep bachelors hall In the hospital,
winch was for several years the very
/ happy home Of the Duke and Duch, as
I OF Connaught and OF their children.
! who crJOyca lie there immensely, hud
eacy Of the position, tho duke. although
u royal prince. having TO Weld the
pas" To the vlccroy
Tho hospital ut Dublin IT, like
( OF COUNTERPART OF the lnvaiidcs in
/ Paris that is 10 saY. q retreat for
/ founded and endowed by Charles H.,
At the instance OF tie Duke ~ Oruonhe.
II was built according TO ;be designs
OF Sir Christopher Wren. the prchi.
sta Of the ancient friory of Ellmnin-
( ham. founded by Strongbow for the
knights 'remIar. The huiidins 81 oh
long. three sides Of which arr dwcil-
Ing rooms. connected hy covered cor
rldors; tho fourth side contains tho
chapel tho dining hail. and ia very
stately and nne apartments OF the mas
Ter. who is alwnvs tho general CON-
inand!ns- n-chief of the troops in Ire
land
I.ndy Pagets intentions OF cschcw-
~ by its society. but also by tho trades
people etc. for the hospital has al
ways been expected 10 contribute al
most rs large share TO the "aicias.
70 tn" life and to the AMIR alton
consequently also to the prosperity
of the Dublin season, as tic cas-
tie, ana what with the serious regime
at the latter and bachelors hall at
the hospital. tho outlook for tho
pnbiin season Is quite the reverse OF
promising.
Lord Talbot de Malahida, who. with
h:s wife. has been spending tho week.
in New York. at the Hotel Belmont
after visiting the very cxtcnsiv. cs-
tates which he owns in Canada. IS
entitled 10 high military and naval
honors from the United states roycrn-
meut for he "nloYs by iuh srttlncc the
dignity OF LORD High Admiral Of
Maiah'dc. and Of the seas adjoining"
conferred upon his ancestor by Edward
~. in patent bearing the luttcr's
Signature. which is sun prcscrv al in
the ancient Castle of Nulahidc.
The latter Is the Oldest inhabited
stronghold in ireland, only portions
OF the castle having bc.n moderniand
1t has been In the possession OF tho
family of Lord Talbot of MaIahidc
without Interruption since ll7i. when
1t was granted to Richard Talbot Nv
King Henry H. The grounds. nobly
wooded. contain many magnificent oaks
The hall of the castle which. situated
some nine miles from Dublin. is enc of
the purcSt specimens Of Norman aren't
lecture of the Kingdom is OF tho
twelfth century, while over the man
telpiece of the superb oak room. the
panels Of which are black with are
is an ancient carving of IN, corona
cording to old irish legends. mira cill-
ously disappeared when. after the enc
cution off Charles l.. tho castl, was
seized by the rcgicdc Miles Corhntf
reappoarinG in an equally miraculous
manner after the unholy tenant hnd
ned
1t is. in The oak room that Is kent