The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Queen Alexander Interested

Queen Alexandra and her daughter, the
Princess Royal, are crazy over adj oc-
cult subjects. but there is nothing that
appeals SO much to them as crystal
gazing. Every new seer of note and
/. standing who comes to London is sure
to be invited to Marlborough house. 1t
IS said that some months ago one of
these told her majesty all about an en-
20 ement of the then Duchess of Fife
long before. It was thought about in the
royal family. Queen Alexandra pos
sesses the crystal which Napoleon car
ried about with him everywhere. having
picked il UP on the continent for Il large
sum two years ago. As girl the
Princess Royal was always inducing
some favorite lady of the household to
come along and go to one of the Bend
street seers. When she married she had
TO abandon her hobby, as the Duke of
Fife looked upon the professional seer
as an inposter and all occult science as
humDus. Once when the princess was
1T Cairo she and her eldest girl went off
TO consult a famous diviner of these
DAYS. leaving the duke to understand
that they were going to have tea with
Lady Croner, the wife of the British
+. agent Fife, by the bye, got tired OF
waiting for the return of his wife ard
daughter and said he would go and
fetch them. Princess Maud. the sec
ond girl, was in the secret and she saved
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ache and that her father who, by the
wav. adored her, must not leave her
alone.
1t will be interesting TO watch how
the new Princess arthur OF Connaught
viii behave to Americans, for whom, as
All the world knows. her husband. in
common with the rest of his family has
a very warm corner In his heart. 1t is
extremely doubtful IT the bride has ever
In her life spoken TO an American. Ono
has certainly never entered either Mar
Lodge or Is Portman Square
Pankburst Sought After Socially
Christabel Panphursts recent articles
IN "votes for Women" on the sex aues-
tion are the talS of every, grade of So
ciety here. Men are furious over them
Christabei is university woman who
has read everything. practically. At
one time she thought of being doctor.
Several suburban men are vowing ven
ageance AGAINST Chr stabel because their
daughters buy '.Votes for Women and
thew say that the e'fusions from her rem
are ,bornd to "polute' youthful minds
Some Of these fathers go about the pr'n.
cipai thoroughfares buying up "vo.es
for Women" and burning 1t. They swear
the Journal OUGHT TO be suppressed and
thew cannot think what on earth the au-
thorities are thinking about to allow
such natter to he printed One OF tie
adVancPd m11Id1tS SH1u, 7l1dtS men all
over Thev trv TO misunderstood " Sine
Mrs Oliver Belrort made such a russ
over TIE Pankhurste thev have been tre-
merdcuslv soueht after socially. Chris
label ,,oves among the best in Paris and
is lioness.
Mrs. MORAN Is of Petirinp Nature
The Marchioness Of Dufferin and Ava,
who has been abroad for several months,
with the object of improving the e1u ~
tions of her debutante daughter. is ex-
. pected at North Putney house directly.
q Like several other well known Ameri-
cans she will be very busy with phlan-
thropic efforts right up to Christmas.
Mrs j. Pierpont Morgan. widow Of the
late nnanc'er, wants to steal In here
quietly. On the continent, whera she
has been great deal since her Widow
hood. she adopted her maiden name
when travelling. SIZE has quantities "
personal belongings at the London nore
IN Kensington and = hear she intends to
take these to America. While at Venice
reporters and photographers used to