The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

wife of an ambassador was given a very
 poor substitute for her magnificent fur
 wrap. But though she worried her heart
 out oyer the loss she knew better than to
 complain.
 Father Bernard Vaughan is indirectly l responsible for the conve rsion Of three ] new, very aristocratic '.verts" to Cathol- 1 cism, two of whom have not actually
 announced yet theIr change of faith 10 their friends. For long time past 1t was known that Adelne, Duchess of Bed ford, was deeply interested in Farm street and she was was constantly at the services, though in these days. when per-
 sons of all persuasions go to that church to hear the music as well as the sermons, 1 much account was not placed on the 1 fact The Countess of Dudley Is her adopted daughter she having taken her i up when her father, the late MT. Gurney, 1 the great banker last all his money. am told she is renting little fiat in l Whitechape and is gong to take on the work of the late Duchess of Newcastle. l The story goes that it was at Madrid she l was received into the Roman Catholic | church and that the King and Queen of i Spain were present at the service, q quite l private one. This WAS after she had made
 remarka ble tour through Portugal and had seen the state of things in that coun- 1 try for herself. Like all ''Verts" the i Duchess Adeline is most enthusiastic ] Hitherto when Mrs. Oliver H. P. Bel l mont has been in london she has usually stayed with her daughter the Duchess of Marlborough, or at one of the fashionable l hotels, but l am told she intends to take a house of her own this season and will spend good deal of time here after Easter. Not that society is likely to see very much of her. She is absolutely in
 love with the Pankhurst family and oth- CTS of our suffragsts here and she enjuys their society far more, she tells them. than that of the most aiistocratic in the land. Of course it is quite impossible for the Duchess of Marlborough to nave her mother Sunderland house all the time, as in these days Mrs Belmont has people calling on her many of whom are not in the duchess set. and besides her grace could not very well identity herself definitely with ''wenen and votes | though it is understood her convictions are all that way. Mrs. Oliver Belmont was very near being arrested at suffra- l gist demonstration when .she was here l last and some of her friends said she 1 would have enjoyed it as a new eXpe- 1 rience. It was only her very decided i American accent that saved her.
 l There is an amusing story being told of l Lady Cunard's daughter, Nancy who is i one of the debutantes of the season. The other night at a ball young man came l up to her and lowing, asked her for a dance. Yes, you can have it." she an- swkered, but, unfortunately. l don't TO- l member you a bit ''I was introduced l to you at the Granards by Lady Acne l son. he said. ''I suppose I am very for getful," returned Miss Cunard, but | am 1 no wiser. Now. aren't you mistaking me 1 for mamma?" It is really quite amazing 1 to note hoy young Lady Cunard, who l was. of course Maud Burke of New l York. looks even when she is beside her | doughter. Somebody asked her how it was done and she answered. by keeping | in congenial and young society. Never l let people bore you, she advises, and l have hobbies. Mine are music and dane 1 ing. If you dance enough you will al- ways keep young"
 1 I am told that Miss Cunard is likely to | receive an offer of marriage from a wealthy dukes heir. who seems awfuly enamored of her. His family are partlc- i ularly keen on his marrying an English l girl and do not care two pins whether l she has money or not. In fact if the lady 1 he chooses has. it will be a case of bring ] ing eoals to Newcastle. Miss Cunard is 1 having a splendid time ard she and her
 mother are dancing the soles off their shoes.