The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-28
What Lord BlarneystonSa
By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

neyston, chatting with an American friend who was spending great deal of time and money on his lordshlp, see ins Mrs. Harkaway in one of the boxes, asked who she was and when told said:
 "She's the most beautiful woman I've seen in New York, and there's no wom- an in England who can compare with her."
 Such a remark made by member of the London smart set was bound to be repeated from mouth to mouth In a twinkllng 1t permeated the social circle, the members of which were at once agog to see a woman whom Lord Blarneyston pronounced more beaud- ful than any woman in England. The first Sunday after the encomium had spread in society the church where Mrs, Harkaway worshiped was over flowing with strangers who went there | to see her.
 Of course his lordship's remark reach cd Mrs. Harkaway. It was her husband who told her, and he was proud to be the husband of the most beautiful wo- man in New York or London.
 Mrs Harkaway belonged to that class of New Workers who years agone were social leaders, but who now oc, eupy back seats, the front seats being taken up by the commercial multimH' lionaire aristocracy of America. Why not use Lord Blarneyston's encomium to regain the position occupied by her ancestors? True, the ancestors of pres, ent day leaders had some of them sold meat and yegeta bles to Mrs. Harka, ways forefathers. to say nothing of | one who had cooked the said meat and vegetables in her grandfather's kitch' en. But times were changed. Present day aristocrats had assumed the lead ership by virtue of their enormous wealth. and 1t was impossible to dis lodge them. Possibly they would take in a woman whom an English peer had pronounced the most beautiful in New York or London.
 After q consultation between Mir. and Mrs. Harkaw way 1t was decided by the husband that the wife's chance for SO clal prominence should be made avail able. Certain relatives of Mrs. Hark away who had married into multi millionaire families were found to in troduce her, and she was launched into society simply on the fact that Lord | Blarneyston in order to compliment the | city of the man who was dining and winIng him had said that she was the most beautiful woman in New York or London.
 The Harkaways had misgiylngs about entering the golden circle on 6 beggarIy income of S10O0O. They fig ured, however, that Mrs. Harkaway'S beauty, certified to by British peer would be considered @ quid pro quo | for what they would receive and that they would not be required to give en tertainments. In this they were cor rect. The difficulty in the multimi'lioE airs set Is to get persons to attend en tertainments. But there was one thing however. on which their calculations were in error. They thought that Mrs Harkaway would be able to provide herself with costumes out of her bus bands income, leaving enough for thell other expenditures.
 Possibly had Mrs. Harkaway beer admitted to the golden circle on any other plea than Lord BlarneystOn's ex pressed opinion of her beauty a few thousands dollars a year for costumes would have sufficed But society ex pected the most beautiful woman tC wear the most beautiful costumes. Be sides, Mrs. Harkaway received tht concentrated gaze of society not be cause she owned the highest bred dos in the universe, but because of Lort Blarneyston's remark. For this req son her costumes were of supreme i'm portance. They would attract far mort attention than her beauty. Therefore they must not only be superb, but il great variety.
 Not only did Mrs. Harkaway's ward robes cost a great deal of money, bu at least one trip abroad a year wal necessary to procure them. Then mucl more tewelry than she possessed wa' indispensable. Indeed, the HNrkaway! had not even prepared for the wife: entry into society before they saw tha within a short time that which pro duced their Income would melt ava. Ike ice under the rays of the sun Nevertheless the preparations wer made.
 At the first function attended b, Mrs. Harkaway she found herself tn exposure of all eyes. ''Thats the wo man that Lord Blarneyston said wa the most beautiful in New York or Lon don," said everybody to everybody else She stood in one position while throng of persons passed her, oglin her as they would freak In a dim museum.
 It happened that Lord Blarneysto was still In New York and was at thi assembly. A lady to whom he wa talking called his attention to Mrs Hathaway, remarking that she ha