The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
CHURCHILL WILL NOT
} SHARE L|MEL|GHT
Makes His Wife Subdue Her
Cleverness
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
Admiralty Head and Duke of MARI.
borough Have Not Made Up Their
Quarrel-Are King and Queen
Still at Buckingham?
ny LADY MARY

London, December 21.-(SpeciaI)-I
met Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain buying
Christmas presents In q West End shop
the other afternoon. She looks quite
girlish, for her figure is as slim as
ever, but there is sadness in her face.
1t Is not true that she intends to go
to the front as nurse. On the con-
trary she is off to the United States
shortly and henceforth the Chamberlain
house at Princes Gate is to be her head
quarters / am told a huge sum has
been offered her to write the biography
of Mr.. Chamberlain, but it Is very
doubtful II she will accept it, as for
one thing. she is the most reserved and
shy American woman that ever lived
and cannot stand being in the limeiight
for five seconds. As matter of fact
she poses as being somewhat early
Victorian, a role adopted to please the
great Joe" who had an absolute de-
testation of the ways of the modern
woman. Mrs. Chamberlain has been so
long in the part her husband desired
that it has become second nature TO
her When people want her to take
part in this, that or the other move
ment, her first thought is, would he
wish me top
Mrs. Winston Churchill has had to
adopt the same vogue to please her
lord, but she does not like it at all
She is a really brilliant woman and well
educated, witty speaker well informed
When first married she went to a va
A riety of public meetings, opened insti-
tuttons, making witty speeches and COW
ering herself with glory. Quite sud-
denly all this was stopped and now she
shines only in the domestic horizon and
in the reflected splendor of Winston.
1t is the story of Mrs. Chamberlain over
again, Winston, like all men, loving the
early Victoran-the little puss who is
coaxing and smiling, wheedling and
dependent, but above all the one who
takes none of the shine from himself.
Winston and his cousin, the Duke of
Marlborough, have not yet made UP
their quarrel, but since the war the
duke has made some overtures to the
Churchills. The rumpus was the out
come of a dispute on politics between
his grace and Mrs. Churchill, which
took place at a house party at Blen-
s helm palace. Winston had not yet ar
rived. but he was well represented by
his clever wife. The dispute was so fast
and furious that Mrs. Churchill left the
table and going to her room ordered
cher maid to pack and before anyone
q could say Jack Robinson" she was out
of the house. At the station she met
s. Churchill on his way to Blenheim and
told him the state of affairs. but in
stead Sof going on he returned to Lon
y don with. her. 81 &
3 Where Does Royal Family Sleep?
4 Greatest secrecy has prevailed anent
the fact that for several weeks past
the King and Queen and their chill
dren have not been sleeping at Buck
ingham palace. This is. of course, be-
cause of<the possibility of bombs being
dropped on the palace by the Germans,
1t having come to the ears of the pow
ers that be that the first place the
enemy intended to make for was the
royal abode. Therefore, it was decided
that quiet, unpretentious house should
be taken in the neighborhood of the
palace into which they might go for
safety each night. On several coca.
sions, however, the royal people drove
after dark to Kensington palace and
put up with Princess Henry of Batten-
berg. I hear on the best authority that
a subterranean passage Is being built
to certain residence close by Buck
ingham palace which will be in read
mess in case of invasion and there the
King and Queen and their family will
repose in comparative safety.
The Queen has grown many white
hairs since the beginning of the war,
for though so strong minded in most
things, she admits to being no Spartan
where her family are concerned. l am
told Queen Alexandra has scolded her
FOR allowing these gray hairs a place