Evening star., 1916-10-01
Gossip Of Society Folk

The Earl of Essex at the age of fifty
nine years died at Newmarket, England
on the 25th instant. This announce
ment means genuine bereavement in a
notably happy marriage between an
American woman and a titled English
man, one of those extremely rare in
stances in which the fortune of tho
woman played scant. IL any, part. for
the reason that the Countess of Essex
could never at any time have been
rated as a wealthy American.
The Countess of Essex will be Wen
remembered by the older members OF
Washington society as the genulnely
beautiful Miss Adele Grant, who, with
her father and mother, came here the
latter part of the first Cleveland ad-
ministration.
With the William c. Whitneys as
their social sponsor, and coming az
the family did with the aura OF MISS
Grant having already. young as sne
was. been known in London as
court beauty. they were at once
established in the most exclusive
SET, Leasing what was then known as
the Dr. Marmion residence, on | street
few doors east of the William I;
Whitney house, the Grants returheu
the extensive civilities showered upon
them Dy a NUMBER Ol oNe
perfect dinner parties, as neither their
means nor inclinations admitted
thought of any large functions
Between Mrs. Cleveland and the
young court beauty there sprang up a
fast friendship, and Miss Adele Grants
presence at every White House enter
tainment was a lode star that drew
crowds to gaze upon her and her mar
velously simple looking but always
charming costumes Particularly was
,l,a o-;t ip ha fY1n IS.
not only because of her beauty. but be
cause she was talented nngulst,
most of whose childhood had been
spent abroad.
father. upon his return one night from
the Metropolitan Club. The Marmion
house was given up following the then
unusual sale of all of the court beau
tvs stunning costumes. for which
event invitations were penned broad
cast by her maid to the maids of every
smart woman in Washington.
A year later came the cabled an
nouncement of Miss Adele Grants en-
gagement, speedily followed by that
of her marriage to the Earl Of Essex,
with whom. like all the princesses in
the good old fairy tales, she lived hap
PLY ever after.
that Lieut.. Col. Earl Feversham had
been killed in action while leading his
battalion on the 18th instant recalls an
unusual incident of his courtship of
Lady Marjorie Greviller. eldest daugh-
ter of the Earl of Warwick. whom he
subsequently, married. and who sur
wives him. When Lady Marjorie Gre
willie was a mere slip of girl her
sion of theN noble old house of War
wick. made her first bold venture into
the world of trade. This was the es-
tablishment of a lingerie shop in one
of the ultra fashionable shopping
streets just off Piccadilly.
The venture proved most successful.
and all went we'll until the time came
when the beautiful young daughter
was to be presented at court. Every
arrangement for this function had been
completed, thanks to the well filled
cash drawer of the lingerie shop, when
the imperial mandate of the court went
forth that the lingerie shop was def
i initely from that time forth TO be sold
| entation of Lady Marjorie was to be
abandoned. since Queen Victoria even
in her waning days would not tolerate
| the formal presentation at court of a
person in trade.
That CONSERVATION reigned in the
| famous old Warwick Castle over this
, ruling may be imagined. But. when
| coupled with the peremptory order was
the potent suggestion that for the
Countess of Warwick to continue in
trade would efectually kill the possi-
bility of Lady Marjorie marrying into
| the peerage the matter was settled.
The Countess of Warwick's imme-
diate withdrawal from all connection
| with the lingerie shop was quickly
| followed by the desired presentation
| of her daughter. and before the close
| of the first season Lady Marjorie's en-
gagement to the Earl Feversham was
| joyfully announced. and the wedding
| arrangements speedily accomplished
The marriage has proved most happy.
Charles f. Hughes. the republican
candidate for the presidency. has the
unique distinction of having an extract
from one of his speeches used on the
| menu card of a railway dining car.
The steward of the car. who is a great
admirer of Mr.. Hughes. has had this
| extract printed after the menu.
The fckle bird of fashion at last has