ITEMS OF SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13485, 11 May 1907, Page 6 (Supplement)

ITEMS OF SOCIAL NEWS.

[from the society papers';] ' The Countess of Carlisle, whose daughter, 7. Lady Dorothy Howard, is a ; prominent : member of the Suffragette ; League, is > the ■ youngest sister of Lord Stanley of Aldirley. She is a staunch teetotaller and has ;; brought •-, up her family on similar lines. \ When' Lord . Carlisle succeeded .his father in the family honours, she instituted many drastic changes at Castle Howard anc- Na- .;=,»■ worth Castle, chief ; among which was the .7 pouring away of many thousands of gallons of the old/raro wine for which the cellars wer* ' famous. : The ; countess - is interested in several temperance movements, to which she annually subscribes larg? sums of ;/.' money. ; .■*"" v " ' ''■'.' . ;'-" -•''-'-' -_• Lord Portman, who has just made munificent donations to two of the London hospitals, is, of course, very intimately connected with the metropolis, in which he :. is one ,of the-most important: existing ground-landlords, the Portman estate covering 270 acres in the West End of London. Once the • property of the Knights of St. John, it; was acquired by Chief Justice Portman in the 16th century,'and passed : irom him through "the Berkeleys to the present owner. Lord .Portman's town house is a fine mansion in his titular square, ■ and behind stretches a spacious and;. pleasant garden, in; which occasional parties are given- during the season. ' The Marquis de Soveral is one of King Edward's closest"friends and a great favour- . ite in society, where he is known as "Blue "Monkey," a sobriquet bestowed" upon" by tho King. 'Just belore the marquis returned to rmgland, alter a visit to Cis native land, the proprietor of a local shooting gallery came to. him and asked it he would pose lor his ofiigy to be made in . wood for patrons of .the gallery to shout at. As tho marquis was leaving lor Eng- ; -Viand next day lie had to decline, but gave permission for the eihgy to be made irom a, photograph.;. So the popular Minister appealed m wood ■ and paint, with even the flower that his button-hole never lacks, ■complete, and the young bloods of Portugal crowded -ound the stall ai Lisbon to -'. shoot .at, the man, who is known as the '; greatest > diplomat -i of; present-day / Portuguese politics. A pretty tale is told of the early ro- ,' :, mance .of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster. The duke, as, Lord Belgrave, was once visiting . Ruthin, Colonel : (JornwallisWest's' Welsh seat," and Princess Henry of Pless, who was. at that time Miss Daisy Cornwallis-West, resolved >to perform a little wedding , ceremony." on ner own," 7 with her sister Sheila and' the future duke as principal parties. She therefore dressed 7 herself in 'a. white tablecloth, in imitation ;'; of i a surplice, and commanded the blushing maiden and bashful youth into her presence. With Prayer-book in hand she then and there solemnly made them one according to the rites of the 'Church; with the little sisters of the embryo bridegroom acting as bridesmaids', and. the . butler as clerk. The remembrance, of the-mock ceremony has caused the duke and duchess endless 7 merriment „sinoe their real marriage. "Exactly like her mother," was the general"'Verdict when, about : a year ago, Miss Sielta,'Campbell made her debut at court, and the same remark was in everyone's mouth when the young lady recently ' made her first appearance on the stage at Miss Rosina Fihppi's matinee at Terry's Theatre. Miss Campbell, who is now nineteen, was not intended for the theatrical profession,;..but she seems to have inherited . her mother's histrionic talent just as mark-: ' * edly as ;she has. her outward appearance, and accordingly; she was allowed. to have . her own way in the matter. During Mrs. Patrick Camobell's American > season she will appear inV" The Second Mrs. ;.Tanqueray," " Magda," " The Notorious Mrs. Ebb--7 smith;-': and "Mr. « and Mrs. Daventry," and- it is probable that her daughter, will play Ellean— stepdaughter—in ; the 77ifirst, of- these, and; Marie—her ; sister—in " Magda.'.' •- ■ ' ■ • ■ f■■ .■i in i a ■ One of the prettiest and most charming young " matrons in society is ; Lady; Lewis- ■ ""-ham, who until her marriage, rather more than a year ago, was Lady Ruperta Car- ; ringtomaKiTheythirdiioffLord'- and Lady Carrington's--pretty - daughters owes « her quaint name of Ruperta to her remote an- .'- cestor Prince Rupert, nephew of King Charles 1., and also to' her uncle,; Mr. " * Rupert Carington— surname, except by S Earl Carrington ; and ,his family, is,; spelled % with one " r." Her intimate friends i call her Ruby., Lord Carrington, who is one of the King's most 'intimate friends,- married one of Lord Suffield's: daughters, so, natur- . ally, his children have always; had plenty of friends at Court. When Lady Ruperta was-married she had about a dozen gifts from Royalty, that .from the Queen / being, most appropriately, a ; ruby //and,§ diamond r pendant. ';: AV, previous , engagement, of months'; standing,' prevented their' Majesties from being at the;wedding, but Princess Christian ; and her "'daughter Princess Victoria were there, and so was Princess Ena ; of Battenberg,/ who a few months ago became Queen' of. Spain. , ' . The death took place, during March, at Kirkham nail, of /the Earl of . Liverpool, /Lord High Steward of the King's Household. He had suffered from a painful/ill- . ,: ness for some time. Born ,-n 1846, Lord .Liverpool was the son of Mr. George Savile " Foljambo. He was created Baron Ha'wkesbury 1893, and Earl of : Liverpool in • 19057 both "being revived; titles, formerly • held by his grandfather, • the third earl. The second -earl was/Premier from 1812 to 1827. The late' Lord Liverpool was edu- ' cated at Eton, and entered the navy in 1860, .- serving 1 with the Naval Brigade in the New Zealand war of 1863-4, and being present at-the storming of Rangirin, for which he-' received a" medal and mention 'in despatches.' He retired in 1870 with the ' rank of lieutenant, and ten years later entered ■ Parliament •in the > Liberal interest, as M.P. for North Nottinghamshire. •He i sat ' for Mansfield division in 1885, and again from 1886-132, being raised to the peerage on Mr. Gladstone's return to office. He ' was the author of several papers \in arch- . aeological and antiquarian magazines. He was twice married, and leaves six sons and -' five daughters, the eldest of whom, Viscount Hawkesbury, who now succeeds to the title, was born 1870. * The Earl of, Haddington, who is making • rapid recovery after his hunting accident, is the most enthusiastic of Nimrods and has often endangered " his neck for his love of the chase. His recent escape, while hunt- ' ing with the Duke of Buccleuch's pack, considering his advanced age—his lordship is eighty— little short of wonderful, and is an overpowering tribute to the plucky old peer'E constitution and vitality. Lord Haddington has always been a.keen sports- • man, and is one of the most popular and respected of Scotch peers. He has been Lord-Lieutenant of his country for more than "thirty years, and has controlled the family estates for an even longer period. The first ;of his line to be singled out as a representative peer for Scotland, his succession goes direct to that/John Hamilton, who was one of the brave knightly retain- - ers of the First Edward. , He is an A D.G. 'to the King, Brigadier-General of Royal / Bodyguard of Archers,-and was A.D.C. to ■ the lite Queen Victoria. The first baron and earl was .Thomas Hamilton who was : made a Lord of Session;. 1592, by the title -of lord Drumcairn, I created Lord Binning and Byres twenty-one years later, and. Earl of Melrose' in 1619; but, the Earl of Haddington's superstitious progenitors the name of Melrose was one of ill-omen, so, in 1627, it was changed to Haddington. As Kinc's Advocate; Lord i Clerk; Register, . and , Secretary h" of State for - Scotland. V succeeded in accumulating a large fortune, and he .was even able to treble this the tacky find of valuable minerals on his es