at Earl's Court which was opened yester-H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge in the'Imperial gardens of the Exhibition, and is to continue to-day and to-morrow, ie a huge bazaar much in, the same: style as the great Military bazaar held in the Empress rooms last June, where each stall was identified. with " separate regiment, Now most of the stalls are identified with a County in the United "Kingdom, though a few, outsiders have been admitted, as I noticed "an" Australian, a South African, and an Indian stall, also many speciality stalls." Plowers, fruits, sweets, sunshades, umbrellas and: walking' sticks, cats, dogs, books; ete., to say nothing of a hat stall where a tremendous business was being done.
'The proceeds, which should be considerable, are to be given to the " Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Association," in answer to an appeal of her Majesty Queen Alexandra, The lucly of the greatest ote in each particular county hus been invited to be the president of its stall, and in nearly every case she responded and was at her post yesterday. Thus the Duchess of Devonshire was busy. selling flowers and fruit at the Derbyshire emtorium, and. every inch a Duchess she looked. dressed in a lovely gown of black chiffon which had a design in jet appliqued all over it. The young Duchess of Marl. borough headed " list of lovely women, at the Oxfordshire stall and looked most picturesque especially. when, she strolled about the garden accompanied by her two tiny sons who were garbed in white pique. There. were Duchesses. ud. Countesses galore, but none looked better nor I think lid a more thriving trade than Georgina Countess, of Dudley, with whom time: has dealt more kindly than with most women. Like most of the other saleswoman she was attired in black with a yoke of transparent white lace and a very, pretty toque of bloc! tucked chiffon; For exquisite gowns some of. the leading actresses. (most of whom were selling tea tickets) carried off the! palm. I never saw a more lovely one than that worn by. Miss Cynthia Brooke, who with her tiny daughter was selling button holes for the Duchess of Devonshire; it. was entirely composed.-of-, alternate stripes, of white sillkand very fine ecru lace. With i worn @ large pict re lit of black chiffon and feathers, It was difficult to decide whether the wearer or the dress deserved the guester jean of wore so level Wilderness." ope sh, James's) had ly. Miss Julie Opp (now plying in "The
likewise reason to-be satisfied with her appearance... Her dre.s of white suff silk was almost entirely covered with a long Maltese lace coat—not ordinary everyday lace, but the kind which is handed down from generation to generation and is always increasing in yalue—~with. it, the beautiful: Sulie likewise wore a huge black picture hat, which suited her fair hair admirably. Among the programme sellers (the rammes contain about 150 likenesses Of the stall holders and their helpers) were Mrs. George Alexander, Miss Violet Vanbrgh, Mss Constance Collier, and a host of other well-known women.
TROUBLES OF THE NOBLY BORS, for so I suppose a man must always remain, if born in high estate, whether he subsequently degenerate into a bigamist or a travelling show-man with a caravan. This week has served us with two object lessons showing what may happen families which should in the ordinary way be well regulated.
Enrl Russell, whose matrimonial troubles have long since been public property. Ist Tuesday had a true bill for hizamy brought against him and will probably have to stand his trial in the House of Lords, a Committwe being yesterday appointed in the House to examine the journals of the Howe and consider the proper mede of procedure in order to bring the Earl toa speedy trial. His Lordship appears to have been very casual in his mode of procedure with regard to his second marriage, the so-called divorce which he by some means obtained in Nevada, not having complied even with the very lax laws of that indulgent State, which decrees that a person who wishes to obtain a divorce must publish once a week, for six week", notice of his intention to apply for a decree of divorce, and at the expiration of that time forty days must elapse before the decree is granted. Mr. Curler, a Judge of the Second Judicial District Court of the State, who is now in this country, gave idence ax to its laws, and furthermore i n that Lord Russell way complied with them, mainly because he was only a traveller and not domiciled in Nevada, also because he had evaded the ' forty days' regulation, and had failed to acquaint h's wie with his intentions, the intimation he sent her being posted to an address at which she had never resided. Under these circumstances naturally the Grand Jury had but ore thing to do—to bring in a true bill.
This morning the death is recorded of Earl's con, died a vecupation which he followed from choice rath r than nei sny. The Hon. Eric James Lascelles, youngest son of the late Earl of Harewood, half-brother of the present Earl and brother to the Countess of Desart, two years a 0, weary of life in the station to which he belonged; left it, assumed the name of Leith and started a new life with the aid of caravan and a -boy to drive it from place to place. His entertainment con-isted of some automatic figures and moving pictur-s and for the greater part of the time his experiment worked well. About, six weeks ago he heard that a brother of his in British Columbia (the Hon. Francis Lascelles) lid been arrested for shooting one of his servants and was incre-rated asylum, having been pronounced insane. This prayed upon his mind considerably and to drown trouble he flew to drink, became very ill with epileptic seizures, and on Ta-sday Inst died quite suddenly at the early age of 28.
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