gow Bazaars motto she appended to her Autobiography:—"Pradence is a rich, ugly old maid wooed, by incapacity."
From Our Own Constsroxoarr Edinburgh, Oct. 14.
Bazaars are extremely popular in Scotland and in the days of her youth Lady Oxford was a prominent figure in the leading functions of that character in Glasgow and, neighbourhood. It is on record that she took a prominent part in a five days' bazaar in aid of the Queen Margaret College; and among the other "workers" were Sir R. S. Home and Mr. F.A. MacQuisten both of whom are now prominent in legal and political life. Margot, then as now, attracted a good deal' of attention to herself, by the gentocl—"My Uncle's and "Which is Which." When, later, her engagement to Herbert Henry Asquith was announced Mrs. Gladstone and other political wives took her aside and to task over the duties of the spouse of a possible Prime Minister, and adjured her to give up, among other things, acting. This considerably upset Margot, who sought the advice of Mr. Gladstone, Patting her on the hand, he said he knew no one better fitted to be the wife of a great politician, but great mistake not to take criticism wisely and in '8 spirit which might turn it to good account.
But to return to Glasgow, Margot was often mentioned in the local of scarlet silk, and there etch that quite obviously is intended to represent Margot in this costume.
It is interesting to note also that. some valuable etchings had been, sent from Oxford to Miss Margot. From Herbert Henry? It is not stated. He was: a Baliol schola and had subsequently lived there writing, lecturing, and examining, but at this time he was Secretary of State for the Home Department, and had his house at Hampstead. Margot had met Mr. Asquith in 1891. In recounting her first meeting with tatea:—"It never occurred to me that he was married, nor would that have effected me in any way" Apparently Mr. Asquith dined with her fairly frequently, as she reports herself on her first' meeting with Mrs. Asquith as having said:
do hope, Mrs. A, you have not minded your husband dining here without you, but I rather gathered Hampstead was too far away for him to get back to you from the House of Commons." In truth it] appears that Margot had already thrown her spell over the rising. politician Even in dour old Glasgow, her ting was described as "vivacious ind charming;" she occupied a considerable portion of the daily Bazaar Notes; she was prominent on the platform and in the hall; and her Portrait by Sargent—"a remarkable dishonour our name!" he gasped. Watch Me! This is how Pierrot should be played."
The best of the Farina plays is "Tour de " a perfect specimen of drama suitable for expose. ion in dumb-show. The Knave of Hearte, a poet and therefore a dreamer, sees the Queen of Hearts. He falls in love with her and she, having nothing else to do for the moment, thinks she loves him. The Knave of Clubs, more worldly-wise, also admires the Queen and, like Faust, wins, her with a pearl necklace, "The heartbroken poet takes his rival by the throat but the fight interrupted by the arrival of the King of Hearts, majestic and unscrupulous. He' offers the lady his sceptre, regal mantle, kingdom and love. She accepts everything, also keeping the pearls. The Knave of Hearts in: despair stabs himself, to the amusement of the others. Jus-
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