LORD STANFORD'S WIVES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3669, 18 April 1883, Page 4

LORD STANFORD'S WIVES.

The i-oceiic death of Lord Stanford recals die' romances of his marriages. His first was with the pretty daughter of au innkeeper near Cambridge, contracted Avliile he was a University man. One of bis <-o!lo_v mates, who stood up AA-ith him, said, •• I was a candidate for the bar, and my groom was a candidate for the barmaid." This first Lad j- Stanford, hoAvever, was sensible enough to live retiredly .it their country seat. Not so, Kitty Cooks of London, who ou the death of number one, that happened six years after draAA'iug her matrimonial prize, became Lady Stanford number tAvo. She was bold, dashing and clever, but unable to meet the requirements necessary for presentation at court. She, hoAvever, became the rage AA'ith the club men, who always treated her as she demanded to be treated, Avith courtesy, rather easily and informally, perhaps, at times, but with courtesy that walked the line of res. * 1 ' Indeed in time, she won upon the da- -' c lthat Lord and Lady Stamford, w 1 " '.'* " , . M, j past twenty years, never wanf ,' "} m +1 1L ' best of s-ucsts at their hon* . l 0 1" tlle or city. Soon after t) . w lv _*'" Kitty,' Lady Stanford, re /y r a mar " opera from Mitchell th- a box at the operate in opera pri-. , * .eat Bond street teristic pluck she i- -. 4l .°* cs - With charaefor a. round sum l'?*™ °\\ /». . ing the royal . „ v the box adjomVictoriadid 'f" or «oino time Queen indeed ab "f f tc ™\™<) *•>«<■*-v-". as 41 -, «*«.'} s, Lady Stanford s box was tUongoci with 110 i )lt;nicll ;mcl «..-- s n swelb., and my lady's stylish beauty, attracted the attention of "the Queen when she did attend, and of course the woma.nl)question soon arose, " aalio is my fair neighbor. It was then learned that Lady Stauford had never been presented, and of

course, it Avas not on the place cards that the Queen could attend Avith my Lady next door. An equerry tried to arrange the dilemma Avith Mitchell, a\*lio was dumb-stri'-keu for he had all the best boxes and seats on his hands, and, if her Majesty AvithdrcAV herself, ho ay- could it be " Her Alajesty's Opera House r" Alitchell went to my Lord, aa-lio laughed at him. So did my Lady, avlio assured him that slil* Avent to hear the opera aud see her friends and eared not a rose diamond Avorth whether the Queen came or not, and Alitchell Avas nearly ruined. But the story got about, and "my Lady became iv her set more popular than ever. And now, as doAvager ('and. indeed, as the only Lady Stanford, for tlie heir is a Avidower), she becomes more popular stilt.—Boston Advertiser.