Image from page 132 of "Sir Stanley Maude and other memories" (1920)
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Title: Sir Stanley Maude and other memories
Authors: Menzies, Stuart. Mrs
Subjects: Maude, Frederick Stanley, Sir, 1864-1917 World War, 1939-1945
Publisher: London : H. Jenkins
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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War. Writing of the Londonderrys recalls many memoriesof that family. The late Lady Theresa Londonderry was abeautiful, dignified, clever and versatile woman, interestedin all things and clever at most. At the time her husbandwas Lieutenant-Governor of Ireland she was in the zenithof her beauty and was a popular vicereine, though thetime they went to the Viceregal Lodge was not an invitingmoment, for the Land Leaguers, Parnellites, and a fairsprinkling of English Liberals had set themselves the taskof making the Government of Ireland under the Union adifficult if not impossible undertaking. At all times a keen politician and full of interest in lifeshe set herself steadily to work in support of Mr. Balfour,at that time Chief Secretary for Ireland, and he found in hera real helpmate. Several of her characteristics appealedto the Irish. First and foremost she was a sportswoman,and the Irish love a sportsman or sportswoman. They alsolove wit and a good-tempered argument, in both of which
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LADY WKST RIDr.KWAY AND OTHER MEMORIES 105 she excelled. Although a strong Conservative of the oldschool, she could argue well and wittily with a red-hotRadical without becoming in the least ruffled. She knewwhat she was talking about, and, owing to her tact and fore-sight, her opinions carried some weight. As a hostess she was great, whether in her own house orher Court, and nobody knew better how to maintain thedignity of the latter. At times perhaps she was a trifleimperious. But one of the truest friends man or womanever had if she liked them. Her sense of humour made her an entertaining companionand she enjoyed telling a story against herself, which is nota common characteristic. Here is one over which she always laughed :After having as the Queens representative received thecurtseys of hundreds attending her courts and at timeshaving been amused at some of the curious exhibitionsmade by the nervous, or those unaccustomed to the art ofmaking Court curtseys and retiring gracefully
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Image from page 132 of "Sir Stanley Maude and other memories" (1920)
Identifier: sirstanleymaude00menz
Title: Sir Stanley Maude and other memories
Authors: Menzies, Stuart. Mrs
Subjects: Maude, Frederick Stanley, Sir, 1864-1917 World War, 1939-1945
Publisher: London : H. Jenkins
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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War. Writing of the Londonderrys recalls many memoriesof that family. The late Lady Theresa Londonderry was abeautiful, dignified, clever and versatile woman, interestedin all things and clever at most. At the time her husbandwas Lieutenant-Governor of Ireland she was in the zenithof her beauty and was a popular vicereine, though thetime they went to the Viceregal Lodge was not an invitingmoment, for the Land Leaguers, Parnellites, and a fairsprinkling of English Liberals had set themselves the taskof making the Government of Ireland under the Union adifficult if not impossible undertaking. At all times a keen politician and full of interest in lifeshe set herself steadily to work in support of Mr. Balfour,at that time Chief Secretary for Ireland, and he found in hera real helpmate. Several of her characteristics appealedto the Irish. First and foremost she was a sportswoman,and the Irish love a sportsman or sportswoman. They alsolove wit and a good-tempered argument, in both of which
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LADY WKST RIDr.KWAY AND OTHER MEMORIES 105 she excelled. Although a strong Conservative of the oldschool, she could argue well and wittily with a red-hotRadical without becoming in the least ruffled. She knewwhat she was talking about, and, owing to her tact and fore-sight, her opinions carried some weight. As a hostess she was great, whether in her own house orher Court, and nobody knew better how to maintain thedignity of the latter. At times perhaps she was a trifleimperious. But one of the truest friends man or womanever had if she liked them. Her sense of humour made her an entertaining companionand she enjoyed telling a story against herself, which is nota common characteristic. Here is one over which she always laughed :After having as the Queens representative received thecurtseys of hundreds attending her courts and at timeshaving been amused at some of the curious exhibitionsmade by the nervous, or those unaccustomed to the art ofmaking Court curtseys and retiring gracefully
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