Lady St. Helier, widow of the late President of the Divorce Court - best known as Sir Francis Jeune - was elected this year to one of the ten aldermanships on the London County Council. All her life she has been interested in the work and conditions of the masses, and cave up her beautiful West End residence in order to live and work among the poor. Her energy is amazing. She has long been regarded as one of society's leading hostesses, although she sets her face against that vulgar display of position and wealth which so often characterises fashionable functions. A bright and happy social life is what Lady St. Helier has aways advocated. She is a veritable good fairy at Christmastide, and is responsible, as Santa Claus's deputy, for the filling of 12,000 stockings. A witty conversationalist and a clever writer, Lady St. Helier has said some strong words about the modern woman. "All Englishwomen," she says, "have too many clothes - in fact, too much of everything. Thirty years ago, five or six hundred a year was a good allowance for a married woman who went much into society. Nowadays it would hardly pay for her petticoats, gloves, shoes, and boots." And there is a great deal of truth in what Lady St. Helier says.

Lady St. Helier G. C. Beresford

Lady St. Helier G. C. Beresford