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Duchess of Abercorn has gained much popularity, particularly in Ireland, since her marriage to the duke in 1869. Prior to her marriage she was Lady Mary Curzon, daughter of the first Earl Howe, and at one time filled the position of Lady-in-waiting to Queen Alexandra. For many years the duchess has spent a great deal of her time developing the local industries around Baronscourt, her lovely Irish home. Her great hobby is a model dairy, run on strictly business lines, which supplies several large Belfast firms with butter and cream. She also encourages home knitting in the cottages, and thousands of pairs of socks are sent annually to the army clothing department. The duchess, too, moves largely in society, and was long a close personal friend of King Edward and Queen Alexandra. The latter was godmother to the duchess's eldest daughter, Lady Alexandra Hamilton, while King Edward stood as godfather to the Marquis of Hamilton, the Duke of Abercorn's heir, and to Lord Hamilton's son, who was born in February, 1904.

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