Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1901 — A PlucKy Woman. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A PlucKy Woman.

The Countess of Essex, who was Miss Adele Grant of New York before her marriage to the head of the ancient English family, is giving London an exhibition of American pluck. When it became known that she and her husband both had exhausted their fortunes, much sympathy was extended, but instead of throwing up her hands the countess devised a way of earning both hers and her husband s living. Her plan Is to rent apartments she has had furnished in her own taste, and the high rents she receives give her a good income. It is said the title of Countess of Essex always has been born by a beautiful woman, and the present American owner of the title particularly is greatly admired for her beauty and charming manner. She was the

belle of New York and Newport before her marriage to the Earl of Essex, and once was engaged to mary Earl Cairns. She has a daughter of 5, who promises to be as beautiful as her mother, and a stepson of 14..