We greatly regret to record the death of Lady Frederick
Cavendish which severs a very old bond with the Spectator. For many years she was one of our most regular correspondents. A member of the distinguished Lyttelton family, she became by her marriage more than ever immersed in the brilliant Liberal society of that time. The present generation cannot recall the intensity of the dismay and horror that arose when Lord Frederick, sent to Ireland by Gladstone in 1882 on a mission of concilia- tion, was murdered in Phoenix Park. Lady Frederick was heroic in her fortitude, and those who knew her will never forget her complete freedom from the bitterness which would have been natural in her and which was presented to her mind by continuous political suggestion. Hers was an extremely gracious and unselfish personality. Her long widowhood was spent in unceasing work for good and charitable causes.
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