Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-12
THE LATEST CRAZE.
Gossip About the Leaders of Society
i'll London and New York.

NTOSSlD ADOUU JnG E4eduCES III SOCECty
i'll London and New York.
NEW YORK, July 10.-The very latest
London craze III note paper is OF coarse
brown quality, such as might be used tor
doing up heavy bundles. The edges are
rough, while at the top Of the first page is
an Illustration OF an old shoe, and sur
rounding it these words, Hard times
Never desert an old friendi' while under
the same motto, on the envelope, is pic
ture of an old battered hat. The thing
just now is to assume poverty If you
have it not.
The letter on such paper bore news
from our New York friends in London
doing the season. Mrs. Marshall o. Rob
erts, Mrs. John Sherwood, Mrs. COrnelIa
Van Auken. Mrs. Paran Stevens and Mrs.
James Brown Potter are all together just
now.
A friend was in famous dressmaking
establishment, and saw beautiful gray
and silver costume in what is known as
the "beef-eater'' style. Tne drapery was
particularly artistic. On inquiry, it prov
ed to be a dress for Mrs. Potter, which she
had ordered TO wear TO Miss Adele Grants
wedding. II she waits for tnat occasion
before wearing it, 1t is feared her admir-
ers VIII not soon have the pleasure Of see
ing her thus adorned.
At nearly all the places where Mrs. Pot
ter has recited the hostess has sent her
handsome gift In acknowledgment Of the
favor.
English people have been inclined to
suub Mrs. Mackey. but the tact of her
sex in securing his Royal Highness the
Prince to dine with her settled the ques-
tiOn for ever and aye. Mrs. Mackey is
social success by this coup d'etat. even if
the Prince did make fun OF the fittings
and furnishing of the rented establish
ment.
MIR. Griswold Lorillard is as much in
terested in racing and shooting as when
in New York. The other day he present
ed gold cup for shooting at Ranleigh
and took out a party consisting OF Mrs.
August Belmont, DR., Mrs. Potter, mir.
Horn, a nephew of w. II. Vanderbilt;
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt, Lady Vaudeville
and a number OF English people as well.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin are no
longer at their beautiful place in Scot
land, but In London. Mrs. Martin is little
seen in society, as she is IN mourning. She
only receives her intimate friends. she
will not return to New York the coming
autumn, as at first intended. In the
meantime the magnificent mansion on
Twentieth street, with its immense pic
ture gallery, is tightly closed, with only
the servants in the basement for Occu-
pants. 1t was hoped Mrs. Martin might
throw her house open for next winter.
The grand ball which was given by her
during her last season in New York will
not soon be fOrgotJen-it was on such a
scale of magnticence-and several will
remember the severe colds caught upon
the occasion. The yard in the rear of the
building was tloOred over and a pavilion
erected, but the wiutry blasts blew
through the thin boards, which were dec
caught the cold which shortly after re-
suited IN her death. Miss Ruth Baylies, a
beautiful girl just out in society.
1t seems ridiculous, but | learn society
in general are wondering why Miss Jen-
nie Chamberlain returns to England,
when she has been supplanted in the
Prince Of Wales favor by young Mrs.
Cunard. 1t is hardly supposable that
even Miss Cham Derlain visits London
solely TO bask in mis- Royal Highness'
smiles. She is a young unmarried wO-
man, and therefore, pleasant az il may
have been to her to receive the rather
doubtful compliment OF the Princes favor,
it is unkind to insiuuate that he in
any way does or should control her move
ments. The fact that ne is a married
man seems quite to be lost sight of in
these announcements, not that it can af-
feet MIN in any way, but that unmarried
girls will permit their names % be con-
stantly associated with that OF married
man, even though he be a Prince. Be
sides, who knows but what she may be
reinstated (2) when she returns.
G. E. H.