Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-09
n LONDON Party.
Large and Small Lions Who Roar at
Typical Social Gathering.

Large and Small Lions Who Roar at
Typical social Gathering.
From London Letter in Boston Herald.
The season ends brilliantly in a con-
tinuous round of gayety and the newt
: able late hours that life in London neces-
states. The American contingent, fash
ionable and artistic, is perhaps more than
ever to the fore, and the social 'lionne" is
PROFESSIONALLY Mrs. James Brown Pot
ter, who 10 now the guest OF Mrs. NJ ackay.
The other afternoon at Mr.. Hamilton
Aides tho heroine of the "Ostler Joe"
episode was much admired. She rectted
without affectation, and conversed and
moved with simplicity which her sue
cess In London has not married. AS Mrs
Potter's clear com plexion, delicate color
ing, and bronze hair are "her own" she
looks as we'll IN the garish light OF day as
when the candles beam, and nothing
could have been more becoming than her
hat of coarse black straw, ornamented
with lilacs, and her unimpeachbly draped
purple dress. Londoners admire her girl
ishness and entire absence OF pose. Miss
Chamberlain "star" Is some what
eclipsed by that OF Mrs. Potter. The Ohio
beauty is considered 30 resort rather too
freely to artificial aids to enhance, or de-
tract from, a delicate complexion, and
her favorite white dress is usually care
lesly worn. Another rival beauty is Miss
Mitchell, daughter Of Senator Mitchell.
She is "a blonde and seclusiante. The peO-
pie one meets at London evening parties
are always much the same.
The most fashionable sets are spiced
with the artistic element, society here
having ION aInaa wnka n a Ganaa Of the
fact that it pays to receive and entertain
bright people who are apt to amuse. The
other night, at q house in Queens Gate
Terrace, Hyde Park, a step or so from the
blaze and excitement Of a fete at the
Colonial exhibition, there was what may
be taken as representative London
party. The splendid drawing-room was
crowded with celebrities, including Miss
Foriescue, who was ACCOMPANIED by her
sister, a tall and slender girl, whose dark
hair makes her an excellent contrast to
the "goidenhaired darling" who occupied
the same shrine in the heart OF the Wis
count GarmOyle that Miss Adele Grant
did in the experienced organ of Lord
Cairns. Miss Fortescue's soft and
Greuze-like charms show 10 much better
advantage off the stage than on: her teeth
are the only detect, for, though white,
they seem imperfect ard irregular. She
fastened at the back with huge diamond
star. Her white brocaded velvet dress
betrays q characteristic English mac
curacy in taste-it is adorned with heavy
white silk o0rdant tassels--that should be
reformed altogether before she visits the
United States. She chats with Mrs.
LabOuchere, who Is superb is rose.
cnlored MORE dress, half covered with
guiDure lace, and yelled with salmon
hued gauze, adorned with diamonds.
Mrs. Labouchere has genial and svmpa-
thetic face, and, though no longer young,
retains Youthful charm. The trenchant
editor of Truth is himself present. Though
professional cynic, Mr.. Labouchere is
one OF the most appreclative OF listeners
and he 10 evidently greatly amused by the
witty "Americanisms' of Mrs. Barry
more. who with John Drew OF Mr.. Daly's
company, Is among the guests. Mrs.
Barrymore. who has adopted becoming
style of GrecIan couture, Ia Sarah,
wears magnificent velvet brocade dam
son and white, with train of dark green
satin, aud there are crimson roses at the
cOrsage. Mr.. Bancroft, Charles Wynd-
ham, and Forbes Robinson represent the
stage, and the Americans include William
Fullerton, Beverly Tilden, and Signor
Perugini, who recently arrived from New
York.
A somewhat bulky, ark-complexioned
man, who conveys the impression OF an
overgrown boy, is Mr.. William Wilde,
brother OF the famous Oscar, and
pOseur for melancholy. With sentimental
brown orbs and crisp black hair, brushed
straight back from his olive forehead, is
the celebrated love-lorn, drawing room
tenor, the romantic, the intense. the I'M
conventional Mr.. lsadore de Lara, who
has the art OF singing passionate ballads
So that each woman in the room may
fancy that they are addressed TO her and
to her alone. De Lara has made very
good thing out of this faculty. The guests
are likewise entertained by lady who
plays on the either and by a host in him
self, the only George Grossmith. the odd
lIGtle creature who has "created" all of
the leading comedy parts in Gilbert and
Sullivan's operas, aud who is still TO the
fore in drawing rooms. Mr.. Grossmith
leads off with an Irresistible ditty dedi-
Gated TO all devoted dancing men, and
descriptive OF a passionate performer OF
the polka:
You should see me dance the polka,
You should see me cover the ground
You should see my COat-tails futter
Az wnirl my partner round!
Later on this queer, wlzened little man
and cOnsummate artist is joined by his
brother. Mr.. Weldon Grossmith, fresh
from his success as the fashionable anna
teur, who is always throwing down his
part In "A Dress Rehearsal" with the
Rosina Nokes company in America. The
Grosemilhs are very comical in an after.
dinner scene, wherein much tortured
host is trying to tell his guest a good
story, which he never succeeds in impart-
ing, and in n pantomlmIc episode be-
tween dentist and his patient with the
HhaEa 9 a ir m
mensely smuse the guests.