The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-16
AMERICAN SOCIETY.
An English Woman in Paris
Speaks in Praise of it.
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
AT saratoga-An Interesting Paper by DR..
Robert on Revision-The Church
in the South
Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pisnatc, ;,

| lopeclal 10 The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch
LONDON, May 15.-[By cable to the N. Y.
Wortdl.-Mrs. Emily Crawford. the
famous Paris correspondent, devotes nearly
her entire letter in Labouchere's Truth. pub-
lished yesterday, to Americans. She saws
Inc ball at the United States legation
was quite a bore Notwithstanding what
frof. Bryce tells US about the enioyabilitv
OF American society. Americans have
genuine sociability; they go to festive
scenes in order to enjoy themselves and
generally succeed. As hostesses they
might give lessons with advantage to most
OF the upper classes of Europeans Mr.
and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid were quite m
10 the American standard in their manner
Oh dong the honors of the ball. 1t began
at III and lasted till dawn About thou
SAND persons were invited and came ,ut
tnere were much fewer Europeans than
americans. There were reserved sofas
LOT the convenience of ladies, foreign
olncers and the corps diplomatioue Int
no reserved room
Mrs. Reid wore one of those light silk
dresses which have more sheen than fou
iard aud are less fimsy than gauze It
was made with a gored skirt and fell in
graceful folds. She wore a toilette that
would have been chiefly remarkable for it's
elegant purity had not necklace of san
phlfes and diamonds lent it splendor. Her
nlas nlhcent sapphlres were pearl shaped
set IN diamonds and depended from her
halr L never was at any court ball at
Whlcn there was finer blaze of iewelry.
Mrs. Pulltzer had quantity which l could
iaenIl1y as having formerly belonged TO
ehe rench crown; and as for Mrs. Ayres.
ner brilliant belongings made ones ewes
almost ache. She had a low corsage. but
coul9 not be said to have bare neck. Dia-
monos OF rare splendor covered it every
diamond studded chain, ending in tassels
winch, fancy, were part of Isabella's dis
perseu regalla. Her diadem was not so tow
eflng as that of the Duchess of Marlborouoh
put It's gems were larger and more fiery
Inc duchess had success de beaute. She
ana the duke walked arm and arm through
the ball room, and those who did not know
VINO they were asked who she was.
Miss Sibyl Sanders on and Miss flames |
who are quite society ladies. We're natur2
ally invited. Both have agreeable manners |
a d faces as charming as their voices Miss |
Sancerson IS splendid company and is % |
natural In conversation as if she never had |
oeen on the stage. She was dressed in |
Whlte' She was accompanied by her
noIuer ana three sisters,
miss Clara Ward excited great inter
est She had her future with her. He is
very Belgian. What 1 can't understand is
now any niece of Uncle Sam can renounce
ON the hymeneal or any other altar her
american birthrights. This pulling oues
Clon occurred to me score of times in the
course OF the evening To my mind.
American is prince among
men. They are higher in the scale of creo
ated beings than the finest of fine Euro
pean gentlemen, and l am sure there is M
nan more truly chivalrous in a quiet wav };
In this connection Mrs Crawford prints
he following, which refers to Mr. HINT.
ngton's son in-law, Prince Hatzfeldt: "a
'oung American lady who married NOT '
ong since in haste a German prince of u s
ION sovereign house, who was ALWAYS
hanging about the circus and the stables,
5 said to be repenting at leisure. HIS old
passion for gambling, which was shoulder
ng Tor want of means to satisfy
t, mas burst out again and is INDUCED in
rom dusk till dawn, and often LATER in
well clubs to which this parsonage be-
ongs. He wants his bride to 90 and live
With him in Vienna, where he knows She
you'd not, for want of birth, be admitted
any OF the houses of the great lllustri. !
US, where he would be received. Her ex-
fusion would mean liberty to him r is
lcky for her that her interest in her for. '
nne is closely settled on herself. and that =
he IS unable to dispose of it by auticipa.
ion."