The morning times., 1895-07-29
mrs. MACKAYTO The RESCUE
She Is the Champion of the Bayard
Faction in London Society.
x-Secretary Whites Partisans
Threatened Danger to the Ambas-
sadoriaI Clique.

The San Francisco papers are responsible
for a most Interesting story in connection
with the recent departure OF Mrs. Mackay
for Europe after the briefest stay in this
country.
This story is to the effect that Mrs.
Mackay came to this country for the purpose
OF establishing herself in New York as a
social leader and authority in the capacity
filled for SO long by Mrs Paran Stevens
Those who incline to this view OF her
aspirations assert that Mrs Mackay will
soon return to this country again to carry
into effect her wishes TO become a social
star OF the first magnitude in Gotham.
This being the case, when she suddenly
returned to Europe there was naturally con-
siderable talk aud speculation as to the
possible aud probable cause for her de-
parture. Hereincomes the interesting part
the part in which Washington society is
not only interested AT the present time but
in which, es time goes on and further
developments are cabled across the ocean,
interest is likely TO increase in wonderful
degree.
1t transpres through the course men,
toned that the trouble in London which
Mrs Mackay has gone over to adjust is a
conflict arising from the rival ambitions of
Mr.. Henry White, who spent last summer III
Washington, the former secretary of lega-
ton III London, and the present ambassa-
dorial regime in BritaiD's capital Both of
these factions aspire TO the leadership in the
matter of controlling the social destinies
of Washingtonians and Americans gener-
ally who go to make up the fashionable
American colony in London.
A writer in the san Francisco Examiner
states that Mr. White has never forgiven
those who caused his rather IenominioIs
election from position OF great social i'm
portance. Those of his friends who took
up the matter did so in the warmest manner,
sinrc, III tEcir view, the cnange was made IN
order. to get an Astor in. II was then
asserted tnat Mr.. White would take a
house i'll London, III order 10 practically
demonstrate to the ambassadonal faction
that the latter was 10 be made to suffer So
clall Y.
The ambassador introduces at court, but
there il is asserted his influence practically
ends in London society. He cannot get
any OF the smart set of British arIstocracy
to take up any one for whUm he may desire
social hOnors. That, AIR. White claims,
is his own peculiar function. This being
the case, 1t follow ed that when any one
had the mbassadorial backing he was
Immediately a target, Tor the Henry White
1t can lie readily seen that all this has
made very much OF ~ uddle OF social at-
fairs, and that the pathway OF Ambassador
Bayard Is by no means Strewn with roses
III London. 1t is into tins breach that
Mrs Mackay has sailed across the ocean to
hurl herself. Not IN behalf OF the White
faction has Mrs. Mackay been tarryug IN
London but who!ls iusupport the Ia yard
faction.
Itwould seem that when the Henry Whites
were In the zenith Of their power they
elected to be supeTCiiiOus TO Mrs. Mackay
and now comes her opportunity for re-
venge NOtwIthsi andlng the awfulnesS of
the fact that the Henry Whites elected TO
be superciiious toward Mrs. Mackay she
has an enormous following in london and
an amount of influence with the real
Rotten KoweTs according to the BritisherS
way ofdenonlnatlng that body of the elect,
to make her espousal OF a social cause
not by any means a thing to be despiscd.
This Influence she turned over TO the am
bassadoTiaI faction and had things going
on III the most satisfactory manner when
she returned TO New York Then came
the news that in her absence the White
faction was again getting the upper hand
and without further TO do she packed up
bag and baggage. abandoned for a more
convenient season her social aspirations
toward New York society and FASTENED
back to London with all speed
1t would seem that MT Whites proud
boast that he "saWS wood and says moth
Ing Is likely to be quite as much the case
with Mrs Mackay as with the ex Secretary
OF the United States Legation in London.
Mrs william Matthews Lay, after a
stay in Philadelphia, has gone to Halifax
for the remainder OF the summer. The trip
from Philadelphia was made by water.