The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07

entertainments and informal aiialrS,
they are almost unknown any longer
in our exclusive society. and if you
want to know whence comes this new
etiquette you will learn that it IS just
another adoption of an English custom
that more and more is modelling our
society on that which reigns in London
and among the titled folk
Those Who Visit Aristocracy.
Every season the colony of Americans
in London is literally increased by a
goodly crowd of wealthy freeborn citl-
Zens, who run over to enjoy the gay
cites of Mayfair and visit their tilted
relations and friends. This spring the
exodus from New York is larger than
ever. and there is hardly a marchl"neSS
or duchess. countess, or even a prin-
cess, who is not going to entertain some
Americans this year. OF course the
two duchesses of Marlborough, her
grace of Manchester, the countesses or
Craven ant Essex and almost a score
more. are Americans themselves py
birth. but Tor all that, there are many
Americans W hu en- the strength OF their
own charms and good looks are IN the
visiting lists uf titled folk who are no
relation by blood or nationality.
Miss Louise and Miss Mamie Morgan,
for example who have been presented
at court, are very much IN demand at
the country places OF Scotch noDllty,
are much admired and entertained by
the Warehouses of Lorne, and MISS
Louise was asked to serve as maid OF
honor at the viceregal court held at
Holyrood. At Deep Dene Mrs. Frederic
TamS goes to visit Lily, duchess OF
Marlborough, and Mrs. Benedict, When
she is in England is one invariably OF
the Duke of NewcaStle's house parties.
Between Easter and the opening of the
Newport season, j. ]. Van Allen is one
of the ever-increasing body of wealthy
Americans who opens house in Lon
don and entertains and is entertained
by the wearers of the strawberry leaf
coronets. Since the marriage of his
daughter, William K. Vanderbilt and
the Prince of Wales have entertained
one another frequently and Mr.. Wander
biIt is one of the few Americans whom
the prince heartily likes and who has
received hOspitalities at Sandringham,
just as Mr.. Poultney Bigelow is re-
ceived as an old friend by the German
emperor, and the ClintonS of New York
have been heartily welcomed by the
Duke of Norfolk. The Countess of Cas-
tellane has done more than any other
woman from the United States to intro
duce pretty American girls into the
aristocratic circles of Partisan society,
and under her wing Miss Addie Mont
gomery made a second debut and SEN
sation this spring in Paris. while Mrs.
Cecil Barring, who was until last au-
tumn the beautiful Miss Churchill of
New York, has been stopping with her
husband in the palace of the prince of
Monaco, an ardent admirer of the wit
as well as the good looks of Uncle Sans
daughters.
Piety is not just now any more
fashion in smart society than before,
but somehow this spring, in New York,
at least, it seems more interestingly evil
dent. During Lent there was a conSid-
cradle revival of faith all along the line.
and women are going to pursue sum-
mer tasks of self-deniaL Those. who
like Mrs. Charlie Alexander, are able
Bible class teachers. are going to get
UP Sunday afternoon classes among
their country house neighbors, and
others are going to borrow their hus-
bands yachts, come down to New York
and take off deckfuls of hot, tired ba-
bies for trips along the bay and sound.
Then there are others, like Mrs. Reid,
Mrs Sloan and Mrs. Spenser, who have
laid on themselves the task of spending
a week in New York City, right down
in the slums. in one of the settlement
house and attending indoor meetings.
visiting particularly bad cases of want.
and learning just how diSagreeable a
big city can be in summer time. All
this movement has been inspired by the
active. fashionable clergymen, who,
finding they are obliged. for want of
congregation. to close their churches in
summer. have hit upon capital 'olan
of not letting the women workers relax
their zeal in hot weather. The women
who come down for their warm-weather
penance on the East side. are going to
wear white muslin caps, gray print
gowns and blue neckerchiefs while they
live in the settlement houses, and the
excessive becomingness of the costume
has undoubtedly been as strong a lever
in this persuasion to good works as is
the rerown and admiration of friends
for the self-sacrifice and enthusiasm
that promps the movement.
EMILY HOLT.
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