The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-13

rank of captain after dining with one
of the leaders of London society last week
was invited by his hostess to accompany
her to Mr.. Astors concert. 10 which she
was asked
Sir Archibald. following in her wake
was suddenly confronted by Mr.. Astor
who asked him for his name. declared that
ne had not invited him and demanded his
Immediate departure from the house de-
Caring that he should take steps TO pun
lish in his paper. the Pail Mail Gazette.
the intrusion Of which Sir Archibald had
been guilty. Mr.. Astor declined 10 listen
10 Sir Archioalds explanation. A letter
winch he subsequently, wrote was ignored
Published as Threatened.
On the following day an announcement
appeared in Mr., Astors newspaper. the
Pal Mall Gazette. stating that Capt
Sir Archibald Milne, of the Naval ana
Military Club. was present al Mr.. As
tors concert last night without an in
vitauon."
NO such extraordinary paragraph had
ever peen printed in any London paper
oeiore ana the sensation which il created
III society was indescribable
Sir Archibald at once submitted the en-
tire matter to the Prince OF Wales the
president OF the Army and Navy Club
ana OF the Marlborough. TO both of, which
SIT Archibald belongs Mr.. Astor being
one of his fellow members at the Mari
borough
Inc attitude of the Prince with regard
10 the controversy was made apparent TO
SoVletS on saturday night al the opera at
Covent Garden when Sir Archibald occl-
pied seat in the box of the Princess Of
wales with whom he Is a particular
lsVorlte, having comman ded the Osborne
Oh 'he occasion of her two long Yachting
tours IN the Mediterranean.
Archibald in Royal Box.
1t is very rare that anv man not a ,,sr,-
per or the reigning family of His Roval
nous ned is seen in the Princess's box
at the opera, and Sir Archibald's nres
ehce lheie On Saturday night as wei as
the marked eraciousn, SIS with which h
was treated by both the future King and
Qusen of CIR at Britain was noted bv the
audience and created much comment
Society was therefore in a measure pre-
pared for the disgrace of Mr. Astor. who
II Is SAID Will be asked TO withdraw from
the Marlborough Club for having publish
ed IN a newspaper a statement affecting
the good name of a fellow member.
ii Is not 50 much Mr.. Astor's action in
demanding the withdrawal of Sir Archi-
oa d from his house as his publication OF
the obJo ctionable paragraph in the Pail
Mall Gazette that excites the ind gna ton
OF London society. and the fact that he
avsiled himself of his ownership of a
metropolitan newspaper to give express
ION to his personal Controversies is re-
garded as an objectionable breach of
taste and breeding
Other hosts ere Mr.. Astor have ejscted
unbidden guests, one Of the NEST notable
instances having en- that of Lord d rby
who demanded the withdrawal from his
mousse of the Earl of Roslyn who had
come unb!dden to a ball given by Lady
Derby in honor of the Prince Of Wales.
Indeed, il is recognized that the Drac-
tice of people taking along parties of
friends of their own to entertainments to
which they themselves have alone been
invi ell has degent rated into an into era
bic abuse. Hcsts and hostesses issuing In
Vitations fer say four hundred of their
personal frie nds and who provide supper
for that number. in this way frequently
md the entire arrangeme nts upset and
their entertainments swampsd by the
presence of several hundred unlimited
guess-p oIle who are either total strang-
e.s to them or else personally objec ion
able.
Too Weak for Such Action.
But while noblemen of such assured po-
Siiltt III EuSllSn society dS lIO11 DERBY,
head of the historic house OF Stanley. can
venture to take a stand against such an
abuse of hospitality, Mr.. Aston has court
ed certain ostracism by following his ex-
ample
For whatever social success Mr. Astor
had achieved by the expenditure in Eng
and Of millions of dollars derived from
his Am erican property he may be said to
have forfeited when he surrendered his
citizens ship of the United States to be-
come a natural,zed Briton, transfo: mir &
himself thereby from a foreigner of dis
tinction into q middle class Englishman
and such subject to all the social dis
advantages of the latter.
AS an American, he could go every
where. As an Englishman of neither birth
Her breeding, the doors of many of the
best hoJse5 and clubs are closed against
him now more than ever. since he has
incurred the i'll will of the royal family
Indeed, he has by his attack upon Sir
Archibald Milne. driven nail into the
coffin of all his hopes Of securing Eng
li-h title Of nobility-aspirations of which
he gave evidence only the other day. when
he applied to the Royal College of Heral-
do for the issue of a grant of armorial
bearing.