The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-01

elect II you trim bonnets and cell hats
although men may gain millions slaugb
terfng hogs, pickling beef, running .
hotel and gambling houses and the co
ciety Of q prince Of Wales and the
women Of the nobility is open 10 them
II they only do II enough 10 give them
pOsish. OF course, a common ordinary
butcher or etorekeeper has no business
in society, but let him become an Ar
mour, a Wanamaker, or q Morgan, and
the very bedchambers Of royalty will
swing on their hinges sutwsrd when
he approaches. The sardine nobility Of
OF Newport must be- feeling pretty good
about their social diaphrams and able
10 take nourishment without internal
dangers, when they are able TO have
their hats trimmed. and furbelows ft-
ted by one who mingled with them on
terms Of social equality.
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The British artistocraey got a delight.
fol Wholesale snub the past fortnight,
when they undertook 10 work a grand
bunco.game on the band Of American
millionaires who we're disporting them.
selves in London. At Stafford house the
Duchess Of DeyOnshire arranged a grand
etc 10 swipe in hali.million for the
benefit Of ths Queens memorial fund.
Fifteen living Duchesses were TO grace
the occasion. The American multi.
plutes we're supposed 10 be easy game
for their 'ighnesses as most Of them were
in England on stag excursion and sup
posed hungering 10 get next 10 real
royalty. IL Was arranged that there
were 10 be duchesses enough 10 go
around, one ior each millionaire, all in
low-necked dresses with as much OF
their spinal column On the hali.shell for
consumption as was possibly allowable
and probably more than decent Ameri-
cans are accustomed 10 seeing. Secluded
tables IN booths for each party, invita-
tion on a golden platter, aud $1,000 a
table was the program 10 which forty or
fifty Americans with money 10 burn
were invited, bat alas, the only sucker 20
bite was dear old daddy Morgan, who
has besome perfectly added after the
lords and ladies. Not another Mothers 3
son 10 much as sent his regrets They
showed that tho they were low groyel-
ling millionaires they had still a little
American pride aud manilness and
would not sell their selirespect 10 help
even 30 respectable a cause As Queens
monument. II was the redeeming leat-
ure Of their stay in the old country, re-
iusing 10 be be.ludded and be.ladied and
be.duehessed and be draggled,n the mire
OF aristooracy. There probably isn't an
American girl with common sense bot
would refuse 10 serve thohostess of Stat.
ford house, II We had such a palace In
our country, on similar occasion II
any such gang Of British lords ever came
10 this country. II "a doubtful II any
such scheme 10 get money out OF them
would ever be attempted, The American
millionaiTes showed their horse sense in
refusing TO DO bled over the shoulders OF
the grand old Queens memory, even "a
get next TO a real duchess.
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There vas no general sutpourlng OF
the dfsi people Of Salem 10 welcome the
congressman aud their wives who com
posed tho junketing party that is travel
ling about ostensibly 10 inspect the
rivers and harbors OF our country, on
which they are supposed TO report 10
congress, but which IL really OF little
consequence In composing The appropria.
tions for that purpose. Next to the
delegation that travels about the coun-
try 10 bury some deceased representative
aud charges Tor the hacks and flowers
aud wines and mineral waters they con.
sumo Al their funeral ieAsts, there 10 not
a bigger grab-hook scheme than the